Faculty & Staff


Division Chair:

Dr. Elisa Atti, (310) 287-7275, attie@wlac.edu, MSB 231

Vice Chairs:

Dr. Laurimar Escudero (Biological Sciences)
Dr. Cameron Iverson (Physical Sciences)
Bryon Curletto (Biological Sciences)

Full-time Faculty

Name Phone Email Location
Mesfin ALEMAYEHU, Ph.D (310) 287-4299 alemaym@laccd.edu MSB 209
Elisa ATTI, M.S., Pharm.D. (310) 287-7275 attie@wlac.edu MSB 231
Abraha BAHTA, Ph.D (310) 287-4236 bahtaa@laccd.edu MSB 233
Elizabeth BELL, M.S (310) 287-4585 bellea@laccd.edu MSB 224
Jennifer COLE, Ph.D (310) 287-4231 colejm@laccd.edu MSB 201
Bryon CURLETTO, M.S (310) 287-4218 curletbj@laccd.edu MSB 225
Laurimar ESCUDERO, Ph.D (310) 287-4271 escudel@laccd.edu MSB 220
Cameron IVERSON, Ph.D (310) 287-7241 iversocp@laccd.edu MSB 228
Jason LIBRANDE , M.S. (310) 287-4234 libranjr@laccd.edu GC 180A
Kareen MARTIN, Ph.D (310) 287-4415 martink@laccd.edu GC 210C
Vered MIRMOVITCH, Ph.D (310) 287-4316 mirmovv@laccd.edu MSB 229
Mesfin TAYE, Ph.D (310) 287-4549 tayem@laccd.edu GC 280S
Beraki WOLDEHAIMANOT, Ph.D (310) 287-4524 woldehb@laccd.edu MSB 226
Patricia ZUK, Ph.D (310) 287-4452 zukp@laccd.edu MSB 210

Adjunct Faculty: Life Sciences

Name Area Email
George AGAK, Ph.D Microbiology agakg@laccd.edu
Marlon ABRAZADO, Ph.D Physiology mabrazado@gmail.com
Begona DE VELASCO, Ph.D Non-Majors Biology bdevelasco@yahoo.com
Bernice FILERMAN, Ph.D Non-Majors Biology filermba@laccd.edu
Sean GANDOMI, M.D Physiology gandoms@lamission.edu
Tara GANDOMI, M.D Physiology gandomfm@laccd.edu
Rasheeda HAWKE, Ph.D Non-Majors Biology hawkr@laccd.edu
Greg HORWITZ, Ph.D Microbiology, Non-Majors Biology horwitga@laccd.edu
Elizabeth JORDAN Non-Majors Biology betsy.jordan@yahoo.com
Julie KANJANAPANGKA, Ph.D Microbiology kanjanj@laccd.edu
Steven KUTCHER Non-Majors Biology kutches@laccd.edu
Kahung LEE, Ph.D Anatomy, Physiology leek2@laccd.edu
Susie LYTAL-HUBER Non-Majors Biology bio3lytal@gmail.com
Eric SCHWEITZER, M.D, Ph.D Anatomy schweitzer@mednet.ucla.edu
Ryan WILLIAMS, M.D Anatomy, Physiology williams_ryan@smc.edu

Adjunct Faculty: Physical Sciences

Name Area Email
Alula ABATE, Ph.D Geography, Geology abatea@laccd.edu
Sharmi BANDYOPADHYAYA Chemistry bandyos@laccd.edu
Vu BUI Chemistry buivp@wlac.edu
Aaron CELESTIAN, Ph.D Geology celestaj@email.laccd.edu
Marco CURRELI, Ph.D Chemistry currelm@wlac.edu
Othelia GARCIA Chemistry garciaoc@laccd.edu
Shappor HAMID Oceanography hamids@laccd.edu
Seung JI Physics jisk@lamission.edu
Surendra N. MENON, Ph.D Chemistry menonsn@laccd.edu
Ilya NEYMAN Geography neymani@piercecollege.edu
John NGUYEN, Ph.D Chemistry
Mussie OKBAMICHAEL Oceanography okbamim@elac.edu
Farzaneh PAKNIA, Ph.D Chemistry pakniaf@laccd.edu
Saghar SEPEHRI Physics saghars@faculty.laccd.edu
Seiji TAKEMAE Physics stakemae20@gmail.com
Aron YOFFE, Ph.D Chemistry yoffema@piercecollege.edu

Classified Staff

Name Phone Email Location
Lisa RENEAU (310) 287-4237 reneaul@laccd.edu MSA 211
Shahin SAPIR (310) 287-4237 sapirs@laccd.edu MSA 211