2024-25 Pomona College Catalog 
    
    Oct 11, 2024  
2024-25 Pomona College Catalog

Administration


Office of the President

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.

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

Katrina Keil, Director, Prehealth Advising. B.A., Yale University; M.A., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

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.

Destiny Marrufo, Associate Dean of Students, Title IX Coordinator and Clery Officer. B.A., University of Hawaii Hilo; M.S., University of Southern California.

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.

Joel Petty, Director, Campus Life Engagement. M.S., University of La Verne.

Admissions

Raymond Brown, Interim Vice President for Strategy and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid.

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 GonzalezAssociate 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.

Carol Saldivar, Interim Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and CHRO. B.S., University of La Verne.

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.

Lucy Takahashi, Interim Campaign Director of Development. B.A., University of California; M.A., University of California.

Monika Moore, Director, Alumni and Family Engagement. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University.

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.

Eric Melgosa, Director, Creative Content. B.S., Walla Walla University.

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.

Stephanie Blaisdell, Vice President for Student Affairs.

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.

Crystal Rosetti, Chief Human Resources Officer. B.A., California State University, Fullerton; M.A., Azusa Pacific University.

Michael Halliman, Assistant Vice President and Director of Campus Safety. B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.S., University of Phoenix.

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.

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

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 Danny Lutz, Jewish Chaplain. M.A., Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.

Imam Dr. Hadi Oazwini, Muslim Chaplain. B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Claremont School of Theology and Bayan Islamic Graduate School; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Rev. Dr. Joel Daniels, Protestant Chaplain. Ph.D., Georgetown University.