John Garcia, Ph.D.
Department Chair/Director
Phone: (209) 667-3769
Office: DBH 122E
Email: jgarcia@csustan.edu
Sevaughn Banks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3541
Office: DBH 341
Email: sbanks2@csustan.edu
Curriculum Vita
Envisioning an Ecological Classroom
Research Interests: Workforce development, international social work program development and evaluation
Yvonne Berenguer, MSW
Child Welfare Training Program Field Faculty
Phone: (209) 667-3948
Cell Phone: (209) 556-3679 Office: DBH 111 Email: yberenguer@csustan.edu
Wellness Options LLC
(Well-being by Connecting Mind, Body & Spirit)
Pollie Bith-Melander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3012
Office: DBH 314
Email: pbithmelander@csustan.edu
Kilolo Brodie, MSW, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3126
Office: DBH 309
Email: kbrodie1@csustan.edu
Sara Cadalig, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor
Office: DBH 322
Email: scadalig@csustan.edu
Dawn Costa, LCSW
Lecturer
Phone: (209) 664-6717
Office: DBH 323
Email: dcosta3@csustan.edu
Katie Galvin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3453
Office: DBH 143
Email: kgalvin@csustan.edu
Kirsten Jasek-Rysdahl, MA, MSW
Lecturer
Phone: (209) 667-3728
Office: DBH 141
Email: kjasekrysdahl1@csustan.edu
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Lecturer/Mental Health Stipend Coordinator
Phone: (209) 667-3946
Office: DBH 110
Email: jljohnson@csustan.edu
Advancing Resiliency in Education Podcast
Valerie Leyva, Ph.D., LCSW
Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3091
Office: DBH 122
Email: vleyva@csustan.edu
May Ying Ly, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3355
Office: DBH 321
Email: mly4@csustan.edu
Jane Rousseau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: 209-667-3015
Office: DBH 142
Email: jrousseau@csustan.edu
Shradha Tibrewal, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3951
Office: DBH 147
Email: stibrewal@csustan.edu
Jenell Thompson, M.Ed., LCSW, PPSC
Title IV-E Child Welfare Lecturer
Email: jthompson22@csustan.edu
Paul G. Wright, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Phone: (209) 667-3818
Office: DBH 313
Email: pwright@csustan.edu
Nancy Zamora, LCSW, PPSC
Field Director
Phone: (209) 667-3776
Office: DBH 122B
Email: nzamora1@csustan.edu
Community Advisory Board
2021 - 2022
Darren Borrelli, MSW (Membership Chair)
Creative Alternatives Inc.
Yvonnia Brown, MSW Merced County Mental Health Dept.
Robin Cannon, MSW Covenant Care Hospice
Renee Crawford, MSW (Secretary)
Stanislaus County Health Services Agency
Nicole Cunningham, LCSW Turlock Unified School District
Annette DePauli, LCSW (Chair) Lodi Memorial Hospital
Jorge Fernandez, LCSW Golden Valley Health Center
Fernando Granados, LCSW (Chair)
Sierra Vista Child & Family Services
Leticia Guillen, LCSW
Livingston Community Health
Kimberly Hamlett, MSW
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
Billy Olpin, LCSW/CATC
San Joaquin County Mental Health
Juan Ramirez, Manager
Stanislaus County Adult Protective Services
Feliza Sanchez, MSW Merced County Human Services Agency
Leonor Sierra, MSW (Vice Chair) Stanislaus County CSA, NASW-CV Member Rep
Peggy Stepro, ACSW, MSW
DaVita Dialysis-Stanislaus & Merced
Debbie Vieira, LCSW/MATC
Kaiser Modesto and Manteca
Tony Xiong
Merced County Human Services Agency
John Garcia, Ex-officio Member
Nancy Zamora, Faculty Advisor
Updated: October 19, 2022