Staff Directory
Pacifica Graduate Institute Directory
Email:
To contact an individual by email, please follow these guidelines:
first initial and last name @pacifica.edu
If a staff member’s email is different from this, it is listed under their name below.
Mailing Address:
Pacifica Graduate Institute
249 Lambert Rd.
Carpinteria, California 93013
Press/Media Inquiries:
Heidi Townshend
Director of External Affairs
htownshend@pacifica.edu
805.879.7374

Academic Staff Directory
Clinical Psychology
Program Chair & Accreditation Coordinator
Oksana Yakushko, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 181
805.565.9896 Fax
Director of Training
Elizabeth Schewe, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 174
805.565.5796 Fax
Program Administrator
Vaughn Zitzer
805.969.3626 Ext. 124
805.565.5796 Fax
Student Affairs and Accreditation Coordinator
Susan Evergreen Hericks, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 153
805.565.5796 Fax
Research Coordinator
Oksana Yakushko, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 181
805.565.9896 Fax
Research Coordinator
Michael Sipiora, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 189
805.565.9896 Fax
Depth Psychology
Program Chair
Mary Watkins, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 332
Chair, Somatic Studies Specialization
Rae Johnson, Ph.D., RSMT
805.969.3626 Ext. 359
Co-Associate Chair, Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology Specialization
Nuria Ciofalo, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 340
805.695.0458 Fax
Co-Associate Chair, Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology Specialization
Susan James, Ph.D.
805.969.3626
805.695.0458 Fax
Program Administrator and Program Administrator Lead
Nina Falls
805.969.3626 Ext. 317
805.695.0458 Fax
Community/Ecological Fieldwork & Research Coordinator
Mary Watkins, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 332
805.695.0458 Fax
Depth Psychology Research Coordinator
Jennifer Selig, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 336
Somatic Studies Specialization Research Coordinator
Rae Johnson, Ph.D., RSMT
805.969.3626 Ext. 359
Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology Specialization Research Coordinator
Susan James, Ph.D.
805.969.3626
805.695.0458 Fax
Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices
Specialization Chair
Juliet Rohde-Brown, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 139
805.565.5796 Fax
Program Administrator
Evergreen Hericks
805.969.3626 Ext. 153
805.565.5796 Fax
Research Coordinator
Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 178
805.565.1932 Fax
Research Coordinator
Sabine Oishi, Ph.D.
smoishi2010@gmail.com
Hybrid Programs
Chair, Jungian and Archetypal Studies Specialization
Keiron Le Grice, Ph.D.
805.969.3626
805.565.1936 Fax
Chair, Engaged Humanities and the Creative Life
Susan Rowland, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 316
805.565.1936 Fax
Program Administrator
Sue Gary
805.969.3626 Ext. 339
805.879.8270 Fax
Jungian and Archetypal Studies Specialization Research Coordinator
Keiron Le Grice, Ph.D.
805.969.3626
805.565.1936 Fax
Mythological Studies
Program Chair
Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 146
805.565.9896 Fax
Associate Chair
Patrick Mahaffey, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 109
805.565.1932 Fax
Research Coordinator
Patrick Mahaffey, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 109
805.565.1932 Fax
Program Administrator
Sondra Gatewood
805.679.6138
sgatewood@pacifica.edu
Counseling Psychology
Program Chair
Matthew Bennett, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist
805.879.7375
Program Co-Chair
Jemma Elliot, M.A., L.M.F.T., L.P.C.C.
805.879.7376
Director of Clinical Training
Michele Wolf, M.A., L.M.F.T.
805.879.7360
805.879.7388 Fax
Clinical Practicum Associate II, C & W Tracks
Cynthia Fredericksen, M.A., L.M.F.T.
805.879.7383
805.879.7388 Fax
Clinical Practicum Associate II, D & V Tracks
Taryn Holvick, M.A., L.M.F.T.
805.879.7371
805.879.7388 Fax
Clinical Practicum Coordinator, All Tracks
Tania Parra Marin
805.879.7379
805.879.7388 Fax
Director of Research
Gioia Jacobson, M.A., L.M.F.T.
