Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board

Maricopa County Community College District,
District Support Services Center
2411 West 14th Street,
Tempe, Arizona 85281-6942
480-731-8889

Susan Bitter Smith
President, District 2

Marie Sullivan
Secretary, Member District 3

Jacqueline Smith, J.D.
Member District 1

Donna Davis
Member District 4

Tom Nerini, Ed. D.
District 5

Kelli Butler
Member At-Large

Linda Thor, Ed. D.
Member At-Large

Maricopa County Community College District Office

480-731-8000

Dr. Steven Gonzales
Chancellor

Dr. Lisa Armour
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of Academic and Student Affairs

Lee Ann Bohn
Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Jess Evans 
Chief Information Officer 

Janice Falkenberg, Esq.
General Counsel

Dr. Eddie Genna
Senior Vice Chancellor of External Affairs

Kimberly Brainard Granio
Vice Chancellor of Business Services

Dr. Cathleen Hernandez
Chief of Staff

Dr. Georgetta Kelly
Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer

Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo
Associate Vice Chancellor of the Center for Excellence in Inclusive Democracy 

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Administration

2626 E. Pecos Road
Chandler, Arizona 85225
480-732-7000

CJ Wurster
President

• B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology 
• M.A., Northern Arizona University 
• Ed.D., Northern Arizona University 

Bettina Celis 
Vice President, Student Affairs 

• B.S., University of Arizona
• M.S., University of Phoenix 

Heather Weber
Vice President, Administration & Operations 

• A.A., Okaloosa Walton Community College
• B.A., University of West Florida
• M.B.A., University of Phoenix
• Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

Gabriela Rosu 
Senior Associate Vice President (Interim)
Academic Affairs
Dean of Instruction

• B.S., Robert Morris University
• M.S., Duquesne University

Chris Schnick 
Senior Associate Vice President (Interim)
Academic Affairs
Dean of Arts and Sciences

• B.S., M.A., University of Maryland College Park

Bernadette La Mazza
Associate Vice President, Business Operations

• B.A., George Mason University
• M.A., University of Phoenix
• MAOM., University of Phoenix 
• Ed.D., Grand Canyon University

Jenna Kahl
Associate Vice President, Community Relations

• B.A. , Arizona State University
• M.Ed., Arizona State University

Felicia Ramirez-Perez
Dean of Enrollment Services

• B.S., Western New Mexico University
• M.Ed., Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

Ryan Cain 
Dean of Student Success & Retention 

• B.S., Arizona State University 
• M.Ed., Northcentral University 

Thomas Pearson
Dean of Workforce & Innovation 

• A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force
• B.S., Hawaii Pacific University
• M.S., University of Phoenix​

Administration

President 

Hesse, Maria L. (1984-2009)

• B.S., M.B.A., Arizona State University
• M.Ed., Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

Ward, Arnette S. (1971-2002)

• A.A., Edward Waters Junior College
• B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• M.A., Arizona State University

Vice President

Bartholomew, Lois (1980-2008)
Vice President, Student Affairs

• A.A., Phoenix College
• B.S., Arizona State University
• M.A., Northern Arizona University

Schroeder, John R. (1990-2013)
Provost, Williams Campus

• A.T.A., A.A.S., Everett Community College
• B.A.Ed., Central Washington University
• M.A., Azusa Pacific University

Faculty

Art

Wolter, William (Ted) (1988-2018)

• B.A., Western Illinois University;
• M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biology

Munro, Regina (Regi) (1997 – 2020)

• B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University; ACSM-HFI, CSCS

Business

Foster, Tom (1980-2018)

• A.A., Mesa Community College
• Certificate, Institutional Research
• B.A.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Arizona State University

Communication

Travers, Diane (1985-2016)

• A.G.S, Mesa Community College
• B.S., Northern Arizona University
• M.A., West Virginia University

Economics

Short, Nancy (1994-2016)

• B.S., M.A., Arizona State University

Education

Fagan, Sharon (1995-2017)

• B.A., M.A., Arizona State University
• M.Ed., Northern Arizona University

Larson-Birney, Brenda J. (1987-2013)
Education, Business, and Computer Information Systems

• B.S., Bowling Green State University
• M.A., Arizona State University
• M.S., Nova University
• Ed.D., Northern Arizona University

English

Conkright, Alice (1981-2003)

• B.A., M.A., Syracuse University
• M.L.S., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Davenport, Pamela G. (1987-2012)

• B.A., M.A., Arizona State University

Terrell-Bamiro, Caryl (1989-2018)

• B.S., M.A., Arizona State University

Journalism

Johnson, Patti N. (1981-2009)

• A.A., Yavapai College
• B.A., M.A., Indiana State University

Library

Dichtenberg, Carol L. (1998-2020)

• B.A., State University College at Buffalo
• M.L.S., University at Buffalo

Mathematics

Bedal, Charles D. (1969-1998)

• A.A., Phoenix College

• B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University

Canham, Jeanne (1995-2019)

• B.S., Taylor University

• M.Ed., Arizona State University

Rudibaugh, Melinda (1981-2017)

• B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• M.N.S., Arizona State University

Music

Denton, Marc (1991-2018)

• B.A., Arizona State University

• M.M., Brigham Young University

Wright, Randall (2000-2018)

• B.M.E., M.M., Northern Arizona University

Physics

Weaver, David (1982-2014)

• B.S., M.S., East Texas State University

• CNA, CCNA

Psychology 

Stuebner, Sandra (1986-2016)

• B.A., Chapman College

• M.C., Arizona State University

Spanish

Bingham, Cynthia (1991-2019)

• B.A., Brigham Young University
• Certificate, Latin American Studies
• M.A., Arizona State University

Jarvis, Ana C. (1987-2014)

• B.A., California State College
• M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside