Faculty, Administration, and Board of Trustees

Faculty

Professors

BESSIE AND CECIL FRANKEL CHAIR IN MUSIC
Hao Huang³, Professor of Music. A.B. Harvard University. M.M. The Juilliard School of Music. DMA State University of New York at Stony Brook. Scripps College 1994.

DOROTHY CRUICKSHANK BACKSTRAND CHAIR IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Piya Chatterjee, Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA Wellesley College. MA, PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2012.

FLETCHER JONES CHAIR IN ART
Ken Gonzales-Day, Professor of Art, BFA Pratt Institute, MA Hunter College. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1995.

GABRIELLE JUNGELS-WINKLER CHAIR IN THE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART
Juliet Koss², Professor of Art History. BA Columbia University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 2000.

GABRIELLE MARIE-LOUISE JUNGELS-WINKLER PROFESSOR OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
David Andrews, Professor of International Relations. BA University of California at Santa Cruz. MA Brigham Young University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 1993.

HARTLEY BURR ALEXANDER CHAIR IN THE HUMANITIES
Myriam Chancy², BA University of Manitoba, Canada. MA Dalhousie University, Canada. PhD University of Iowa. Scripps College 2015.

HERRON FAMILY CHAIR IN MATHEMATICS
Christopher Towse¹, Professor of Mathematics. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS, PhD Brown University. Scripps College 2000.

MARGARET MCKENZIE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Nathalie Rachlin², Professor of French. Licence d’Anglais, Universite Paul Valery, Montpellier. C.A.P.E.S. d’Anglais, France. MA, PhD Princeton University. Scripps College 1989.

MARY W. JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN TEACHING
Nancy Macko³, Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin. MA (Painting/Printmaking), MA (Education), MFA University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.

MARY W. JOHNSON AND J. STANLEY JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES
Rivka Weinberg³, Professor of Philosophy. BA Brooklyn College, CUNY. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2003.

MOLLY MASON JONES CHAIR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology. BA Middlebury College, PhD University of Houston. Scripps College 2005.

Rita Cano Alcalá, Professor of Chicanx Latinx Studies. BA University of Texas at San Antonio. MA University of Wisconsin-Madison. PhD University of Texas at Austin. Scripps College 1995.

Yuval Avnur, Professor of Philosophy. BA University of California Santa Bara. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2008.

Ronalee Brosterman, Professor of Dance. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1981.

Wendy Cheng, Professor of American Studies. AB Harvard University. MA University of California, Berkeley. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2016. 

Melissa Coleman¹, Professor of Neuroscience. BS Samford University, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2006.

David Cubek², Professor of Joint Music. BA McGill University, MA Conservatoire de Musique du Québec á Montréal, PhD McGill University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2010.

Kimberly Drake, Director of the Writing Program and Professor of Writing. BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2011.

Patrick Ferree, Professor of Biology. BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MS Wake Forest University. PhD University of California Santa Cruz. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2011. 

Cindy Forster, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD University of California Berkeley. Scripps College 1994.

Scot Gould¹, Professor of Physics. BA Middlebury College. PhD University of California, Santa Barbara. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 1991.

Jennifer Groscup, Professor of Psychology. BA Georgetown. JD University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Law. MA, PhD. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Graduate College. Scripps College 2008.

Anne Harley, Professor of Music. BA Yale College. MA, DMA Boston University. Scripps College 2009

Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Professor of Chemistry. BA University of California San Diego. MS San Francisco State University. PhD University of Washington. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 1998. 

Erica Jasper, William B. Arce Director of Athletics, Physical Education, & Recreation and George R. Roberts Fellow. BA and ED.M Washington State University, Pullman. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2019.

Charles Kamm, Professor of Joint Music, BA Earlham College, MA Michigan State, DMA Yale University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2005.

Suzanne Keen, Professor of English. AB Brown University. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 2022.