805.879.7376
805.879.8270 Fax
Research Coordinator
Thomas Steffora, M.A., L.M.F.T.
805.879.7382
805.879.8270 Fax
Program Administrator
Emily Chow-Kambitsch, Ph.D.
805.879.7404
Program Administrator
Lori Myers, M.S.
805.879.7320
Program Administrator
Amy Nash, M.S.S.
805.879.7358
Student Affairs Coordinator
Oralia Limón, M.S
805.879.7370
805.879.8270 Fax
Dissertations
Academic Director of Dissertation Policy
Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 178
805.565.9896 Fax
Senior Dissertation Administrator
Robyn Cass
805.969.3626 Ext. 122
805.565.9896 Fax
Administrative Staff Directory
CEO-President, and Provost
Joseph Cambray, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 183
805.879.8270 Fax
Vice Provost
Pat Katsky, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 172
805.565.1932 Fax
Administrator to the President’s Office
Nick Sabatino
805.969.3626 Ext. 118
805.565.5796 Fax
American Disabilities Act/Title IX/Compliance Officer
Lisa Runyen
805.969.3626 Ext. 125
805.565.1932 Fax
Academic Affairs Office
Director of Academic Affairs
Lauren Lastra, MPA
805.969.3626 Ext. 134
805.565.1932 Fax
Academic Affairs Associate
Nick Sabatino
805.969.3626 Ext. 118
805.565.5796 Fax
Office of the Chancellor
Chancellor
Stephen Aizenstat, Ph.D.
Director of Alumni Relations
Dianne Travis-Teague
805.969.3626 Ext. 303
805.879.7393 Fax
Director of External Affairs
Heidi Townshend, MBA
805.969.3626 Ext. 374
805.879.7393 Fax
Ivan Leon
Multimedia Desktop Analyst
805.969.3626 Ext. 314
805.879.7393. Fax
Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel
Franklyn S. Michaelson
805.969.3626 Ext. 105
Business Office
Chief Financial Officer/Controller
Larry Byer
805.969.3626 Ext. 176
805.695.0676 Fax
Student Accounts Administrator
Mary Haney
805.969.3626 Ext. 188
805.565.3320 Fax
Student Accounts Assistant
Emily Martinez
805.969.3626 Ext. 117
805.565.3320 Fax
Accounting Manager
Bruce Benton
805.969.3626 Ext. 194
805.565.3320 Fax
Accounting Analyst II
Esther Gutierrez
805.969.3626 Ext. 160
805.565.3320 Fax
Accounting Analyst II/Accounts Coordinator
Helen Warmath
805.969.3626 Ext. 117
805.565.3320 Fax
Office of Financial Aid
Director of Financial Aid
Tracie Teague
805.679.6137
805.565.9887 Fax
Lead Financial Aid Coordinator
Theresa Quijano,
805.679.6150
805.565.9887 Fax
Financial Aid Coordinator II
Sabrina Wilson
805.679.6159
805.565.9887 Fax
Financial Aid Assistant
Vickie O’Neal
805.679.6136
805.565.9887 Fax
Office of Admissions
Senior Admissions Coordinator
Alex Rubio
805.969.3626 Ext. 364
805.879.7391 Fax
arubio@pacifica.edu
Senior Admissions Advisor
Pandora Holmes
805.969.3626 Ext. 313
805.879.7391 Fax
pholmes@pacifica.edu
Senior Admissions Advisor
Jake Sandell
805.969.3626 Ext. 355
805.879.7391 Fax
jsandell@pacifica.edu
Admissions Coordinator
Veronica Quintanilla
805.969.3626 Ext. 337
805.879.7337 Fax
Veronica.Quintanilla@pacifica.edu
Admissions Advisor
Christine Martinez
805.969.3626 Ext. 307
805.879.7337 Fax
cmartinez@pacifica.edu
Office of the Registrar
Registrar
Francine Matas, M.S.
