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​​​Melissa Bader
Melissa Bader, M.A.
Professor
English

951-372-7116​
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With over twenty-nine years of experience as an educator, Ms. Bader has served as English professor and leader (wearing many hats) at the college and beyond.
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​​​Michael Bobo
Michael Bobo, MLA, M.A.​
Associate Professor
Humanities

951-738-7733​
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Michael Bobo is an Associate Professor of Humanities at Norco College. He earned a Master of Arts in Humanities from California State University, Domiguez Hills and a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University.
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​​​Steven Camacho
Steven Camacho, M.A.​​
Assistant Professor
English

951-372-7191
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​​​Nicole Capps
Nicole Capps, M.A.​​​
Associate Professor
English/
Lead Instructor,
Writing and
Reading Center

951-739-7849
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Nikki Capps has been teaching English Composition and Literature for over 20 years and has been a proud Norco Mustang for the past 13 years.
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​​​Miguel Castro
Miguel Castro, M.L.I.S.
Assistant Professor
Communications

951-372-7150
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Miguel was nominated as Mustang of the Month in July 2022 for his role in tirelessly communicating and coordinating with students requesting laptops, hotspots, and textbooks through the Library's Laptop, Hotspot and Textbook loan programs.
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​​​Meghan Chandler
Meghan Chandler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Art History

951-738-7404
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Meghan Chandler is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Norco College and holds a Ph.D. in Visual Studies from the University of California, Irvine.
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​​​Tami Comstock
Tami Comstock, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

951-739-7851
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​​​Araceli Covarrubias
Araceli Covarrubias, M.A.
Associate Professor
Spanish

951-738-7752
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Araceli Covarrubias is a Spanish professor. She earned an associate of art degree from Santa Ana College, a baccalaureate and master’s degree in Spanish from California State University, Long Beach.
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​​​Jessica Dobson
Jessica Dobson, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

951-738-7769
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​​​Andres Elizalde
Andres Elizalde, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

951-739-7817
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​I'm a product of the California Community College system. The community college system represents the best ideal that Americans offer the world.
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​​​Lisa Hernandez
Lisa Hernandez, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

951-372-7036
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Lisa S. Hernandez is a Humanities Assistant Professor who has been teaching various college-level English and literature courses since 2007.
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​​​Kiandra Jimenez
Kiandra Jimenez, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
English

951-738-7036
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​​​Kim Kamerin
Kim Kamerin, M.B.A.
Professor
Music Industry Studies

951-738-7703​
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Professor Kamerin is an award-winning educator and twenty-year veteran of the music classroom.
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​​​​​​Brady Kerr
Brady Kerr, A.A.
Instructor
Music Industry Studies

951-372-7197​
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Brady Kerr is a Grammy®-nominated educator, a voting member of The Recording Academy, and has been in the music and theater business for over 40 years.
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​​​Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis, M.A.
Associate Professor
Speech Communication

951-372-7034
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​​​Megan Lindeman
Megan Lindeman, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Art

951-372-7107
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Megan Lindeman joined Norco College in 2014 as Associate Faculty and became a full-time Assistant Professor of Art in 2017 and Associate Professor in 2021.
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​​​Ammanda Moore
Ammanda Moore, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

951-739-7846
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​​​Natalie Morford
Natalie Morford, M.A.​​
Associate Professor
English

951-738‐7768
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​​​Tim Mount
Tim Mount, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies

951-738-7699
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​​​Sara Nafzgar
Sara Nafzgar
Associate Professor
Communication Studies

951-738-7406
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Sara Nafzgar earned an associate of art degree from Mt. San Antonio College and a baccalaureate and master’s degree in Communication Studies from California State University, Fullerton.
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​​​Lisa Nelson
Lisa Nelson, Ph.D.
Professor
English

951-739-7812
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​​​Ana Marie Olaerts
Ana Marie Olaerts, M.A.
Associate Professor
Speech Communication

951-739-7815
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​​​Michelle Ramin
Michelle Ramin, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Art/
Art Gallery
Director

951-738-7698
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Hailing from the mountains of North Central Pennsylvania, Michelle Ramin received her BA from Penn State University and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.
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​​​Dan Reade
Dan Reade, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

​951-738‐7772​
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​​​José Sentmanat
José Sentmanat, M.A., J.D.
Associate Professor
Philosophy

​951-738‐7773
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Upon completion of his military service after graduating high school, José Sentmanat earned his B.A. in philosophy from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, in 1991.
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​​​Mitzi Sloniger
Mitzi Sloniger, M.A.
Associate Professor
Academic Literacy and Reading

951-372-7131
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​​​​​​Walter Stevens
Walter Stevens, M.F.A.
Professor
Theater Arts