Adam Landsberg, Professor of Physics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 1998.

Warren Liu, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of English. BA University of California, Berkeley. MFA University of Iowa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Amy Marcus-Newhall, President. Professor of Psychology. AB Occidental College. M.A., PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 1992.

Nancy Neiman, Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1993. 

Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science. BS Westmont College. MA, PhD Princeton. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2001.

David Roselli, Professor of Classics/Ancient Studies. BA New York University. MA, PhD University of Toronto, Scripps College 2003

Dion Scott-Kakures, Professor of Philosophy. BA Claremont McKenna College. MA, PhD University of Michigan. Scripps College 1988.

Anthony Shay, Professor of Dance. MA California State University, Los Angeles. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. University of California, Riverside. Pomona College Dance Department for The Claremont Colleges 1997..

Diane Thomson, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Arizona. MPhil University of Cambridge. PhD University of California, Santa Cruz. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2004.

Anna Wenzel, Professor of Chemistry. BS University of California, San Diego. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2006.

Emily Wiley, Professor of Biology. BS Western Washington University. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2002.

Associate Professors

Claudia Arteaga, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2015.

Gabriela Bacsán³, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2016. 

Theodore Bartholomew, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Creighton University. MA University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Tia Blassingame, Associate Professor of Art, BA Princeton University. MA Corcoran College of Art+Design. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2019. 

Nayana Bose, Associate Professor of Economics. BS University of Calcutta. MA Jawaharlal Nehru University. PhD Vanderbilt University. Scripps College 2016.

Lahnna Catalino², Associate Professor of Psychology. BA McDaniel College. MA Wake Forest University. PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scripps College 2016.

Jih-Fei Cheng, Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA University of California, San Diego. MA University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2015.

Anie Chaderjian, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BS, MA, PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1993.

Annelle Curulla, Associate Professor of French. BA Connecticut College. MA Middlebury College. MA, PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 2018.

Adam Davis³, Associate Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin, Madison. MFA University of Arizona, Tucson. Scripps College 2009.

Michelle Decker, Associate Professor of English. BA, MA, PhD Pennsylvania State University. Scripps College 2015.

Julin Everett, Associate Professor of French. BA Boston University. C. Phil. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2019.

Findley Finseth¹, Associate Professor of Biology. BS University of Virginia. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2016. 

Sean Flynn¹, Associate Professor of Economics. BA, MA University of Southern California. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Marino Forlino, Associate Professor of Italian. Laurea Magistrale University of Florence. MA Rutgers University. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2016.

Sarah Gilman, Associate Professor of Biology. BS Stanford University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2011.

Mark Golub, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Macalester College. MA Claremont Graduate University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2007.

Martha Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Chicanx Latinx Studies. B.A. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps Collee 2013.

Charles Griffiths, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Women’s and Men’s Swimming & Diving Coach. BA Denison University. MS United States Sports Academy. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2001.

Cándida Jáquez,  Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity, Associate Professor of Music, BA California State University, Fresno. MA University of Texas, Austin. PhD University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2006.

YouYoung Kang³, Associate Professor of Music. BA Yale University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2002.

Marc Katz, Associate Professor of German. BA, MA, PhD Northwestern University. Scripps College 1994.

Thomas Kim², Associate Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego, Scripps College 2000.

Thomas Koenigs, Associate Professor of English. BA John Hopkins University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2014.

Kasper Kovitz, Associate Professor of Art. MFA University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Scripps College 2015.

Aaron Leconte, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA Carleton College. PhD The Scripps Research Institute. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2012.

France Lemoine, Associate Professor of French. JD University of Montreal. MA University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Greg Lonzo, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s & Men’s Water Polo Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2007. 

Joyce Lu, Associate Professor of Theatre. BA in Theatre & BA in Studio Art Occidental College. MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 2009.

Leila Mansouri³, Associate Professor of English. BA Northwestern University. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2017.

