Faculty & Staff | Soka University of Ame

Faculty & Staff | Soka University of America Faculty & Staff Zahra Afrasiabi, PhD Professor of Chemistry Director of Life Sciences Concentration zafrasiabi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4405 Tanushree Agrawal Assistant Professor of Psychology tagrawal@soka.edu Sara Ahmad, MA Admission Operations Credentials Analyst sahmad@soka.edu P: 949-480-4165 Mihyun Ahn Acquisition and Student Assistant Coordinator mahn@soka.edu P: 949-480-4206 Yang Allen PBRC John D. Montgomery Post-Doctoral Fellow yallen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4354 Ryan Allen, PhD Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education and Leadership ryallen@soka.edu P: 949-269-5570 Robert Allinson, PhD Professor of Philosophy rallinson@soka.edu P: 949-480-4030 Chintan Amin, MS Director of Environmental Health and Safety camin@soka.edu P: 949-480-4979 Anthony Antonissen Bus Driver aantonissen@soka.edu Archibald E. Asawa Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Chief Financial Officer Chief Investment Officer asawa@soka.edu P: 949-480-4006 Hassan Attarchi Adjunct Instructor - Mathematics hattarchi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4015 Erik Avila Help Desk Team Lead eavila@soka.edu P: 949-269-5527 Steve Baker Production Manager sbaker@soka.edu P: 949-269-5593 Erica Baldaray, MA Assistant Director of Athletics ebaldaray@soka.edu P: 949-480-4273 Shane Barter, PhD Professor of Comparative Politics Learning Clusters Coordinator sbarter@soka.edu P: 949-480-4487 Martin Beck, MA Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications mbeck@soka.edu P: 949-480-4024 Shawn Beyer Head Coach, Men's Soccer sbeyer@soka.edu P: 949-480-4178 Renee Bodie General Manager, Soka Performing Arts Center rbodie@soka.edu P: 949-480-4821 Patrick Boivin, MA Head Coach, Cross Country / Track & Field pboivin@soka.edu P: 949-480-4329 Kaitlyn Bourdelais, MA DEI Program Coordinator kbourdelais@soka.edu P: 949-269-5531 Scott Brandos Director of Financial Aid sbrandos@soka.edu P: 949-480-4048 Murrell Brooks, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of General Education mbrooks@soka.edu P: 949-480-4816 Peter Burns, PhD Professor of Political Science American Experience Coordinator pburns@soka.edu P: 949-480-4403 George Busenberg, PhD Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Policy gbusenberg@soka.edu P: 949-480-4213 Tomoko Cahill International Development Coordinator tcahill@soka.edu P: 949-480-4017 Ryan Ashley Caldwell, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology rcaldwell@soka.edu P: 949-480-4325 Monika Calef, PhD Professor of Physical Geography mcalef@soka.edu P: 949-480-4323 Adriana Campoy, M.Phil. Writer/Media Relations Manager acampoy@soka.edu P: 949-269-5601 Pablo Camus-Oyarzun, PhD Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Culture pcamus@soka.edu P: 949-480-4197 Lucian Cao, MS Graduate Admission Counselor lcao@soka.edu P: 949-269-5588 Elena Cardona Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish Language and Culture ecardona@soka.edu P: 949-269-5603 Jennifer Carrillo, MA Athletic Trainer jcarrillo@soka.edu P: 949-480-4449 Nina Castro Director - Study Abroad and International Internships Office ncastro@soka.edu P: 949-480-4159 Nahum Chandler Distinguished Advisor(y) Fellow nchandler@soka.edu P: 949-269-5518 Esther S. Chang, PhD Professor of Psychology echang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4240 Wan-Chin Chang, DMA Adjunct Instructor - Music wchang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4137 Diana Chea, MA Human Resources Manager, Talent Acquisition and Wellness dchea@soka.edu P: 949-480-4475 Nicole Chen Manager of Creative Services