US
Faculty & Staff - Paul Quinn College
Faculty & Staff - Paul Quinn College
Skip to content
Faculty & Staff
Office of the President
President Sorrell
President of Paul Quinn
president@pqc.edu
214-379-5550
Cindy Pride
Executive Assistant to the President
cpride@pqc.edu
214-379-5546
Marie Serrano
Executive Assistant to the President, Events Coordinator
mserrano@pqc.edu
214-379-5415
Dr. Chris Shropshire
Special Assistant to the President
cshropshire@pqc.edu
214-379-5445
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Dr. Kizuwanda Grant
Chief Administrative Officer / Institutional Programs
Kgrant@pqc.edu
214-379-5500
Prince Teal
Title III Coordinator
Pteal@pqc.edu
214-379-5485
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Yanek Michel
Chief Financial Officer
ymichel@pqc.edu
214-379-5573
Office of the Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Kizuwanda Grant
Interim Chief Academic Officer/Vice President of Academic Affairs
Kgrant@pqc.edu
214-379-5500
Mr. Raymond Weeks
Administrative Asst. to the Chief Academic Officer
Rweeks@pqc.edu
214-379-5484
Athletics
Brian Evans
Vice President of Athletics/Athletic Director
bevans@pqc.edu
214-379-5400
James Summers
Assistant Athletic Director
jsummers@pqc.edu
214-526-8275
Nicholas Arbelaez
Head Coach, Women’s Soccer
narbelaez@pqc.edu
702-334-2492
Marlon Baugh
Head Coach, Track & Field/Cross Country
mbaugh@pqc.edu
214-379-5509
Clark Charlestin
Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
ccharlestin@pqc.edu
712-259-9503
Paola Giron
Executive Assistant
pgiron@pqc.edu
214-379-5513
Patrick Gonzalez
Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball
Pgonzalez@pqc.edu
214-379-5524
LeShawn Hammett
Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
lhammett@pqc.edu
214-379-5516
Alshaunda Roberts
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
alshauanda.roberts@pqc.edu
817-372-5840
Career Services & Alumni Affairs
T’Edra Knox
Director of Alumni Relations
tknox@pqc.edu
214- 379-5443
Center for Entrepreneurship
Jeffrey Meade
Director, Every Quinnite is an Entrepreneur Program
Jmeade@pqc.edu
214-379-5404
Choir
Dr. Patrick Bradley
Choir Director
Patrick@pqc.edu
214-379-5484
Enrollment Management Office
Admissions Primary Contact
admissions@pqc.edu
214-379-5449
Dr. Lola Esmieu
Chief of Staff
PEsmieu@pqc.edu
214-379-5413
Ebony Roman
Associate Director of Enrollment Management
Eroman@pqc.edu
214-379-5510
Daniela Botello
Assistant Director of Enrollment Management Operations
Dbotello@pqc.edu
214-379-5547
Antonio Mauldin
Admissions Coordinator
amauldin@pqc.edu
214-379-5538
External Affairs
Maurice West
Development Associate / External Affairs
Mwest@pqc.edu
214-379-5575
Kelsel Thompson
External Affairs
Kthompson@pqc.edu
214-379-5551
Facilities and Maintenance
Marvin Liddell
Facilities Director
mliddell@pqc.edu
214-379-5411
Terrence Dickerson
Vicente Garcia
Charles Moore
Charles Sanders
Archie Warren
Financial Aid Office
Barbara Grimm
Interim Director of Financial Aid
bgrimm@pqc.edu
(214) 379-5438
Juanita Mendez
Financial Aid Advisor
JMendoza@pqc.edu
214-379-5490
Full Time Faculty
Dr. Ervin James
Associate Professor | History
Ejames@pqc.edu
214-379-5405
Dr. Paula Mason
Program Coordinator, Teacher Education
Pmason@pqc.edu
214-379-5588
Atsu Atakpa
Associate Professor Data Science
aatakpa@pqc.edu
214-379-5484
Dr. Jason Moore
Lecturer | Business
Jmoore@pqc.edu
214-379-5484
Rev. Dr. C. Dennis Williams
Associate Professor | Religious Studies
Cwilliams@pqc.edu
214-379-5305
Judge Victor Lander
Legal Studies & Criminology
vlander@pqc.edu
214-379-5563
Housing & Residence Life
Phil Smith
Residential Life & Housing Director
pssmith@pqc.edu
214-379-5471
Human Resources
Dr. Kimberly Horne
Co-Director of Professional Development & Staff Training
khorne@pqc.edu
214-379-5430
Information Technology
Fernando Marino
IT Director
FMarino@pqc.edu
214-379-5450
Kendall Harris
Information Technology Help Desk Technician
kharris@pqc.edu
214-379-5427
