Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty and staff from Seattle University's College of Education.

College of Education
Faculty and Staff

Meet our Faculty and Staff

Our talented and accomplished faculty and staff are core to the Seattle University experience. What sets our faculty apart is a passion and dedication to the success of every student. From your intellectual and personal growth to leadership formation, Seattle University endows you with the knowledge, skills, connections and global perspective to become a leader of purpose.

In our classrooms, you’ll notice our small class sizes, esteemed faculty and people from a wide range of backgrounds and faiths. In our departments, you’ll have the support of talented professionals to realize your goals. Everyone contributes to a personalized, rigorous learning experience that empowers deeper learning and your ambitions at Seattle University and beyond.

Explore our faculty and staff community to connect and learn more.

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Meet our Faculty
Meet our Staff

Meet our Faculty

Cynthia B. Dillard, PhD

Dean, College of Education

cdillard@seattleu.edu

Charisse Cowan Pitre, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Justice Initiatives
Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)

206-296-5773
cowan@seattleu.edu

Manivong Ratts, PhD, LMHC, NCC

Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

206-296-2843
vong@seattleu.edu

Danie Eagleton, M. Ed., LMHC

Director
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Adjunct Faculty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

Carol Adams, PhD

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education (MIT & MEd)
Program Director, Graduate Teacher Education (MIT & MEd))

206-296-5769
adamsc@seattleu.edu

Jasmaine Ataga, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor

jataga@seattleu.edu

Carrie Bailey

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies

cbailey1@seattleu.edu

Terrence Beck

Adjunct, K-12 Teaching, Learning, Social Justice

tbeck@seattleu.edu

Winston Benjamin

Adjunct Faculty

wbenjamin@seattleu.edu

Jerry Blackburn, MEd, SUDP

Adjunct Faculty, Counseling (COUN)

gblackburn@seattleu.edu

Courtney R. Boddie, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

cboddie@seattleu.edu

Juquatta Brewer

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2247
jbrewer1@seattleu.edu

Hannah Brinser, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

hbrinser@seattleu.edu

Jennifer Cannon, PhD

Assistant Clinic Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

jcannon@seattleu.edu

Carla Cheatham

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)

206-296-2063
ccheatham1@seattleu.edu

Ashley Coombs, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2024
acoombs@seattleu.edu

Yafa Crane Luria

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

yluria@seattleu.edu

Amanda Davis

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies

adavis11@seattleu.edu

Gene Dockery, PhD, LPCC, NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

gdockery@seattleu.edu

Kathleen Driscoll, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

kdriscoll@seattleu.edu

Cher Edwards, PhD, LMHC

Interim Chair, Counseling Department
Assistant Clinical Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)

206-296-2374
cheredwards@seattleu.edu

Adair Ellison

Adjunct

ellisona@seattleu.edu

Rolita Ezeonu

Adjunct Faculty

ezeonur@seattleu.edu

David Fainstein, PhD, NCSP

Assistant Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)

206-296-2105
dfainstein@seattleu.edu

LaToya Flowers-Roe, EdD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Program (OCMHC)

lflowers-roe@seattleu.edu

Lauren Flynn

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

lflynn2@seattleu.edu

Paige Gardner, PhD

Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success and Development
Co-Program Director for Curriculum and Instruction Design
and Student Development Administration (SDA)
Assistant Professor, Student Development Administration (SDA)

206-296-2693
gardnerp@seattleu.edu

Jan Gay, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)

206-296-2062
jgay@seattleu.edu

Jennifer Gess, PhD

Program Director, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Associate Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2241
gessj@seattleu.edu

Nikki Golden, PhD, LMFT, SUDP, MAC, CMHS

Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

206-296-5753
sgolden@seattleu.edu

Nikki Golden, PhD, LMFT, SUDP, MAC, CMHS

Mary Graham, PhD

Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)
and Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)

206-296-5748
grahamm@seattleu.edu

Pao-Yin Huang, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling

phuang@seattleu.edu

Meg Iyer, PhD

University Internship Supervisor (SPSY)
Special Education Transition Specialist
Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS)

iyerm@seattleu.edu

Brian Jaeger

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

bjaeger@seattleu.edu

Lorraine Joseph, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

ljoseph@seattleu.edu

Ted Kalmus, MPA

Program Director, Educational Administration (EDAD)
Instructor, Educational Administration (EDAD)

206-296-5798
kalmust@seattleu.edu

Daniel Kelley-Petersen

Adjunct Faculty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

kelleypd@seattleu.edu

Kristine Lau

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

klau7@seattleu.edu

Colleen Loranger, MEd

Instructor, Teacher Education (MIT and EDLS)

cloranger@seattleu.edu

Isaac Man, MS, LGPC, PhD, NCC

Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

jman@seattleu.edu

Nora Maza

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2256
nmaza@seattleu.edu

Margit McGuire, PhD

Professor

206-296-5797
mmcguire@seattleu.edu

Freida McKinney

Adjunct Faculty

mckinn14@seattleu.edu

Keith Mobley, PhD, LMHCS, LCMHCS, ACS, NCC

Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

kmobley@seattleu.edu

Keith Mobley, PhD, LMHCS, LCMHCS, ACS, NCC

Jennifer Money Brady, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)

