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Philip WilliamsDean
Philip Williams 

He/Him/His

Bldg. 47, Room 31
805-756-2706
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Philip Williams began his role as dean of Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts in August 2019. Previously, he served as director of the Center for Latin American Studies and Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. He was also Co-Partnership Director for the Colombia-U.S. Human Rights Law School Program and co-directed the Program for Immigration, Religion, and Social Change (PIRSC). Williams holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Latin American Studies and Doctor of Philosophy in politics from the University of Oxford in 1986.

He is co-author of "Living "Illegal": The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration (The New Press, 2011), "Militarization and Demilitarization in El Salvador's Transition to Democracy" (University of Pittsburgh 1997),The Catholic Church and Politics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Macmillan 1989), and co-editor of "A Place to Be: Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican Immigrants in Florida’s New Destinations" (Rutgers University Press, 2009) and of Christianity, Globalization, and Social Change in the Americas (Rutgers University 2001).

Williams earned a number of prestigious fellowships and grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, Fulbright, National Science Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Tinker Foundation, United States Agency for International Development, United States Department of Education, United States Institute of Peace, and United States Department of State.


 

Kate MurphyAssociate Dean for Student Success
Kate Murphy

She/Her/Hers

Bldg. 47, Room 31
805-756-2359
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Josh MachamerAssociate Dean for Operations 
Josh Machamer

He/Him/His

Bldg. 47, Room 31
805-756-2359
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Kelly BennionInterim Associate Dean for Diversity and Curriculum
Kelly Bennion

She/Her/Hers

Bldg. 47, Room 31
805-75
6-0781
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Jane L. LehrDirector of Research Engagement
Jane L. Lehr

She/Her/Hers



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Administrative Support

 
Heidi Velasco Receptionist
Heidi Velasco
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-2359

 

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Lynne Ricard, Assistant to the Dean Cal Poly CLA Executive Assistant to the Dean
Lynne Ricard
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-2706

 

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Ashley Davis, Faculty Contracts Analyst Cal Poly CLA Faculty Recruitment and Contract Analyst
Ashley Davis
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-7678

 

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Melissa Bodin, Evaluations Process Analyst Cal Poly CLA Evaluations Process Analyst
Melissa Bodin
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-2337

 

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Joy Sisler, Budget Analyst Cal Poly CLA Finance and Budget Analyst
Joy Sisler 
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-5755

 

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College Advisors

 
Sabrina Canady, Advising Cal Poly CLA Lead Academic Advisor
Sabrina Canady
Bldg. 47, Room 36R

805-756-6200

 

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Katie Harris, Advising Cal Poly CLA Academic Advisor
Katie Harris
Bldg. 47, Room 36R

805-756-6200

 

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Alejandra Cebreros, CLA Advising Multicultural Academic Advisor
Alejandra Cebreros
Bldg. 47, Room 36R

805-756-6200

 

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Development Office

 
Moon-ja Yunouye-petz, Senior Director of Development Cal Poly CLA Senior Director of Development
Moon-ja Yunouye-Petz
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-6776

 

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Debi Schwartz, Administrative Coordinator Cal Poly CLA Administrative Coordinator
Chrissy Ybarra
Bldg. 47, Room 31

805-756-6246

 

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College Communications

 
Cara King, Communication Specialist Lead Communications Specialist
Cara King
Bldg. 47, Room 36N

805-756-1216

 

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Nicole Troy, Communications Specialist Communications Specialist
Nicole Troy
Bldg. 47, Room 36P

805-756-2986

 

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