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
Agriculture TrAC
Subject(s): AGBUS, ASCI, CUL ART, HORT, N R, PLA
Agriculture Business, Horticulture & Natural Resources (AGBUS, ASCI, HORT, NR, PLANT)
- Tina Candelo-Mize - Chair
Culinary Arts (CUL ART)
- Robert Halabicky - Chair
Arts, Humanities, and Multimedia TrAC
Subjects: ART, DANCE, DRAMA, FASHION, GRART, ID, LIBRY, MCOM, MUSIC, PHOTO, DMEDIA
Art
- Shenny Cruces - Co-Chair*
- Gary Carlos - Co-Chair
Drama & Dance
- Kevin Bautch - Co-Chair (DRAMA)
- Valerie Gnassounou - Co-Chair (DANCE)
Fashion & Interior Design
- Leslie Asfour - Chair
Library
- Loren Valterza - Chair
Multimedia (DMEDIA, GRART, MCOM, PHOTO)
- Tara Cuslidge-Staiano - Chair
Music
- Aaron Garner - Chair
Business and Law TrAC
Subjects: BUS, BIM, CSA, LAW
Business (CSA)
- Johnathan Cardiel - Co-Chair*
- Kathy Huff - Co-Chair
Business Information Management
- Alicia Lopez - Chair
Law
- Steve McCarty - Chair
Communication and Languages TrAC
Subjects: CHIN, COM ST, DV ED, ENG, ESL, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SL, SPAN
Communication Studies
- Mariela Guzman - Co-Chair*
- Allen Amundsen - Co-Chair
English
- Cassandra Opiela - Chair
- Sarah Antinora
ESL
- Amber Wolak - Chair
World Languages (CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SL, SPAN)
- Charlene Nunes - Chair
Counseling and Special Services Division
Subjects: ALTW, COUN, LS
Counseling (ALTW, COUN, LS)
- Sharmila Nathaniel - Co-Chair*
- Ysaura Suarez - Co-Chair
Health and Fitness TrAC
Subjects: ATH, COMM DIS, FCS, H ED, H S, NURS, NURSADN, NURSPT, PEACTIV, PETHEORY, RAD, SPLA
Athletics, Physical Education & Health Education (PEACTIV, PETHEORY, H ED, ATH)
- Richard Ressa - Chair
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 TrAC
Subjects: ASTRO, BIOL, CHEM, CS, CSC, CSN, CSP, CSW, GEOG, GEOL, MATH, PHSCI, PHYSC
Biology
- Danielle Yancey - Chair
Chemistry
- 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
- Darin Brown- Co-Chair*
- Patricia Hammer - Co-Chair
Social Science, Education, and Public Service TrAC
Subjects: A J, ANTHR, CIVIL, ECE, ECON, ETHNS, EDUC, HIST, HUM, PHILO, POLSC, PSYCH, RELGN, SOCIO
Administration of Justice
- David Main - Co-Chair*
- David Terry - Co-Chair
Anthropology & Sociology
- Harry Mersmann - Chair
Early Childhood Education & Education
- Angela Beyer - Chair
Economics & Philosophy (CIVIL, HUM, RELGN)
- Joel Beutel - Chair
Ethnic Studies
- Malika Hollinside - Co-Chair
- Eugene Gambol - Co-Chair
History
- Evan Wade - Chair
Political Science
- Cirian Villavicencio - Co-Chair*
- Joel Blank - Co-Chair
Psychology
- Melissa Neal- Co-Chair*
- Karen Lee - Co-Chair
Technical Careers and Trades TrAC
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
* Curriqunet approval role for groups with Co-chairs