Dean Norton and associate deans in Dean's Office

College of Arts and Sciences

Meet the Dean's Office

College of Arts and Sciences

Dean’s Office

At the heart of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), you'll find the Dean's Office. Led by the dean, the office comprises a range of departments and positions dedicated to providing support for students as well as assisting CAS faculty and staff in their efforts to serve our students effectively.

Our office includes teams and roles that provide various types of academic support to students, alongside administration offices that coordinate financial transactions, fundraising, marketing and the daily operations for the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to providing academic support for students, we assist CAS faculty and staff with contracts, budgets, resources for research and creative work, curricula, grade policies and even classroom assignments.

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Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

Noelle Norton, PhD

Noelle Norton, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, received her BA from UCLA and her MA and PhD from UCSB in political science. Norton was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego in 2013. She joined the USD faculty in 1994 and previously served as associate dean, co-director of USD’s Living Learning Communities program and director of the Honors Program while maintaining her faculty role in the Department of Political Science and International Relations.

Administration

Associate Deans

Jillian Tullis, PhD

Associate Dean, Faculty

Ronald Kaufmann, PhD

Associate Dean, Programs and Curriculum

Amanda Petersen, PhD

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies

Kristin Moran, PhD

Associate Dean, Labor Liaison

Dean's Office Support

Mary Dupree

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Xiomara Pastenes Garcia

Executive Assistant, Dean's Office

Nancy Kuelbs

Lead Scheduler/ Building Operations

Esther Aguilar

Department Manager

Lana Nguyen

Department Manager

Kaitlin Wheeler, MTS

Department Manager

Development Office

Tania Batson, MM and CSPG

Senior Director of Development

Keely Gaeta

Development Manager

Finance Office

Frances Kuhn, MBA

Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Hanna Pitts, MS

Budget and Operations Manager

Carla Wilson, MFA

Finance and Administration Executive Assistant

Marketing Office

Michelle Kennedy, MA

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

Tanya Aubin, MA

Creative Manager

Gaby Ortiz Flores, MA

Digital Content Manager

Student Support

Suzanne Sanders, MA

Articulation Officer

Cassandra Gomez, MPH

Director of Pre-Health Advising

Undergraduate Studies Office

Pauline Powell, MA

Assistant Dean

Stephanie Bernasconi, MA

Assistant Dean

Margaret Daley, PhD

Special Assistant to Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Emily Bolender, MA

Academic Advisor

Karina Westra, MA

Academic Advisor

Leslie Racanelli

Undergraduate Studies Coordinator

David Miller, PhD

Director of Pre-Collegiate Pathways