Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Department Chairs & Admins

Name, Position Contact Info
Reid Leamaster,
Department Chair
reid.leamaster@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3280,
Office Location: O5-102
Heather Merrill,
Academic Program Director - Bachelor of Arts Elementary and Special Education
heather.merrill@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3768,
Office Location: O5-122
Donna Allen,
Assistant Department Chair - History
d.allen@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4760,
Office Location: O5-111
John Coughlin,
Assistant Department Chair - Political Science
john.coughlin@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4845,
Office Location: O5-107
Sharon Yee,
Assistant Department Chair - Sociology
sharon.yee@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3734,
Office Location: O5-135
Sherry Wangen,
Assistant Department Chair - Education
sherry.wangen@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4986,
Office Location: LA-123
Lynn Newman,
Assistant Department Chair - Geography
lynn.newman@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3877,
Office Location: O5-137
Dmytro Zhosan,
Assistant Department Chair - Economics
dmytro.zhosan@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3694,
Office Location: O5-103
Tina Franklin,
Instructional Services Manager
tina.franklin@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3077,
Office Location: LA 125
Brigida Banfelder,
Department Admin
brigida.banfelder@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3685,
Office Location: O5-101
Sharon Yee,
American Indian Studies Assistant Chair
sharon.yee@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3734,
Office Location: O5-135
Aubrie Smith,
Social Work Assistant Chair
aubrei.smith@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3742,
Office Location: O7-121

Anthropology Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Lillian Spencer lillian.spencer@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3276,
Office Location: O5-106
Dean Wheeler dean.wheeler@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3903,
Office Location: O5-127

Economics Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Sasha Radisich sasha.radisich@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4765,
Office Location: O5-108
Dmytro Zhosan dmytro.zhosan@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3694,
Office Location: O5-103

Geography Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Lynn Newman lynn.newman@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3877,
Office Location: O5-137
Michael Strong michael.strong@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3602,
Office Location: O5-136
John Shaffer john.shaffer@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3641,
Office Location: O5-129

History Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Donna Allen d.allen@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4760,
Office Location: O5-111
John Coughlin john.coughlin@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4845,
Office Location: O5-107
Aubrei Smith aubrei.smith@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3742,
Office Location: O7-121

Political Science Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Terri Desai terri.desai@gccaz.edu

Political Science One Year Only Faculty

Name Contact Info
Oriol Vidal-Aparicio oriol.vidal.aparicio@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3987,
Office Location: 05-105

Sociology Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
R.J. Leamaster reid.leamaster@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3280,
Office Location: O5-102
L. Alexander Patrick-Rolando lebrian.patrick@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3004,
Office Location: O5-104
Sharon Yee sharon.yee@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3734,
Office Location: O5-135

Sustainability Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Michael Strong michael.strong@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3602,
Office Location: O5-136

Teacher Education Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Rosemarie Dugi rosemarie.dugi@gccaz.edu,
Office Location: LA-124
Heather Merrill heather.merrill@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-3768,
Office Location: LA 122
Sherry Wangen sherry.wangen@gccaz.edu,
Phone: (623) 845-4986,
Office Location: LA-123