Brian Hinch
Associate Professor
Brian Hinch is a designer, technologist and educator. He has designed services, products and experiences for many different organizations all around the world. His work focuses on how well-designed technology can increase more people’s access to society and the economy. He loves learning and sharing with the CAA community.
Faculty & Staff
Andy Amort
Grants Consultant, Online Assistant Pro
Bianca Andrade
CAA Virtual Assistant Team
Bonnie Baker
Professor
Melanie Bradsher
CAA Virtual Assistant Team
Lauren Bridgman-Fralin
Professor
Luis Pedro Castillo
Professor
Michael Dubinsky
Professor
Shawna Dwarika
CAA Virtual Assistant Team
Nicole Ferguson
Director, School of Visual Arts
Visual Arts
James Fu
Site Manager
Steve Hall
Professor
Jonathan Heathcote
Professor
Brian Hinch
Associate Professor
Kristen Jones
Professor
Laura Jones
Professor
Natalie Kanga
Professor
Nicole Kim
Executive Director CAA
Gina Kirkley
Donations and Administrative Team
Brighid Kohl
Professor
Sharon Lea
Director, School of Music
School of Music
Matt Lindsay
Professor and Site Manager
Dr. Pamela Lindsay
Co-Founder, Director of Research and Programs
Dr. Le'Marqunita Lowe
Professor
Michele Maher
Lead Professor
Nicole Matarangas
Director, School of Health and Wellness, Board Member
School of Health & Wellness
Erik Medina
Professor
Mike Medina
Professor
Terri Merrell
Site Manager
Paula Murray
Professor
Anthony Nguyen
Professor
Daniel Onn
Associate Professor
Karissa Pratt
CAA Virtual Assistant Team
DeAnna Pursai
Co-Founder, Director of Development and Community Outreach
Michael Reisman
Director, School of Science and Technology / IT
School of Science & Technology
Eliza Riley
Professor
Joe Schmitz
Professor
Bernard Smith
Professor
Bobbi Tafoya
Manager, Registration, Invoicing & Student Services
Tyler Thacker
Professor
Jessica Thompson
Professor and Site Manager
Hannah Thrasher
Director, School of Theatre
School of Theatre
Sarah Thrasher
Manager, CAA Business Solutions
Jean Moranda-Torres
Professor
Andy Urrutia
Workforce Development Manager
Thomas Valdivia
Professor
Danielle Weaver
Manager, Program Staff Supervision & Scheduling
School of Communications
Doug Werner
Director, School of Dance/Online Experiences
Caicai Wu
Professor
CAA Board
Sharon Dahnert
Retired Middle School Teacher & Professional Coach for the Santa Clara County Office of Education
Vickie Fairchild
Board Chair, Santa Clara Unified School District
Carley Flores
Director of Accreditation, Valley Health Plan
Mimi Giannini
VP, Saratoga Springs
Persius Kanga
VP, Customer Service, Sapiens
Ravinder Lal
Multiple UPS Owners, Community Leader
Leann Cherkasky Makhni
Director Emeritus, SJSU International House
Nicole Matarangas
CAA Director of the School of Health & Wellness
Cristin Reichmuth
Educator, Coach, Programs Director, Curriculum Designer
Mary Beth Riley
Retired Educator; Former Head of School, Notre Dame High School, San Jose.
Scott Weber
Executive Vice President, and General Counsel of A10 networks Inc.
Laura Wells
Executive Asst – High Tech
