First Generation Faculty and Staff
As we continue to identify ways to support first-generation college students we would like to also acknowledge and recognize our first-generation faculty and staff. If you were a first-generation college student, we ask that you complete our simple form to self-identify. We would like to keep you up to date on various events and opportunities for you to give back to your fellow first-generation Islanders.
First-Gen Faculty and Staff
First and Last Name |
Faculty/Staff |
Department |
Nicolas S. Rodriguez |
Staff |
Financial Aid |
Cheryl Cain |
Staff |
Marketing and Communications |
Danette Gutierrez Hibner |
Staff |
Recruitment & Admissions |
Keisha Bahr |
Faculty |
LSCI |
Zaira Garcia |
Staff |
CASA |
Rick Smith |
Staff |
Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science |
Renee Eastty |
Staff |
OSFA |
RJ Loa |
Staff |
Enrollment Management |
Jessica Romero |
Staff |
Office of the University Registrar |
Linda Buckley |
Staff |
Scholarship Services |
Donald Deis |
Faculty |
Accounting, Finance, & Business Law |
Kat Paynter |
Staff |
University Center |
Debbie Barak |
Staff |
Academic Affairs |
Sharon Polansky |
Staff |
College of Business |
Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer |
Faculty |
Communication & Media |
Andy Benoit |
Staff |
Enrollment Management |
Luisa Buttler |
Staff |
MARCOM |
Karole Schroeder |
Staff |
IT-OIS |
Roe Cantu |
Staff |
Mary and Jeff Bell Library |
Heather Herrera |
Staff |
CASA/TRIO SSS-STEM |
Stephanie Coello |
Staff |
Office of the University Registrar |
Newman Wong |
Faculty |
Psychology & Sociology |
Denise Morgan |
Staff |
PENS |
Martha Simcik |
Staff |
Islander Advising Center |
Kristin De La Rosa |
Staff |
Engineering |
Theresa Garcia-Ruiz |
Staff |
College of Graduate Studies |
Noelia Rios-Belmontes |
Staff |
Financial Aid |
Isla Schuchs Carr |
Faculty |
Department of Social Sciences |
Cristy Gonzalez |
Staff |
Accounting Services |
Angela Perez |
Faculty |
DINS |
Tammy McGarity |
Faculty |
Nursing Practice |
Michelle Eisenman |
Staff |
Research & Innovation |
Dorothy S. McClellan |
Faculty |
Department of Social Sciences |
Shane Gleason |
Faculty |
Social Sciences |
Peggy Valdes |
Staff |
TRIO-McNair Scholars Program |
Courtney Henderson |
Staff |
Student Activities |
Frances Johnson |
Faculty |
English |
Joseph S Mollick |
Faculty |
Decision Sciences and Economics (DSE) |
Ana Salazar |
Staff |
University Counseling Center |
Daniel Bartholomay |
Faculty |
Psychology and Sociology |
Lorena Newsome |
Faculty |
English |
Susan Murphy |
Faculty |
Office of the Provost |
Frank Lucido |
Faculty |
Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Sciences |
Elvia Aguilar |
Staff |
Institutional Advancement |
Kaelum Messer |
Staff |
Career & Professional Development Center |
Leslie Mills |
Staff |
Career and Professional Development Center |
Alessandra Garcia |
Staff |
Physical and Environmental Sciences |
Cristela Flores |
Staff |
SSS-Teacher Prep |
Margaret Dechant |
Staff |
Academic Affairs |
Sofia Rodriguez Oropeza |
Staff |
SEAS |
Dr. Don Melrose |
Faculty |
Department of Kinesiology - Chair |
Corinne Valadez |
Faculty |
COEHD - CILS |
Andres Garcia |
Staff |
CASA - Tutoring & Learning Services |
Sondra Meyer |
Staff |
College of Business |
Maclovio Cantú IV |
Faculty |
Fine Arts |
Karl Mitchell |
Faculty |
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies |
Cristina Rubio |
Staff |
Recreational Sports |
Yolanda Castorena |
Staff |
Accounting |
Dora Garza |
Staff |
Student Support Services |
Eugene Billiot |
Faculty |
Physical and Environmental Sciences |
Leisha Martin |
Staff |
Life Sciences |
Stephanie Box |
Staff |
UC |
Brenda Martinez |
Staff |
University Police Department- Parking Services |
Kimberly Becerra |
Staff |
Institutional Advancement |
Lindsay Prothro |
Faculty |
PENS |
Esmeralda Vasquez |
Staff |
Learning Spaces IT |
Oscar Reyna |
Staff |
Recruitment & Admissions |
Alberto Hernandez |
Staff |
STEM Operation Success |
Jerel Benton |
Staff |
Office of Student Success |
Sanne Rijkhoff |
Faculty |
Department of Social Sciences - Political Science |
Claudia Ayala |
Staff |
Dean of Students Office - SEAS |
Diana K. Ivy |
Faculty |
Communication & Media |
Susan Garza |
Faculty |
English |
James Gibeaut |
Faculty |
Harte Research Institute |
Cindy Sheehy |
Staff |
COB |
Celina Garcia |
Staff |
College of Engineering NSF CREST-GEIMS |
D'Angelo Sands |
Staff |
College Access and Outreach |
Susan La Torre |
Staff |
Associate Dean of Students for Community and Belonging |
Mohan Rao |
Faculty |
Decision Sciences and Economics |
Brian Tietje |
Faculty |
College of Business |
Patricia Hernandez |
Faculty |
Mary and Jeff Bell Library |