Administration and Staff Directory

Sara Ahmad

Admission Operations Credentials Analyst; B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A., Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

Mihyun Ahn

Circulation Services Manager; B.A., Chonbuk National University, South Korea.

Chintan Amin

Director of Environmental Health and Safety; B.S., M.S., California State University, Fullerton.

Anthony Antonissen

Bus Driver.

Archibald E. Asawa

Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer; B.A., Yale University.

Erik Avila Gallegos

Help Desk Team Lead.

Steve Baker

Production Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center; B.A., Michigan State University.

Erica Baldaray

Associate Director of Athletics; B.S., California State University, Fullerton; M.A., Concordia University Irvine.

Martin Beck

Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., University of Missouri, Columbia.

Shawn Beyer

Head Coach, Men's Soccer; B.A., University of Evansville.

Renee Bodie

General Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center; B.S., University of California, Davis.

Patrick Boivin

Head Coach, Cross Country/Track & Field; B.S., M.A., California State University, Chico.

Kaitlyn Bourdelais

DEI Program Coordinator; B.F.A., New York University; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

Scott Brandos

Director of Financial Aid; B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Tomoko Cahill

International Development Coordinator; B.A., Kanagawa University, Japan.

Adriana Campoy

Writer/Media Relations Manager; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.F.A., University of Washington; M. Phil., University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Lucian Cao

Graduate Admission Counselor; B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.S., California Baptist University.

Maya Cardenas-Dance

Community Relations Manager; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., California State University, Long Beach.

Jennifer Carrillo

Athletic Trainer; B.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., California State University, Fresno.

Nina Castro

Director of Study Abroad and International Programs; B.S., University of Florida; B.S., Florida International University; M.S., University of Miami.

Diana Chea

Human Resources Manager, Talent Acquisition and Wellness; B.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University.

Nicole Chen

Manager of Creative Services; B.A., University of California, Irvine.

Teri L. Chester

Assistant to the Faculty and Academic Affairs Field Trip Coordinator.

Jacqueline Chin

Senior Associate Director of Human Resources and Benefits; B.A., Soka University of America; M.S., Chapman University.

Young Choi-Plass

Career Counselor; B.A., Pepperdine University.

Dana Collins

Manager of Development Operations; B.B.A., University of San Diego.

Scott Collins

Operations Manager, Facility Service Partners.

Margaret Cordner

Writing Specialist; B.A., University of Hawaii; M.A., M.A., Soka University of America.

Rebecca Cortez

Assistant to the Faculty; B.S., Pacific Christian College.

Kathy A. Crilly

Director of Purchasing.

Adam Crossen

Head Coach, Swimming & Diving; B.S., University of Southern California.

Andrew Crowell

Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving; B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Michael Curtis

Senior Advisor to the President and Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) Senior Research Fellow; B.S., M.S., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., George Mason University.

Jaime Dance

Assistant Director of Residential Life; B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.S., California State University, Fullerton.

Gabriella de Paiva Barbosa Marttuci

Marketing Assistant, Soka Performing Arts Center; B.A., Soka University of America.

Lisa Deiser

Director of Residential Life; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Sam Houston State University.

Liam Delury

Head Coach, Women's Soccer.

Mareva Dijoux

Sustainability Coordinator; B.A., Soka University of America.

Malgorzata Domagala

Interlibrary Loan and Course Reserves Coordinator; B.A., English Teacher Training College, Poland; M.A., Warsaw University, Poland.

Renata Duarte Ferreira

Marketing Assistant, Soka Performing Arts Center; B.A., Soka University of America.

Chelsea Dugger

Assistant Director of Admission; B.A., Soka University of America.

Robert Duran

Student Activities Manager; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Soka University of America.

Brian Durick

Assistant Dean of Students, Support and Access Services; B.A., George Fox University; M.S., Colorado State University.

Edward M. Feasel

President and Professor of Economics; B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.

Andy Garcia

Operations Manager, Facility Service Partners.

