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Academic Support and Achievement Center Directory

Dean, Director, and Manager

Name Title Office Location Email Phone
Romelia Salinas Dean, Library, Learning Resources & Distance Learning  6-227 rsalinas12@mtsac.edu (909) 274-5607
Kristina Alvarado-Grassmann Director, Academic Support & Achievement Center 6-115 kalvarado31@mtsac.edu (909) 274-5669 
John Cardenas Manager, Tutorial Services (ASAC Tutoring) 6-116 jcardenas@mtsac.edu (909) 274-5697


Learning Assistance Professors

Name Title Office Location Email Phone
Dianne Rowley Dept. Chair, LAC
Professor, Reading
6-103  drowley@mtsac.edu (909) 274 - 6223
Sun Ezzell Professor, Writing 6-133 sezzell@mtsac.edu (909) 274 - 6334


Learning Assistance Lab Instructors (LALI's) 

Name Classes Taught and Areas of Expertise Office Hours Email Phone
Bobbi Hamby Study skills, student and life success, test preparation for health sciences,
psychology, AmLa, and online learning
6-121C bhamby@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6309
Caryn Mason Math, Chemistry, and Biology 6-121C  cmason5@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6309
Kathleen High Study Skills, student success, learning strategies, student barriers to success,
adult (over 25) students, online learning, using technology – especially MS Word
6-121C khigh@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6309
Kathy Stevens English, Humanities, History, Business Law and Business Communications,
beginning levels of math, child development, AMLA and ESL.
6-121C kstevens@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6309
Kristine Hartouni Reading, critical thinking, study strategies, and online learning 6-121C khartouni@mtsac.edu  (909) 274-6309


Learning Assistance Adjunct Professors

You may contact adjunct professors by emailing them directly or by calling the LAC adjunct office at (909) 274-4300.


ASAC Classified Staff

Name Title Office Location Email Phone
August Chen Tutorial Services Assistant 6-101 cchen310@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
David Cortez Administrative Specialist II 6-101 dcortez@mtsac.edu  (909) 274-5670
Frederick Byaleero Learning Lab Assistant 6-121B fbyaleero@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4303
Gizelle Ponzillo Supplemental Instructions Programs Coordinator 6-106 gponzillo@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4572
Jacqueline Caldera Project/Program Specialist 6-107 jcaldera4@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4343
John Hasenbein Tutorial Services Assistant 6-101 jhasenbein@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
Kathleen Stevens Tutorial Services Assistant 6-101 kstevens@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
Lester Lawenko Tutorial Services Specialist 6-104 llawenko@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6612
Marchelle Nairne-Proulx Administrative Specialist II 6-101 mnairne-proulx@mtsac.edu (909) 274-5231
Peter Beshay Tutorial Services Project Program Coordinator 6-105 pbeshay@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4366
Rafael Delgado Tutorial Services Specialist 6-111 rdelgado@mtsac.edu (909) 274-5286
Richard Afdahl Learning Lab Assistant 6-101 rafdahl1@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
Robin Cash Learning Lab Coordinator 6-121A rcash2@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6601
Traci Wittenberg Tutorial Services Assistant 6-101 twittenberg@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
Usha Rao Tutorial Services Assistant 6-101 urao@mtsac.edu (909) 274-4300
Vanessa Tellez Project Program Specialist 6-107  vulloa3@mtsac.edu (909) 274-6320