Staff and Faculty Updates
New additions to the CLA team, leadership changes, awards and promotions relevant for the 2026-27 academic year.
See our 2026 Faculty and Staff awards
Leadership Snapshot
New Leadership and Staff
| Lauren Kolodziejski – Associate Dean for Student Success |
Kelly Bennion – Associate Dean for Academic Personnel and Operations |
| Erica Nordby – Assistant Dean of Development |
Chrissy Ybarra – Associate Director of Development |
| Joy Sisler – Director of Finance and Budget |
Megan Massey-MacKenzie – Evaluations Process Analyst |
| Patrice Auyong – Communication Studies |
Lex Gonzales – WGQS ASC |
New Department Chair and Reappointments
| Sara Frantz – Art and Design (reappointment) |
Ken Brown – Philosophy (reappointment) |
| Anuraj Dhillan – Communication Studies |
Ning Zhang – Political Science (reappointment) |
| Dustin Stegner – English (reappointment) |
Joan Meyers – Social Sciences (reappointment) |
| Elizabeth Adan – Women’s, Gender and Queer Studies (reappointment) |
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Promotion to Professor
| Lauren Kolodziejski – Communication Studies |
Jessica Kaczorowski – Psychology and Child Development |
| David Zoller – Philosophy |
Liz Johnston – Social Sciences |
| Kelly Bennion – Psychology and Child Development |
Sara Lopus – Social Sciences |
| Laura Cacciamani – Psychology and Child Development |
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Promotion to Associate Professor
| Allison Myers – Art and Design |
Amy Skoll – Philosophy (ISS) |
| Linh Thuy Toscani – Art and Design |
Hocheol Yang – Graphic Communication |
| Krista Sarraf – English |
James Antony – Psychology and Child Development |
| Ryan Buyco – Ethnic Studies |
Nikhil Deb – Social Sciences |
| Jorge Moraga – Ethnic Studies |
Ramón Esquivel – Theatre and Dance |
| Christopher Chiego – Philosophy (ISS) |
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Tenure
| Allison Myers – Art and Design |
Amy Skoll – Philosophy (ISS) |
| Linh Thuy Toscani – Art and Design |
Robert Wallace – Philosophy |
| Krista Sarraf – English |
Ava Wright – Philosophy |
| Jorge Moraga – Ethnic Studies |
James Antony – Psychology and Child Development |
| Hocheol Yang – Graphic Communication |
Nikhil Deb – Social Sciences |
| Christopher Chiego – Philosophy (ISS) |
Jess Lee – Social Sciences |
| Jacob Sparks – Philosophy |
Ramón Esquivel – Theatre and Dance |
New Faculty