nchen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4710 Hong-Yi Chen, PhD Professor Emerita of Economics hchen@soka.edu Jessica Chen Adjunct Instructor - Chinese jchen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4393 Teri Chester Assistant to the Faculty and Academic Affairs Field Trip Coordinator tchester@soka.edu P: 949-480-4146 Peter Chhuor, MA ESL Instructor pchhuor@soka.edu P: 949-269-5507 Jacqueline Chin '05, MS Associate Director of Benefits and Human Resources jashiroma@soka.edu P: 949-480-4168 Young Choi-Plass Career Counselor ychoiplass@soka.edu P: 949-269-5590 Darin Ciccotelli, PhD Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Director of Creative Writing Program dciccotelli@soka.edu P: 949-480-4321 Holly Clark Taylor, MFA Adjunct Instructor - Dance hclarktaylor@soka.edu P: 949-480-4727 Dana Collins Manager of Development Operations dcollins@soka.edu P: 949-480-4020 Scott Collins Operations Manager, Facility Service Partners scollins@soka.edu P: 949-480-4092 F: 949-480-4093 Maggie Cordner GS '97, GS '12, MA Writing Specialist mcordner@soka.edu P: 949-480-4066 Rebecca Cortez Assistant to the Faculty rcortez@soka.edu P: 949-480-4274 Kathy A. Crilly, APP, CPM Director of Purchasing crilly@soka.edu P: 949-480-4123 Adam Crossen Head Coach, Swimming & Diving acrossen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4426 Tomas Crowder-Taraborelli, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor of General Education Modes of Inquiry Coordinator tcrowdertaraborrelli@soka.edu P: 949-480-4327 Andrew Crowell Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving acrowell@soka.edu P: 949-480-4343 Lisa Crummett, PhD Associate Professor of Biology lcrummett@soka.edu P: 949-480-4369 Michael Curtis, PhD SIGS Senior Research Fellow Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Studies mcurtis@soka.edu P: 949-480-4191 Jaime Dance, MS Assistant Director of Residential Life jdance@soka.edu P: 949-480-4189 Lisa Deiser, MA Director of Residential Life ldeiser@soka.edu P: 949-480-4149 Liam Delury Head Coach - Women's Soccer ldelury@soka.edu P: 949-269-5505 Danielle Denardo, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology ddenardo@soka.edu P: 949-480-4216 Joseph Diminutto Adjunct Faculty - Environmental Studies jdiminutto@soka.edu P: 949-480-4125 Yumiko Dittmar Student Accounts Assistant/Cashier ydittmar@soka.edu P: 949-480-4043 Malgorzata Domagala, MA Library Coordinator - Interlibrary Loan and Course Reserves mdomagala@soka.edu P: 949-480-4109 Adrienne Domasin, PhD Adjunct Instructor of Literary Studies adomasin@soka.edu P: 949-480-4516 Chelsea Dugger '14 Assistant Director of Admission cdugger@soka.edu P: 949-480-4107 Robert Duran GS '23 Student Activities Manager r.duran@soka.edu P: 949-269-5587 Brian Durick, MS Director of Student Services bdurick@soka.edu P: 949-480-4018 Sarah England, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology Pacific Basin Coordinator sengland@soka.edu P: 949-480-4051 Jill English, PhD Adjunct Instructor - Wellness jenglish@soka.edu P: 949-480-4399 Chika Esiobu, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of African Studies cesiobu@soka.edu P: 949-269-5532 Robin Fales, PhD Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology rfales@soka.edu Foroogh Farhang Assistant Professor of Middle East and North African Studies (MENA) ffarhang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4055 Edward M. Feasel, PhD President Chief Academic Officer Professor of Economics feasel@soka.edu P: 949-480-4133 Arie Galles, MFA Professor Emeritus of Painting/Drawing agalles@mail.soka.edu P: 949-480-4167 Andy Garcia Operations Manager, Facility Service Partners agarcia@soka.edu P: 949-480-4095 F: 949-480-4093 Jeff Gardea Associate Director of Information