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Current members for the 2021-2022 academic year

Tatiana Nazarenko – Dean of Curriculum and Educational Effectiveness (Chair)

Dr. Nazarenko joined Westmont College in 2010. She chairs the Program Review Committee and works with academic and co-curriculum departments on issues pertaining to curriculum development and assessment. She also serves on the Academic Senate and AS Review Committee, General Education Committee, WSCUC Steering Committee, the President's Council, and the College's Strategic Planning Committee. Her research interests include assessment and enhancement of student learning in various educational contexts.

Elizabeth Gardner - Assistant Professor of Communication (Humanities, Spring 2022)

Dr. Gardner joined the communication studies faculty at Westmont in 2016. Her research interests include social change and the rhetorical construction of childhood, and she teaches courses such as Public Speaking, International Rhetoric, and Argumentation & Advocacy. Before coming to Westmont, she worked at the University of Maryland, College Park, where her work included taking a leadership role in implementing oral communication assessment in the general education program.

Anna Aboud - Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Natural and Behavioral Sciences - NBS, Spring 2022)

Dr. Aboud joined the mathematics department at Westmont in 2019, bringing a well-rounded pedagogical perspective informed by all levels of the educational system. She earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics and German at Wheaton College, after which she went on to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and teach secondary mathematics and English. While earning her Ph.D. in mathematics at Iowa State University, she became involved in educational research, assessing the impact of particular active learning structures within the undergraduate mathematics classroom. Funded by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, she also developed curriculum for Calculus I and II courses. In the past ten years, she has worked extensively in mathematics outreach and enrichment for the elementary school classroom, working to empower both teachers and students at the K-6 level.

Angela D'Amour – Dean of Student Engagement (Student Life)

Dr. Angela D’Amour has served in Student Life leadership since 2007. She oversees student organization advising, orientation and the first-year experience, and coordinates student life assessment efforts. She also instructs a first-year seminar and the zero credit serving society general education requirement. Angela is a Westmont 2001 alumna (BS) and she has her Ph.D. in Education from UCSB.

Diane Ziliotto – Special Collections Librarian

Diane Ziliotto is the Special Collections Librarian at Westmont College. Since 2008, she has also served as the College Archivist. In addition to these duties, she performs traditional academic librarian tasks including research help, bibliographic instruction, and collection development. She is currently the liaison librarian to the following departments: Sociology and Anthropology, Theatre Arts, Modern Languages, and English.

Michelle Hughes – Associate Professor of Education (Social Sciences)

Dr. Michelle C. Hughes earned a doctorate in education from George Fox University in 2014.  She is a veteran Santa Barbara educator; Michelle earned an English degree and teaching credential from Westmont College and later a masters in Educational Leadership from California State Northridge. She has taught junior high school English and served as high school administrator locally. Since 2009, Michelle has embraced sharing her passion for the teaching profession and K-12 education with Westmont students and the larger Santa Barbara community. She embraces the challenge of equipping students to serve and put their faith into action in public and private schools. Michelle researches professional teaching dispositions and has served on various Westmont committees such as Academic Senate, Faculty Personnel, Budget and Salary, and General Education. 

Tim Loomer – Director of Research, Planning, and Implementation

Dr. Loomer joined Westmont in 2020 after working in both private and public Preschool - 12th grade education for twenty-five years. A one time math teacher who holds a masters degree in Statistics, he enjoys using data to provide insights into the practice of education. He prefers a data informed decision making processes and so laughed after reading the Deming statement, "In God we trust, all others bring data."

Andrew Sulayao (Recording Secretary) - Assistant to the Dean and AMS Coordinator

Andrew Sulayao joined Westmont College as the Assistant to the Dean of Curriculum and Educational Effectiveness, as well as an Assessment Management Software Coordinator in 2021. As a recent undergraduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Andrew’s professional interests lie in psychological research and data analysis. Prior to academic study, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Mass Communications Specialist.

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