Discipline Group Chairs

Discipline Group Chairs at Delta College play a key leadership role by supporting faculty, coordinating curriculum, and helping ensure academic programs stay strong, current, and student-centered. They serve as a vital connection between faculty and administration, helping move ideas forward and supporting collaboration within each discipline.

 

Discipline Group Chairs

Last updated: 08/12/2025

Athletics and Physical Education Division

Subject(s): ATH,H ED, PEACTIV, PETHEORY

Athletics, Physical Education  & Health Education (ATH, H ED,PEACTIV, PETHEORY)

  • Richard Ressa - Chair
 

Arts and Multimedia Division

Subjects: ARTH, DANCE, DRAMA, FASHION, GRART, ID, MCOM, MUSIC, PHOTO, DMEDIA

Art (ARTH)

  • Shenny Cruces - Co-Chair*
  • Gary Carlos - Co-Chair   

Drama & Dance (DRAMA, DANCE) 

  • Kevin Bautch - Co-Chair (DRAMA)
  • Valerie Gnassounou - Co-Chair (DANCE)   

Fashion & Interior Design (FASHION, ID) 

  • Leslie Asfour - Chair   

Multimedia (DMEDIA, GRART, MCOM, PHOTO)

  • Tara Cuslidge-Staiano - Chair   

Music (MUSIC)

  • Aaron Garner - Chair

     

Communication, Languages, and Library Division

Subjects: CHIN, COM ST, DV ED, ENGL, ESL, FREN, GERM, ITAL, LIBRY, JAPAN, SL, SPAN

Communication Studies  (COM ST)

  • Mariela Guzman - Co-Chair*
  • Jeff Toney - Co-Chair   

English (ENGL)

  • Cassandra Opiela - Chair
  • Sarah Antinora   

ESL (ESL)

  • Amber Wolak - Co-Chair

  • Ludmilla Buettner - Co-Chair

Library (LIBRY)

  • Loren Valterza - Chair   

World Languages (CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SL, SPAN)

  • Gwen Maciel - Chair

     

Counseling and Special Services Division

Subjects: ALTW, COUN, LS   

Counseling (ALTW, COUN, LS)

  • Sharmila Nathaniel - Co-Chair*

  • Ysaura Suarez - Co-Chair

     

Health Science Division

Subjects: COMM DIS, FCS, H S, NURS, NURSADN, NURSPT, RAD, SPLA

Nursing, Family & Health Sciences (COMM DIS, FCS, H S, NURSADN, NURSPT, RAD)

  • Lori Riley-Weigel - Co-Chair*
  • Nicole Porter - Co-Chair   

Speech Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)

  • ​Benjamin Reece - Chair

     

Science, Engineering, Computer Science, and Math Division

Subjects: ASTRO, BIOL, CHEM, CS, CSC, CSN, CSP, CSW, GEOG, GEOL, MATH, PHSCI, PHYSC

Biology (BIOL)

  • Danielle Yancey - Chair

Chemistry (CHEM)

  • Alicia Ricardez - Chair

Computer Science (CS, CSC, CSN, CSP, CSW)

  • Master Anthony Maumalanga - Co-Chair*
  • Li Zhang - Co-Chair

Earth Sciences & Physics (ASTRO, GEOG, GEOL, PHSCI, PHYSC)       

  • Dustin Tsai - Chair

Mathematics (MATH)

  • Darin Brown- Co-Chair*

  • Patricia Hammer - Co-Chair

     

Social Science, Humanities, and Education Division

Subjects: A J, ANTH, CIVIL, ECE, ECON, ETHNS, EDUC, HIST, HUM, PHILO, POLSC, PSYCH, RELGN, SOCIO   

Administration of Justice (A J)

  • David Main - Co-Chair*
  • David Terry - Co-Chair   

Anthropology & Sociology (ANTH, SOCIO)

  • Monique Fortunato - Chair

Early Childhood Education & Education (ECE, EDUC)

  • Angela Beyer - Chair

Economics & Philosophy (CIVIL, HUM, RELGN)

  • Joel Beutel - Chair

Ethnic Studies (ETHNS)

  • Malika Hollinside - Co-Chair
  • Eugene Gambol - Co-Chair   

History (HIST)

  • Evan Wade - Chair

Political Science (POLSC)

  • Cirian Villavicencio - Co-Chair*
  • Joel Blank - Co-Chair   

Psychology (PSYCH)

  • Melissa Neal- Co-Chair*

  • Karen Lee - Co-Chair

     

Career and Technical Education Division

Agriculture and Culinary Arts

Subject(s): AGBUS, ASCI, CUL ART, HORT, N R, PLANT

Agriculture Business, Horticulture & Natural Resources (AGBUS, ASCI, HORT, NR, PLANT)

  • Tina Candelo-Mize - Chair

Culinary Arts (CUL ART) 

  • Robert Halabicky - Chair​

     

Business and Law

Subjects: ACCT, BUS, BIM, CSA, LAW, REAL

Business (ACCT, BUS, CSA, REAL)

  • Johnathan Cardiel - Co-Chair*
  • Kathy Huff - Co-Chair

Business Information Management  (BIM)

  • Alicia Lopez - Chair  

Law (LAW)

  • Steve McCarty - Chair

     

Technical and Career Trades

Subjects: A- IND, A-MEC, ARCH, AGEGR, AUTO, AUTOBODY, AUTOMECH, CAT, CNT, A-CON, DIESL, ELEC, AELE, E M, ELECT, ETECH, ENGR, HVACR, INDUS, MACH, WELDING

Automotive (AUTOBODY, AUTOMECH, AUTO)

  • ​Alberto Luna - Chair

Building, Electronics, and Engineering Technology (A-CON, ARCH, CNT, E M, ENGR, E TECH, ELECT)      

  • Kamran Sedighi - Chair

Diesel & Industrial Technology (A-IND, CAT, DIESL, INDUS, AGBUS, AGEGR, AH SC)

  • Michael Holden - Chair

Electrical Technology and HVACR (A-ELE, ELEC, HVACR)

  • Ocean Tran - Chair

Machine & Welding Technology (A-MEC, MACH, WELDING)

  • Andreas Tolentino - Chair

 

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