Technology jgardea@soka.edu P: 949-480-4215 Nathan J. Gauer '05, MEd Associate Director, Communications ngauer@soka.edu P: 949-480-4425 Sanchaika Gaur Science Writing Specialist sgaur@soka.edu P: 949-480-4193 Oleg Gelikman, PhD Associate Professor of Comparative Literature ogelikman@soka.edu P: 949-480-4241 Patricia Gibson GS '05, EdD Director of International Student Services pgibson@soka.edu P: 949-269-5617 Alexa Girouard Residence Hall Coordinator II agirouard@soka.edu P: 949-480-4075 Michael D. Golden, DMA Professor of Music Composition and Theory golden@soka.edu P: 949-480-4025 Jenessa Goldhamer Financial Aid Counseling Coordinator jgoldhamer@soka.edu P: 949-480-4342 Erick Gonzalez Network Specialist egonzalez@soka.edu P: 949-480-4226 Debbie Goss GS '09, PhD Writing Center Manager Adjunct Instructor - Writing dgoss@soka.edu P: 949-480-4242 Jason Goulah, PhD Distinguished Visiting Professor of Ikeda Studies jgoulah@soka.edu P: 949-269-5509 Maya Gunaseharan GS '19, MA Director for Diversity Initiatives and Community Building mgunaseharan.emp@soka.edu P: 949-480-4713 Maria Gutierrez Gomez Adjunct Instructor - Spanish mgutierrezgomez@soka.edu P: 949-269-5580 Daniel Y. Habuki, PhD President Emeritus habuki@soka.edu P: 949-480-4005 Kaitlyn Hallworth Residence Hall Coordinator khallworth@soka.edu P: 949-480-4212 M. Robert Hamersley, PhD Dean of Faculty Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry rhamersley@soka.edu P: 949-480-4409 Bryan Hanmer Manager of Special Facilities bhanmer@soka.edu P: 949-480-4251 Alexander Harang Distinguished Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Soka Institute for Global Solutions aharang@soka.edu P: 949-269-5554 Odile Heberle Adjunct Instructor - French oheberle@soka.edu P: 949-269-5553 John M. Heffron, PhD Professor Emeritus of Educational History and Culture heffron@mail.soka.edu P: 949-480-4028 Paa-Kwesi Heto GS '16, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Education and Societal Change pheto@soka.edu P: 949-269-5579 Michelle Hobby-Mears, MBA Associate Dean of Students Director of Student Activities mhobby@soka.edu P: 949-480-4134 Nancy Hodes, PhD Professor Emerita of Chinese Language & Culture nhodes@soka.edu P: 949-480-4029 Don Hodgson Director of Security dhodgson@soka.edu P: 949-480-4235 Charles Hong Systems Administrator chong@soka.edu P: 949-480-4041 Jaimie Hsu Admission and International Student Services Advisor jahsu@soka.edu P: 949-480-4145 Dongyoun Hwang, PhD Professor of Asian Studies dhwang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4031 Marina Taemi Inoue '25 SIGS Fellow & Digital Media Assistant and Content Creator ma.inoue@soka.edu P: 949-269-5604 Aiko Ishii, MA Adjunct Instructor - Japanese aishii@soka.edu P: 949-480-4194 Osamu Ishiyama, PhD Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture oishiyama@soka.edu P: 949-480-4328 Jay Jabel Network Manager jjabel@soka.edu P: 949-480-4228 Ewa Jedruszczak, MA ESL Instructor ejedruszczak@soka.edu P: 949-480-4037 Allison Johnson Adjunct Instructor - Music ajohnson@soka.edu P: 949-480-4068 Dr. Owen H. Jones, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies ojones@soka.edu P: 949-269-5534 Cory Jones, JD Writing Specialist crjones@soka.edu P: 949-480-4188 Kathleen Jorgensen Assistant to the Office of Study Abroad and International Programs kjorgensen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4423 Margaret Kasahara, MA Director of Alumni Relations mkasahara@soka.edu P: 949-480-4135 Mary Patrick Kavanaugh, MFA Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Special Projects Bridges to Business (B2B) Critical Conversations @Soka mkavanaugh@soka.edu P: 949-480-4115 John Pavel Kehlen, MA Professor of Asian Literature Director of the Pacific Basin Research