English
English Department Faculty and Staff
Salem Admassu
Adjunct Faculty
sadmassu@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in Journalism and Creating Writing
- MA in Creative Writing and Composition
Hillary AcMoody
Adjunct Faculty
hacmoody@laspositascollege.edu
- BA, English, British and American Literature from CSU, East Bay
- MA, English, Literature and Composition from CSU, East Bay
Toby Bielawski
Faculty
TBielwaski@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Smith College in Northhampton Massachusetts
- MA in English from Mills College in Oakland
Joshua Bollman
Adjunct Faculty
jbollman@laspositascollege.edu
Tess Brandt
Adjunct Faculty
Steve Budd
Adjunct Faculty
- BA, Wesleyan University
- MA, Boston University
Angelo Bummer
Faculty and Umoja Program Instructor
- BA in Liberal Arts from Evergreen State College
- MA in Comparative Literature from San Francisco State University
Robert Campbell
Adjunct Faculty
rcampbell@laspositascollege.edu
Sebastien Cervantes
Adjunct Faculty
scervantes@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from UC Irvine
- MFA in Creating Writing from Mills College
Steve Chiolis
Adjunct Faculty
SChiolis@laspositascollege.edu
Elena Cole
Faculty
- AA from Ohlone College
- BA from UC Berkeley in English
- MA from SFSU in English
Valerie Connors
Adjunct Faculty
vconnors@laspositascollege.edu
Stella Del Rosario
Senior Instructional Assistant
sdelrosario@laspositascollege.edu
- BA, Comparative Literature, State University of New York, Stony Brook
- MA, Creative Writing, The University of Manchester, England
Richard Dry
Faculty
- BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley
- MA in English from SF
Paul Duarte
Adjunct Faculty
- BA in English /w Creative Writing Option from CSU East Bay
- MA in English from CSU East Bay
Lisa Duran
Adjunct Faculty
Catherine Eagan, Ph.D
Faculty
- B.A. English from UC Berkeley
- B.A. history from UC Berkeley
- Ph.D. in English from St. Boston College
Chad Ellingsworth
Adjunct Faculty
CEllingsworth@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Garcia
Adjunct Faculty
Instructional Assistant
mcgarcia@laspositascollege.edu
- AA in English from Las Positas College
- BA in English Education with a concentration in Literature from San Francisco State University
- MA in English Composition from San Francisco State University
Justin Garoupa
Faculty and English Program Coordinator
JGaroupa@laspositascollege.edu
Michelle Gonzales
Faculty and Puente Program Coordinator
MGonzales@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Mills College
- MFA in English and Creative Writing from Mills College
Jessica Hansen
Adjunct Faculty
Kathy Harris
Instructional Assistant
- AA in Psychology from Las Positas College
Amanda Heinrichs
Adjunct Faculty
AHeinrichs@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from CSU Stanislaus
- MA in Literature from Mills College
Caitlin Howell
Adjunct Faculty
- AA in English from Las Positas College, 2009.
- BA in English-Language Literature from UC Santa Cruz, 2012.
- MA in English focusing on 20th Century American Literature and Composition/Rhetoric from CSU East Bay, 2016.
Tobey Kaplan
Adjunct Faculty
- MA San Francisco State
Susan Keller
Adjunct Faculty
Kathleen King
Adjunct Faculty
Heidii McMichael
Adjunct Faculty
hmcmichael@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English, CSU Fresno
- Single Subject English and CLAD Teaching Credentials: CSU Fresno
- MA in Comparative Literature, UC Irvine
Amy Moellering
Adjunct Faculty
AMoellering@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English and Psychology from the University of Binghamton
- MA in Literature from the State University of New York at New Paltz
Guilherme Mylius
Adjunct Faculty
Marty Nash
Faculty and LPC Anthology Coordinator
- BA in English, Emphasis in Creative Writing, Kansas State University
- MFA in Writing, California College of the Arts
Maureen O'Herin
Faculty
- BA Integral Liberal Arts from St. Mary's College
- MA Creative Writing/Literature from San Francisco State University
Jim Ott, EdD
Faculty
- Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Saint Mary’s College (2015)
- MA in English, San Jose State University (1980)
- BA in English, San Jose State University (1979)
Raymond Park
Adjunct Faculty
- AA English - Las Positas College 2010
- BA English - CSU East Bay 2012
- MA English Composition - San Francisco State University 2016
John Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
JRobinson@laspositascollege.edu
Mike Sato
Faculty
- BA in Creative Writing and Literature from UC Santa Cruz
- MA in English Literature from Sacramento State
- MA in Japanese from San Francisco State
Joseph Smigelski
Adjunct Faculty
JSmigelski@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York
- MA in English from San Francisco State University
Karin Spirn, PhD
Faculty
- BA, in English from University of California, Berkeley
- PhD in English from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Megan Stein
Adjunct Faculty
- BA in Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas
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MA in English, Southern Methodist University
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PhD candidate in English, University of California, Riverside
Debra Stevens
Adjunct Faculty
DStevens@laspositascollege.edu
Meghan Swanson-Garoupa
Faculty
MSwanson@laspositascollege.edu
- Associate's Degree in Arts and Sciences LPC
- BA English Literature University of California, Santa Barbara
- MA in Composition in Literature, Cal State East Bay
Matina Tryforos
Adjunct Faculty
mtryforos@laspositascollege.edu
- AA in English and Honors May 2011 from West Valley College
- BA in English Literature June 2013 from UC Santa Cruz
- MA in English Literature May 2018 from San Francisco State University
- Certificate in Teaching Composition from San Francisco State University
- Certificate in Teaching Post-Secondary Reading from San Franciso State University
Kisha Quesada Turner
Faculty and Umoja Program Coordinator
- BA in English from UCLA
- MA in Rhetoric and Composition from CSU Dominguez Hills
Kristi Vanderhoof
Adjunct Faculty
KVanderhoof@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in Literature (Creative Writing) from UC Santa Cruz
- MA in Linguistics (TESOL emphasis) from CSU Fresno
Dan Wightman
Adjunct Faculty
DWightman@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Wong
Adjunct Faculty