OFFICE OF INSTRUCTION
Vice President of Instruction: Dr. Denise Richardson Staff Assistant to the VPI: Tachetta Henry
Division Structure 2021-2022
Division I
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dean: Dr. Chriss Foster: cfoster@peralta.edu D217, (510) 436-2609
Staff Assistant: Denise Woodward, dwoodward@peralta.edu D216, (510) 436-2425
Arts/Communication
Dept. Tri- Chairs: Monica Ambalal mambalal@peralta.edu Dr. Hilary Altman, haltman@peralta.edu, Sheila Metcalf- Tobin, smetcalftobin@peralta.edu
- Art (ART) (100200-230)
- Communication (COMM) (150600)
- Music (MUSIC) (100400)
Athletics/Kinesiology
Dept. Chair: Inga Marciulionis, imarciulionis@peralta.edu, F205, (510) 434-3849
- Athletics (ATHL) (696000)
- Kinesiology (KIN) (083500, 127000)
- Health Education (HLTED) (083700)
English/Humanities
Dept. Co-Chairs: Evan Nichols, anicholas@peralta.edu & Todd Johnson, tjohnson@peralta.edu F212, (510) 436-2657
- English (ENGL) (150100)
- ESL (ESL) (493080)
- Humanities (HUMAN) (159900)
- Philosophy (PHIL) (150900)
- Spanish (SPAN) (110500)
Ethnic Studies
Dept. Chair: Jason Seals, jeseals@peralta.edu, A203, (510) 434-3935
- African American Studies (AFRAM) (220301)
- Mexican/Latin- American Studies (M/LAT) (220304)
- Asian American Studies (ASAME) (220212)
- Native American Studies (NATAM) (220213)
Merritt College @ Fruitvale
Coordinator/Outreach: Brenda Mora, bmora@peralta.edu (510) 536-1830 2325 E.12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
Human Development
Dept. Chair: Michelle St. Germaine, mgermaine@peralta.edu
- Child Development (CHDEV) (130500-590)
Learning Resources
Director: Mitra Mofidi, mitramofidi@peralta.edu
- Learning Center (611000-200)
- Learning Resources (LRNRE)
Library
Dept. Co- Chairs: Nghiem Thai, nthai@peralta.edu (510) 436-2461
Adoria R. Williams, arwilliams@peralta.edu, (510) 619-8789 (Google Voice)
- Library Information Studies (LIS) (612000)
Social Sciences
Dept. Chair: Anthony Powell, apowell@peralta.edu, P-308 (510)434-3923
- Anthropology (ANTHR) (220200)
- Political Science (POSCI) (220700)
- Psychology (PSYCH) (200100)
- Sociology (SOC) (220800)
- History (HIST) (220500)
Counseling
Dean: Dr. Lisa Webb, lisawebb@peralta.edu
Dept. Co- Chairs: Derrick Ross, dlross@peralta.edu and Jose Salceda, jsalceda@peralta.edu (510) 434-3972
- Counseling (COUN) (631100)
Division II
Math, Science, and Technology
Dean: Jason Holloway: jholloway@peralta.edu S441, (510) 436-2426
Staff Assistant: Sinead Anderson, sganderson@peralta.edu S438, (510) 436-2409
Biology & Chemistry
Dept. Chair: Dr. Arja McCray, amccray@peralta.edu
Landscape Horticulture
Dept. Co-Chairs: Chris Grampp, cgrampp@peralta.edu H107, (510) 436-2593
Laura Forlin, lforlin@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant: VACANT
- Environmental Management and Technology (ENVMT) (030200)
- Landscape Horticulture (LANHT) (010900-910)
Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Dept. Chairs: Sun Young Ban, syban@peralta.edu & Rebecca Uhlman, ruhlman@peralta.edu S-320, (510) 436-2748
- Astronomy (ASTR) (191100)
- Geography (GEOG) (220600)
- Geology (GEOL) (191400)
- Mathematics (MATH) (170100)
- Physical Sciences (PHYSC) (190100)
- Physics (PHYS) (190200)
Business & Real Estate
Dept. Chair: Fereshteh Mofidi, femofidi@peralta.edu (925) 247-4240
- Business (BUS) (050600-650)
- Economics (ECON) (220400)
- Real Estate (RLEST) (051100)
Technology
Beverly Brooks, bdbrooks@peralta.edu
- Computer Science (CS) (070100)
- Computer Information Systems (CIS) (070200)
- Cybersecurity
Division III
Allied Health and Public Safety
Dean: Marie Amboy, S440, (510) 436-2515, mamboy@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant: Nancy Moreno, (510) 436- 2513, nmoreno@peralta.edu
Acting Dean of Allied Health and Public Safety: Nghiem Thai, (510) 436-2515, nthai@peralta.edu
- A.D. Nursing (NURS) (123000-020)
- Program Director: Dawn Williams, dswilliams@peralta.edu S337, (510) 436-2423,
- Staff Assistant (NURS): Waaduda Karim, wkarim@peralta.edu S343, (510) 436-2422
- Nursing Inquiries adnadmissions@peralta.edu
- Medical Assistant (MEDAS) (120800)
- Program Director: Dr. Muwafaqi Al- Asad, malasad@peralta.edu, (510) 468-186
- Staff Assistant: Waaduda Karim, wkarim@peralta.edu S343, (510) 436-2422
- Nutrition & Dietetics (NUTR) (130600-660)
- Program Director: Heather Casale, hcasale@peralta.edu (510) 434-3834
- Staff Assistant: Waaduda Karim, wkarim@peralta.edu S343, (510) 436-2422
- Community Social Services (COSER) (210400)
- Program Director: Biancca Parazo, mparazo@peralta.edu, 341-208-8070
- Instructional Assistant: Anna Jackson, annajackson@peralta.edu, 510-564-7885 and Lakeisha Dawkins, ldawkins@peralta.edu 510-916-8321
- Radiologic Science (RADSCI) (122500)
- Program Director: Jacqueline Custard, jcustard@peralta.edu S319, (510) 436-2508
- Staff Assistant: Waaduda Karim, wkarim@peralta.edu S343, (510) 436-2422
- Biosciences (BIOSC)
- Program Director: Dr. Gisele Giorgi, ggiorgi@peralta.edu S-417, (510) 436-2618
- Co-Chairs: Feather Ives, fives@peralta.edu
- Microscopy, Genomics, Histotechnology (043000)
Legal Administration
Dept. Chairs: Mildred Oliver, moliver@peralta.edu and Linnea Willis, lwillis@peralta.edu (510) 434-3936
- Administration of Justice (ADJUS) (210500)
- Cooperative Work Experience Education (COPED)
- Paralegal Studies (PARLG) (140200)
EMT/Fire Science (FISCI)(213300-350, EMT-125000)
Program Director: Demond Simmons, dsimmons@peralta.edu
Office of Instruction
Vice President of Instruction: Dr. Denise Richardson drichardson@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant to the VPI: Tachetta Henry tachettahenry@peralta.edu
Student Services
Vice President: Dr. Lilia Chavez
Staff Assistant: Vacant
Email: vpssmerritt@peralta.edu
Location: R-113E
Phone: (510) 436-2478
Dean of Enrollment, Ree’shema Thornton R-113G,
(510) 436-2585
Director/Student Activities & Campus Life: Doris Hankins
R-124, (510) 434-3982
Revised 3-14-2023 (Kay)