Directory of Academic Programs & Services

Office of Academic Affairs

Title Name Phone Number Email
Vice President, Academic Affairs Jon Knolle, Ed.D. (831) 646-3030 jknolle@mpc.edu
Dean of Instruction, Career Education and Workforce Development TBA (831) 646-XXXX TBA
Dean of Instruction, Career Education and Fort Ord Center TBA (831) 646-XXXX TBA
Dean of Instruction, Liberal Arts Jeannie Kim McPherson (831) 646-4109 jkim@mpc.edu
Dean of Instruction, Library, Learning Resources, and Online Education Jeffery Sundquist, Ed.D. (831) 646-4036 jsundquist@mpc.edu
Dean of Instruction, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) TBA (831) 646-XXXX TBA
Associate Dean of Instruction, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Herbert Cortez (831) 646-4181 hcortez@mpc.edu
Director, Dual Enrollment & K-12 Partnerships Jessie Betancourt, Ph.D. (831) 646-4091 jbetancourt@mpc.edu
Director, Continuing Education Alexis Bollin (831) 646-3009 abollin@mpc.edu
Director, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Christian Smith (831) 646-3028 cmsmith@mpc.edu
Director, Workforce Development Esther Chaidez (831) 646-4175 echaidez@mpc.edu
Administrative Assistant IV - Vice President of Academic Affairs Robyn Drake (831) 646-4033 rdrake@mpc.edu
Administrative Assistant III - Faculty Assignments Career Education Annette Prieto (831) 646-4012 aprieto@mpc.edu
Administrative Assistant III - Faculty Assignments Liberal Arts Marilu Muniz (831) 646-3034 mmuniz@mpc.edu
Administrative Assistant III - Faculty Assignments, Library Costas Sampaolo (831) 646-3039 csampaolo@mpc.edu
Administrative Assistant III - Faculty Assignments STEM Alicia Rocha (831) 646-4055 arocha@mpc.edu
Academic Affairs Scheduling Coordinator Joe Nguyen (831) 645-1313 jnguyen@mpc.edu
Academic Affairs Curriculum & Catalog Coordinator Alexis Zevallos (831) 645-6996 azevallos@mpc.edu
Academic Affairs Curriculum System/CTE Curriculum Coordinator Erik McDonald (831) 646-3058 emcdonald@mpc.edu
Dual Enrollment Coordinator Chris Rendon (831) 646-4282 crendon@mpc.edu
Work-based Learning Coordinator Carla Becerra (831) 646-4898 cbecerra@mpc.edu

Academic Divisions

Title Name Phone Number Email
Career Education Molly Jansen, Chair (831) 646-4123 mjansen@mpc.edu
Counseling Carrie Ballard, Chair (831) 646-4105 cballard@mpc.edu
Creative Arts Gamble Madsen, Ph.D. (831) 646-4087 gmadsen@mpc.edu
Humanities Keith Eubanks, Chair (831) 646-4104 keubanks@mpc.edu
Life Sciences Abeje Ambaw, DVM, Ph.D. (831) 646-4131 aambaw@mpc.edu
Kinesiology Erin O'Hare, Chair (831) 646-4226 eohare@mpc.edu
Physical Sciences Frank Rivera, Ph.D. (831) 646-4150 frivera@mpc.edu
Social Sciences Lauren Blanchard (831) 646-4163 lblanchard@mpc.edu

Library and Learning Centers

Area Contact Phone Number Email Location
Library Circulation Desk (831) 646-4095 library@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16
Math Learning Center (MLC) Eric Lake, Coordinator (831) 645-1330 mlc@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16
Reading & Writing Center (RWC) Linda Hucks, Director (831) 646-4106 lhucks@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16
STEM Tutoring and Group Study Center Marvin Jerronimo-Herrera (831) 646-4893 mjerronimoherrera@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16
Tutoring and Academic Success Center (TASC) Linda Hucks, Director (831) 646-4106 lhucks@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16
MESA Center Christian Smith (831) 646-3028 cmsmith@mpc.edu Library Tutoring Center (LTC) - Building #16