206-296-2115
jmoney-brady@seattleu.edu

Renita Newton, PhD, LPC

Assistant Clinical Professor

rnewton@seattleu.edu

Jason Parkin

Assistant Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)

206-398-4585
parkinj@seattleu.edu

Carlee Pendleton-Cole, PhD, PC, NCC, IPT-CST

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2042
cpendleton-cole@seattleu.edu

Carlee Pendleton-Cole, PhD, PC, NCC, IPT-CST

Shane Pisani, PhD

Program Director, Undergraduate Teacher Education (EDLS)
Assistant Clinical Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)
Coordinator of Field-Based Education & Partnerships

206-296-5796
pisanis@seattleu.edu

Ana Margarita Rivero Arias, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)

206-296-2195
riveroaa@seattleu.edu

Mark Roddy, PhD

Chair
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Social Justice
Associate Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)

206-296-5765
mroddy@seattleu.edu

David Romanelli

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

dromanelli@seattleu.edu

Jordan Shannon, PhD, LMHC, C-DMHC, NCC

Assistant Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)

jshannon@seattleu.edu

Brandon Shurn, PhD, LCPC (MD), LMHC (FL), NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

206-296-2028
bshurn@seattleu.edu

Brandon Shurn, PhD, LCPC (MD), LMHC (FL), NCC

Nathaniel Smith

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies

nsmith7@seattleu.edu

Reyna Smith

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

rsmith10@seattleu.edu

Sarah Springer, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

sspringer2@seattleu.edu

Laurie Stevahn, PhD

Professor, College of Education

206-296-2559
stevahnl@seattleu.edu

Whitney Swann, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

wswann@seattleu.edu

Erin Swezey, MPS, MA

Program Director, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Associate Teaching Professor, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Internship Coordinator, Student Development Administration (SDA)

206-296-2354
swezey@seattleu.edu

Tolulope Taiwo

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies

ttaiwo@seattleu.edu

Colette Taylor, EdD

Professor, Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership
Founding Director, Center for Social Transformation and Leadership
Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Directions

206-296-6061
taylorco@seattleu.edu

Erin Thomas

Adjunct, K-12 Teaching, Learning, Social Justice

ethomas2@seattleu.edu

Ashli D. Tyre, EdD, NCSP

Program Director, School Psychology (SPSY)
Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)

206-296-5776
tyrea@seattleu.edu

Kerry Soo Von Esch, PhD

Program Director, Educating Non-Native English Speakers (ENES)
Associate Professor, Educating Non-Native English Speakers (ENES)

206-296-5771
voneschk@seattleu.edu

Trenia Walker, PhD

Visiting Professor, Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership

twalker1@seattleu.edu

Joshua Webb

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies

jwebb1@seattleu.edu

Joy S. Whitman, Ph.D., LCMHC, LCPC, LPC

Full Clinical Professor
Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)

jwhitman1@seattleu.edu

Mary Woerner

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies

mwoerner@seattleu.edu

Leslie Woods

Adjunct Faculty

woodsl@seattleu.edu

Fanghui Zhao

Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

fzhao@seattleu.edu

Meet our Staff

Cynthia B. Dillard, PhD

Dean, College of Education

cdillard@seattleu.edu

Ky Pham

Associate Dean for Operations, Enrollment and Finance

kpham11@seattleu.edu

Danie Eagleton, M. Ed., LMHC

Director
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Adjunct Faculty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

Elaine Marcinek

Principal Investigator and Director
Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS)

206-296-5761
marcinee@seattleu.edu

Beth Armitage

Assessment, Certification and Records Specialist

206-296-6170
armitagb@seattleu.edu

Lena Braylock

Online Student Success Coordinator

206-296-2848
lbraylock@seattleu.edu

Carolyn Burroughs

Executive Coordinator

206-296-5758
cburroughs@seattleu.edu

Michelle Cruver

Senior Director of Strategy, Impact, and Learning

mcruver@seattleu.edu

Joyce Cubelo

Budget Manager

206-296-2075
cubeloj@seattleu.edu

Emily Efird

Senior Administrative Assistant, Professional and Continuing Education

206-296-2147
efirdemily@seattleu.edu

Peggy Fine

Senior Director of Development
Colleges of Education and Nursing

206-296-1896
finep@seattleu.edu

GG Flint

Senior Program Administrative Assistant
Master in Teaching (MIT)
Special Education (SPED)
Teacher Education Undergraduate Specialization (EDLS)
Student Development Administration (SDA)