Administration and Staff

Office of the Dean

University Hall 2100
310.258.8768

Dean
Michelle D. Young, Ph.D.

Assistant to the Dean
(Open)

Sr. Administrative Coordinator
Edgar Hernandez

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Faculty Affairs
William D. Parham, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator 
Diane Gasper

Associate Dean for Strategic Engagement
Manny Aceves, Ed.D.

Director of Grants Administration
Cynthia Ruiz

Director of Development
Vanessa Benya

Associate Dean for Business Services
Ramiro Euyoque, M.B.A

Director of Administration and Admission
Mary Fraser, M.A.

Graduate Admission Counselor
(Open)

Recruitment Specialist
(Open)

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Denise Valdez

Instructional Technology Analyst
Elaine Coates, M.A.

Director, Student Success
Dani Doyle, M.A.

Academic Advisor
(Counseling, School Psychology, Higher Education, and Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs)
Michael Cersosimo, Ed.D.

Academic Advisor
(Administrative Services Credential, Certificate for Catholic School Administration, Educational Leadership MA, Reading Certificate, CAST LA, PUC Schools, Bilingual, Elementary, Secondary and Special Education Graduate Teacher Preparation Programs)
Terri Taylor

Credential Advisor
Joy Pirsaheli

Director, Assessment and Accreditation
Kay Duenas

Senior Administrative Coordinator, Data and Records
Edward Blancarte, M.A.

LiveText Coordinator
Maureen Herbert

Teaching and Learning
Edmundo F. Litton, Ph.D.

Educational Leadership and Administration
Mary McCullough, Ph.D.

Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Mary McCullough, Ph.D. (interim)

Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Social Justice
Rebecca Stephenson, Ph.D.

Administration, Administrative Services, Educational Leadership, School Administration, Higher Education Administration, Certificate in Catholic School Administration
University Hall 2300
310.258.5438

Department Chair
Mary McCullough, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator
Jacqueline Hansen, M.A. 

Doctoral Program
University Hall 2348
310.338.7449

Director
Rebecca Stephenson, Ph.D.

Assistant Director
Michaela Cooper, M.A.

School Counseling and School Psychology Programs
University Hall 1500
310.568.6854

Interim Department Chair
Mary McCullough, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Counseling and CWA Programs
Maryann Francis, Ed.D.

Fieldwork Administrator, Counseling & CWA Programs 
Esther Gobrial, MS, LMFT

Assistant Director, School Psychology
Karen Komosa-Hawkins, Ph.D.

Fieldwork Administrator, School Psychology
Dawn Richards, Psy.D.

Traditional Programs in Elementary and Secondary Teaching, Special Education, Literacy and Reading Education, General Education, Bilingual Education, and courses in language, diversity, and culture; intern teaching programs including PLACE Corps, CAST, and Teach For America

University Hall 1340 and 2600
310.258.5437 and 310.568.8653

Department Chair
Edmundo F. Litton, Ph.D.

Department Co-Chair
Philip Molebash, Ph.D.

Senior Administrative Coordinator 
Aracelli Morairty

Supervisor/Coordinator of Clinical Fieldwork
Helen Kim, Ed.D.

Supervisor/Coordinator of Clinical Fieldwork
Nadja Conway, M.A.

PLACE Corps & CAST

University Hall 1340

Director
Antonio Felix, Ed.D.

Program Associate
Clementine Castro, M.A.

Senior Administrative Coordinator
Erik Hernandez

LMU/Teach for America Partnership

University Hall 2600

Assistant Director, TFA and Intern Partnerships, Los Angeles
Natasha D'Costa, M.A.

Supervisor/Coordinator of Clinical Fieldwork, Northern California
Kate Murray, M.A.

Assistant Director, Intern Partnerships, Northern California 
Stephanie Serventi, M.Ed.

LMU California Reading & Literature Project
University Hall 1300
310.258.5740

Director
Gina Chavez, Ed.D.

Educational Support Specialist
Natalie Moiseve

Center for Catholic Education
University Hall 1760
310.338.7303

Executive Director
Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate
Kara Lemma, Ph.D.

Administrative Coordinator
Norma Cabrera

Center for Equity for English Learners
University Hall 1300
310.568.6117

Executive Director
Magaly Lavadenz, Ph.D. 

Director of Programs and Partnerships
Elvira G. Armas, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Project ROYAL
Sylvia Jauregui Hodge, M.Ed. 

Director, Research and Policy
Linda Kaminski, Ed.D.

Research Associate
Grecya López, M.S.

Assistant Director, Professional Development
Veronica McLane

Biliteracy & EL Education Specialist
Gisela O'Brien, Ph.D.

Center for Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Website
310.258.8806

Senior Director
Annette Pijuan Hernandez, Ed.D. 

Innovation in Digital Education and Leadership (iDEAL) Website
310.338.2328
University Hall, 1300

Director
Shannon Tabaldo, M.A. 

Assistant Director, Blended Learning Experiences
Greg Akai, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Simulation Learning Experiences
Ashley Ireland Ed.D. 

Program Coordinator
Amy Gross, M.A.

Program Coordinator
Meaghan Crowley, M.A.

Program Coordinator
Christine Navarro, M.A.

LMU Family of Schools Website
310.258.5492
University Hall, 2636

Director
Darin Earley, Ed.D. 

Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math & Science Website
310.338.2328
University Hall, 1300

Director
Norma Romero, M.A. 

Associate Director
Paola Pérez, M.Ed.

Academic Advisor
Dulce Jauregui, M.A.

Director of Marketing and Communications
Deborah Glenn

Undergraduate Admission
310.338.2750

School of Education Graduate Admission
310.258.8791 

Graduate Admission
310.338.2721

Graduate Financial Aid
310.338.2753

Registrar
310.338.2740 

Controller / Student Accounts
310.338.2711