Center Director of Humanities Concentration jkehlen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4210 Linda Kennedy Executive Director of Philanthropy lkennedy@soka.edu P: 949-480-4072 Jimmy King Associate Director of Admission jking@soka.edu P: 949-480-4019 Katherine M. King, PHR Executive Vice President for University Community Chief Human Resources Officer Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Others kking@soka.edu P: 949-480-4161 Gesa Kirsch, PhD Professor of Rhetoric and Composition gkirsch@soka.edu P: 949-480-4064 Larry Klevos, MA Writing Specialist lklevos@soka.edu P: 949-480-4061 Naoko Kogure Assistant to the President and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration nkogure@soka.edu P: 949-480-4003 Manami Koizumi, MS Administrative Coordinator to the Graduate School and the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment mkoizumi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4245 Taylor Kushner, MS Head Coach, Men's Volleyball tkushner@soka.edu P: 949-269-5513 Alberto Landaveri, PhD Writing Specialist alandaveri@soka.edu P: 949-480-4300 Lindsey Laughlin Admission Counselor llaughlin@soka.edu P: 949-480-4162 April Le Payroll Analyst ale@soka.edu P: 949-480-4485 Emma Lee, MS Athletics Operations Coordinator emlee@soka.edu P: 949-480-4153 Susan Lee Operations and Special Projects Manager sulee@soka.edu P: 949-480-4078 Sharon Legese Gemechu Residence Hall Coordinator Residential Life Conduct Officer slegesegemechu@soka.edu P: 949-480-4382 Robert Levenson, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry rlevenson@soka.edu P: 949-269-5510 Yuan Liang, MLIS Librarian - Systems yliang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4113 Junyi Liu, PhD Professor of Economics jliu@soka.edu P: 949-480-4404 Xiaoxing Liu, PhD Professor Emerita of Chinese Language & Culture xliu@mail.soka.edu P: 949-480-4074 Duminda Liyanage, PhD Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry dliyanage@soka.edu P: 949-480-4175 Clare Lorenzo Manager, Academic Affairs Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs clorenzo@soka.edu P: 949-480-4207 Melody Lowe '15 Development Coordinator m.lowe@soka.edu P: 949-480-4073 Edward Lowe, PhD Professor of Anthropology Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration elowe@soka.edu P: 949-480-4387 Ying Lucy Lu, PhD Laboratory Manager ylu@soka.edu P: 949-480-4180 Matthew Luna Director of Admission Operations mluna@soka.edu P: 949-480-4136 Yanyan Luo, PhD Adjunct Instructor - Economics xluo@soka.edu P: 949-269-5597 Phuong Luong Assistant to the Registrar pluong@soka.edu P: 949-480-4376 Elizabeth Lyum GS '97, MA Coordinator - English Language Programs elyum@soka.edu P: 949-480-4414 Lisa MacLeod, PhD Assistant Dean of Student Success Director of International Studies Concentration Associate Professor of International Studies lmacleod@soka.edu P: 949-480-4049 Sonwabile Mafunda, PhD Assistant Professor of Mathematics smafunda@soka.edu P: 949-269-5608 Lanilee Maliwat Administrative Coordinator to the Office of the Graduate School lmaliwat@soka.edu P: 949-480-4065 Maribel Marquez Mail Clerk I mmarquez@soka.edu P: 949-269-5547 Hiroshi Matsumoto, PhD Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture hmatsumoto@soka.edu P: 949-480-4183 Julie Matsumoto Assistant to the Director of Study Abroad and International Programs j.matsumoto@soka.edu P: 949-480-4127 Jarmil Maupin Internal Events Manager jmaupin@soka.edu P: 949-269-5578 Diya Mazumder, PhD Associate Professor of Economics Core I & II Coordinator dmazumder@soka.edu P: 949-480-4057 Barbara McGrath Senior Systems & Cybersecurity Administrator bmcgrath@soka.edu P: 949-480-4195 David McNeil, MS Athletic Trainer dmcneil@soka.edu P: 949-569-5627 Jim Merod, PhD