805.969.3626 Ext. 165
805.565.3804 Fax
Associate Registrar
Amy Bristol
805.969.3626 Ext. 154
805.565.3804 Fax
Registrar Coordinator
Robert Case
805.969.3626 Ext. 198
805.565.3804 Fax
Institutional Advancement and Public Relations
Press/Media Inquiries:
Heidi Townshend
Director of External Affairs
htownshend@pacifica.edu
805.879.7374
Webmaster / Associate Director of Marketing
John Ziegler
805.969.3626 Ext. 131
805.969.1686 Fax
Institutional Learning
Institutional Learning Analyst
Bill Billet, Ph.D.
805.969.3626 Ext. 128
805.879.8270 Fax
Information Technology and Library Services
Sr. Director of Institutional Technology and Library Operations
Alain Dussert, MLIS
805.969.3626 Ext. 143
805.969.1686 Fax
Lead Educational Technology Administrator
Phi Yost
805.969.3626 Ext. 312
805.879.8270 Fax
Instructional Technologist
Sara DeArmond
805.969.3626 Ext. 367
805.879.8270 Fax
Library Services Coordinator
Diana Zakhour
805.969.3626 Ext. 169
805.969.1686 Fax
circulation@pacifica.edu
Lead Reference & Instruction Librarian
Mark Kelly, MLS
805.969.3626 Ext. 144
805.969.1686 Fax
Special Collections and Reference Librarian
Richard Buchen, M.L.S.
805.969.3626 Ext. 133
805.969.1686 Fax
Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Assistant
Addison Sani
805.969.3626 Ext. 115
805.969.1686 Fax
Circulation Assistants
Amanda Brown
Jason Morgan
805.969.3626 Ext. 115 & 169
805.969.1686 Fax
circulation@pacifica.edu
Information Technology Manager
Tim Fritz
805.969.3626 Ext. 102
805.565.5796 Fax
PC/LAN Engineer
Gamal Ali
805.969.3626 Ext. 157
Help Desk Analyst
Gavin Arnold
805.969.3626 Ext. 314
805.879.8270 Fax
Help Desk Analyst
Santos Artiaga
805.969.3626 Ext. 365
805.879.8270 Fax
Database Administrator
Griff Jones
805.969.3626
805.565.5796 Fax
Bookstore
Bookstore Manager
Laura Montero
805.969.3626 Ext. 327
805.879.7270 Fax
Textbook Coordinator and Book Buyer
Bookstore Website/Shipping Coordinator
805.969.3626 Ext. 372
805.879.7270 Fax
Administrative Services Coordinator
Katie Sorensen
805.969.3626 Ext. 373
805.879.7270 Fax
Operations and Guest Services
Director of Guest Services & Retreat Operations
Heather Slade
805.969.3626 Ext. 310
805.879.7392 Fax
Guest Services Manager/Reception Supervisor
Nicole Kitzmann
805.969.3626 Ext. 368
805.695.0458 Fax
nkitzmann@pacifica.edu
Guest Services Coordinator
Caroline Mecartea
805.969.3626 Ext. 366
805.695.0458 Fax
cmecartea@pacifica.edu
Head Housekeeping, Lambert Campus
Saul Zermeno
805.969.3626 Ext. 156
805.565.1932 Fax
Head Housekeeping, Ladera Campus
Arcelia Hernandez
805.708.9089
805.879.8270 Fax
Lead Receptionist
Stacy Sroka
805.969.3626 Ext. 301
Ladera Reception
Annie Sullivan
Candace MacNair
Salvatore Mauro
Sofia Galan
Larissa Encinas
Sofia Galan
805.969.3626 Ext. 301
Lambert Reception
Jeannette Day
Diana Ornelas
Facilities/Campus Safety/Transportation
Director of Facilities, Campus Safety & Transportation
Adam Brown
805.969.3626 Ext. 331
Lambert and Ladera Campus Shuttle Service
805.896.1887
805.896.1888
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources
Norma Mesa
805.969.3626 Ext. 158
805.565.8983 Fax
Human Resources Coordinator/Payroll
Michele Llamas
805.969.3626 Ext. 148
805.565.8983 Fax