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Table of Contents
Welcome	Important Contacts	Employment Issues	Communication	Additional Information	Preparing for the first class
Opening Day	Syllabi, SLOs, Rubrics	Grading Guidelines	Classroom Management	Professional Opportunities Outside of Class

PART II: Important Contacts List

Administrative Offices
Academic Departments
Student Services
Educational Services
Other Student Services
College Services
Emergency Services/Night Administrator

Administrative Offices

Title	Name	Telephone	Office
Superintendent President	David Wain Coon	415-485-9400	AC 121
Executive Assistant	Kathy Joyner	415-485-9502	AC 123
Administrative Assistant	Kelley Litz	415-485-9508	AC119

Vice-President, College Operations	Al Harrison	415-457-8811 ext. 8100	AS 105
Administrative Assistant	Melinda Molloy	415-457-8811 ext. 8101	AS 108

Interim Dean of Instruction	Cari Torres	415-485-9505	HC 100
Administrative Assistant	Carol Scialli	415-485-9401	HC 109

Vice President of Student Services	Jonathan Eldridge	415-485-9619	SS 260
Administrative Assistant	Rhonda Jones	415-485-9618	SS 258

Dean of Arts & Humanities	David Snyder	415-485-9655	HC 225
Administrative Assistant	Eileen Acker	415-485-9470	HC 222

Dean of Math & Sciences	Jim Arnold	415-485-9506	SMN 301D
Administrative Assistant	Dianne Faw	415-485-9507	SMN 301C

Dean of Workforce Development & College-Community Partnerships	Nanda Schorske	415-457-8811, ext. 8506	BLDG 08 Rooom 135
Administrative Assistant	Laurie Loeffler	415-457-8811, ext. 8108	AS 134

Interim Dean of Enrollment Services	Patricia Gant	415-485-9414	SS 252
Administrative Assistant	Gina Longo	415-485-9417	SS 253

Financial Aid Director	David Cook	415-485-9405	SS 236

Director of Academic Services & Articulation	Cari Torres	415-485-9378	HC 123

Director of Learning Resources and the College Skills Department	Vacant	415-485-9552	LC 133
Administrative Assistant	Rose Jacques	415-485-9594	LC 132

Director of Community Education, Lifelong Learning and International Education	Jason Lau	415-485-9316	SS149
Administrative Assistant	Jessie Klein	415-485-7313	SS230

Director of Child Development Program	Lyda Beardsley	415-485-8111 ext. 7132	HC 160
Administrative Assistant	Linda Fahy	415-485-8111 ext. 8221	Bldg 8 Room 136

Executive Dean Human Resources and Labor Relations	Kristina Combs	415-485-9504	AC 107
Human Resources Specialist (Credit)	Claudette Muldowney	415-485-9520	AC 111
Human Resources Specialist (Noncredit)	Connie Lehua	415-485-9361	AC 112

Communication and Community Relations	Cathy Summa-Wolfe, Director	415-485-9528	AC 104
Administrative Assistant	Nicole Cruz	4115-485-9648	AC 103

Director of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness	Chialin Hsieh	415-485-9545	AC 101
Administrative Assistant	Barbara David	415-485-9570	AC 102
Research Technician	Melody Creel	415-485-9563	SS 231
Instructional Technologist	Alice Dieli	415-485-9540	LC 126

Staff Development Program	Kathleen Kirkpatrick	415-485-9344	LC 65

Director of Fiscal Services	Peggy Isozaki	415-457-8811, ext. 8160	AS 102
Payroll/Benefits Specialist	Doris Tucker	415-457-8811, ext. 8164	AS 100
Payroll/Benefits Specialist	Linda Terry	415-457-8811, ext. 8163	AS 100

Director of Modernization	Laura McCarty	415-485-9343	AC 116
Administrative Assistant	Maridel Barr	415-485-9518	AC 118

Director of Information Technologies	Marshall Northcott	415-415-457-8811 ext. 8180	IS 207

Director of Maintenance and Operations	Robert Thompson	415-485-9450	M1 100
Administrative Assistant	Mayra Ramirez	415-485-9451	M1 101

Police Chief (see below for Police contact numbers)	Mitchell Lemay , Chief	415-485-9467	TB 112

Academic Departments: http://www.marin.edu/ProgramDirectory/index.htm

Arts and Humanities Departments
Communication (Communication, Journalism, Speech)	Patty O'Keefe, Chair	415-485-9631	LC 56
English/Humanities (English, Humanities, Philosophy)	John Sutherland, Chair	415-485-9434	HC 220
Modern Languages (ASL, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)	Michele Martinisi , Chair	415-485-9359	HC 204
Administrative Assistant: Mina Namvar		415-485-9348	HC 125

