Adjunct Faculty

Each instructor’s name is followed by field of instruction and major credentials.

Erin Aguilar

M.Ed, Early Childhood Education from Northern Arizona University;
BS, Education from Northern Arizona University.

Jose Amparo

MA, Counseling from Northern Arizona University.

Adam Andrews

MLS in Legal Studies, The University of Arizona; BA in Communication, Arizona State University.

Member of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation.

Dave Beeksma

MA in Political Science (International Relations), American Military University; MA in History (U.S. History), American Military University; BA in History, University of Maryland. 

Member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Lucinda Begay

MA in Chemistry, The University of Arizona; BA in Chemistry, The University of Arizona.

Wendi Cline

JD Law, William Mitchell School of Law, MLIS in Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, BS in Political Science, Iowa State University, AA in Liberal Arts, North Iowa Area Community College. 

Teresa Dekoker

MS in Agriculture Education, The University of Arizona; BS in Ecology, The University of Arizona.

Pamela Golden

MFA in Art, Arizona State University; BA in Biology, Harvard University.

Jeremy Johns

MS, American Indian Studies from Arizona State University; M.Ed, Learning Designs and Technologies, from Arizona State University.

Steven Kessler

MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Sandra Leal

MS, Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University; BA, Psychology & Sociology from Howard Payne University.

Camillus Lopez

Tohono O’odham Language

Member of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Dwayne Manuel

MFA in Arts, The University of Arizona; BFA in Studio Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts.

Member of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation. 

Michael Medrano

MA, Psychology from The University of Arizona; BA, Psychology from The University of Arizona.

David Morse

MA, History from California State University, Los Angeles; Master of International Marketing, Global Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management; BA, Psychology from University of New Hampshire.

Ali Naqvi

MA, Education from Claremont Graduate University.

Michael Newberry

PhD in Astronomy, The University of Michigan; MA in Astronomy, The University of Texas; BS in Physics, Oakland University.

Kirk Notarianni

MS, Instructional Technology form Texas A&M University.

Anthony Osborn

PhD in Special Education Administration, MA in Counseling, California State University, MPA in Public Administration, Troy State University, MEd in Special Education, Southwest Texas State University, University of Texas. BS in Management, Pacific Christian College.

Ronald Palmatier

M.Ed, Secondary Education from Northern Arizona University; BA, Journalism from The University of Arizona.

Sharon Parker

Ph.D. in Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies (Doctoral Minors in Cultural Anthropology, 19th Century Art History), University of Arizona.M.A. in Art History (Medieval, Renaissance), Art History (Non-Western, Western), History of Western Civilization (Ancient – Contemporary), Philosophy. B.A. in English (Hons) Portland State University.

Dwayne Pierce

Tohono O’odham History and Culture.

M.A. History – University of Arizona. B.A. History and Anthropology – University of Arizona.

Member of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation. 

Andrea Ramon

Tohono O’odham Language, Culture, and History
M.A. in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies with a Concentration in American Indian Education, University of New Mexico and B.A. in Elementary Education, University of Arizona. Certified in Native American Language Pre-K-12 Tohono O’odham by the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Arizona Department of Education.

Member of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Harison Smith

MS, Mathematics from University of North Dakota.

Rajneesh Verma

PhD, Chemistry from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Heidi Wallace

MA, English from State University of New York College at Buffalo.

Richard Wernick

MBA from Long Island University
BS, Business & Public Administration from Long Island University.