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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
Aubrie Smith,
Assistant Department Chair - History		 aubrei.smith@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3742,
Office Location: O5-128
Terri Desai,
Assistant Department Chair - Political Science		 terri.desai@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3987,
Office Location: O5-105
Sharon Yee,
Assistant Department Chair - Sociology		 sharon.yee@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3734,
Office Location: O5-135
Heather Merrill,
Assistant Department Chair - Education		 heather.merrill@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3768,
Office Location: LA-122
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
Terri Desai,
Social Work Assistant Chair		 terri.desai@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3987,
Office Location: O5-105

 

Anthropology Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Dean Wheeler dean.wheeler@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3903,
Office Location: O5-127

 

Anthropology One Year Only Faculty

Name Contact Info
John Murray john.murray@gccaz.edu,
Phone: 623-845-3276,
Office Location: O5-106

 

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: O5-128

 

Political Science Residential Faculty

Name Contact Info
Terri Desai terri.desai@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
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