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Academic Faculty

Academic Faculty

Pillar College faculty embody a commitment toward student-centered holistic higher education with biblical faith-integration.

Full-time Faculty and Academic Administration

Maxine A. Bradshaw, PhD

Dean of the School of Behavioral Health and Social Sciences

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Clinton Parker, III., PhD

Dean of the School of Humanities and Culture

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Joanne J. Noel, PhD

Dean of the School of Humanities and Culture

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R. Steven Notley, PhD

Dean of the School of Religious Studies

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Peter Amerman, DMin

Chair of Christian Studies

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Sharon Harden, EdD

Chair of the Education and Teacher Certification Program

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Chester Kim, DMin

Chair of Intercultural Communications

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Richard Riss, PhD

Chair of General Studies and Director of Academic Assessment

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Russ Wills, MFA

Coordinator of the Online Experience and Professor of Biblical Studies

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B. Keith Brewer, PhD

Director of Global Learning Experiences (GLE) and Professor of Biblical Studies

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Dominic DiGioacchino, EdD

Director of Academic Program Outreach

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Sabrina Durand, PhD

Director for the Master of Arts in Counseling Program

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Julia Missie, MA

Director of International Student Initiatives and ESL

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Vivian Ramirez, BS

Director of the LEAD Program

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Alexandra Resto, MBA

Director of Programa BLEND and Paterson Campus

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Michael Shields, MEd

Director of Academic Technology and Online Learning

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Ella D. Thompson Suggs, MBA

Director of Academic Support and Advising

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Rosa M. Canales, MLS

Assistant Director of Programa BLEND and Library Coordinator

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Elena Marin, MA

Registrar

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Adjunct Faculty

Mark H. Chae, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Gordon Sparks

Adjunct Faculty

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Taunya Tinsley, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Wayne Balfour, DBA

Adjunct Faculty

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Pearl Bates, MEd

Adjunct Faculty

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Andrew R. Bennett, MTS

Adjunct Faculty

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Joseph Biss, MBA

Adjunct Faculty

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Lily L. Bonilla, MBA

Adjunct Faculty

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Marie Chiara, MA

Adjunct Faculty

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Gerard Cleaves, MBA

Adjunct Faculty

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Lawrence Coven, JD

Adjunct Faculty

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A. Craig Dunn, DMin

Adjunct Faculty

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Doris J. Dweh, EdD

Adjunct Faculty

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Thomas E. Froehlich, MEd

Adjunct Faculty

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Isaiah Gomez, EdD

Adjunct Faculty

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Cheryl Hardy, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Hazel Hector, MDiv

Adjunct Faculty

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David Hentschel, ThM

Adjunct Faculty

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James Johnson, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Thomas Keinath, DMin

Adjunct Faculty

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Jamillah Mantilla, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Sheldene Millington, MBA

Adjunct Faculty

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Garmeterick Moore, MA

Adjunct Faculty

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Kobie Morgan, JD

Adjunct Faculty

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Ronda Oosterhoff, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Richard Paino, EdD

Adjunct Faculty

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Glenn Pietruski, DMin

Adjunct Faculty

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Robert Platt, MA

Adjunct Faculty

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Phoebe Quaynor, MDiv

Adjunct Faculty

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Timothy M. Salo, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

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Maria Sartori, LCSW

Adjunct Faculty

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Ben Stapley, MDiv

Adjunct Faculty

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Lester Taylor, DMin

Adjunct Faculty

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Joanne Turner, MSN

Adjunct Faculty

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Anthony Wilkinson, JD

Adjunct Faculty

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Kim Yancey James, DMin

Adjunct Faculty

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Meet the 2024 Board of Trustees Members

Pillar College’s Board of Trustees guides the strategic direction of the college.

Board of Trustees