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

Acquisition and Student Assistant Coordinator; 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.

Steven Baker

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

Erica Baldaray

Assistant 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.

Jenica Blohm

Admission Counselor; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

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.

Jennifer Carrillo

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

Cathy Cervantes

Associate Director, Creative Content; B.A., San Diego State University.

Diana Chea

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

Nicole Chen

Graphic Designer; B.A., University of California, Irvine.

Teri L. Chester

Assistant to the Faculty and Academic Affairs Field Trip Coordinator.

Jacqueline Chin

Associate Director of Benefits and Human Resources; 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.

Jaime Dance

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

Lisa Deiser

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

Liam Delury

Assistant Coach, Women's Soccer.

Yumiko Dittmar

Student Accounts Assistant and Cashier; B.A., Nanzun University, Japan.

Malgorzata Domagala

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

Christine Douglas

Assistant Athletic Trainer; B.A., University of Rochester; B.S., M.S., University of Florida.

Chelsea Dugger

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

Robert Duran

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

Brian Durick

Director of Student Services; B.A., George Fox University; M.S., Colorado State University.

Wendy Espejel

Head Coach, Women’s Soccer; B.S., Olivet Nazarene 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.

Jenessa Goldhamer

Financial Aid Counseling Coordinator; 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.

Bryan Hanmer

Manager of Special Facilities.

Thomas Harkenrider

Chief of Operations; B.S., California State University, Long Beach; PE.

John M. Heffron

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change and Professor of Educational History and Culture; B.A., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester.

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 Campus 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.

Juvenal Jabel

Senior Network Administrator; B.A., DeVry University.

Margaret Kasahara

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

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

Administrative Coordinator to the Graduate School and the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment; B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S., California State University, Long Beach.

Hana Kurihara

Office Manager, Strategic Marketing and Communications; B.A., Soka University of America.

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.

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.

Clare Lorenzo

Manager, Academic Affairs and Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Xiao Ying Lu

Manager of Community Relations; B.A., Hebei Teachers University, Shijiazhuang, China; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Platteville.

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.

Elizabeth Lyum

English Language Programs Coordinator; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Soka University of America.

Lanilee Maliwat

Administrative Coordinator to the Office of the Graduate School.

Maribel Marquez

Mail Clerk I.

Akemi Julie Matsumoto

Assistant to the Director of Study Abroad and International Internships; B.A., Soka University of America.

Jarmil Maupin

Technical Services Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center.

Barbara McGrath

Senior Academic Systems Administrator; B.S., University of Phoenix.

Kelsey Merritt

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

Cheryl Meyer

Writing Center Administrative Assistant.

Shannon Miller

Residence Hall Coordinator; B.A., M.A., California State University, Chico.

John Min

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

Nobuko Miyama

Residence Hall Coordinator; B.A., Soka University of America.

Jake Monahan

Administrative Assistant, 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

Associate Director, Production and Digital Media.

John Morgan

Box Office Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center.

Emy Mukumoto

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

Melody Murakami

Special Projects Coordinator and Assistant to the Dean of Students; B.A., Soka University of America.

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.

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 I; B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

Phillip Nguyen

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

Mayumi Nono

IT Administrative Operations Manager; B.A., Teikyo University, Japan.

Lorraine Oda

Bookstore Manager.

Alex H. Okuda

Director of Study Abroad and International Internships Office; B.S., M.A., Soka University, Japan.

Rakesh Patel

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

Bryan E. Penprase

Vice President for Sponsored Research and 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.

Eric Reker

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

Carin Rodgers-Bronstein

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

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.

Kentaro Shintaku

Soka Institute for Global Solutions Fellow; B.A., Soka University of America; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ana Melissa Siazon

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

Janna Skye

Administrative Coordinator for the Dean of Faculty Office; B.A., University of Southern California.

Minami Smalheiser

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

Susan Smith

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

Sherry Souktia

Library Assistant; B.A., Soka University of America.

Jaime Spataro

Marketing and Communications Manager; B.M., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A., Conservatorio di Musica Lucio Campiani di Mantova, Italy.

Sarah Spornick

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

Bobbie Stemple

Director of Total Rewards.

Gloria Takahashi

Assistant to the Soka Institute for Global Solutions; 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.

Alexis Tice

Web Content Strategist; 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.

Yuya Uchida

Manager of Overseas Development; 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.

Eiko Vogtman

Manager of Student Accounts; B.A., California State University, Fullerton.

John Walker

English Language Programs Director; B.A., Notre Dame de Namur University; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

Joy Wang

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

Michael Weiner

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; 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 Services & 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.

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.