Jessie Mills, Associate Professor of Theatre.  BA, New York University.  MA, Northwestern University.  MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Pomona College Theatre Department for The Claremont Colleges 2018. 

Jenna Monroy, Associate Professor of Biology. BA University of Massachusetts. PhD Northern Arizona University. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2016.

Gabriela Morales³, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA University of Arizona. MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2017.

Winston Ou, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2005.

SeoYoung Park, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, MA Yonsei University, South Korea. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2012.

Sumita Pahwa, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Middlebury College, MD PhD. John Hopkins University, Scripps College 2014.

John Pennington, Associate Professor of  Dance; Coordinator of Dance. BFA Northwestern University, California Institute of the Arts. MFA Hollins University. Pomona College Dance Department for The Claremont Colleges 1994.

Tessie Prakas, Associate Professor of English. BA University of Cambridge. MA, MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2016.

Carolyn Ratteray, Associate Professor of Theatre. Chair of Theater. BFA, New York University. MFA, University of San Diego - The Old Globe, San Diego, California.  Pomona College Theatre Department for The Claremont Colleges, 2016. 

Colin Robins, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. BA Macalester College. MS Oregon State University. PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

Carmen Sanjuán-Pastor, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. Licenciatura Universitat de València, València, Spain. Licenciatura Universitat d’Alacant, Alacant, Spain. MA Arizona State University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2009.

Ken Scalmanini, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Men’s Basketball Coach. BS Cal Poly Pomona. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1998.

David Schwarz, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Tennis Coach. BS Cornell University, MA Cortland St. University, NY; Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.

Paul Settles, Associate Professor of Physical Education. Head Men’s Tennis Coach. BA University of Pennsylvania. MA Phil University of Cambridge. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2003.

Maryan Soliman, Associate Professor of Africana Studies. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA San Francisco State University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2016. 

Michael Spezio¹, Associate Professor of Psychology. BS Case Western Reserve. M. Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. PhD Cornell University. PhD University of Oregon. Scripps College 2007.

Kyle Sweeney, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Football Coach. BA Occidental College. MS Illinois State University.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2011.

Corey Tazzara, Associate Professor of History. BS Georgetown University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2013

Vanessa Tyson, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2015.

Lauren Uhr, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Lacrosse. BA Fairfield University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014. 

Ethan Van Arnam¹, Associate Professor of Chemistry. AB Bowdoin College. PhD California Institute of Technology. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2017. 

Patrick Van Horn, Associate Professor of Economics. BA Stephen F. Austin State University. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2018.

Kevin Vennemann, Associate Professor of German. MA Free University, Berlin. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.

William Walkenbach, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Baseball Coach. BS Cornell University. MA Georgia State University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2015.

Nancy Williams, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS Harvey Mudd College. PhD University of Washington, Seattle.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2003.

Kevin Williamson, Associate Professor of Dance. BA, MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2015.

Carlin Wing², Associate Professor of Media Studies. AB Harvard University. MFA California Institute of the Arts. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016. 

Assistant Professors

Gautam Agarwal³, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BS University of Texas at Austin. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2021.

Westenley Alcenat, Assistant Professor of History. BA Macalester College. PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 2024.

Amy Alemu¹, Assistant Professor of History. AB Harvard University. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 2022.

Sarah Budischak, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS Davidson College.  MS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  PhD University of Georgia.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2018.

Edward Cartee, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Soccer Coach. BA Trinity University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2023. 

Bethany Caulkins³, Assistant Professor of Chemistry.  BS California State University, San Bernardino. PhD University of California, Riverside.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2021. 

Pete Chandrangsu, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS University of California, Irvine.  PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2018.

Christina Edholm, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. BA Willamette University. MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Mitchell Fedorka, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Golf Coach, BA Laverne University,  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2020.

Martin Glazier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. BA Yale University. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2024.

Ashley Heers, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS University of California, Davis. PhD University of Montana.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2024. 