Jeffrey Gardea

Associate Director of Information Technology; B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Nathan J. Gauer

Associate Director, Communications; B.A., Soka University of America; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Patricia Gibson

Director of International Student Services; B.A., Columbia University; M.A., Soka University of America; M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University.

Alexa Girouard

Residence Hall Coordinator; B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Western Michigan University.

Jenessa Goldhamer

Assistant Director of Financial Aid Counseling; B.A., University of California, Irvine.

Erick Gonzalez

Network Specialist.

Deborah Goss

Writing Center Manager and Adjunct Instructor – Writing; B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., Soka University of America; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Maya Gunaseharan

Director for Diversity Initiatives and Community Building; B.S., Cornell University; M.A., Soka University of America.

Daniel Y. Habuki

President Emeritus and Professor of Economics; B.A., Soka University, Japan; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., Washington State University.

Emilia Haddad

Stage Manager - Soka Performing Arts Center.

Kaitlyn Hallworth

Residence Hall Coordinator; B.A., M.S., Hope International University.

Bryan Hanmer

Manager of Special Facilities.

Greer Henderson

Residence Hall Coordinator; B.S., Boise State University; M.Ed., Seattle University.

Michelle Hobby-Mears

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities; B.A., Fisk University; M.B.A., University of Redlands.

Don Hodgson

Director of Security.

Charles Hong

Systems Administrator; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jaimie Hsu

Admission and International Student Services Advisor; B.A., University of California, Irvine.

Jay Jabel

Network Manager; B.A., DeVry University.

Margaret Kasahara

Director of Alumni Relations; B.A., New York University; M.A., Soka University, Japan.

Daiki Katsukawa

Help Desk Technician I; B.A., Soka University of America.

Mary Patrick Kavanaugh

Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Special Projects; B.A., San Francisco State University; M.F.A, University of San Francisco.

Sophia Kawada

Manager of Service Desk and Systems Administrator; B.A., Soka University of America; M.B.A., University of Redlands.

Linda Kennedy

Executive Director of Philanthropy; B.A., Fairfield University.

Jimmy King

Associate Director of Admission; B.S., California State University, Northridge.

Katherine M. King

Executive Vice President of University Community; Chief Human Resources Officer; Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Others; B.S., University of Redlands.

Naoko Kogure

Assistant to the President and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration; B.A., Wellesley College.

Manami Koizumi

Manager of Graduate School Administrative Affairs and Student Affairs; Institutional Research and Assessment Office Manager; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., California State University, Long Beach.

Taylor Kushner

Head Coach, Men's Volleyball; B.A., California State University, Los Angeles; M.S., California Baptist University.

Alberto Landaveri

Writing Specialist; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine.

Lindsey Laughlin

Admission Counselor; B.A., University of Oregon.

April Le

Payroll Analyst; B.A., Soka University of America.

Emma Lee

Athletics Operations Coordinator; B.S., Providence College; M.S., Point Loma Nazarene University.

Susan Lee

Operations and Special Projects Manager; B.S., California State University, Los Angeles.

Sharon Legese Gemechu

Residence Hall Coordinator and Residential Life Conduct Officer; B.A., Indiana University.

Yuan Liang

Systems Librarian; B.A., Fudan University, China; M.T.S., Vanderbilt University; M.L.I.S., San Jose State University.

Viktoria Lohk

SIGS Fellow & Digital Media Assistant and Content Creator; B.A., Soka University of America.

Clare Lorenzo

Manager, Academic Affairs.

Melody Lowe

Senior Development Coordinator; B.A., Soka University of America.

Ying Lucy Lu

Laboratory Manager; B.S., East China University of Science and Technology, China; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Matthew Luna

Director of Admission Operations; B.S., University of La Verne.

Phuong Luong

Assistant to the Registrar; B.S., California State University, Northridge.

Lanilee Maliwat

Administrative Coordinator to the Office of the Graduate School.

Maribel Marquez

Mail Clerk I.

Akemi Julie Matsumoto

Study Abroad Advisor; B.A., Soka University of America.

Jarmil Maupin

Internal Events Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center.

