Discipline Groups Chairs

Updated: 09/05/2024

Agriculture TrAC

Subject(s): AGBUS, ASCI, CUL ART, HORT, N R, PLA

  • Agriculture Business, Horticulture & Natural Resources
    (AGBUS, ASCI, HORT, NR, PLANT)
    • Tina Candelo-Mize - Chair
  • Culinary Arts
    (CUL ART) 
    • Robert Halabicky - Chair​

Arts, Humanities, and Multimedia TrAC

Subjects: ART, DANCE, DRAMA, FASHION, GRART, ID, LIBRY, MCOM, MUSIC, PHOTO, DMEDIA

  • Art
    • Shenny Cruces - Co-Chair*
    • Gary Carlos - Co-Chair
  • Drama & Dance
    • Kevin Bautch - Co-Chair (DRAMA)
    • Valerie Gnassounou - Co-Chair (DANCE)
  • Fashion & Interior Design
    • Leslie Asfour - Chair
  • Library
    • Loren Valterza - Chair
  • Multimedia
    (DMEDIA, GRART, MCOM, PHOTO)
    • Tara Cuslidge-Staiano - Chair
  • Music
    • Aaron Garner - Chair

Business and Law TrAC

Subjects: BUS, BIM, CSA, LAW

  • Business
    (CSA)
    • Johnathan Cardiel - Co-Chair*
    • Kathy Huff - Co-Chair
  • Business Information Management 
    • Alicia Lopez - Chair
  • Law
    • Steve McCarty - Chair

Communication and Languages TrAC

Subjects: CHIN, COM ST, DV ED, ENG, ESL, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SL, SPAN

  • Communication Studies
    • Steve Graham - Co-Chair*
    • Nicole Sandoval - Co-Chair
  • English & Developmental Education
    • Cassandra Opiela - Chair
  • ESL
    • Amber Wolak - Chair
  • World Languages
    (CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SL, SPAN)
    • Guillermo Giron - Co-Chair*
    • Isabel Anievas - Co-Chair

Counseling and Special Services Division

Subjects: ALTW, COUN, LS

  • Counseling  
    (ALTW, COUN, LS)
    • Sharmila Nathaniel - Co-Chair*
    • Ysaura Suarez - Co-Chair

Health and Fitness TrAC

Subjects: ATH, COMM DIS, FCS, H ED, H S, NURS, NURSADN, NURSPT, PEACTIV, PETHEORY, RAD, SPLA

  • Athletics, Physical Education  & Health Education
    (PEACTIV, PETHEORY, H ED, ATH)
    • Richard Ressa.- Chair
  • Nursing, Family & Health Sciences
    (COMM DIS, FCS, H S, NURSADN, NURSPT, RAD)
    • Lori Riley-Weigel - Co-Chair*
    • Nicole Porter - Co-Chair
  • Speech Language Pathology Assistant
    (SLPA)
    • ​Benjamin Reece - Chair

Science, Engineering, Computer Science, and Math TrAC

Subjects: ASTRO, BIOL, CHEM, CS, CSC, CSN, CSP, CSW, GEOG, GEOL, MATH, PHSCI, PHYSC

  • Biology
    • Amir Assadi-Rad - Chair
  • Chemistry
    • Alicia Ricardez - Chair
  • Computer Science
    (CS, CSC, CSN, CSP, CSW)
    • Lisa Perez - Chair
  • Earth Sciences & Physics
    (ASTRO, GEOG, GEOL, PHSCI, PHYSC)
    • Dustin Tsai - Chair
  • Mathematics
    • Savita Bhagi - Co-Chair*
    • Darin Brown - Co-Chair

Social Science, Education, and Public Service TrAC

Subjects: A J, ANTHR, CIVIL, ECE, ECON, ETHNS, EDUC, HIST, HUM, PHILO, POLSC, PSYCH, RELGN, SOCIO

  • Administration of Justice
    • David Main - Co-Chair*
    • David Terry - Co-Chair
  • Anthropology & Sociology
    • Harry Mersman - Chair
  • Early Childhood Education & Education
    • Angela Beyer - Chair
  • Economics & Philosophy
    (CIVIL, HUM, RELGN)
    • Joel Beutel - Chair
  • Ethnic Studies
    • Malika Hollinside - Chair
  • History
    • Evan Wade - Chair
  • Political Science
    • Cirian Villavicencio - Co-Chair*
    • Joel Blank - Co-Chair
  • Psychology
    • Elizabeth Maloney - Co-Chair*
    • Melissa Neal - Co-Chair

Technical Careers and Trades TrAC

Subjects: A- IND, A-MEC, ARCH, AGEGR, AUTO, AUTOBODY, AUTOMECH, CAT, CNT, A-CON, DIESL, ELEC, AELE, E M, ELECT, ETECH, ENGR, HVACR, INDUS, MACH, WELDING

  • Automotive
    (AUTOBODY, AUTOMECH, AUTO)
    • ​Alberto Luna - Chair
  • Building, Electronics, and Engineering Technology
    (A-CON, ARCH, CNT, E M, ENGR, E TECH, ELECT)
    • Kamran Sedighi - Chair
  • Diesel & Industrial Technology
    (A-IND, CAT, DIESL, INDUS, AGBUS, AGEGR, AH SC)
    • ​Brad Hannan - Chair
  • Electrical Technology and HVACR
    (A-ELE, ELEC, HVACR)
    • Ocean Tran - Chair
  • Machine & Welding Technology
    (A-MEC, MACH, WELDING)
    • Alex Taddei - Chair

* Curriqunet approval role for groups with Co-chairs