Lance Houston
Information Technology Help Desk
Lhouston@pqc.edu
214-379-5504
Salvador Valdez
Information Technology Help Desk Technician
svaldez@pqc.edu
214-379-5410
Buddy Wagner
Database Programmer
bwagner@pqc.edu
214-379-5418
Library
Clarice Weeks
Director of Library Services
cweeks@pqc.edu
214-379-5519
Online
Library
LINK
Mental Health Office
Dr. Stacia Alexander
Mental Health Coordinator
SAlexander@pqc.edu
214-379-5426
Angela Belton
Mental Health Counselor
ABelton@pqc.edu
214-379-5473
Office of Prestigious Opportunities
Courtney Craig
Director of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows
Ccraig@pqc.edu
214-379-5463
Office of the Registrar
Marquita Mitchell
Registrar
Mmitchell@pqc.edu
214-379-5412
Quinnite School Network
Dr. Lamont Smith
Chief Executive Officer
lsmith@pqc.edu
214-379-5559
Wakita Lamb
QSN Director of School Community and Engagement
wlamb@pqc.edu
Dr. Angela Stiff
QSN Executive Director of Operations
astiff@pqc.edu
Dr. Clarence Williams
QSN Assistant Chief of School Leadership
clawilliams@pqc.edu
Retention and Advising
Patrick Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Pgonzalez@pqc.edu
214-379-5524
Brittany Manning
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Bmanning@pqc.edu
214-379-5529
Special Events & Campus Store
Marie Serrano
Executive Assistant to the President, Events Coordinator
mserrano@pqc.edu
214-379-5415
Paola Giron – Retail Store
Executive Assistant to the Athletic Director
pgiron@pqc.edu
214-379-5513
Cindy Pride – Clothing Store & Clothing Donations
Executive Assistant to the President
cpride@pqc.edu
214-379-5546
Student Experience
Brian Evans
Dean of Students
bevans@pqc.edu
214-379-5400
Student Health Office
Glenda Davis
Campus Nurse
Gdavis@pqc.edu
214-379-5526
Student Support Services
Dr. Kelli Emerson
Director of Trio Student Support Services
kemerson@pqc.edu
214-379-5455
Annette Neal
Tutor Coordinator / Administrator Trio Student Support Services Campus Coordinator HCASC Honda Campus All Star Challenge
Aneal@pqc.edu
214-379-5483
Transportation
Lancelot Hylton
Driver
lhylton@pqc.edu
214-379-5504
Upward Bound
Adrienne Wilson
Director, Upward Bound Program
Awilson@pqc.edu
214-379-5419
WE/Me FARM
Dr. Kizuwanda G. Grant
Chief Administrative Officer
kgrant@pqc.edu
214-379-5500
Isiah Mataruka
Farm Manager
Work Program Office
Tairi Mobley
Associate Director, On Campus Work Program
wmobley@pqc.edu
214-379-5554
The Office of Academic Affairs is constituted by the faculty in all degree-granting programs, the academic support staff (including advisors, library, and the registrar), and experiential learning efforts such as Study Abroad, the Urban Research Initiative, and, of course the WE over Me Farm. The common aim of these various divisions of the College is the full implementation of “Reality-Based Education” throughout the curriculum.
COACH Keldrick McKinney
Email:
kmckinney@pqc.edu
Phone:
214-379-5509
About the Coach
Coach Keldrick McKinney is a native of Dallas, Texas who enters his third year as the Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach at Paul Quinn College. After serving one year as Associate Head Coach under the leadership of Coach Maurice West; Coach McKinney was given the opportunity by Paul Quinn’s legendary Athletic Director James “Zip” Summers.
The program has quickly grown from 3 to now 25 student athletes under the leadership of Coach McKinney. In the second year of competing at the Red River Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships, the Paul Quinn Tigers placed two athletes in the Top 10.
Coach McKinney received his bachelor’s in Kinesiology from Prairie View A&M University. After graduation he then opened a training facility where he trained hundreds of athletes. This provided the background and experience for Coach to thrive at the next level. Coach McKinney’s student-athletes not only excel on the track but also in the classroom as well. Coach McKinney’s team maintains over a 3.0 gpa.