Abdiel Jacobsen, Assistant Professor of Dance. BA University of the Arts. MFA University of Washington. Scripps College 2024.

Nicholas Kacher, Assistant Professor of Economics. BA Wheaton College. MA Colorado State University. Scripps College 2019.

Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History. BA University of British Columbia. MA Carleton University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2019.

Sarah Marzen, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2019.

Ryan Milov-Cordoba, Assistant Professor of Classics/Ancient Studies, BA Amherst College, Massachusetts. PhD The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Scripps College 2024.

Marina Muncan, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach.  BA Villanova University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2020.

Chanel Murchison, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Basketball Coach.  BA The College of William & Mary. MBA John Carroll University.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2019.

David Nolan, Assistant Professor of Physical Education. Head Women’s Soccer Coach. BS La Sierra University. MA Concordia University-Irvine. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2022.

Alyson Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art. BFAH Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2020.

Veronica Padilla Vriesman, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. BA Colgate University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2024.

Jia-Ahn Pan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry.  BS Bates College.  PhD University of Chicago.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2024. 

Heejung Park, Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2023.

Luis Salés, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. BA, MA Wheaton College. MTS Boston College. ThM Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. PhD Fordham University. Scripps College 2020.

Janet Sheung, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2019.

Glenn Simshaw, Assistant Professor of Writing. BA Whitman College. MA University of Washington, Claremont Graduate School. PhD Claremont Graduate School. Scripps College 2000.

Tessa Solomon-Lane, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BA Vassar College. MS and PhD Georgia State University. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2019.

Glenn Stewart, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach. BA California State University Los Angeles. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2016.

Martín Olmedo Vega, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Irvine. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2018.

Chloé Vettier, Assistant Professor of French. Licence Lettres Modernes, Université Sorbonne-Paris IV, France. PhD Princeton University. Scripps College 2023.

Kurt Vlasich, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2011.

Sandra Watson, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BS Spelman College. PhD The Rockefeller University, New York. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2022.

Sierra Williams², Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Temple University. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2021.

Zachary Wilson, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BA Lewis & Clark College. PhD University of Colorado, Boulder.  Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2024

Senior Lecturers

Leaves

¹ Leave academic year 2024-25.
² Leave first semester 2024-25.
³ Leave second semester 2024-25.

Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Gail Abrams, Professor of Dance emerita since 2017.

Kersey Black, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2021. 

Alan Blizzard, Professor of Art emeritus since 2014.

Thierry Boucquey, Professor of French emeritus since 2020.

Jodie Rae Burton, Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2024. 

Roswitha Burwick, Professor of German emerita since 2012.

Laurie Cameron, Professor of Dance. Pomona College Dance Department for the Claremont Colleges emerita since 2018.

Bruce Coats, Professor of Art History emeritus since 2022.

Newton Copp, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2013.

Donald Kendall Crone, Professor of Politics and International Relations emeritus since 2010.

Preethi de Silva, Professor of Music emerita since 2006.

Patricia Dillon, Professor of Economics emerita since 2011.

Margaret Faust, Professor of Psychology emerita since 1991.

Ellen Finkelpearl, Professor of Classics emerita since 2022.

Anthony Fucaloro, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2021.

John Geerken, Professor of History emeritus since 2008.

John Goldhammer, Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2020.

Gayle Greene, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Alan Hartley, Professor of Psychology emeritus since 2018.

Eric Haskell, Professor of French emeritus since 2020.

James Higdon, Professor of Physics emeritus since 2021. 

Betsy Hipple, Associate Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2018. 

Helen Lahanas, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Joint Athletics Program, retired since 1983.

Michael Lamkin, Professor of Music emeritus since 2012.

Thomas Leabhart, Professor of Theatre. Pomona College Theatre Department for The Claremont Colleges emeritus since 2022.

Judith LeMaster, Associate Professor of Psychology emerita since 2019.

