{"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
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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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. 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