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Department Administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mark Shepherd, Ph.D., QEP
Department Chair
Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oralia Guerra
Administrative Assistant
oguerra1@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Science & Wildlife Management Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stefanie Bergmanson, M.S.
Assistant Chair Experiential Learning and Field Programs
Assistant Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
stefanie.bergmanson@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Fuller Barnes, M.S.
sharon.fuller-barnes@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Kurpier, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
elizabeth.kurpiers@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ocean and Marine Science Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elena Keen, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
elena.keen@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Chair Academic Programs Support
Coordinator Early College Highschool Program
Professor
heather.miller@austincc.edu<\/a>
Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Science & Technology Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tom Arsuffi, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
thomas.arsuffi@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Chapa, M.S.
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
laura.chapa@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maedeh Faraji, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
maedeh.faraji@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Cooke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
mary.cooke@austincc.ed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Garcia, Ph.D., P.E., CSP
Adjunct Associate Professor
Executive Director Regulatory Affairs, Austin Community College
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
michael.garcia@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elena Keen, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
elena.keen@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paula (Bear) Luera, M.S.
Assistant Professor
paula.luera@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Mote, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
alison.mote@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moeka Ono, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
moeka.ono@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jose Pons, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
jose.pons@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brent Allen Porter, M.S.
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
bporter@austincc.edu<\/a>

Paepin Starr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
paepin.starr@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Turner, M.S
Adjunct Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
aturner@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geology Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Brown, M.S.
Adjunct Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
tbrown1@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meredith Denton-Hedrick, M.S.
Adjunct Professor
Instruction Associate Faculty Mentor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
mdentonh@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kusali Gamage, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
kgamage@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ata Rahman, Ph.D., PG, CPM
Adjunct Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
rata@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn Riess, MS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
criess@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alina Satkoski, M.S
Assistant Chair Scheduling, Evaluations, and Initiatives
Assistant Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
alina.satkoski@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Stephens, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Curriculum Vitae<\/a>
jason.stephens@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department Full-Time Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shannon Grace, B.S.
Environmental Science & Technology Tech
sgrace@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amie Hammond, B.S.
Geology Tech
ahammond@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Murphy, M.S., MBA
Geology Tech
sean.murphy@austincc.edu<\/a>
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Emeritus Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Robert Blodgett, Ph.D.
Professor, Geology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Staff, Ph.D.
Professor, Environmental Science & Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter (Pete) Wehner, M.S.
Associate Professor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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