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Administrative Staff at Pepperdine GSEP

Leadership      
Dean Farzin Madjidi, EdD Ext 5620 Room 583
Associate Dean, Education Division Anthony Collatos, PhD Ext 5671 Room 526
Associate Dean, Psychology Division Robert A. deMayo, PhD Ext 5747 Room 548
Administration      
Senior Director of Administration and Operations Maria Wright,EdD Ext 2310 Room 581
Operations Manager Aeisha Palmore Ext 2887 Room 589
Executive Assistant to the Dean Erika Binandeh Ext 5620 Room 584
Assistant Director, Budget Management Martijn Doelman Ext 2325 Room 587
Manager, Grants & Fiscal Services Joanne Lee Ext 2372 Remote
Office Coordinator Mary Zaliznock Ext 5682 Room 500
Director of Culture & Community Vanessa Jahn Ext 2344 Room 563
Event Coordinator Desiree Munoz Ext 5756 Room 569C
Alumni and Advancement      
Senior Director of Development Rachel Guettler, EdD Ext 6514   Remote
Director of Alumni Engagement Renee Dorn, EdD, JD Ext 5510 Room 560
Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)      
Executive Director Shanetta Weatherspoon, EdD Ext 5798 Room 496
Program Manager Sofia Henriquez Ext 5596 Room 401
Program Assistant Janine Sanders Ext 5596 Room 403
Program Assistant Ryan Wimsatt Ext 5596 Room 402
Center for Global Partnerships & Learning      
Director Gabriella Miramontes Ext 5645 Room 539
Research and Grants Manager Lina Safa Ext 5779 Room 528A
Career Services      
Executive Director of Career Services Yas Djadali-Hardaway Ext 5632 Room 562
Assistant Director of Career Education and Counseling Nadine Souret Ext 5786 Room 561
Senior Career Services Specialist  Frania Demerjian Ext 5715 Remote
Career Design Counselor Usman Khan Ext 5766 Remote
Institutional Review Board (IRB)      
IRB Chair Judy Ho Ext 5604 Room 552
IRB Senior Manager Andrea Quintero Ext 2305 Remote
Student Financial Aid & Student Accounts      
Director of Student Financial Services Jillian Doyle-Robinson Ext 5578 Room 507
Assistant Director of Student Accounts Julie Cao Ruhland Ext 5673 Room 524
Financial Aid Manager Karen Urbina Ext 2304 Room 506
Financial Aid Advisor Adam Gordon Ext 5509 Room 504
Financial Aid Advisor Jaime Hernandez Ext 5691  
Financial Aid Specialist Gisselle Curiel Perzabal Ext 5696 Room 505
Student Accounts Coordinator Brooke Perez Ext 5588 Room 339 (Irvine)
Student Accounts Jennifer Cortez Ext 5711 Room 522
Student Accounts Karen Sydney Ext 5668 Room 523
Student Services      
Senior Director of Student Success Michelle Blas Ext 5735 Room 575
Associate Director, Student Services and Enrollment Management Arminda Lerma Ext 2328 Remote
Assistant Director of Records & Enrollment for Online Psychology Programs Nazanein Vazira-Bhullar EXT 5657 Remote
Associate Director of Academic Advising Jane Tucker Ext 5738 Room 556D
Senior Academic Advisor, Education Andrew Disney Ext 5770 Room 556E
Senior Academic Advisor, Psychology Sandy Ghoubrial Ext 5618 Room 556F
Academic Advisor, Psychology Christopher Walther  Ext 5503 Room 556C
Academic Advisor, Psychology Natasha Guerrero Ext 1319 Room 175J (Calabasas)
Adademic Advisor Anna Keating Ext 5543 Room 556F
Assistant Director, Writing Support Carlos Jimenez Ext 5658 Room 579
Writing Support Specialist Kate Sachs Ext 5618 Room 556A
Writing Support Specialist Suha Wazni Ext 2815 Room 579
Admissions and Enrollment      
Director of Admissions and Enrollment Karen A. Magner Ext 2331 Room 572
Manager of Admissions and Enrollment Analytics Deonte Owens Ext 2847 Remote
Manager of Enrollment Services Sabrina D. Castellon Ext 2357 Room 573
Enrollment Services Officer  Kelley Hill Ext 5664 Room 565
Enrollment Services Officer  Gary Younger Ext 2334 Room 571
Enrollment Services Officer Katerina Blanchard Ext 5772 Room 566
Enrollment Services Officer Inva Lumi Ext 5532 Room 567
Enrollment Services Officer Odie Mitchell Ext 5533 Room 568
Manager of Enrollment Processing Christopher Le Ext 5667 Room 569D
Admissions and Enrollment Specialist Diego Perez Ext 5769 Room 577B
Admissions and Enrollment Specialist Joseph Gomez Ext 5782 Room 577D
Enrollment Services Processor Alexander Zakarian Ext 5678 Room 577C
Enrollment Services Processor Cameron Hayforth Ext 2888 Room 577A
Enrollment Services Processor Oscar Mejia Ext 5720 Room 577B
Manager of Admissions and Processing, Online Programs Ernesto Santiago Elizondo Ext 5762 Room 576
Online Enrollment Processor Dominique McCoy Ext 5605 Remote
Online Enrollment Processor Elizabeth Luna Ext 2851 Remote
Technology      
Manager, Tech Support Jiachen (Backer) Zhang Ext 5754 Room 514
Learning Design and Technology      
Assistant Dean, GSEP Learning Design and Technology Jennifer Miyake-Trapp, EdD Ext 2891 Room 501
Senior Learning Experience Designer Yi (Lucy) Lu Ext 2872 Room 311
Senior Instructional Designer Camila Perpignano Ext 5512 Room 310
Instructional Designer Anastasia Parhomenko Ext 5787 Room 306
Instructional Designer Xiadani Mendoza Ext 5702 Room 306
Instructional Designer Hayley Isobe Ext 2810 Room 308
Instructional Designer Brenda Aguilar Ext 2889 Room 308
Instructional Designer Jonas Weaver   Room 301D
Project Manager Ramela Tehrani Ext 5727 Room 527
Education Division Programs:      
Division Coordinator, Education Irene Artavia-Misciagna Ext 2370 Room 530
Administrative Assistant Glenna Hanna Ext 5690 Room 528B
Associate Program Director: Teacher Preparation Program  Adriana Garcia Ext 2852 Room 509
Associate Program Director: EdD & PhD Programs Christie Dailo Ext 5612 Room 519
Associate Program Director - SEC, MS, and TESOL Programs Mahsa Zojaji Ext 2361 Room 518
Senior Certification and Credentialing Manager Kimberly Adamson Ext 5656 Room 532
Department of Education and Pedagogy      
Department Chair Reyna Garcia-Ramos, PhD Ext 2306 Room 503
Co-Director of Clinical Experience Ricardo Vigil, EdD Ext 5640 Room 521
Co-Director of Clinical Experience Jennaca Cotton Ext 1028 Room 175M (Calabasas)
MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program      
Department Chair Kevin Wong, PhD  Ext 5692 Room 513
MS Programs
      
