Full Time Faculty


Reem Atallah
Professor of English/ESL
Office: E3-393
Phone: (323) 265-8658
atallar@elac.edu


Gia Barilari
Professor of Reading/English
Office: E3-377
Phone: (323) 415-5493
barilag@elac.edu


Sara Behseta
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-463 
Phone: (323) 265-6707 
behsets@elac.edu


Maria Betancourt
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-471
Phone: (323) 415-5496
betancme@elac.edu


Dr. Ruth Blandón
Professor of English
Director of the Honors Program

Office: E3-270

Phone: (323) 415-5420
blandor@elac.edu


Vernita Burrell
Professor of English
Office: E3-467
Phone: (323) 265-8862

burrelvl@elac.edu


Dolores Carlos
Professor of English
SI Coordinator

Office:

Phone: 
carlosmd@elac.edu


Carlos Centeno
Professor of English
Office: E3-469
Phone: (323) 780-6713

centenc@elac.edu


Cecilia (Chinru) Chan
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-479
Phone: (323) 780-6706

chanc@elac.edu


Mandy Concoff-Kronbeck
Professor of English
Office: E3-381
Phone: (323) 415-5019

concofme@elac.edu


Khetam Dahi
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-361
Phone: (323) 780-8868

dahik@elac.edu


Lauren Figueroa
Professor of Reading
Office: E3-373
Phone: (323) 780-5321

figuerld@elac.edu


Raeanna Gleason
Professor of English
Office: E3-385
Phone: (323) 780-5021
gleasorl@elac.edu


Patricia Godinez
Professor of English
Department Chair

Office: E3-361
Phone: (323) 265-8860
godinep@elac.edu


Jeffrey Gray
Professor of English
Office: E3-465
Phone: (323) 780-6709
grayjd@elac.edu


Gisela Herrera
Professor of English
Reading and Writing Center Director

Office: E3-220/235
Phone: (323) 265-8866

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Krishana Hodgson-DeSilva
Professor of English
Office: E3-391
Phone: (323) 780-5322

hodgsok@elac.edu


Fernando Jimenez
Professor of English
Office: E3-491
Phone: (323) 780-6710

jimenef@elac.edu

Grace Lee
Professor of English
Office: E3-473
Phone: (323) 415-5464
leegs2@elac.edu

Amber Luna
Professor of English
Office: E3-479
Phone: (323) 415-5021
lunaa3@elac.edu

Lorena Madrigal
Professor of English
Office: E3-475
Phone: (323) 265-8815

madrigl@elac.edu

Diane Mannone
Professor of English
Office: E3-485
Phone: (323) 415-5301

mannondr@elac.edu
Javier Marquez
Professor of English
Office: E3-478
Phone: (323) 265-6705
marqueje2@lasc.edu
Gregory Mena
Professor of Reading/English
Office: E3-487
Phone: (323) 415-5494

menagm@elac.edu
Eduardo Muñoz
Professor of English
Office: E3-483
Phone: (323) 265-8775
munoze2@elac.edu
Luis Orozco
Professor of English
Office: E3-387
Phone: (323) 415-5358
orozcolr@elac.edu
Shana Pacheco
Professor of Reading
Office: E3-365
Phone: (323) 265-6724
scherzs@elac.edu
James Penner
Professor of English
Office: E3-375
Phone: (323) 780-6711
pennerjl@elac.edu
Norma Perez-Villanueva
Professor of English
Office:
Phone:  
perezvne@elac.edu
Jenel Rae
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-477
Phone: (323) 415-5495
raejl@elac.edu
Dr. Nancy Ramirez
Professor of English
Interum Dean

Office: G1-204
Phone: 323-260-8119
ramirenn@elac.edu
Joshua Rodriguez
Professor of English
Office: E3-481
Phone: (323) 780-6708

rodrigjr@elac.edu
Davinder Sangha
Professor of English
Office: E3-461
Phone: (323) 265-8968

sanghadk@elac.edu
Obed Silva
Professor of English
Office: 
Phone: (323) 780-5323

silvajo@elac.edu
Alex Solis
Professor of English
Office: E3-476
Phone: (323) 780-6819

solisac@elac.edu
Nadia Swerdlow
Professor of English
Office: E3-389
Phone: (323) 265-8629

swerdln@elac.edu
Dina Szklarek
Professor of English
Office: E3-466
Phone: (323) 415-5438

szklard@elac.edu
Shouhei Tanaka
Professor of English
Office: E3-379 (temp)
Phone: 
tanakasj@elac.edu
Elena Tinker Diaz
Professor of English
Professor of English

Office: E3-371
Phone: (323) 780-6714

tinkerre@elac.edu
Kevin VanHouten
Professor of ESL
English Department Co-Chair

Office: E3-367
Phone: (323) 415-5302

vanhoukw@elac.edu
Nathan Warner
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-383
Phone: (323) 780-6756

warnernj@elac.edu
Cory Youngblood
Professor of English
Office: E3-480
Phone: (323) 780-6712

youngbca@elac.edu