Administration

G. Gabrielle Starr, President; B.A. and M.A., Emory University; Ph.D, Harvard University.

Christina Ciambriello, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees. B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., New York University.

Office of the Dean of the College

Yuqing Melanie Wu, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College; Professor of Computer Science. M.S./B.A., Pekin University, Beijing, China; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

Erin Collins, Registrar, B.S. Park University; M.A. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 

April Mayes, Associate Dean of the College; Professor of History. B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Pierre Englebert, Associate Dean of the College; Professor of Politics.  B.A./M.A., Free University of Brussels, Belgium; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C.; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Carolina De la Rosa Bustamante, Director, Center for Global Engagement. B.A. St. Lawrence University; M.A. SIT Graduate Institute

Travis Brown, Director, Institute for Inclusive Excellence and Quantitative Skills Center. B.S., Morehouse College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.

Victoria Sancho Lobis, Sarah Rempel and Herbert S. Rempel ‘23 Director of the Pomona College Benton Art Museum; Professor of Art History. B.A., Yale University; M.A., Williams College; M. Phil and Ph.D., Columbia University.

Miriam Merrill, Director of Athletics and Professor and Chair of Physical Education; Professor of Physical Education; B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.S., Xavier University; Ph.D., Temple University. 

Nicole Desjardins-Gowdy, Senior Director, International and Domestic Programs. B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., SIT Graduate Institute.

Dean Gerstein, Director, Sponsored Research. B.A., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Hector L. Sambolin Jr., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Success and Assessment. B.S., The State University of New Jersey; M.ED., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University.

Fred Leichter, Director, Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity. B.A., Swarthmore College.

Janise Roselle, Chief of Staff and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs. B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.

Elizabeth Graham, Interim Director, Institutional Research. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Smith College; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

Student Affairs

Avis E. Hinkson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Tracy Arwari, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs and Dean of Students for Academic and Personal Success. B.A., College of William & Mary; M.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Arizona, Ed.D., George Washington University. 

Iosefa Aina, Associate Dean of Students and Director, Draper Center for Community Partnerships. B.A., M.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

Mike Manalo-Pedro, Associate Dean of Students and Director, Asian American Resource Center. B.A., M.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Joshua Scacco, Director, Campus Life Operations. B.S., Oregon State University; M.Ed., Wright State University.

Josh Eisenberg, Associate Dean of Students and Dean of Campus Life. B.A., Franklin and Marshal College; M.A., The Ohio State University.

Bri Serrano, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Queer Resource Center. B.A., California State University, Fullerton; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.  

Steven Jubert, Associate Dean of Campus Life and Director of Residential Life. B.A., Dillard University; M.Ed., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Dowling College.

Erica Taylor, Associate Dean of Students, Title IX Coordinator and Clery Officer. B.A., Augustana College, M.Ed., Lynchburg College.

Hazel Raja, Associate Dean and Senior Director, Career Development Office. B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.A., New York University.

Brandon Jackson, Associate Dean of Students for Student Development. B.S., Georgia College & State University; M.A., Georgia College and State University, GA; EdD, Valdosta State University.

Erica Tyron, Director, Student Media. B.A., Scripps College.

Admissions

Seth Allen, Vice President for Strategy and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. B.A., M.S., Johns Hopkins University.

Paul Dieken, Director of Financial Aid. B.S., University of California; M.Ed., University of Southern California; Ed., University of Southern California.

Adam Sapp, Assistant Vice President, Admissions. B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ed.M., Harvard University.

Michelle Gonzalez, Associate Dean of Admissions. B.A., Colorado College; M.S., California State University, Fullerton.

Scott Smith, Associate Dean of Admissions. B.A., University of Southern California; M.Ed., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Katrina Bruno, Associate Dean of Admissions. B.A., Florida International University; M.S., University of Miami.

Joel Hart, Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Director of Operations. B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., University of Southern California.

Eddie Pickett, Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Director of Recruitment. B.A., Pitzer College; M.A., Lynch School of Education at Boston College.

Treasurer

Jeff Roth, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President and Treasurer. B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.S., Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Robert Robinson, Assistant Vice President, Facilities and Campus Services. B.A., University of Pittsburgh, M.A., Georgetown University.

Brenda Rushforth, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and CHRO. B.S., Brigham Young University.

David R. Wallace, Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.B.A., Azusa Pacific University.

Mary Lou Woods, Assistant Vice President, Associate Treasurer and Controller. B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Dana Wood, Director, Real Property and Assistant Treasurer.

KJ Fagan, Senior Director of Public Programming and Strategic Initiatives. B.S. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Cornell University.

Advancement

Maria D. Watson, Vice President, Advancement. B.M.A., University of Michigan; M.B.A., University of Southern California.

Rodger Devine, Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations. B.A., University of Michigan; M.S., University of Michigan; Ed.D., University of Southern California.

Aiza Keesey, Director of Development, Asst. Secretary to the Board. B.A., Vassar College, M.S., Pratt Institute

Vacant, Director, Alumni and Family Engagement.

Craig Hyland, Assistant Vice President, Development. B.B., Skidmore College; M.S., University of Pennsylvania.

Linda Mazur ‘81, Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning. B.A. Pomona College; J.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Crystal Gammon, Assistant Vice President, Advancement Communications & Events. B.A., Washington University; M.S., California Institute of Technology; M.A., New York University.

Communications

Mark Kendall, Chief Communications Officer. B.A., University of California, Riverside.

Nathan Stazewski, Director of Communications Technology and Strategy. B.A., Gettysburg College.

Patricia Vest, Director of Communications Technology and Strategy. B.A., Augusta University; M.S., University of Georgia.

Information Technology Services

José Rodriguez, Vice President and Chief Information Officer. B.S., University of Georgia; M.S., Washington State University.

Joseph Brennan, Assistant Vice President, IT Finance and Operations. B.A., California State University, San Bernardino; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.

Andrew Crawford, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Services. B.A., California State University; M.S., California State University, Fullerton.

Erick Martinez, Director of Information Systems. A.S., Westwood College of Technology.

Susan Pennestri, Senior Director, Digital Learning Technologies and Operations. M.A., George Washington University.

For The Claremont Colleges

Stig Lanesskog, Chief Executive Officer. B.S., M.B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Janet Smith Dickerson, Vice President for Student Affairs. B.A., Western College for Women; M.Ed., Xavier University.

Vanessa Aguirre, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer. B.A., Scripps College 

Colin Tudor, Vice President of Administration & Secretary to the Board.  B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.P.A., University of La Verne.

Janet Bishop, A.J. McFadden Dean of the Library. B.A., Princeton University; B.F.A., University of Washington; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh.

Laura Muna-Landa, Assistant Vice President of Communications & Community Relations. B.A., California State University, San Bernardino; M.A., California State University, San Bernardino.

Lydia Middleton, Dean of Students and Director, Office of Black Student Affairs. B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., University of Michigan.

Gary DeGroot, Chief Psychologist and Director, Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services. B.A., Loyola Marymount University; M.A., Ph.D. California School of Professional Psychology.

Joseph Fenton, Chaplain. B.A., The Catholic University of America, M.A., Arizona State University; M.A., American University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America.

Rabbi Hannah Elkin, Jewish Chaplain. B.A., Middlebury College; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Rev. Dr. Joel Daniels, Protestant Chaplain.

Prateek Jindal, Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellness. B.A. Johns Hopkins University; D.O., Western University of Health Sciences.