A-Z Directory Search
Heritage University faculty and staff are dedicated to the academic success of each and every student. To search for a faculty or staff member, please select a department and enter at least 3 letters of the person’s first or last name.
Aaron Krantz
Director of Information Technology
Information Technology
Phone: (509) 865-8574
Ext: 1304
Adriana Villafan Munguia
Director of TRiO
TRiO Student Support Services
Phone: (509) 865-8518
Ext: 1723
Alma Ayala
Director, Early Learning Center
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
Amber Goodrich
Financial Aid Program Coordinator Assistance
Financial Aid
Phone: (509) 865-0743
Ext: 1719
Amy Vaniotis
Coordinator of Data & Reporting
Academic Skills Center
Phone: (509) 865-8529
Ext: 5430
Blake Slonecker
Ted Robertson Professor/Chair, Dept. of Humanities/Interim Chair, Dept. of Psychology
Humanities
Phone: (509) 865-0416
Ext: 2101
Carolina Valdez
Assistant ECEAP Preschool Teacher
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
Christina Nyirati
Chair, Department of Nursing/Director of Nursing Program
Nursing
Phone: (509) 865-8578
Ext: 2334
Claudette Lindquist
Executive Director, HUELC
Early Childhood Studies
Phone: (509) 865-0723
Ext: 2132
Davidson Mance
Social Media/PR Specialist & Marketing Administrative Assistant
Marketing & Communications
Phone: (509) 865-0731
Ext: 1741
David Wise
Vice President of Advancement/Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
Phone: (509) 865-0717
Ext: 3607
Dianne Fernandez
Director, Student Accounts and Collections and Interim Director, Financial Aid
Business Office
Phone: (509) 865-0425
Ext: 5807
Dioselina Verduzco
Operations Assistant to the Provost/ENACTUS Director
Academic Affairs & Arts & Sciences
Phone: (509) 865-8530
Ext: 1133
Ernesto "Charro" Cruz
Chair, Department Business & Accounting
Business & Accounting
Phone: (509) 865-8627
Ext: 3621
Esther Osorio Rangel
Lead ECEAP Preschool Teacher
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
Evelyn Hawk
Assistant ECEAP Preschool Teacher
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
Greg Sutterlict
Director of Center for Language Revitalization & Preservation
Languages & Literature
Phone: (509) 865-8535
Ext: 2102
Heidi Pelletier
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Advancement
Phone: (509) 865-0744
Ext: 3604
Ida Moses-Hyipeer
Program Coordinator for Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Grant
Arts & Science
Isaias Guerrero
Director of Student Life and Engagement
Student Life
Phone: (509) 865-0730
Ext: 1715
James Dugan
Instructional Designer
Center for Intercultural Learning and Teaching (CILT)
Phone: (509) 865-8652
Ext: 1128
Jami Hanks
Administrative Assistant/Chalk & Wire Specialist
Humanities
Phone: (509) 865-0404
Ext: 2106
Jerrilyn Stevens
Administrative Assistant in the Office of Provost/VP of Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs
Phone: (509) 865-0705
Ext: 1130
Jessica Black
Director, Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & Environment / Chair, Dept. of Natural Science
Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & the Environment
Phone: (509) 865-0719
Ext: 2344
Jessica Collins
Senior Undergraduate Administrative Enrollment & Office Operations Manager
Admissions
Phone: (509) 865-0443
Ext: 2020
Jesus Mendez
System Support Specialist II
Information Technology
Phone: (509) 865-0445
Ext: 4357
Joel Thome
Associate Professor
Nursing and Physician Assistant Program
Phone: (509) 865-8589
Ext: 2348
Jose Carrillo Castillo
Financial Aid Program Coordinator
Financial Aid
Phone: (509) 865-8653
Ext: 1734
Joseph Larez
Coordinator of Security & Emergency Management
Security
Phone: (509) 865-8555
Ext: 1731
Kari Terjeson
Chair, Department of Teacher Education
Teacher Preparation
Phone: (509) 865-0415
Ext: 2125
Karolynn Tom
CRESCENT Program Coordinator
Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & the Environment
Phone: (509) 865-8541
Ext: 2342
Kathleen Ross, snjm
Founding President Emerita and Professor, Cross-Cultural Communications
The Ross Institute
Phone: (509) 865-8657
Ext: 2113
Kayla Pearcey
IT Help Desk Support Technician
Information Technology
Phone: (509) 865-8531
Ext: 1302
Kazuhiro Sonoda
Provost/VP of Academic Affairs
Arts and Science Center
Phone: (509) 865-8584
Ext: 1134
Ken Bergevin
Chair, Education Administration Program
Education Administration Program
Phone: (509) 865-0746
Ext: 2123
Kimberly Bellamy-Thompson
Chair, Department of Social Science
Social Science
Phone: (509) 865-0748
Ext: 2118
Laura Zamudio-Orozco
Assistant Professor of Mathematics & McNair Program Coordinator
McNair Program
Phone: (509) 865-0722
Ext: 2347
Loren Schmidt
Chair, Department of Literature & Languages
Literature & Languages
Phone: (509) 865-8542
Ext: 2112
Maria Soto Galvan
Retention Specialist
TRiO Student Support Services
Phone: (509) 865-0701
Ext: 2580
Martin Valadez
Regional Director, CBC
Tri-Cities - Regional Site
Phone: (509) 865-8624
Ext: 1732
Mary James
Special Assistant to the Provost, Academic Logistics and Evaluation/CILT
Academic Affairs/Provost Office
Phone: (509) 865-8564
Ext: 2104
Maxine Janis
President's Liaison for Native American Affairs
Nursing
Phone: (509) 865-0737
Ext: 2320
Melissa McCoy
Administrative Assistant
Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & the Environment
Phone: (509) 865-0450
Ext: 2354
Mercedes Herrera
TRiO Program Coordinator
TRiO Student Support Services
Phone: (509) 865-8550
Ext: 1725
Richard Swearingen
Chair, Department Math & Computer Science
Math & Computer Science
Phone: (509) 865-8632
Ext: 5409
Samantha Vidrio
Office Assistant/Financial Aid Program Coordinator
Tri-Cities Regional Site
Phone: (509) 542-5520
Ext: 2320
Sandra Mena
Academic Intervention Specialist
Academic Skills Center
Phone: (509) 865-0703
Ext: 5429
Sandra Ruiz
Assistant ECEAP Preschool Teacher
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
SaraBecca Martin
Director of Accreditation & Quality Improvement
Executive Office
Phone: (509) 865-8599
Ext: 5442
Sergio Avila
Admissions Counselor & Events Coordinator
Admissions
Phone: (509) 865-8536
Ext: 2025
Shawna Martin
Director, Medical Laboratory Science Program
Medical Laboratory Science
Phone: (509) 865-8642
Ext: 2336
Sol Neely
Director of English Composition
Literature & Languages
Phone: (509) 865-8549
Ext: 2103
Teresa Conda-Quezada
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Early Learning Center
Phone: (509) 865-8630
Ext: 5601
Winona Wynn
Mellon & Leadership Alliance Coordinator (Professor)
Languages & Literature
Phone: (509) 865-8633
Ext: 1801
Yovana Cook
Mental and Social Health Counselor/ADA Specialist
Student Affairs
Phone: (509) 865-8544
Ext: 1714
