Divisions

Below are names, titles, and email addresses for full-time faculty in Taft College’s divisions.

Allied Health/ Applied Technologies

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Kanoe Bandy	Division Chair and Professor of Business and Physical Education	[email protected]
Christi Adriano	Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene	[email protected]
Diana Champion	Professor of Dental Hygiene	[email protected]
Amanda Clark	Head Softball Coach and Associate Professor	[email protected]
Gina Gardner	Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene	[email protected]
Eric Hershkowitz	Professor of Dental Hygiene	[email protected]
Vince Maiocco	Head Baseball Coach and Professor of Health and Physical Education	[email protected]

English Language Arts

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Bill Devine	Division Chair and Professor of English	[email protected]
Kamala Carlson	Professor of English	[email protected]
Christopher Chung-Wee	Professor of English	[email protected]
Geoffrey Dyer	Professor of English	[email protected]
Danielle Kerr	Professor of English	[email protected]
Kelly Kulzer-Reyes	Professor of English	[email protected]

Business, Arts, & Humanities

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Adam Bledsoe	Division Chair and Professor of Economics and Business	[email protected]
John Eigenauer	Professor of Philosophy	[email protected]
Julian Martinez	Professor of Spanish	[email protected]
Jason Page	Professor of Business	[email protected]
Debora Rodenhauser	Professor of Art	[email protected]
Lori Travis	Professor of Speech	[email protected]

Learning Support

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Juana Rangel-Escobedo	Division Chair and Counselor	[email protected]
Amar Abbott	High Tech Center- Access Specialist	[email protected]
Darcy Bogle	Counselor	[email protected]
Joe'll Chaidez	Counselor	[email protected]
Candace Duron	Counselor	[email protected]
Chris Flachmann	Counselor	[email protected]
Lourdes Gonzalez	Counselor	[email protected]
Victoria Jacobi	Articulation Officer/Counselor	[email protected]
Janis Mendenhall	Counselor	[email protected]
Terri Smith	Research & Instruction Librarian	[email protected]

Mathematics & Science

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Mike Mayfield	Division Chair and Professor of Chemistry	[email protected]
Wendy Berry	Professor of Life Sciences	[email protected]
Paul Blake	Professor of Engineering	[email protected]
Nathan Cahoon	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
Shelley Getty	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
Greg Golling	Professor of Life Sciences	[email protected]
Abbas Jarrahian	Professor of Biological Sciences	[email protected]
Steve Lytle	Professor of Life Sciences	[email protected]
Mariza Martinez	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
James May	Professor of Chemistry	[email protected]
David Mitchell	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
Ruby Payne	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
David Reynolds	Professor of Physical Sciences	[email protected]
Joy Reynolds	Professor of Mathematics	[email protected]
Chris Taylor	Associate Professor of Chemistry	[email protected]
Kyle Webster	Associate Professor of Life Sciences	[email protected]

Social Sciences

Full-Time Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Tina Mendoza	Division Chair, Professor of History	[email protected]
Jennifer Altenhofel	Professor of History	[email protected]
Michelle Beasley	Professor of ECEF	[email protected]
Sharyn Eveland	Professor of Psychology	[email protected]
Salvador Jimenez-Murguia	Professor of Sociology	[email protected]
Wesley Nishiyama	Associate Professor of Political Science	[email protected]
Michelle Oja	Professor of Psychology	[email protected]
Robin Polski	Professor of ECEF and Psychology	[email protected]
Becky Roth	Professor of ECEF	[email protected]
Kenneth Smith	Associate Professor of History	[email protected]