AHS new faculty and staff orientation
September 5, 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome to the college by Dean + Round of Personal Introductions
Carlos Crespo, Dean and Professor of Kinesiology
9:10 – 9:15 AHS Academic & Faculty Affairs
Renee Taylor, Associate Dean Academic & Faculty Affairs and Professor of Occupational Therapy
Joelle Livermore-Lantz, Assistant Dean Academic Affairs & Administration
9:15 – 9:30 AHS Student Affairs
Eileen Doran, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Mario Diaz, Assistant Dean for Recruitment
Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson, Assistant Dean for Advising
9:30 – 9:35 AHS Clinical Affairs
Shane Phillips, Executive Associate Dean Clinical Affairs and Professor of Physical Therapy
Mary Keehn, Associate Dean Clinical Affairs and Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy
9:35 – 9:40 AHS Mentoring
Renee Taylor & Jen Wescott
9:40 – 9:45 AHS Advancement
Torine Pasek, Senior Director of Development
Kristen Kepnick, Associate Director of Development
9:45 – 10:00 AHS Administration
Jon Santanni, Associate Dean Administration
Elda Rubio, Director of Human Resources
Pedro Valencia, Director of Information Technology
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 10:45 Department Presentations
Kal Pasupathy, Biomedical & Health Information Sciences Department Head
Ross Arena, Physical Therapy Department Head
David Marquez, Kinesiology & Nutrition Department Head
Susan Magasi, Occupational Therapy Department Head
Carrie Sandahl, Disability & Human Development Interim Department Head
Jennifer Wescott, Rehabilitation Sciences Undergraduate Program Director
10:45 – 11:00 AHS Communications
Erika Chavez, Director Marketing & Communications
11:00 – 11:30 Modernizing Teaching at AHS
Margaret Gonzales, Associate Director for Educational Development, Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence
11:30 – 12:00 AHS Research
Kharma Foucher, Associate Dean Research and Professor of Kinesiology
*** those not directly involved in research may be excused until lunch
12:00 – 1:00 Networking Lunch
Date posted
Aug 4, 2025
Date updated
Aug 4, 2025