{"id":3295,"date":"2018-04-24T14:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T21:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/?page_id=3295"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:18:27","slug":"faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Full-Time Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"middle<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gina Wilson, M.A.<\/strong> | Bio <\/a>
Chair & Associate Professor<\/strong>
Office: MD-357 (San Marcos Campus)
gwilson2@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 ext. 5046<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"middle<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tanessa Sanchez, M.A., M.Ed <\/strong> | Bio<\/a> 
Assistant Professo<\/strong>r | ECELS Liaison
CECMP Coordinator | CDTC Administrator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office: MD-360 (San Marcos Campus)
tsanchez@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: (760) 744-1150 ext. 2867
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Woman<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Heather Elliott Pham, MSW<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
Assistant Professor<\/strong>
Office: MD-359 (San Marcos Campus)
helliottpham@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 ext. 5569<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part-Time Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor Emeritus, Bob Sasse, M.A.<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
bsasse@palomar.edu<\/a>
760-744-1150 x2856<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ken Breeding<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
kbreeding@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 x5024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Casas<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
lcasas@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone 760-744-1150 x8135<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Cecil<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
dcecil@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone 760-744-1150 x2206<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry Diaz<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
kdiaz@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone 760-744-1150 x5648<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy Fulgium, M.A.<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
afulgium@palomar.edu<\/a>
760-744-1150 x5012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Hill, M.Ed.<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
ahill2@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-566-6882<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamara Holthaus<\/strong> | Bio
tholthaus@palomar.edu<\/a>  
Phone: 760-744-1150 x5542<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Manger<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
<\/strong>jmanger@palomar.edu<\/a>
<\/strong>760-744-1150 x5223<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessie Mellor, PhD <\/strong>| Bio<\/a>
<\/strong>jmellor@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 x5568<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Springer-Hammons, M.A.<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
bhammons@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 x2206<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jolie Van Schoik, M.A.<\/strong> | Bio<\/a>
jcrosthwaitevanschoik@palomar.edu<\/a>
Phone: 760-744-1150 x5566<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Academic Department Assistant (ADA)
Tessa Alvarado
<\/strong>Phone: 760-744-1150 x2206<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Full-Time Faculty Gina Wilson, M.A. | Bio Chair & Associate Professor Office: MD-357 (San Marcos Campus)gwilson2@palomar.eduPhone: 760-744-1150 ext. 5046 Tanessa Sanchez, M.A., M.Ed | Bio Assistant Professor | ECELS LiaisonCECMP Coordinator | CDTC Administrator Office: MD-360 (San Marcos Campus)tsanchez@palomar.eduPhone: (760) 744-1150 ext. 2867 Heather Elliott Pham, MSW | BioAssistant ProfessorOffice: MD-359 (San Marcos Campus)helliottpham@palomar.eduPhone: 760-744-1150 ext. 5569… Continue Reading Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pd756y-R9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":229,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/faculty\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":0},"title":"Full-Time Faculty","author":"","date":"February 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"4 adults standing together wearing graduation regalia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Faculty.1jpeg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Faculty.1jpeg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Faculty.1jpeg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Faculty.1jpeg.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Faculty.1jpeg.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":150,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/part-time-faculty\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":1},"title":"Part-Time Faculty","author":"","date":"February 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Dept. photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2013\/05\/Dept.-photo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7467,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/faculty-staff-draft\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":2},"title":"Meet Your Instructors","author":"Sanchez, Tanessa M.","date":"April 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Full-Time Faculty Gina Wilson, M.A.+ I was born and raised in Hemet with my parents and older sister. I was a very active child; I danced (including Dancing with the Stars Style with my neighbor as my partner). I was a competitive baton twirler starting at the age of 4.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"woman wearing glasses smiling","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2026\/04\/Barbara.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2026\/04\/Barbara.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2026\/04\/Barbara.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2026\/04\/Barbara.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":455,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/child-development-permit\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":3},"title":"Child Development Permit","author":"","date":"May 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The state of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing issues Child Development Permits for ECE.\u00a0 State-funded centers and many public and private employers require the permit.\u00a0 The Child Development Permits are separate from the certificates and degrees issued by Palomar College. The following matrix gives information about the permit\/licensing requirements for\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2520,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/child-development-career-paths\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":4},"title":"Child Development Career Paths","author":"","date":"August 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"There are multiple careers paths for Child Development certificates, programs and degrees. Here are just a few of your options. EducationSocial ServicesHealth and MedicalPreschool TeachersInfant & Toddler TeachersEarly Childhood AdministrationTeacher Aids and AssistantsFamily Consumer Science EducatorsElementary TeachersSpecial Education TeachersParaprofessionals and Inclusion AssistantsPhysical Education TeachersEducation AdministratorsEducation Program SpecialistsBilingual School EducatorsOccupational TherapistsParent\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":521,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/degrees\/","url_meta":{"origin":3295,"position":5},"title":"Catalog Years 2008-2012","author":"","date":"May 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"For information about the Child Development Permit issued by the state of California, visit our Child Development Permit page. Assistant Teacher Certificate of Proficiency - Effective 2008-09 Assistant Teacher Certificate of Proficiency - Effective 2010-11 Early Childhood Administration Certificate of Achievement or A.A. Degree - Effective 2008-09 Early Childhood Administration\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3295"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7456,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3295\/revisions\/7456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/childdevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}