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Pillar College faculty embody a commitment toward student-centered holistic higher education with biblical faith-integration.
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Joanne J. Noel, PhD
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
jnoel@pillar.edu
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Maxine A. Bradshaw, PhD
Dean of the School of Behavioral Health and Social Sciences
mbradshaw@pillar.edu
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Clinton Parker, III., PhD
Dean of the Ralph T. Grant, Jr. School of Leadership and Business
cparker@pillar.edu
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R. Steven Notley, PhD
Dean of the School of Religious Studies
rnotley@pillar.edu
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Peter Amerman, DMin
Chair of Christian Studies
pamerman@pillar.edu
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Sharon Harden, EdD
Chair of the Education and Teacher Certification Program
sharden@pillar.edu
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Chester Kim, DMin
Chair of Intercultural Communication
ckim@pillar.edu
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Richard Riss, PhD
Chair of General Studies and Director of Academic Assessment
rriss@pillar.edu
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Russ Wills, MFA
Coordinator of the Online Experience and Professor of Biblical Studies
rwills@pillar.edu
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B. Keith Brewer, PhD
Director of Global Learning Experiences (GLE) and Professor of Biblical Studies
kbrewer@pillar.edu
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Dominic DiGioacchino, EdD
Director of Academic Program Outreach
ddigioacchino@pillar.edu
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Sabrina Durand, PhD
Director for the Master of Arts in Counseling Program
sdurand@pillar.edu
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Vivian Ramirez, BS
Director of the LEAD Program
vramirez@pillar.edu
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Alexandra Resto, MBA
Director of Programa BLEND and Paterson Campus
aresto@pillar.edu
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Michael Shields, MEd
Director of Academic Technology and Online Learning
mshields@pillar.edu
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Ella D. Thompson Suggs, MBA
Director of Academic Support and Advising
ethompson@pillar.edu
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Rosa M. Canales, MLS
Assistant Director of Programa BLEND and Library Coordinator
rcanales@pillar.edu
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Elena Majerowicz, MA
Registrar
emajerowicz@pillar.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
Mark H. Chae, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
mchae@pillar.edu
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Taunya Tinsley, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Wayne Balfour, DBA
Adjunct Faculty
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Pearl Bates, MEd
Adjunct Faculty
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Lily L. Bonilla, MBA
Adjunct Faculty
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Marie Chiara, MA
Adjunct Faculty
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Gerard Cleaves, MBA
Adjunct Faculty
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Lawrence Coven, JD
Adjunct Faculty
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A. Craig Dunn, DMin
Adjunct Faculty
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Doris J. Dweh, EdD
Adjunct Faculty
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Cheryl Hardy, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Hazel Hector, MDiv
Adjunct Faculty
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David Hentschel, ThM
Adjunct Faculty
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James Johnson, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Jamillah Mantilla, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Sheldene Millington, MBA
Adjunct Faculty
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Garmeterick Moore, MA
Adjunct Faculty
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Kobie Morgan, JD
Adjunct Faculty
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Ronda Oosterhoff, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Richard Paino, EdD
Adjunct Faculty
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Glenn Pietruski, DMin
Adjunct Faculty
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Robert Platt, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Phoebe Quaynor, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Timothy M. Salo, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
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Maria Sartori, LCSW
Adjunct Faculty
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Ben Stapley, MDiv
Adjunct Faculty
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Lester Taylor, DMin
Adjunct Faculty
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Joanne Turner, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
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Anthony Wilkinson, JD
Adjunct Faculty
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Kim Yancey James, DMin
Adjunct Faculty
kyancey@pillar.edu
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Junghee Kim, MA, TESOL
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Jihee Han, PhD
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Tonya Bryan, DMin
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Milton Nunez-Coba, PhD
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Ivette Roman, MA
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