Professor of American Literature jmerod@soka.edu P: 949-480-4336 Kelsey Merritt, MS Assistant to the Faculty kmerritt@soka.edu P: 949-269-5616 Jonathan Lee Merzel, PhD Professor of Mathematics Director of Science and Math Program jmerzel@soka.edu P: 949-480-4033 Cheryl Meyer Writing Center Administrative Assistant cmeyer@soka.edu P: 949-480-4044 Shannon Miller, MA Residence Hall Coordinator shmiller@soka.edu P: 949-269-5549 Dr. Jacqueline M. Mills, MD, MPP '08 Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Health Health Professions Advisor jmills@soka.edu P: 949-269-5568 John Min, MBA, PE Chief Information Officer Executive Director of Information Technology john.min@soka.edu P: 949-480-4171 Chieko Miyama, MA Adjunct Instructor - Japanese cmiyama@soka.edu P: 949-480-4079 Jake Monahan Administrative Assistant jmonahan@soka.edu P: 949-269-5545 Kevin Moncrief, PhD Executive Director of the Ambassador Andrew Young Dialogue Lab kmoncrief@soka.edu P: 949-480-4023 Faelynn Monroe, MBA Associate Director of Events and Conferences fmonroe@soka.edu P: 949-480-4082 Hyon J. Moon, EdD Dean of Students Title IX and Section 504 Deputy Coordinator for Students hmoon@soka.edu P: 949-480-4139 Mike Moore Director of Athletics and Recreation mmoore@soka.edu P: 949-480-4155 Julia Moore '06 Manager of Human Resources & University Community jmoore@soka.edu P: 949-269-5610 Samuel Morales Associate Director, Production and Digital Media smorales@soka.edu P: 949-480-4247 Karen Moran Jackson, PhD Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Assessment kmoranjackson@soka.edu P: 949-480-4173 John Morgan Box Office Manager jmorgan@soka.edu P: 949-480-4398 Sarena Morse Accounts Payable Specialist smorse@soka.edu P: 949-480-4198 Robert Moyzis, PhD Visiting Distinguished Professor of Biological Chemistry rmoyzis@soka.edu P: 949-480-4022 Emy Mukumoto Accounts Payable Manager mukumoto@soka.edu P: 949-480-4124 Melody Murakami '14 Special Projects Coordinator Assistant to the Dean of Students mmurakami@soka.edu P: 949-480-4172 Ruby Nagashima '06, EdD Director of Student Leadership and Service Engagement rnagashima@soka.edu P: 949-480-4190 David Nakabayashi, CPA Controller and Assistant Treasurer dnakabayashi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4319 Sophia Nakabayashi, LMFT Mental Health Counselor snakabayashi@soka.edu P: 949-269-5615 Tomoko Nakano Graphic Designer tnakano@soka.edu P: 949-480-4067 April Nelson Afoa, LMFT Mental Health Counselor anelsonafoa@soka.edu P: 949-269-5614 Eddie Ng '13 Investment Analyst e.ng@soka.edu P: 949-269-5569 Phillip Nguyen Accountant I pnguyen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4301 Francis Nguyen Help Desk Technician II fnguyen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4227 Marguerite Nguyen, MA Adjunct Instructor - French mnguyen@soka.edu P: 949-480-4004 Mayumi Nono Assistant Director of IT Administration mnono@soka.edu P: 949-480-4234 Marie Nydam, PhD Associate Professor of Biology mnydam@soka.edu P: 949-480-4084 Lorraine Oda Bookstore Manager loda@soka.edu P: 949-480-4361 Tetsushi Ogata '05, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Managing Director of the Soka Institute for Global Solutions togata@soka.edu P: 949-480-4396 Joaquin Palting Adjunct Instructor - Photography jpalting@soka.edu P: 949-480-4815 Rakesh Patel Systems Administrator I rpatel@soka.edu P: 949-480-4290 Anne Pearce, MFA Professor of Studio Art apearce@soka.edu P: 949-480-4042 Bryan E. Penprase, PhD Vice President for Sponsored Research and External Academic Relations Professor of Physics and Astronomy bpenprase@soka.edu P: 949-480-4184 Carrie Perkins Adjunct Instructor - Environmental Studies cperkins@soka.edu Katherine Perry, PhD Associate Professor of Mathematics