COACH Michael Delgado
Email:
mdelgado@pqc.edu
Phone:
214-379-5374
About the Coach
Coach Michael Delgado has been coaching at the collegiate level since 2009. He began his coaching career at Howard Payne University, shortly after starting his time there as a collegiate soccer player. He began as a student coach and after graduating with a degree in Spanish Education, became an assistant.
In 2015, Coach Delgado moved back to Dallas to form the Men’s and Women’s Soccer program at Paul Quinn College as the assistant coach and became the head coach of the Women’s team in 2017. From 2015-2021 he was also the Men’s assistant coach.
In 2021, Coach Delgado took over the Men’s program and led the team as the #3 seed (highest in school history) to the USCAA National Championship for the 3rd year in a row, with a 3rd place finish.
Coach Delgado is a Dallas native and graduated from Mesquite Poteet High School as a district MVP & All-State. He holds his Master’s degree from Concordia University in Coaching & Athletic Administration. He resides in the campus neighborhood of Highland Hills and lives daily by his motto, #AlwaysRefuse2Lose.
COACH Brandon Espinosa
Email:
bespinosa@pqc.edu
Phone:
214-379-5516
About the Coach
Brandon Espinosa starts his fourth season as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Paul Quinn College.
Last season, Coach Espinosa and the Tigers had a historic 19 game turnaround from the previous year going from 7-25 to 26-2 (12-2 RRAC). Coach Espinosa led the 2021-2022 Tigers to the school’s first USCAA Men’s Division I National Championship and the 3rd overall national championship in school history. The Tigers also won the Red River Athletic Conference West (RRAC) regular season title for the first time since joining the conference in 1998. The Tigers finished the 2021-2022 season with the most RRAC wins and highest winning percentage in a season in program history.
The Tigers were the No. 1 seed at USCAA Nationals and had a dominant showing with 3 double digits wins. The championship game featured seven ties and ten lead changes. After trailing by four at half, 38-34, Bryant & Stratton led 67-65 with 6:33 left in the game. Henry Hampton hit a jumper a minute later to give Paul Quinn the lead to highlight a 10-0 run to seal the victory for the Tigers. Ja’Mare Redus led PQC with 18 points while Hampton finished with 17. Spencer McElway added 12, Ja’Mere Redus came off the bench and scored 11, and Steven Tynes chipped in seven points and nine assists.
While the team’s collective efforts were the deciding factor in their success, several outstanding individuals led them both on and off the court. Coach Brandon Espinosa was recognized as the USCAA National Coach of the Year. In addition, senior forward Spencer McElway was selected as a USCAA 1st Team All American, USCAA All Tournament Team and RRAC 2nd Team All Conference. Sophomore forward Trevoin Shaw was voted USCAA 1st Team All American, USCAA All Tournament Team and RRAC 1st Team All Conference. Sophomore guard Ja’mare Redus received USCAA Tournament MVP as well as USCAA 2nd Team All American Honors. Sophomore guard Torron Mingo Jr. earned the USCAA Academic All American award. Junior guard Caleb Thompson received the RRAC Champions of Character award.
During his first season with Paul Quinn, Espinosa led the Tigers to the most conference victories since 2012-2013. In addition, PQC had two players receive RRAC All Conference honors; Spencer McElway was 1st Team All RRAC and Mateo Escheik received 2nd Team All RRAC honors. McElway also joined the schools 1000-point club.
Espinosa also serves as the Director of EYBL and 17U Head Coach for Drive Nation which was founded by former NBA All-Star Jermaine O’Neal. This summer Drive Nation qualified for the 2021 Nike Peach Jam and currently has the most ESPN Top 100 ranked players in the country.
Espinosa has held coaching positions at Bossier Parish Community College, Ranger College and with the Dallas Mavericks NBA G-League affiliate, Texas Legends.
In 2016-17, while he was the associate head coach for Chris Lovell at Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier qualified for the Region 14 Championship Tournament for the first time since becoming a member of the conference. In 2017-2018 Bossier again qualified for the Region 14 Championship Tournament and finished with a record of 17-14. The 17 wins was the most for a team at Bossier in ten years.
While at Ranger College, he helped head coach Billy Gillispie orchestrate the biggest turnaround in college basketball history. During the 2015-2016 season Ranger went from 2-23 the previous year to 35-3, making the NJCAA national tournament and a Final Four appearance for the first time in the schools 90-year history.
