Academic Departments

Chair: Curtis Stage 818.364.7771
Secretary: Suzanne Mignosi 818.364.7680  
Vice Chair (Art): Deborah Paulsen 818.364.7738  
Dean: Marla Uliana 818.364.7729
Arts, Media & Performance Pathway

Includes:

• Art - Vice Chair: Deborah Paulsen 818.364.7738  
• Art History  
• Cinema  
• Humanities  
• Interior Design  
• Multimedia  
• Music  
• Photography  
• Technical Stage Production  
• Theater  

Chair: Vilma Bernal 818.833.3410
Secretary: Suzanne Mignosi 818.364.7680  
Dean: Marla Uliana 818.364.7729
Business, Law & Public Safety Pathway

Includes:

• Accounting
• Administration of Justice - Vice Chair: Kelly Enos 818.364.7610
• Business
• Computer Applications Office Technologies (CAOT) 
• Economics
• Finance
• Fire Technology - Vice Chair: Kelly Enos 818.364.7610
• Law
• Management
• Marketing
• Real Estate 

Chair: Maryanne Galindo 818.833.3355
Secretary: Richard Lam 818.364.7722  
Dean: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804
Career and Continuing Ed website

Includes:

• Basic Skills - NONCREDIT  
• ESL Civics - NONCREDIT  
• Vocational Education - NONCREDIT 

Chair: John Morales 818.364.7679
Vice Chair: Jose Maldonado 818.833.3412
Secretary: Richard Lam 818.364.7722  
Dean: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804
Society, Culture, and Communication Pathway

Chair: Veronica Allen 818.364.7809
Vice Chair: Patricia Rodriguez 818.364.7670
Secretary: Suzanne Mignosi 818.364.7680
Dean: Marla Uliana 818.364.7729
Child, Family, and Education Studies Pathway

Includes:

• Child Development
• Child Development Center
• Education
• Family & Consumer Studies
• Parenting - NONCREDIT  
• Psychology 

Contact: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804 

Chair: Christine Kourinian 818.364.7685
Vice Chair: Angela Pan 818.364.7723
Secretary: Stephanie Patino 818.364.7641
Dean: Marla Uliana 818.364.7729
Counseling website

Chair: J. Trinidad Silva 818.364.7721
Secretary: Kari Golden 818.364.7756  
Dean: Fabiola Mora 818.364.7644
Culinary Arts Pathway

Includes:

• Culinary Arts  
• Hospitality
• Professional Baking 

Chair: Karen Crozer 818.364.7715
Secretary: Richard Lam 818.364.7722  
Dean: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804
English, Communication Studies & Journalism website
Society, Culture, and Communication Pathway

Includes:

• English  
• Communication Studies  
• Journalism 

Chair: L. Jacob Skelton 818.364.7678
Secretary: Richard Lam 818.364.7722
Dean: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804
Global Languages & Society website
Society, Culture, and Communication Pathway

Includes:

• English as a Second Language (ESL)  
• English as a Second Language (ESL) - NONCREDIT  
• Foreign Languages - Vice Chair: Mario Escobar 818.833.3354
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish  
• Linguistics  
• Sociology - Vice Chair: Myriam Levy 818.833.3414
• Statistics  

Chair: Tracy Harkins 818.364.7833
Secretary: Patricia Carter 818.364.7793  
Dean: Farisa Morales 818.364.7848  
Health & Human Performance website

Includes:

• Dance Specialties  
• Dance Studies  
• Dance Techniques  
• Health  
• Kinesiology  
• Kinesiology Athletics  
• Kinesiology Major  
• Nutrition  

Chair: Albert (Al) Ybarra 818.833.3373
Secretary: Kari Golden 818.364.7756 
Dean: Fabiola Mora 818.364.7644
Library website

Chair: Stephen Brown 818.364.7665
Secretary: Patricia Carter 818.364.7793
Dean: Farisa Morales 818.364.7848
Life Sciences website  
Allied Health website
STEM, Health, and Fitness Pathway

Includes:

• Allied Health - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424 
• Anatomy - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424
• Biology  
• Biotechnology  
• Health Information Technology - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424
• Health Occupations - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424
• Microbiology  
• Nursing - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424
• Nursing Health Care Ancillaries - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424
• Pharmacy Technician - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424  
• Physiology - Vice Chair: Par Mohammadian 818.833.3424

Chair: Bamdad Samii 818.833.3379
Secretary: Margarita Padilla 818.364.7894  
Dean: Farisa Morales 818.364.7848
Mathematics website 
Computer Science website 
STEM, Health, and Fitness Pathway

Includes:

• Academic Preparation - NONCREDIT – Vice Chair: Melida Paz 818.364.7832  
• Computer Information Systems – Vice Chair: Milan Samplewala 818.833.3385  
• Computer Science – Vice Chair: Milan Samplewala 818.833.3385  
• Drafting – Vice Chair: Karineh Abed 818.833.3391  
• Engineering, General – Vice Chair: Karineh Abed 818.833.3391  
• Engineering Graphics & Design – Vice Chair: Karineh Abed 818.833.3391  
• Engineering Support – Vice Chair: Karineh Abed 818.833.3391  
• Industrial Technology – Vice Chair: Karineh Abed 818.833.3391  
• Mathematics – Vice Chair: Carole Akl 818.364.7873  
• Mathematics – NONCREDIT - Vice Chair: Melida Paz 818.364.7832 

Chair: Mike Fenton 818.364.7888
Secretary: Patricia Carter 818.364.7793  
Dean: Farisa Morales 818.364.7848
STEM, Health, and Fitness Pathway

Includes:

• Astronomy  
• Chemistry - Vice Chair: Said Pazirandeh 818.364.7705  
• Earth Science  
• Environmental Science  
• Geography  
• Geology  
• Oceanography  
• Physical Science  
• Physics - Vice Chair: Rodolfo Santana 818.364.7702 

Chair: Mark Pursley 818.364.7677
Secretary: Richard Lam 818.364.7722
Dean: Tara Ward-Thompson 818.364.7804
Society, Culture, and Communication Pathway

Includes:

• African American Studies  
• Anthropology  
• History  
• Philosophy  
• Political Science