Barbara McGrath

Senior Systems & Cybersecurity Administrator; B.S., University of Phoenix.

David McNeil

Athletic Trainer; B.A., Rowan University; M.S., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

Kelsey Merritt

Assistant to the Faculty; B.A., Brandman University; M.S., University of La Verne.

Cheryl Meyer

Writing Center Administrative Assistant.

John Min

Chief Information Officer; Executive Director of Information Technology; B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; M.B.A., University of Southern California; PE.

Jake Monahan

Administrative Coordinator for Student Affairs; B.A., University of California, Riverside.

Kevin Moncrief

Executive Director of the Ambassador Andrew Young Dialogue Lab; B.B.A, Washburn University of Topeka; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

Faelynn Monroe

Associate Director of Events and Conferences; B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix.

Hyon Jung Moon

Dean of Students; Title IX and Section 504 Deputy Coordinator for Students; B.S.E, M.S.E, Arizona State University, Tempe; M.I.M.O.T., Thunderbird; M.A., Soka University, Japan; Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Julia Moore

Manager of Human Resources & University Community; B.A., Soka University of America

Mike Moore

Director of Athletics and Recreation; B.A., California State University, Long Beach.

Samuel Morales

Director, Creative Studio & Strategy.

Karen Moran Jackson

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change; Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Assessment; B.S., Biology, University of Nevada, Reno; Teaching Credential, University of California, Davis; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

John Morgan

Box Office Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center.

Sarena Morse

Accounts Payable Specialist; B.S., Southern New Hampshire University.

Emy Mukumoto

Accounts Payable Manager; B.A., California State University, Long Beach.

Melody Murakami

Assistant to the Dean of Students and Manager of Student Organizations Support Services; B.A., Soka University of America; M.S.O.D., Pepperdine Graziado Business School.

Ruby Nagashima

Director of Student Leadership and Service Engagement; B.A., Soka University of America; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

David Nakabayashi

Controller and Assistant Treasurer; B.S., University of Illinois; CPA.

Sophia Nakabayashi

Mental Health Counselor; B.A., M.A., Soka University, Japan; Psy.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; LMFT.

Tomoko Nakano

Graphic Designer; BFA, State University of New York College at Purchase.

April Nelson Afoa

Mental Health Counselor; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., San Diego State University; LMFT.

Eddie Ng

Investment Analyst; B.A., Soka University of America.

Francis Nguyen

Help Desk Technician II; B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Phillip Nguyen

Accountant I; B.S., California State University, Los Angeles.

Mayumi Nono

Assistant Director of IT Administration; B.A., Teikyo University, Japan.

Lorraine Oda

Bookstore Manager.

Rakesh Patel

Systems Administrator I; B.S., DeVry University.

Bryan E. Penprase

Vice President for External Academic Relations and Professor of Physics and Astronomy; B.S.; M.S.; Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Watchara Phomicinda

Manager of Digital Media.

Avelino Pitts

Assistant Director of Admission Operations; B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Darlene Prescott

Bus Driver.

Alisa Proctor

Assistant Director of Internships; B.S., Pacific Union College; M.S., California State University, Sacramento.

Kaveh Razaghi

Evening Athletic Equipment and Operations Coordinator; B.A., M.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Raul Razo

Mail Services Coordinator.

Marcos Vinícius Reginaldo de Souza

Assistant to the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; B.A., Soka University, Japan; M.A., Soka University of America.

Eric Reker

Director of Investments; B.A., Soka University of America; M.P.A., Cornell University; CFA.

Ciera Robinson

Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Golf; B.A., Santa Clara University.

Curtis Robinson

Head Coach, Men's and Women's Golf; B.A., Chapman University.

Carin Rodgers Bronstein

Associate Director, Community Relations; B.S., M.S., Fordham University.

Antoinette Rossman

House Manager & Assistant to the General Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center.

Hiro Sakai

Executive Assistant to the President and Board Secretary; B.A., Soka University, Japan.

Marisa Samaniego

Assistant Director of Mail Services.

