Division Structure
Division I
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dean: VACANT
Location: D-217
Phone: (510) 436-2609
Staff Assistant: Ne’Shawn Dixon
Location: D-216
Phone: (510) 436-2425
Arts/Communication
Dept. Chair:
Sheila Metcalf-Tobin, Monica Ambalal
Location: A122
Phone: (510) 436-2636, (510) 436-2450
- Art (ART)
- Communication (COMM)
- Music (MUSIC)
Athletics/Kinesiology
Dept. Chair: Inga Marciulionis
Location: F-205
Phone: (510) 434-3849
- Health Education
- Kinesiology
- Athletics
English/Humanities
Dept. Co-Chairs:
Todd Johnson, F-212 (510) 436-2657
Chriss Foster (510) 434-3897
Location: P-108
Phone: (510) 434-3897
Dept. Co-Chair: Todd Johnson
Location: F-212
Phone: (510) 436-2657
- English
- ESL
- Foreign Languages
- Humanities
- Philosophy
- Spanish
Ethnic Studies
Dept. Chair: Jason Seals
Location: A-203
Phone: (510) 434-3935
• African American Studies
• Mexican/Latin-American Studies
• Asian-American Studies
• Native-American Studies
Fruitvale Education Center
Program Specialist/Outreach: Brenda Mora
Location: 1900 Fruitvale Avenue, Suite 1C, Oakland
Phone: (510) 536-1830
Human Development
Dept. Chair: Christine Olsen
Jennifer Briffa (510) 436-2549
Location: A-112
Phone: (510) 436-2588
- Child Development
- Community Social Services
- Educational Technology
Learning Resources
Director: Isela Santana
Location: L-124
Phone: (510) 436-2543
- Learning Center
- Learning Resources (LRNRE)
Library
Dept. Co-Chairs: Nghiem Thai, (510) 436-2457
Adoria Williams, arwilliams@peralta.edu
Location: L-304
Phone: (510) 436-2461
- Library Information Studies
Social Sciences
Dept. Chair: TBD
Location: P-308
Phone: (510) 434-3923
- Anthropology
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- History
Division II
Math, Science, and Technology
Dean: Jason Holloway
Location: S-441
Phone: (510) 436-2426
Staff Assistant: Sinead Anderson
Location: S-438
Phone: (510) 436-2409
Biology & Chemistry
Dept. Chair: Arja McCray, Ph.D.
Location: S-426
amccray@peralta.edu
Phone: (510) 436-2584
- Biology
- Chemistry
Landscape Horticulture
Dept. Co-Chairs: Chris Grampp, H-107, (510) 436-2593
Laura Forlin, lforlin@peralta.edu
Location: H-107
Phone: (510) 436-2593
Staff Assistant: Maril M Bull
Location: H-107
Phone: (510) 436-2418
- Environmental Management and Technology
- Landscape Horticulture
Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Dept. Chair: Dan Lawson
Phone: (510) 436-2748
- Astronomy
- Geography
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
Business & Technology
Dept. Co-Chair: Guy Forkner
Location: D-200
Phone: (510) 436-2400
Dept. Co-Chair: Courtney Brown
E-Mail: courtneybrown@peralta.edu
Location: P-206A
Phone: (510) 436-3986
• Business
• Computer Information Systems (CIS)
• Economics
• Real Estate
Division III
Allied Health and Public Safety
Dean: Dr. Rick Ramos
Location: S-440
Phone: (510) 436-2515
Staff Assistant: Vacant
A.D. Nursing
Dawn Williams, M.S.N.
Location: S-337
Phone: (510) 436-2423
Medical Assisting
Silvana Javier, sjavier@peralta.edu
(Grace Idowu)
Location: S-321
Phone: (510) 434-3886
Nutrition & Dietetics
Heather Casale
Location: S-322
Phone: (510) 434-3834
Radiologic Science
Jennifer Yates, Ed.D.
Location: S-325
Phone: (510) 436-2427
Biosciences
Gisele Giorgi (510)436-2618
• Genomics
• Histotechnology
• Microscopy
Staff Assistant: Waaduda Karim, S-343,
(510) 436-2422
Legal Administration
Dept. Co-Chairs:
Linnea Willis, (510) 4364-3936
Margaret Dixon, (510) 434-3859
Location: F-211
Phone: (510) 434-3859
- Administration of Justice
- Cooperative Education
- EMT/Fire Science
- Paralegal Studies
EMT/Fire Science
Program Director: Demond Simmons
Contact: dsimmons@peralta.edu
Office of Instruction
Vice President: Dr. David M. Johnson
Location: Q-306
Email: dmjohnson@peralta.edu
Phone: (510) 436-2410
Student Services
Vice President: VACANT
Staff Assistant: Jamila Saleh
Email: jsaleh@peralta.edu
Location: R-113E
Phone: (510) 436-2478
Dean/Special Programs & Grants: Lilia Chavez, R-113G,
(510) 436-2585
Director/Student Activities & Campus Life: Dr. Herbert Kitchen,
R-124, (510) 434-3982
Counseling Dept. Co-Chairs:
Leslie Scurry, R-109M, (510) 436-2573
Marty Zielke, R-109 (510) 436-2529
Revised 9-22-18 (per Tachetta)