First-Generation Faculty and Staff

Career Development Center, Division of Academic Affairs, alexlo@sandiego.edu
B.A. Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts
M.A. Postsecondary Education Leadership
Alex is the Assistant Director of Transfer and Graduate Student Networks. He is the Career Development Center's liaison to nontraditional students and graduate students through campus partners such as Graduate Student Life, Transfer Learning Communities, Military and Veterans Program, and Office of International Students and Scholars.

Ethical Development and Restorative Practices, Division of Student Affairs, cappel@sandiego.edu
Bachelor of Arts
Catherine serves as a Student Affairs Assistant

Copley Library, cpaolillo@sandiego.edu
B.A. Fine Art, Studio
M.S. Library & Information Science
M.S. History of Art, Architecture, & Design

As the Evening Access Librarian, Catherine is responsible for all aspects of Copley Library's operation during the evening and late night hours. This includes supervising part-time staff and student assistants, staffing the Reference Desk during late evening hours, and serving as a liaison between Copley Library and USD Public Stafey. She also manages the library's Light Reading collection and assists with outreach initiatives as needed.

Student Conduct, Division of Student Affairs, donald.godwin@sandiego.edu
B.A. Communication Arts
M.P.A. Public Administration
Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Donald serves as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students. He has oversight for student conduct, Residential Life Administration, crisis management, and student media.

School of Leadership & Education Sciences, jromero@sandiego.edu
M.A. Counseling
Judith is a counseling graduate student at USD.

Hahn School of Nursing, kathymarsh@sandiego.edu
Registered Nurse
B.S. Nursing
M.S. Nursing
Ph.D.
Kathy serves as the Associate Dean in the School of Nursing.

Student Leadership, Involvement, and Changemaking, Division of Student Affairs, Kthao@sandiego.edu
B.A. Kinesiology, Physical Education
Koua's role as a Graduate Assistant for leadership is to coordinate undergraduate student initiatives and advise Culturally-Based Fraternities and Sororities here at USD. Koua is also a student in USD's Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership program.

Department of Residential Life, Division of Student Affairs, mortega@sandiego.edu
B.A. Literary Journalism
Mariana is currently a graduate student in the M.A Higher Education program at USD under the School of Leadership and Education Science (SOLES) . She also has a graduate assistantship on campus as the Assistant Community Director in the Alcalá Vista Apartments.

Military and Veterans Program, Division of Student Affairs, edithmendez@sandiego.edu
B.A. Human Development
Meredith is currently a graduate student and an ambassador of the USD SOLES Higher Education Leadership program, graduating in Spring 2019. She is also the Graduate Assistant and Outreach & Event Specialist at the USD Military and Veterans Program, located in UC 225.

Environmental and Ocean Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, swalther@sandiego.edu
B.A. 
M.S. (University of Virginia)
M.S. (University of Oregon)
Ph.D.
Suzanne serves as faculty on the Environmental side of her department, teaching courses such as Natural Disasters and Geomorphology, as well as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software based skills courses. Her research is focused on river systems, water resources, and human-environment interactions in watersheds.