kperry@soka.edu P: 949-480-4050 Deike Peters, PhD Associate Professor of Environmental Planning & Practice Director of Environmental Studies Concentration dpeters@soka.edu P: 949-480-4013 Hung Phan, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry hphan@soka.edu P: 949-269-5573 Watchara Phomicinda Manager of Digital Media wphomicinda@soka.edu P: 949-480-4284 Avelino Pitts Assistant Director of Admission Operations apitts@soka.edu P: 949-480-4046 Darlene Prescott Bus Driver dprescott@soka.edu Alisa Proctor, MS Assistant Director of Internships aproctor@soka.edu P: 949-480-4406 Shanker Pudasaini GS '25, MCom HR Assistant s.pudasaini@soka.edu P: 949-480-4761 Veronica Quezada, PhD Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Culture vquezada@soka.edu P: 949-480-4392 Nalini N. Rao, PhD Associate Professor of World Art nrao@soka.edu P: 949-480-4034 Kaveh Razaghi, MA Evening Athletic Equipment & Operations Coordinator krazaghi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4169 Raul Razo Mail Services Coordinator rrazo@soka.edu P: 949-480-4202 Ian Olivo Read, PhD Associate Dean of Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Race Ethnicity and Human Rights (REHR) Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) Senior Research Fellow Brazil Collaboration Project Faculty Liaison Professor of Latin American Studies iread@soka.edu P: 949-480-4217 Eric Reker '09, MPA, CFA Director of Investments ereker@soka.edu P: 949-480-4085 Ciera Robinson Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Golf cirobinson@soka.edu Curtis Robinson Head Coach, Men's and Women's Golf curobinson@soka.edu P: 949-269-5589 Carin Rodgers Bronstein, MS Associate Director, Community Relations crodgersbronstein@soka.edu P: 949-480-4275 Antoinette Rossman House Manager & Assistant to the General Manager, PAC arossman@soka.edu P: 949-480-4837 Don Ryan, MFA Assistant Teaching Professor of Ceramics Director of Creative Arts Program dryan@soka.edu P: 949-480-4378 Hiro Sakai Executive Assistant to the President Board Secretary sakai@soka.edu P: 949-480-4008 Marisa Samaniego Assistant Director of Mail Services msamaniego@soka.edu P: 949-480-4201 Ryan Sanders Assistant Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field rsanders@soka.edu P: 949-480-4477 Leo Sasaki Community Relations Coordinator and Receptionist lsasaki@soka.edu P: 949-480-4000 Yoko Sato '25 Library Assistant I yo.sato@soka.edu Toshiko Sato, MPA Executive Director of International Development tsato@soka.edu P: 949-480-4364 F: 050-3623-4200 (Voice/Fax - Japan Only) Patience Sato, MA Adjunct Instructor - Chinese hsato@soka.edu P: 949-480-4346 Ana Melissa Siazon Coordinator - Admission Operations asiazon@soka.edu P: 949-480-4148 Sandrine Siméon, PhD Assistant Dean of Global Citizenship Director of the Language and Culture Program Associate Professor of French Language and Culture ssimeon@soka.edu P: 949-480-4036 Janna Skye Manager of the Dean of Faculty Office jskye@soka.edu P: 949-480-4271 Minami Smalheiser '24 Admission Counselor m.smalheiser@soka.edu P: 949-269-5539 Ian Smith Technical Services Manager ismith@soka.edu P: 949-269-5628 Susan Smith, MPA Assistant to the Faculty and Academic Events Coordinator susmith@soka.edu P: 949-269-5537 Sherry Souktia '15 Library Assistant ssouktia.emp@soka.edu P: 949-480-4121 James O'Neil Spady, PhD Associate Professor of American History Interim Director of Humanities Concentration jspady@soka.edu P: 949-480-4054 Hortense J. Spillers, PhD Distinguished Visiting Professor of Literature hspillers@soka.edu Sarah Spornick Assistant to the Office of Enrollment Services sspornick@soka.edu P: 949-480-4147 Bobbie Stemple Director of Total Rewards bstemple@soka.edu P: 949-480-4163 Riley Sullivan Financial Aid Data