Ryan Sanders

Assistant Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field; B.A., California State University, Long Beach.

Leo Sasaki

Community Relations Coordinator and Receptionist.

Toshiko Sato

Executive Director of International Development; B.A., Soka University, Japan; M.P.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Ana Melissa Siazon

Admission Operations Coordinator; B.S., University of California, Irvine.

Janna Skye

Manager of the Dean of Faculty Office; B.A., University of Southern California.

Minami Smalheiser

Admission Counselor; B.A., Soka University of America.

Ian Smith

Technical Services Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center; B.A., California State University, Northridge.

Susan Smith

Assistant to the Faculty and Academic Affairs Events Coordinator; B.A., M.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Sherry Souktia

Archival Services Librarian/Archivist; B.A., Soka University of America.

Sarah Spornick

Assistant to the Office of Enrollment Services; B.A., Concordia University Irvine.

Bobbie Stemple

Director of Total Rewards.

Riley Sullivan

Financial Aid Data Analyst.

Gloria Takahashi

Soka Institute for Global Solutions Coordinator; B.A., Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea.

Tomoko Takahashi

Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment; Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Linguistics and Education; B.A., L.H.D., Albertus Magnus College; M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University; Ph.D., Monash University, Australia.

Eiichi Takemura

Administrative Assistant to the Soka Heritage Hall; B.A., Soka University of America.

Mitsuko Terui

Assistant to the Office of Alumni Relations; B.A., M.A., Soka University of America.

Alexis Tice

Manager of Digital Marketing and Communications; B.A., University of Toledo.

Jennifer Tirrell

Instruction and Assessment Librarian; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.L.I.S., University of California, Los Angeles.

Hiroko Tomono Furniss

Director of the Library; B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.A., Soka University of America; M.L.I.S., San Jose State University.

Nhung Truong

Admission Counselor; B.A., San Diego State University.

Yuya Uchida

Director of Operations, SIGS and Assistant to the President; B.A., Soka University of America; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University.

Helen Uddin

Bus Driver.

Diana Ueda-Matsuoka

Manager of New Student Orientation and Shuttle Services; B.A., Soka University of America; M.A., SIT Graduate Institute.

Peri Unver

Grants and Sponsored Research Administrator; B.A., M.A., Stanford University.

Patrick Villanueva

Assistant Coach, Men’s Volleyball; B.A., ITT Technical Institute.

Joy Wang

Manager of Technical Services; B.A., Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute, Beijing, China; M.L.I.S., Dalhousie University, Canada.

Michael Weiner

Senior Advisor to the President; Managing Editor, SIGS Occasional Papers; Professor of East Asian History and International Studies; B.A., Sophia University Tokyo; Ph.D., University of Sheffield.

David Welch

Vice President and University Counsel; B.A., San Diego State University; J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

John Werfelmann

Senior Financial Aid Data Analyst; B.A., State University of New York at Oswego.

Geoffrey Westropp

Associate Director of Academic Computing; B.A., Bryant College; M.B.A., Babson College; Ph.D., Chapman University.

Kelly Wilson

Reference and Instruction Librarian; B.A., University of South Alabama; M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Grand Canyon University.

Andrew Woolsey

Dean of Enrollment Services; B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of La Verne.

Jonathan Wray

Director of Career Development and Internships; B.A., Kent State University; M.A., Columbia College Chicago.

Howard Wu

Faculty Assistant and Assistant to the Dean of Faculty Office; B.A., Soka University of America; M.A., Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; M.S., University of Southern California.

Tsuneo Yabusaki

Director of Administration; B.A., Soka University, Japan; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University.

Kayo Yoshikawa

Programs Coordinator and Editorial Assistant; B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., California State University, Long Beach.

Nancy Yoshimura

Registrar; B.A., McMaster University, Canada.

Jose Zavaleta

Senior Laboratory Manager; B.S., University of California, Irvine; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles.

Angel Zazueta

Sports Information Officer; B.A., M.B.A., La Sierra University.

Alexandru Zotinca

Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer; B.S., Lucian Blaga University, Romania.