Department Chairs, Coordinators and Full-time Faculty
Basic Nurse Assistant Training
Chair – Jhosa Pagulayan, Professor, Basic Nurse Assistant Training
jpagulay@oakton.edu
Donna Dickson, Professor of Basic Nurse Assistant Training
ddickson@oakton.edu
Bincy Reginold, Distinguished Professor, Basic Nurse Assistant Training
breginold@oakton.edu
Sheila Zabin, Professor, Basic Nurse Assistant Training
szabin@oakton.edu
Biological Sciences
Chair – Nicole Perry, Professor of Biology
nperry@oakton.edu
Coordinator, A&P - Kanchana Mendes, Professor of Biology
kmendes@oakton.edu
Paul Gulezian, Professor of Biology
Co-coordinator, Environmental Science
pgulezia@oakton.edu
Stephanie Levi Blumer, Associate Professor of Biology
sblumer@oakton.edu
Nizar Handzic, Professor of Biology
nhandzic@oakton.edu
Khursheed Ichhaporia, Associate Professor of Biology
kichhapo@oakton.edu
Harper Mazock, Assistant Professor of Biology
hmazock@oakton.edu
Kalpa Patel, Professor of Biology
kppatel@oakton.edu
Kritika Pershad, Associate Professor of Biology
kpershad@oakton.edu
Bill Strond, Professor of Biology
bstrond@oakton.edu
Kristi Zenchak, Professor of Biology
zenchak@oakton.edu
Suzanne Ziegenhorn, Associate Professor of Biology
sziegenh@oakton.edu
Cannabis Studies
Chair – Stephen Fix, Assistant Professor of Cannabis Studies
sfix@oakton.edu
Computer Networking and Systems
(Cisco; Microsoft)
Chair — Reza Dai, Distinguished Professor, Electronics, Local Area Networks, and Mathematics
rdai@oakton.edu
Computer Applications for Business
Coordinator, Doris Gronseth, Distinguished Professor, Computer Technologies, Information Systems and Business
dgronset@oakton.edu
Coordinator, John Stryker, Distinguished Professor of Computer Technologies and Information Systems
jstryker@oakton.edu
Computer Information Systems
Chair, John Stryker, Distinguished Professor of Computer Technologies and Information Systems
jstryker@oakton.edu
Co-coordinator, Ragaa Abdallah, Professor of Computer Technologies and Information Systems
rabdalla@oakton.edu
Coordinator, Doris Gronseth, Distinguished Professor, Computer Technologies, Information Systems and Business
dgronset@oakton.edu
Clarence Sistrunk, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems and Computer Networking and Systems
csistrun@oakton.edu
Computer Science
Coordinator, Ivan Temesvari, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
itemisva@oakton.edu
Electronics and Computer Technology
Chair — Majid Ghadiri, Distinguished Professor, Electronics/LAN
mghadiri@oakton.edu
Engineering
Chair — Joe Kotowski, Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Design and Mathematics
koto@oakton.edu
Jeff Cabay, Instructor, Engineering
jcabay@oakton.edu
Health Information Technology
Chair – Hanna Wierzchowski, Professor of Health Information Technology
hwierzchowski@oakton.edu
Adriana Raicu, Assistant Professor of Health Information Technology
araicu@oakton.edu
Manufacturing
Coordinator, Boguslaw Zapal, Associate Professor of Manufacturing
bzapal@oakton.edu
Mathematics
Chair — Jennifer Reeb, Distinguished Professor, Mathematics
jreeb@oakton.edu
Maria Antonopoulos, Associate Professor, Mathematics
mantonop@oakton.edu
Mario Borha, Associate Professor, Mathematics
mborha@oakton.edu
Olga Cedrina Associate Professor, Mathematics
ocedrina@oakton.edu
Michael Farquhar, Professor, Mathematics
mfarquha@oakton.edu
Safa Hamed, Professor, Mathematics
shamed@oakton.edu
Anna Hammer, Associate Professor of Mathematics
ahammer@oakton.edu
Ahyoung Kim, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
akim@oakton.edu
Matthew Lee, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
mlee@oakton.edu
Christopher Saunders, Associate Professor, Mathematics
csaunder@oakton.edu
Carole Shapero, Distinguished Professor, Mathematics
cshapero@oakton.edu
Bradley Young, Associate Professor, Mathematics
Co-coordinator, Honors
byoung@oakton.edu
Dorota Zak, Professor, Mathematics
dzak@oakton.edu
Mechanical Design/CAD
Chair — Joe Cirone, Distinguished Professor, Professor of CAD/Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
jcirone@oakton.edu
Coordinator, Boguslaw Zapal, Associate Professor, Manufacturing, Mechanical Design/CAD Programs
bzapal@oakton.edu
Medical Laboratory Technology
(includes Phlebotomy and Pharmacy Technician)
Chair – Lynne Steele, Professor of Medical Laboratory Technology
lynne@oakton.edu
Nancy Heldt, Professor of Medical Laboratory Technology
nheldt@oakton.edu
Nanotechnology
Coordinator, John Baliga, Adjunct Faculty
jbaliga@oakton.edu
Nursing
Chair – Margaret Gas, Professor of Nursing
mgas@oakton.edu
Coordinator - Ciaran O'Sullivan, Professor of Nursing
cosulliv@oakton.edu
Dezrine Dunn, Assistant Professor of Nursing
ddunn@oakton.edu
Nefize Fejza, Instructor of Nursing
nfejza@oakton.edu
Carla Ferguson, Associate Professor of Nursing
cferguso@oakton.edu
Mary Kakenmaster, Distinguished Professor of Nursing
mkakenma@oakton.edu
Carrie Kelly, Professor of Nursing
ckelly@oakton.edu
Teresa Kirwan, Instructor of Nursing
tkirwan@oakton.edu
Antoinette Maglione, Associate Professor of Nursing
tsolans@oakton.edu
Leandro Resurreccion, Professor of Nursing
lresurre@oakton.edu
Debbie Schiltz, Associate Professor of Nursing
dschiltz@oakton.edu
Winnie Sitt, Professor of Nursing
wsitt@oakton.edu
Deborah Wyeth, Assistant Professor of Basic Nurse Assistant Training
dwyeth@oakton.edu
Physical Education
Chair – Michael Graves, Professor of Physical Education
mgraves@oakton.edu
Physical Sciences
Chair – Chad Landrie, Professor of Chemistry
clandrie@oakton.edu
John Carzoli, Distinguished Professor of Physics
jcarzoli@oakton.edu
Theodore Gotis, Professor of Physics
tgotis@oakton.edu
Elizabeth Kershisnik, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
ekershis@oakton.edu
Gary Mines, Professor of Chemistry
gmines@oakton.edu
Zoran Miodragovic, Professor of Chemistry
zmidrag@oakton.edu
Melodie Graber, Professor of Chemistry
mgraber@oakton.edu
Valeria Benson-Lira, Assistant Professor of Physical Science
vbensonlira@oakton.edu
Physical Therapist Assistant
Abigail Garcia, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Assistant
abgarcia@oakton.edu
Melissa Mendoza, Professor of Physical Therapist Assistant
mmendoza@oakton.edu
Mary Ann Nedorost, Professor of Physical Therapist Assistant
mnedoros@oakton.edu