Fine and Visual Arts	Rick Hall, Chair	415- 485-9483	FA 104
Administrative Assistant: Olga Borissova		415- 485-9480	FA 101
Fine Arts Department Profile
Architecture Program
Fine Arts Gallery

Performing Arts Dance, Drama, Music	Kristi Kuhn, Dance Co-Chair W. Allen Taylor, Drama Co-Chair Boyd Jarrell, Music Co-Chair	415-457-8811 ext. 7734 415-485-9560 415-485-9576	MS3 PV 10 HC 160
Administrative Assistant: Joanna Pinckney		415- 485-9460	FA 77
College Skills
College Skills (Noncredit ESL, Credit ESL, English Skills)	Barbara Bonander, Chair	415-485-9351	HC 203
Administrative Assistant, Alejandro Suarez		415-485-9642	HC 101
Math and Sciences Departments
Administrative Assistant, Monica Rudolf		415- 485-9510	SMN 300

Life and Earth Sciences (Biology, Geography, Geology)	Becky Brown, Chair, Life Sciences	415-485-9538	SC 186
Physical Sciences (Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics)	Patrick Kelly, Chair	415-485-9516	SC 153

Mathematics	Irina Roderick, Chair	415-485-9522	SC 149

Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology)	Paul Christensen, Chair	415-485-9635	FH 204
Social Sciences (Economics, Education, Ethnic Studies, History, Political Science, Social Science)	Walter Turner, Chair	415-485-9459	FH 205
Administrative Assistant: Vivian Olsen		415-485-9630	FH 101

Physical Education/Athletics	Matt Markovich, Director	415-485-9591	PE 16
Admin Assistant: Lindsay Bacigalupi		415-485-9580	PE 10
Career and Technical Education Departments

Business and Information Systems (Business,Business Office Systems, Computer Information Systems, Real Estate, Statistics)	Mike Ransom, Chair	415-485-9579	LC 26
Administrative Assistant: Vivian Olsen		415-485-9630	FH 101

Career Education (Administration of Justice, Auto Collision Repair Tech, Automotive Tech, Court Reporting, Electronics Tech, Environmental Landscaping, Machine and Metals Tech, Multimedia Studies, Work Experience)	Ron Palmer, Chair	415-457-8811, ext. 8532	PM 107
Administrative Assistant: Julie Oyle		415-457-8811, ext. 8200	LI 101

Health Sciences and Child Development (Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Education, Child Development Program, EMT, Medical Assisting, Nursing)	Vacant	415-485-9326	SMN 301A
Administrative Assistant: Joan Rinaldi		415-485-9319	SMN 301B

Student Services

Admissions and Records
http://www.marin.edu/admissions/index.htm
Kentfield Campus		415-457-8811, ext. 8822	SS 254
Indian Valley Campus		415-457-8811, ext. 8822	Bldg 27, East Hall Rm 109
Counseling
http://www.marin.edu/StudentServices/Counseling/index.htm
Counseling Chair	Theodora Fung, co-chair Bruce Furuya, co-chair	415-485-9389 415-485-9309	SS 222 SS 221
Administrative Assistant	Sue Scott	415-485-9431	SS 210
testing and assessment office
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/success_workshop.htm
Testing Coordinator	Dee Fraites	415-485-9498	SS 238
financial aid office
http://www.marin.edu/financial_aid/index.htm
Financial Aid Director	David Cook	415-485-9405	SS 236
outreach office
http://www.marin.edu/departments/outreach/index.htm		415-485-9663	SS 232
School Relations & Outreach Coordinator	Anna Pilloton	415-485-9663	SS 232
Student Ambassadors		415-457-8811 ext. 7860

