Faculty Profiles

Melissa Bader English 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. Read more >>	Michael Bobo Humanities Michael Bobo is an Associate Professor of Humanities with twenty years of teaching experience in Humanities, English as a Second Language, and Religious Studies. Read more >>	Araceli Covarrubias Spanish 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. Read more >>
Kim Kamerin Music Industry Studies Professor Kamerin is an award-winning educator and twenty-year veteran of the music classroom. Read more >>	Brady Kerr Music Industry Studies Brady Kerr is a Grammy nominated educator, a voting member of The Recording Academy, a certified Instructor in Pro Tools (the industry-standard recording software used in music production), and a full-time faculty of Music Industry Studies at Norco College. Read more >>	Dr. Dominique Hitchcock Spanish and French Dr. Dominique Hitchcock 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. Read more >>
José Sentmanat Philosophy 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. Read more >>	Walter Stevens Theater Arts Walter “Buck” Stevens is Professor of Theatre Arts at Norco College in California, and has been at the college since 1995. Read more >>

Adam Martin
Business Administration

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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Patty Worsham
Business Administration

Patty Worsham never enjoyed studying accounting. That's ironic because now, she teaches it.
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Dr. Alexis Gray
Anthropology

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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Dr. Sarah Burnett
Early Childhood Education

One wrong turn transformed Dr. Sarah Burnett’s life.
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Dr. Sigrid Williams
Administration of Justice

Dr. Williams is a dedicated advocate for the Administration of Justice discipline and students at Norco College.
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James Finley Game Development For many people, James Finley has a dream career. By day, he is the studio director and CEO of Broken Circle Studios. Read more >>	Virgil Lee Chemistry 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. Read more >>	Judy Perry Computer Science and Game Development 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. Read more >>
Paul Van Hulle Manufacturing Technology 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. Read more >>

Rex Beck
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
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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Dr. Gail Zwart
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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