William Chris Lengefeld, Professor of Music emeritus since 2003.

Sherry Linnell, Professor of Theatre and Dance.  Pomona College Theatre Program for the Claremont Colleges. emerita since 2021.

Julia Liss, Professor of History emerita since 2021. 

César López, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emeritus since 2016.

Mary MacNaughton, Professor of Art History emerita since 2021.

Margaret Jean Mathies, Professor of Biology emerita since 2003.

Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Scripps Press and Assistant Professor of Art, retired since 2016.

Jonh Milton, Professor of Computational Neuroscience emeritus since 2023. 

J. Emil Morhardt, Professor of Environmental Biology emeritus since 2017.

Kerry Ann Odell, Professor of Economics emerita since 2019.

Jane O’Donnell, Professor in Music emerita since 2004.

John Peavoy, Associate Professor of English emeritus since 2016.

Robert Pinnell, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2003.

Susan Rankaitis, Professor of Art emerita since 2019.

Rita Roberts, Professor of History emerita since 2021

David Sadava, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2010.

Arthur Stevens, Professor of Art History emeritus since 1999.

Zhaohua Tang, Professor of Biology emerita since 2024. 

Cheryl Walker, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology emerita since 2021. 

Jennifer Wood, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emerita since 2018.

Kathleen O’Brien Wicker, Professor of Religious Studies emerita since 2003.

Andrew Zanella, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2012.

Administration

Scripps College

Amy Marcus-Newhall, President, Ph.D. University of Southern California

Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, PhD University of Washington

Dean Calvo, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, MBA Loyola Marymount University

Binti Harvey, Vice President for External Relations and Institutional Advancement, MS University of Southern California

DeMethra LaSha “Sha” Bradley, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Ed.D. University of Vermont

Denise Nelson Nash ‘76, Vice President/Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Ed.D. New York University

Victoria Romero, Vice President for Enrollment, BA Whitman College

Emeriti Administrators

James H. Manifold, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer Emeritus, since 2011

Emeriti Staff

Judy Harvey Sahak, Librarian Emerita

Board of Trustees 2024-2025

Dominique Cantwell ‘02
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Deborah David ‘72
Santa Barbara, California

Libby Greig DeMeo ‘95 , P’26
San Carlos, California

Patricia Y. Fechner, MD
Seattle, Washington

Laura Hockett ‘85
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Joan R. Isaacs ‘71
Beverly Hills, California

Patricia Jackson ‘82
Norwich, Vermont

Christophe Jungels-Winkler ‘72
Milan, Italy

Jennifer McDonnell P’18
St. Louis, Missouri

Suzanne Ely Muchnic ‘62
Los Angeles, California 

Emily Rankin ‘97
Santa Ana, California

Kalpana Rhodes ‘94
La Jolla, California

Bob Sacks P’14
Los Angeles, California

Chapman Taylor P’17 
Falls Church, Virginia 

Lynne Thompson ‘72
Los Angeles, California

Brooke E. Tomblin ‘92 P’22
Costa Mesa, California

Carolyn Wu Kurtzig ‘97
Washington, D.C.

Katherine Wyble ‘09
Madison, Wisconsin

Life Trustees:

Victoria Seaver Dean
Pacific Palisades, California

Ruth Markowitz Owades ‘66
San Francisco, California

Carolyn Revelle
Sausalito, California

Jean Bixby Smith ‘59
Long Beach, California

Alyce de Roulet Williamson ‘52
Pasadena, California

Alumnae Leadership Council

The Alumnae Leadership Council (ALC) serves as the governing body of the Scripps College Alumnae Association and its charter is to engage alumnae in maintaining an ongoing relationship with the College. The Alumnae Leadership Council includes approximately 25 members serving in a number of key roles. The members elected to their positions are noted below.

President
Emily Rankin ‘97

Alumna Trustees
Dominique Cantwell ‘02
Brooke E. Tomblin ‘92 P’22