Meet Us
Department Chair
Russell DiSilvestro
Chair, Philosophy Department
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6766
- rdisilv@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours:
Mon./Tues. noon - 1 p.m.
Mon./Tues. noon - 1 p.m. Zoom
Staff
Katrina Roose
Budget & Personnel Analyst
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Phone: (916) 278-7863
- roose@xingtaiyichuang.com
Alexis Garcia
Scheduler and Instructional Resources Coordinator
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Phone: (916) 278-6688
- alexisngarcia@xingtaiyichuang.com
Vacant .
ASA II
- Location: Mendocino Hall 5014
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Faculty
Saray Ayala-López
Associate Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3018
- ayala@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Pronouns: they/them/their
- Website
Manuel Barrantes
Assistant Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3022
- barrantes@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: M/F: 10:15a.m. - 11a.m.; 12p.m. - 12:45p.m. & Zoom
Marnie Binder
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2020
- marnie.binder@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: T/Th 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm and by appt.
Joshua Carboni
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- joshua.carboni@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: M: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Zoom) & F: 10:00 am - 11:30 am (In Person), & By appointment
Brandon Carey
Assistant Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3024
- brandon.carey@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 11:30 am (Zoom only)
Jonathan Chen
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3036
- jonathan.chen@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Office Hours: Tuesday 8:50 - 9:30 pm, & by appointment
Chong Choe-Smith
Associate Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3012
- Phone: (916) 278-7589
- choe-smith@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: TR 1:15-2:15 and by appointment
Dorcas Chung
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3026
- dorcas.chung@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: TR 12:00-1:00pm (MND 3026) Zoom by appointment only
Jeff Dale
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- jeff.dale@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Office Hours: W 11-12:30 and by appointment
David Denman
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3036
- denman@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: TR 10:30 - Noon, in person and via Zoom, and by appointment
Derek Lam
Assistant Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3024
- derek.lam@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: TR 3 - 4:30 pm (in person) and by appointment (zoom)
Matthew McCormick
Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3020
- mccormick@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: M 11-12, Th 3-4:30 and by appointment
Garret Merriam
Associate Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3028
- Phone: (916) 278-7588
- merriam@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:45 and by appointment (in person and Zoom.)
John J. Park
Assistant Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3016
- Phone: (916) 278-7384
- john.park@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Sabbatical Spring 2025
Mike Pelletti
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- mike.pelletti@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: By Appointment
Kyle Swan
Professor
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3030
- Phone: (916) 278-2474
- kyle.swan@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: MW 12-1:30pm and by appointment.
Kevin Vandergriff
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 3032
- vandergriff@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday (Zoom) 4:00 - 4:45 pm, Tuesday (In Person) 5:50 - 6:35 pm
Mathias Warnes
Lecturer
- Location: Mendocino Hall 2026
- mathias.warnes@xingtaiyichuang.com
- Website
- Office Hours: T/Th 12:45-2:45pm MND 2026 & Zoom
Emeritus Faculty
Clifford Anderson
Emeritus Professor
Stan Dundon
Emeritus Professor
Gale Justin
Emeritus Professor
Scott Merlino
Emeritus Lecturer
Thomas F. Pyne
Emeritus Professor