Meet our Faculty
Professors at Westcliff University are teachers first. How do we know? Because students and alumni describe their experience at Westcliff in terms of their professors: caring, supportive, and committed.
We wouldn’t have it any other way. Faculty members are selected for their passion for education as well as for their academic and professional achievements.
College of Business Faculty
The College of Business boasts professors who have earned either their master’s or doctorate degree, and have at least four years of work experience in the field that they teach. All professors are senior managers; many are successful business owners.
Ali Saad, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Omar Alvarez-Pousa, D.B.A.
Instructor
Tetianna Genin Adriienko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alan Gatlin, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Azi Sharif, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Bull, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chee Piong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
George Conley, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Crow, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Anthony DeVeto, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Leslie Freeman, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Vladimir Genin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Faith Glaspie-Ellis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
John Goldberg, M.B.A.
Instructor
Roxann Goodman, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Geraldine Goodstone, D.B.A.
Disseration Director
Dushyant Gosai, D.B.A.
Instructor
Kevin Grant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Katherine Grisham, M.B.A.
Instructor
Kathleen Kemmer, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Eric Pratt, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Jennie Wong, D.M.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Hoon, D.M.
Assistant Professor
William Sevilla, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Brent Rapisardi, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Chris Callender, M.B.A.
Instructor
Tonia Canada, D.B.A.
instructor
Cesar Castellanos, D.B.A.
Instructor
Mark Chang, M.B.A., J.D.
Instructor
Suzanne Pantoja, M.A.
Instructor
Quiante Hager, Ph.D.
Instructor
Sanel “Sonny” Halilbegovic, Ph.D.
Instructor
Eduardo Haynes, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Demetreous Hill, M.S.
Instructor
Donna Kjellander, PsyD
Instructor
Brian Townsley, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Eddie Loussararian, M.B.A.
Instructor
Jessica Hook, M.B.A.
Instructor
Angel Rios, D.B.A.
Instructor
Frank Jimenez, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Glenn Villanea, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Gregory Smith, D.B.A.
Instructor
Sundeep Jain, D.B.A.
Instructor
Jeanne Klockow, Ph.D.
Instructor
John Knight, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Silvina Leroux, M.B.A.
Instructor
Carol Locker, Ph.D.
Instructor
Abraham Manase, D.B.A.
Instructor
Ebony Mason, D.B.A.
Instructor
Michelle Matter, Ed.D.
Instructor
Mark McCoy, M.B.A.
Instructor
Jose Mejia, J.D.
Instructor
Nicholas (Nick) Metcalfe, M.B.A., Dip. M.
Instructor
Colleen Meyer, Ed.D.
Instructor
Petermax Miller, Ed.D.
Instructor
Kenneth Morrell, M.S.
Instructor
Omid Mousavi, J.D.
Assistant Professor
Karen-Sue Newby, Psy.D.
Instructor
Antonio Nino, M.S.
Instructor
Reuben Onyancha, D.B.A.
Instructor
Steven Owlett, Ed.D.
Instructor
Michael Perez, D.M.
Instructor
Evangeline J. Quimpo, M.P.A.
Assistant Professor
Edwin Quinn, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Orlando Rivero, Ed.D.
Instructor
Kori Rosalis, D.B.A.
Instructor
Kathy Salata, M.B.A.
Instructor
Mohammad (Mamad) Sharifzadeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sima Siami, Ph.D.
Instructor
John Sillup, D.P.A.
Instructor
Christella Hogan, Ph.D.
Instructor
Douglass Smith, Ph.D.
Instructor
Simin Hojat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Walker, M.A.
Instructor
Elizabeth Solares, M.B.A.
Instructor
Angela Thomas, D.B.A
Instructor
Gokhan Sungun, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jinan Ziade, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Barrett Weinberger, J.D.
Instructor
Javier Wedekind-Flores, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
LaFawn Brito, Ph.D.
Instructor
Mark Christenson, M.B.A.
Instructor
Mark Wilcher, M.B.A.
Instructor
Maya S. Thomas Fernandez, Ed.D.
Instructor
Susan Al-Shammar
Instructor
Melissa Houston, M.S.
Instructor
Sofia Beglari
Instructor
John Ohashi, J.D.
Instructor
Michel Escudie, M.A.
Instructor
Pierreline Mwanza, Ph.D.
Instructor
Asiya Daud
Instructor
Sanaz Tehrani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Matthew Knight
Instructor
Regina Lee, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jordan Knecht
Instructor
Rojelio Vasquez, D.M.
Instructor
William L. Harris
Instructor
Daniel Carles
Instructor
Shaun Spath, D.B.A.
Instructor
Scott Saltman, M.B.A.
Instructor
Deshaun Harris
Instructor
Veronica Son, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jing Wu
Instructor
William Putnam, D.B.A.
Instructor
College of Education Faculty
The College of Education is proud to have experienced teachers leading its MATESOL and TESOL certificate programs. Professors have either their master’s or doctorate degree, and are experts in their subject matter. Equally important, professors understand what it takes to secure a teaching position abroad (as well as in the U.S.) and can provide valuable tips for finding positions and negotiating terms.
Ayesegul Inceoglu, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Mary Allegra, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Christopher Becerra, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Joy Karavedas, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Alaina Desjardin, D.B.A.
Instructor
Lara Dorman, M.A.T.
Instructor
Cara Guggino
Instructor
Brittney Hill, Ed.D.
Instructor
Jennifer Money, Ph.D.
Instructor
Thomas Tischler, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Natasha Ganes, M.F.A.
Instructor
Lee Eisen, M.F.A.
Instructor
Jamie Peacock-Bielanski, M.Ed.
Instructor
Danielle Webster, Ed.D.
Instructor
Glenn Baxley, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jonathan de Roulet, M.A.
Instructor
Kenya Stokes, M.H.A
Instructor
Nashla Feres-Wakefield, Ph.D.
Instructor
Nichet Gray, Ed.D.
Instructor
Nicole Dunlap, M.A.
Instructor
Armando Delfino
Instructor
Bassam Ayoub, Ph.D.
Instructor
Lisa Nguyen
Instructor, REAL
Monica Prince, Ed.D.
Instructor
Russell Hill, M.N.R
Instructor
Zein Alameddine
Assistant Professor
Jordann Nelson, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Jocelyn Sorensen, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Timothy Werlinger, M.A.
Instructor
Sherief El Shazly
Instructor
Francisco Lopez, M.A.
Instructor
Nicole Lesher
Instructor
Brandon Lee
Instructor
Danielle Peloquin, Ed.D.
Instructor
College of Technology and Engineering Faculty
The College of Technology & Engineering faculty members consist of professors who have achieved their master’s or doctorate degrees. Their goal is to educate and elevate our students, our future leaders, while simultaneously creating technological solutions and conducting path-breaking research of their own to address the greatest challenges facing our community and world.