Educational Services

Library (Kentfield - in Learning Resources Center)
http://www.marin.edu/lrc/index.html
AskTheLibrary@marin.edu
Reference Desk	Carl Cox, Joan Risch or John Erdmann	415-485-9475	LC 100
Loan Desk		415-485-9656	LC 100
Media Center		415-485-9645	LC 127
Library (Indian Valley campus)
Located in the New Main Building in the Multimedia Room	John Erdmann	415-457-8811 ext. 8505	Bldg 27 Rooms 129-131
distance education support center
http://www.marin.edu/distance/index.htm
http://www.comlearningcenter.com	Faye Mueller	415-457.8811 x7953	LC 121
tutoring and learning center
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/tutoring.htm
Interim Tutoring and Learning Center Coordinator	Oksana Pensabene	415-457-8811 x7620	LC 160
CALWorks and EOPS
http://www.marin.edu/departments/CalWORKs/index.htm
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/eops.htm
Interim EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs Coordinator	Becky Reetz	(415) 485-9633	LC 160
disabled students programs and services (DSPS)
DSPS Coordinator	Chris Schultz	415-485-9601	LC 136
Administrative Assistant	Miles Mayo or Carol Schwartz	415-485-9406	LC 115
Veterans Office
Indian Valley Campus		415.457.8811, ext. 8822	Bldg. 27, East Hall 109
Kentfield Campus			SS 112
http://www.marin.edu/VeteranEducation/index.htm
VA Certification (DSO) 415.457.8811 ext. 8114		415.457.8811 ext. 8114
Veteran's Counselors Karen Robinson, karen.robinson@marin.edu (KTD) Brett Sklove, brett.sklove@marin.edu (KTD) Byron Ramey, byron.ramey@marin.edu (IVC)		To schedule an appointment, call 415.485.9436.

OTHER STUDENT SERVICES

Child Development Program
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/child_care.htm
Child Development Program Director	Lyda Beardsley, Program Director	415-457-8811, ext. 7132	HC 160
IVC Child Development Center	Maureen Biggart, Site Supervisor	415-457-8811, ext. 8170	Bldg 12
Kentfield Child Development Center	Maria Allis, Site Supervisor	415-485-9468	AC 40
HEALTH CENTER
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/health_center.htm	June Lee, Nurse	415-485-9462
Health Center (IVC)		415-457-8811, ext. 8123	AS 121
Health Center (Kentfield)		415-485-9458	HP Lot 6
JOB PLACEMENT and housing CENTER
http://www.marin.edu/StudentServices/JobPlacement/index.htm	Carol Perez	415-485-9410	SS 206
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Director of Student Affairs and Health Center	Arnulfo Cedillo	415-485-9375	SS 251
Administrative Assistant	Vickie Lamke	415-485-9376	SS 250
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASCOM (Associated Students, College of Marin)	Lance Reyes	415-485-9390	SS 241
Student Senate - Student Trustee	Scott Blood	415-485-9373	SS 120
ESCOM (EmeritusStudents, College of Marin)	Marian Mermel	415-485-9652	SS 146
TRANSFER AND CAREER CENTER
http://www.marin.edu/student_services/transfer_center/index.htm	Cynthia Lavi	415-485-9671	SS 202
Single stop - Kentfield Campus- Open M-F 9 am - 5 pm
Benefit Screening and Application Assistance, Financial Counseling, Tax Preparation and Legal Advising	Edwin Towle	415-457-8811 ext. 7761	SS 124

College Services

Bookstore
Online Book Orders
Kentfield Campus	Kathy Gold	415-485-9394	LC 10
Instructional media services
Media Services Website
Media Services (IVC)		415-457-8811, ext. 8203	LB 101
Media Services (KTD)		415-485-9606	LC 66
information technologies (it)
Help Desk (online - through intranet - Tech Stream)	Maryann Kaehler	415-457-8811, ext. 8181	IS 103

Emergency Services/Night Administrator

Emergency Procedures Handbook
Night Administrator (Raul Botello: Monday - Thursday during the fall and spring semesters)
Kentfield Campus	4:30 - 8 pm	415-747-0699	roving
IVC Campus	4:30 - 8 pm	415-747-0658	roving
Night and Saturday Staff
Kentfield - inside Emeritus Center in Student Services	until 7:30 pm	415-485-9318	SS 148
On Saturdays, call campus police. (see below)
Campus police
http://www.marin.edu/police/index.htm	Mitchell Lemay, Chief of Police	415-485-9467	TB 112
Lost and Found (IVC)		415-457-8811, ext. 8154	C3 104
Lost and Found (Kentfield)		415-485-9455	TB 105
Campus Police (IVC)		415-457-8811, ext. 8154	C3 104
Campus Police (Kentfield)		415-485-9455	TB 105
Police Dispatch from cell or off-campus		415-485-9696
Police Dispatch from a campus telephone	IVC or KTD	7696
FOR REAL EMERGENCIES FROM A CAMPUS PHONE:	911	from outside line:	911

Online Faculty Handbook web pages
Technical Contact: Sara McKinnon, Academic Senate President, 415-485-9411 ext. 7924
Content Responsible: Cari Torres , Interim Dean of Instruction, 415-485-9505

College of Marin is one of 112 public community colleges in California and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Approximately 10,000 credit and noncredit students enroll each fall and spring semester. Classes also are offered during the summer.

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