English
Meet Our English Department Faculty and Instructional Assistants
Salem Admassu
Adjunct Faculty
sadmassu@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in Journalism and Creating Writing
- MA in Creative Writing and Composition
Toby Bielawski
Faculty
TBielawski@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Smith College, Northhampton, Massachusetts
- MA in English from Mills College, Oakland
Joshua Bollman
Adjunct Faculty
jbollman@laspositascollege.edu
Steve Budd
Adjunct Faculty
- BA, Wesleyan University
- MA, Boston University
Angelo Bummer
Faculty and Umoja Program Instructor
- BA in Liberal Arts from Evergreen State College
- MA in Comparative Literature from San Francisco State University
Sarah Swaty Bummer
Adjunct Faculty
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JD, Santa Clara University School of Law
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MA, English Composition, San Francisco State University
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BA, English/Music, University of California Santa Barbara
Sebastien Cervantes
Adjunct Faculty
scervantes@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from UC Irvine
- MFA in Creating Writing from Mills College
Steve Chiolis
Adjunct Faculty
SChiolis@laspositascollege.edu
Elena Cole
Faculty
- AA from Ohlone College
- BA from UC Berkeley in English
- MA from SFSU in English
Valerie Connors
Adjunct Faculty
vconnors@laspositascollege.edu
Stella Del Rosario
Senior Instructional Assistant
sdelrosario@laspositascollege.edu
- BA, Comparative Literature, State University of New York, Stony Brook
- MA, Creative Writing, The University of Manchester, England
Richard Dry
Faculty and English Program Coordinator
- BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley
- MA in English from San Francisco State University
Paul Duarte
Adjunct Faculty
- BA in English with Creative Writing Option from CSU East Bay
- MA in English from CSU East Bay
Lisa Duran
Adjunct Faculty
Catherine Eagan, Ph.D
Faculty
- BA, English from UC Berkeley
- BA, History from UC Berkeley
- PhD in English from Boston College
Chad Ellingsworth
Adjunct Faculty
CEllingsworth@laspositascollege.edu
Megan Garcia
Adjunct Faculty
Instructional Assistant
mcgarcia@laspositascollege.edu
- AA in English from Las Positas College
- BA in English Education with a concentration in Literature from San Francisco State University
- MA in English Composition from San Francisco State University
Justin Garoupa
Faculty
JGaroupa@laspositascollege.edu
Michelle Gonzales
Faculty and Puente Program Coordinator
MGonzales@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Mills College
- MFA in English and Creative Writing from Mills College
Claire Graham
Instructional Assistant
- BA in English with a concentration in language and literacies from CSU East Bay
- AA in Liberal Arts from Los Medanos College
Jessica Hansen
Adjunct Faculty
Amanda Heinrichs
Adjunct Faculty
AHeinrichs@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from CSU Stanislaus
- MA in Literature from Mills College
Tobey Kaplan
Adjunct Faculty
- MA, San Francisco State University
Susan Keller
Adjunct Faculty
Kathleen King
Adjunct Faculty
Heidii McMichael
Adjunct Faculty
hmcmichael@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English, CSU Fresno
- Single Subject English and CLAD Teaching Credentials, CSU Fresno
- MA in Comparative Literature, UC Irvine
Amy Moellering
Adjunct Faculty
AMoellering@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English and Psychology from the University of Binghamton
- MA in Literature from the State University of New York at New Paltz
Guilherme Mylius
Adjunct Faculty
Marty Nash
Faculty and LPC Anthology Coordinator
- BA in English, Emphasis in Creative Writing, Kansas State University
- MFA in Writing, California College of the Arts
Maureen O'Herin
Faculty Emeritus
- BA, Integral Liberal Arts from St. Mary's College
- MA, Creative Writing/Literature from San Francisco State University
Jim Ott, EdD
Faculty
- Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Saint Mary’s College (2015)
- MA in English, San Jose State University (1980)
- BA in English, San Jose State University (1979)
Dave Paonessa
Instructional Assistant and Adjunct Faculty
dpoanessa@laspositascollege.edu
- A.A. Liberal Studies Chabot College (2005)
- B.A. Theater Arts CSU East Bay (2008)
- M.A. English CSU East Bay (2011)
John Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
JRobinson@laspositascollege.edu
Mike Sato
Faculty
- BA in Creative Writing and Literature from UC Santa Cruz
- MA in English Literature from CSU Sacramento
- MA in Japanese from San Francisco State University
Joseph Smigelski
Adjunct Faculty
JSmigelski@laspositascollege.edu
- BA in English from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York
- MA in English from San Francisco State University
Karin Spirn, PhD
Faculty
- BA in English from University of California, Berkeley
- PhD in English from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Megan Stein
Adjunct Faculty
- BA in Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas
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MA in English, Southern Methodist University
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PhD candidate in English, University of California, Riverside
Debra Stevens
Adjunct Faculty
DStevens@laspositascollege.edu
Meghan Swanson-Garoupa
Faculty
MSwanson@laspositascollege.edu
- AA in Arts and Sciences, Las Positas College
- BA in English Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara
- MA in Composition in Literature, CSU East Bay
Kisha Quesada Turner
Faculty and Umoja Program Coordinator
- BA in English from UCLA
- MA in Rhetoric and Composition from CSU Dominguez Hills
Megan Wong
Adjunct Faculty
- BA in Philosophy from New Mexico State University
- MFA in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University
For questions regarding this page, please contact Megan Garcia.