Department Chair Seung Lee Ext 5641 Remote
MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change Program
      
Department Chair Steve Kirnon, PhD Ext 5173 Remote
Doctor of Education Program      
Department Chair Amanda Wickramasinghe   Room 502
PhD in Global Leadership and Change Program
      
Department Chair Eric Hamilton Ext 2323 Off campus
Department Chair Ebony Cain Ext 1351 Room 175M (Calabasas)
Psychology Division Programs:      
Division Coordinator, Psychology Marianne Nicholas Ext 2346 Room 543B
PsyD Program Assistant Nyla Manuel Ext 2321 Room 543A
Administrative Assistant Belen Robles Ext 5661 Room 543B
MA in Psychology Program      
Program Director Robert A. deMayo, PhD Ext 5747 Room 548
MA in Clinical Psychology Program (Evening Format)      
Program Director Carrie Castaneda-Sound, PhD Ext 1075 Room 127 (Calabasas)
Program Administrator  Claudia Walters Ext 2811 Room 547
MA in Clinical Psychology Program, Malibu      
Program Director Kathleen Eldridge, PhD Ext 8559 Room 132 (Malibu)
Program Administrator Katelyn Negrete Ext 4608 Room 129 (Malibu)
MA in Clinical Psychology Onground Clinical Training      
Clinical Training Manager Elizabeth Duck Ext 8552 Room 139B (Calabasas)
Clinical Training Administrator Kristi Peters Ext 2590 Room 340 (Irvine)
Clinical Training Coordinator Rebecca Reed Ext 1078 Room 139B (Calabasas)
Clinical Training Coordinator Tiffany Sarris Ext 5776 Room 547 (West LA)
Clinical Training Coordinator Lindsey Peters Ext 2580 Room 340 (Irvine)
MA in Clinical Psychology, Latina/o Emphasis Program      
Program Director Miguel Gallardo, PsyD Ext 2524 Room 340 (Irvine)
Program Administrator Ashley Blae Ext 2571 Room 335 (Irvine)
MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Program      
Program Director Adel Najdowski, PhD Ext 1354 Room 139B
Associate Program Director Lusineh Gharapetian Ext 2336 Room 553
Program Administrator Amarillys Loew Ext 2317 Room 541
Clinical Training Coordinator, Online MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Azizull Dhadwal Ext 1476 Room 139A 
MA in Online Psychology Programs       
Assistant Dean Stephanie Woo, PhD Ext 1355 197A (Calabasas)
Program Director Kristen Dial, PsyD Ext 5621 Remote
Senior Program Administrator Alexea Howard Ext 5504 Room 536
Administrative Assistant Joshua Willis Ext 5622 Remote
Advisor Support Specialist Breanna Lien Ext 2518 Room 211 (Irvine)
Director of Clinical Training, MA Clinical Psychology (MFT/PCC)
Online Program		 Amy Tuttle Ext 2523 Room 343
Clinical Training Coordinator, MS in Applied Behavior Analysis
Online Program		 Azizull Dhadwal Ext 1476   Room 139A 
Clinical Training Coordinator, MACLP Online Program Ruth Park Ext 2556 Remote
Clinical Training Coordinator, MACLP Online Program Amanda Sharp Ext 5786 Remote
Doctor of Psychology Program      
Program Director Edward P. Shafranske, PhD Ext 2521 Room 334 (Irvine) / 554 (WLA)
Director, Clinical Training LaTonya Wood, PhD Ext 5635 Room 546
Program Research Coordinator Natasha Thapar-Olmos, PhD Ext 5654 Room 551
Associate Program Director Yasmin Rahdari Ext 5607 Room 550
Community Counseling Centers      
Clinic Director, Irvine Graduate Campus Teresa Celada-Dalton, PhD Ext 2522 Room 403
Clinic Director, West Los Angeles Aaron Aviera, PhD Ext 2341 Room 559G
Clinic Director, Calabasas Anat Cohen, PhD Ext 1060 Room 114B
PRYDE Program Director Kenneth Woog, PsyD Ext 4120 Remote
HIPAA Coordinator and Clinics Administrator Brandon Haynes Ext 1644  Room 23