From 2013-2015, Espinosa was an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks NBA G-League affiliate Texas Legends. Espinosa coached under Eduardo Najera, who in 2000 was the first Mexican born player to be draftedinto the NBA. During the 2013-2014 campaign the Texas Legends tied the franchise record for most wins in a season with 24. Legends guard PJ Hairston was the first G-League player ever to be drafted in the first round of an NBA draft when he was selected 26th overall by the Miami Heat in 2014.
Espinosa also served as the associate head coach for Jeff Webster and Nike Pro Skills 17U EYBL team from 2016-2018.
Espinosa is a native of Houston, Texas. He played collegiately for Dallas Christian College, where in 2010 they won the ACCA National Championship. Espinosa earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2011.
Paul Quinn did not compete in 2020-2021 due to Covid-19.
COACH Camille Smith
Email:
csmith@pqc.edu
Phone:
214-379-5499
About the Coach
Camille Smith is in her first season at Paul Quinn College.
Smith was hired in early March and her most recent position was as an Assistant Coach for the WNBA Dallas Wings.
Prior to coaching, Smith played professionally for 10 seasons internationally and 12 seasons in the WNBA before retiring in 2019. Smith was drafted to the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2007 WNBA Draft as the 17th Overall pick. Amid the start of the 2008 WNBA season, Smith was selected in the Atlanta Dream dispersal draft before being traded to the Seattle Storm where Smith played and won a championship in 2010! In 2015 Smith was traded to the Connecticut Sun, then to the Phoenix Mercury in 2017, where she finished her career.
Internationally, Smith played on multiple teams in Israel (2015 Israel League Champion) and China. She also played in Turkey, Limassol, Cyrpus, Ragusa, Sicily (2016 Cup Champion), Lebanon (2017 Arab Cup Champion), Montpelier, France, and Venice, Italy (2018 Euro Cup runner-up).
As a former student-athlete at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Camille graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in interpersonal communications. A four-time All-ACC selection, she finished her college career with over 1,700 points, 800 rebounds, 250 assists, and 250 steals. As a senior, Camille averaged 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game along with 99 steals to help the Tar Heels reach the Final Four. Camille is ranked among the top 20 all-time scorers at UNC and was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press following her junior year. She averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds as a junior. As a sophomore, Camille averaged 13.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in the ACC tournament, including a 23-point game against Duke in the finals. In 2004, she was named ACC Rookie of the Year and was the only freshman selected as a finalist for Kodak All-American honor. Camille became the first Tar Heel to be named first-team All-ACC as a freshman.
In high school, Camille was named Associated Press NC Player of the Year and NC Miss Basketball (Class 3A; 2003). Camille was also awarded State Player of the Year by the Charlotte Observer and NC Gatorade Player of the Year (2002 and 2003). In 2001, Camille shared AP Player of the Year honors at Carver High School and helped her team finish with a 30-0 record and State Championship. Camille is a three-time All-State Selection and averaged 20.2 points and 11.1 rebounds per game during her senior year. She holds the record of 2,168 career points during her high school career, was a McDonald’s High School All-American, and played in the 2002 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival. Camille was also named Piedmont Triad All-Conference, four years in a row, and Piedmont Triad Conference Player of the Year, three years in a row.
Camille Smith & her husband Jeremis Smith are happily married & live in the Historical Stop 6 Community.
COACH PATRICK GONZALEZ
Email:
pgonzalez@pqc.edu
Phone:
214-379-5524
About the Coach
Coach Patrick Gonzalez is a native of Fort Worth, Texas. He has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with emphasis in Criminal Justice from Texas Wesleyan University. He also has a M.Ed. in Sports Administration from Concordia University in Austin, Texas. He has coached volleyball for over thirteen years. He has coached on the high school, club, and collegiate level.
He currently coaches for 360 Volleyball Club in Arlington, Texas. Coach Gonzalez brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Paul Quinn College volleyball program. He served as the women’s assistant volleyball coach at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee for five seasons. While at Fisk University, Coach Gonzalez served as an Admissions Counselor and Director of International Student Services in the Office of Student Engagement. He has also worked at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and served as the Associate Director of Minority Outreach in the Office of Admissions. He most recently was selected into the Big XII Reach & Teach Volleyball Diversity Program.