951-372-7025​
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Walter “Buck” Stevens is Professor of Theatre Arts at Norco College in California, and has been at the college since 1995.
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​​​Dominique Voyer
Dominique Voyer, Ph.D.
Professor
Spanish and French

951-372-7066
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Dr. Dominique Voyer was born in the south of France and received her education from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV, with majors in French Literature and Spanish Linguistics.
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​​​Cameron Young
Cameron Young, M.A.
Associate Professor
English

​​951-738-7405
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En Taro Adun, Executor! Cameron Young has been teaching just shy of ten years and has worked at Chaffey College, Fullerton College, Mt San Jacinto College, and Norco College (with Norco being the longest).
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​​​John Alpay
John Alpay, M.B.A., J.D.
Assistant Professor
Management (Law)

951-372-7198
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​​​Sarah Burnett
Sarah Burnett, Ph.D.
Professor
Early Childhood Education

951-739-7872
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One wrong turn transformed Dr. Sarah Burnett’s life.
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​​​Eric Doucette
Eric Doucette, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Business Administration

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​​​Adam Martin
Adam Martin, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Business Administration

​​951-738-7400
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Adam Martin is a full-time faculty member of Norco College. He teaches in the areas of business administration and entrepreneurship.
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​​​Dana White
Dana White, M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Accounting

951-738-7739
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Dana’s positive energy and enthusiasm for faculty development bring a breath of fresh air to professional development events.
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​​​Sigrid Williams
Sigrid Williams, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Administration of Justice

951-739-7825
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Dr. Williams is a dedicated advocate for the Administration of Justice discipline and students at Norco College.
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​​​Patty Worsham
Patty Worsham, M.B.A.
Professor
Business Administration

951-372-7194​
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Patty Worsham never enjoyed studying accounting. That's ironic because now, she teaches it.
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School of Social & Behavioral Sciences Faculty Profiles

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​​​Laura Adams
Laura Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology

951-738-7732
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​​​Maria Adams
Maria Adams, M.A.
Associate Professor
Early Childhood Education

951-372-7106
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​​​Alexis Gray
Alexis Gray, Ph.D.
Professor
Anthropology

951-739-7828
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Dr. Alexis ​Gray is recognized for her skilled and effective teaching and program development, and for her work as Chair for the Program Review Committee through two accreditation cycles.
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​​​Nancy Quiñones
Nancy Quiñones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ethnic Studies

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Dr. Nancy Quiñones began her career in higher education in Student Development and has worked with First Year Experience, Student Transition, Engagement and Retention and Multi-Ethnic programs, Health Services, Career Services, and Women's Resource Centers.
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​​​Ruben Aguilar
Ruben Aguilar, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology

951-372-7168
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As a United States veteran and purple heart recipient, Ruben Aguilar has sacrificed much.
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​​​James Finley
James Finley, B.A.
Game Development
​​951-739-7868​
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For many people, James Finley has a dream career. By day, he is the studio director and CEO of Broken Circle Studios.
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​​​Teresa Friedrich Finnern
Teresa Friedrich Finnern, Ph.D.
Biology
951-372-7012​
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Dr. Finnern is a Professor of Biology and the Biology Co-Chair for the Department of Science and Kinesiology. She earned a B.S. in Biology from Hope College in Michigan, then an M.S. and Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan.
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​​​Virgil Lee
Virgil Lee, Ph.D.
Chemistry
951-738-7770​
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Dr. Virgil Lee was nominated Mustang of the Month by more than one person; each described his inclusive spirit, keen editing eye, and above all his sense of fairness.
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​​​Judy Perry
Judy Perry, M.S.
Computer Science and Game Development
​951-372-7099​
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Judy Perry has a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering from USC, but she is not an engineer.
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​​​​​​Paul Van Hulle
Paul Van Hulle, M.A.
Manufacturing Technology
​951-372-7108​
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Paul Van Hulle tells his students all the time that if he can be a success, they can be one as well. That statement is normally met with confusion, until they learn that he has struggled many years with dyslexia.
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Norco College Retired Faculty Profiles

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​​​Rex Beck
Rex Beck, M.B.A.
Business Administration
(Retired in June 2022)

Most people aren’t lucky enough to have one long, successful career, never mind two. But that’s exactly what Rex Beck has had, and he’s still going strong in the second.
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​​​Cathy Brotherton
Cathy Brotherton, M.S.
Computer Information Systems
(Retired in June 2020)

Some of Cathy Brotherton’s students weren’t even born yet when she began teaching, that’s how long she’s been making an impact on the Riverside area’s education system.
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​​​Gail Zwart
Gail Zwart, M.B.A, D.P.A.
Business & Management
(Retired in June 2020)

Dr. Gail A. Zwart was once a college dropout. She only stayed out for six months, but it was long enough to realize that working a minimum wage job was not what she wanted for herself or her future.
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