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 |