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English Faculty
Hillary AcMoody
Adjunct Faculty
hacmoody@laspositascollege.edu
B.A., English, British and American Literature from CSU, East Bay
M.A., English, Literature and Composition from CSU, East Bay
Salem Admassu
Adjunct Faculty
sadmassu@laspositascollege.edu
Guy Mylius
Adjunct Faculty
gaengus@laspositascollege.edu
Toby Bielawski
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1268
tbielawski@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2169
Joshua Bollman
Adjunct Faculty
jbolllman@laspositascollege.edu
Tess Brandt
Adjunct Faculty
tbrandt@laspositascollege.edu
Steve Budd
Adjunct Faculty
sbudd@laspositascollege.edu
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Boston University
Angelo Bummer
Faculty and Umoja Program Coordinator
abummer@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2160
Robert Campbell
Adjunct Faculty
rcampbell@laspositascollege.edu
Hollace Chen
Adjunct Faculty
hchen@laspositascollege.edu
Steve Chiolis
Adjunct Faculty
schiolis@laspositascollege.edu
Elena Cole
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1250
ecole@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2173
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
Phone: 925.424.1257
rdry@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2172
BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley
MA in English from SF
Paul Duarte
Adjunct Faculty
pduarte@laspositascollege.edu
BA in English /w Creative Writing Option from CSU East Bay
MA in English from CSU East Bay
Lisa Duran
Adjunct Faculty
lduran@laspositascollege.edu
Dr. Catherine Eagan
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1272
ceagan@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2175
Catherine Eagan's Website
Chad Ellingsworth
Adjunct Faculty
cellingsworth@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Garcia
Instructional Assistant
Adjunct Faculty
mcgarcia@laspositascollege.edu
A.A. in English from Las Positas College
B.A. in English Education with a concentration in Literature from San Francisco State University
M.A. in English Composition from San Francisco State University
Justin Garoupa
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1243
jgaroupa@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2101
Michelle Gonzales
Faculty and Puente Program Coordinator
Phone: 925.424.1218
mgonzales@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2183
Bachelor of Arts in English from Mills College
Master of Fine Arts in English and Creative Writing from Mills College
Jessica Hansen
Adjunct Faculty
jhansen@laspositascollege.edu
Kathy Harris
Instructional Assistant
kharris@laspositascollege.edu
Amanda Heinrichs
Adjunct Faculty
aheinrichs@laspositascollege.edu
BA in English from CSU Stanislaus
MA in Literature from Mills College
Caitlin Howell
Adjunct Faculty
chowell@laspositascollege.edu
A.A. in English from Las Positas College, 2009.
B.A. in English-Language Literature from UC Santa Cruz, 2012.
M.A. in English focusing on 20th Century American Literature and Composition/Rhetoric from CSU East Bay, 2016.
Tobey Kaplan
Adjunct Faculty
tkaplan@laspositascollege.edu
MA San Francisco State
Susan Keller
Adjunct Faculty
skeller@laspositascollege.edu
Kathleen King
Adjunct Faculty
kking@laspositascollege.edu
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
B.A. in English and Psychology from the University of Binghamton and an M.A. in
Literature from the State University of New York at New Paltz
Martin Nash
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1245
mnash@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2187
BA in English, Emphasis in Creative Writing, Kansas State University
MFA in Writing, California College of the Arts
Maureen O'Herin
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1256
moherin@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2170
Dr. Jim Ott
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1234
jott@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2165
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
rpark@laspositascollege.edu
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
Michael Sato
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1299
msato@laspositacollege.edu
Office: Room 2148
BA in Creative Writing and Literature from UC Santa Cruz
MA in English Literature from Sacramento State
MA in Japanese from San Francisco State
Alena Sauzade
Instructional Assistant
asauzade@laspositascollege.edu
B.A. Mills College, Art History
M.A. and PhD Stony Brook University, Art History and Criticism
Joseph Smigelski
Adjunct Faculty
jsmigelski@laspositascollege.edu
B.A. in English from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York
M.A. in English from San Francisco State University
Dr. Karin Spirn
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1219
kspirn@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2183
English BA, University of California, Berkeley
English PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Debra Stevens
Adjunct Faculty
dstevens@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Stein
Adjunct Faculty
mstein@laspositascollege.edu
Meghan Swanson
Faculty
Phone: 925.424.1249
mswanson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 4136
Associate's Degree in Arts and Sciences LPC
B.A. English Literature University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. In Composition in Literature, Cal State East Bay
Matina Tryforos
Adjunct Faculty
mtryforos@laspositascollege.edu
Kisha Turner
Faculty and Umoja Program Coordinator
Phone: 925.424.1244
kturner@laspositascollege.edu
Office: Room 2164
Kristine Vanderhoof
Adjunct Faculty
kvanderhoof@laspositascollege.edu
Bachelor of Arts in Literature (Creative Writing) from UC Santa Cruz
Master of Arts in Linguistics (TESOL emphasis) from CSU Fresno
Dan Wightman
Adjunct Faculty
dwightman@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Wong
Adjunct Faculty
mwong@laspositascollege.edu
For more information please contact:
Richard Dry
Faculty / English Program Coordinator
(925) 424-1257
rdry@laspositascollege.edu
Ralitsa Ivanova-Olsson
Senior Administrative Assistant
(925) 424-1383
rivanovaolsson@laspositascollege.edu