Analyst rsullivan@soka.edu P: 949-269-5625 Tomoko Takahashi, PhD, EdD, LHD Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment Dean of the Graduate School Professor of Linguistics and Education ttakahashi@soka.edu P: 949-480-4047 Gloria Takahashi Assistant to the Soka Institute for Global Solutions gtakahashi@soka.edu P: 949-269-5591 Seiji Takaku, PhD Professor of Psychology stakaku@soka.edu P: 949-480-4058 Mitsuko Terui UG '16, GS '19 Assistant to the Office of Alumni Relations mterui@soka.edu P: 949-480-4119 Gail E. Thomas, PhD Professor Emerita of Sociology thomas@mail.soka.edu P: 949-480-4038 Alexis Tice Manager of Digital Marketing and Communications atice@soka.edu P: 949-269-5540 Jennifer Tirrell, MLIS Instruction & Assessment Librarian jtirrell@soka.edu P: 949-480-4320 Hiroko Tomono Furniss GS '96, MA, MLIS Director of the Library hfurniss@soka.edu P: 949-480-4116 Takayuki Toyama '25 Archives Assistant t.toyama@soka.edu P: 949-269-5605 Nhung Truong Admission Counselor ntruong@soka.edu P: 949-480-4032 Leda Katebian Tse, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Microbiology ltse@soka.edu P: 949-480-4081 Yuya Uchida '05, MA Manager of Overseas Development yuchida@soka.edu P: 949-480-4176 Helen Uddin Bus Driver huddin@soka.edu Diana Ueda '06, MA Manager of New Student Orientation and Shuttle Services dueda@soka.edu P: 949-480-4138 Peri Unver, MA Grants and Sponsored Research Administrator punver@soka.edu P: 949-269-5600 Laura Varga, MA ESL Instructor Interim Director of English Language Programs lvarga@soka.edu P: 949-480-4306 Patrick Villanueva Assistant Coach, Men's Volleyball pvillanueva@soka.edu P: 949-269-5619 Maribel Villasenor Adjunct Instructor - Spanish mvillasenor@soka.edu P: 949-269-5575 D.A. Vivian, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of French dvivian@soka.edu Eiko Vogtman Student Accounts Advisor evogtman@soka.edu P: 949-480-4129 Phat Vu, PhD Associate Professor of Physics pvu@soka.edu P: 949-480-4039 Susan Walsh, PhD Associate Professor of Molecular/Cell Biology swalsh@soka.edu P: 949-480-4076 Joy Wang, MLIS Manager of Technical Services jwang@soka.edu P: 949-480-4114 Michael Weiner, PhD Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of East Asian History & International Studies mweiner@soka.edu P: 949-480-4337 David Welch, JD Vice President University Counsel dwelch@soka.edu P: 949-269-5512 John Werfelmann Senior Financial Aid Data Analyst jwerfelmann@soka.edu P: 949-480-4204 Geoff Westropp, PhD Associate Director of Academic Computing westropp@soka.edu P: 949-480-4221 Kelly Wilson, MLIS, MS Reference and Instruction Librarian kewilson@soka.edu P: 949-269-5517 Kristi Wilson, PhD Professor of Rhetoric and Composition kwilson@soka.edu P: 949-480-4326 Andrew Woolsey, EdD Dean of Enrollment Services awoolsey@soka.edu P: 949-480-4112 Jonathan Wray, MA Director of Career Development & Internships jwray@soka.edu P: 949-480-4140 Howard Wu '14, MA Faculty Assistant Assistant to the Dean of Faculty Office hwu@soka.edu P: 949-269-5611 Victor Xing Yi Boey GS '25 Program Coordinator, Office of Leadership and Service Engagement v.xingyi@soka.edu P: 949-269-5592 Tsuneo Yabusaki, MA Director of Administration tyabusaki@soka.edu P: 949-269-5550 Sijia Yao, PhD Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Culture syao@soka.edu P: 949-269-5567 Kayo Yoshikawa, MA Programs Coordinator and Editorial Assistant kayoshikawa@soka.edu P: 949-480-4395 Nancy Yoshimura Registrar nyoshimura@soka.edu P: 949-480-4045 Jose Zavaleta, MS Senior Laboratory Manager jzavaleta@soka.edu P: 949-480-4380 Angel Zazueta, MBA Sports Information Officer azazueta@soka.edu P: 949-269-5508 Alexandru Zotinca Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer azotinca@soka.edu P: 949-269-5506