Faculty & Staff

Name Title Office Contact Information
Mamdouh Fayek
Emeritus
Bruce Hatch
Emeritus
Charles Leinbach
Professor Emeritus
Hector Magno
Professor Emeritus
David Opheim
Professor Emeritus
Bhupendra Singhal
Emeritus
Jerry Yates
Professor Emeritus
Department Chair
Name Title Office Contact Information
Debra  Satterfield
Professor – B.A. Design Program Advisor (A–L)
DESN 101B
Faculty
Name Title Office Contact Information
Heather Barker
Professor- HXDI and Graduate Coordinator
DESN-109
Steve Boyer
Associate Professor
Von Dominguez
Associate Professor
Behnaz Farahi
Assistant Professor of Design
DESN 118
John Kleinpeter
Professor— B.A. Design Program Coordinator and Advisor (M-Z)
DESN-100
Alison Kowalski
Assistant Professor –Design Historian
alison.kowalski@csulb.edu
alison.kowalski@csulb.edu
Dorothy Ottolia, AIA
Professor- B.F.A Interior Design, Upper Division Advisor
DESN-110
Eduardo Perez
Professor – B.F.A. Interior Design and Upper Division Advisor
DESN-127
Jose Rivera‐Chang
Interim Director, SOA
Debra  Satterfield
Professor – B.A. Design Program Advisor (A–L)
DESN 101B
David  Teubner
Associate Professor – B.S. Industrial Design Program Co-Coordinator and Co-Advisor (M-Z)
DESN-119
Tom Tredway
Associate Professor — Design Historian
DESN-112C
Wesley Woelfel
Professor – B.S. Industrial Design Program
DESN-112B
Full-Time Lecturer
Name Title Office Contact Information
Jeffrey Adair
Full-time Lecturer and Upper Division Advisor
DESN-111A
Alec Johnson
Full-time Lecturer and Upper Division Advisor
DESN-129
Michael LaForte
Full-time Lecturer
HSD-109
Part-Time Lecturer
Name Title Office Contact Information
Max Beach
Lecturer
Krai Charuwatsuntorn
Lecturer
Britt Griffith
Lecturer
David Hedden
Lecturer
Julie Hurley
Lecturer
David Lee
Lecturer
Matias Ocana
Lecturer
Ronald Peters
Lecturer
Joseph Reed
Lecturer
Judit Samper
Lecturer
Robb Westerkamp
Lecturer
Staff
Name Title Office Contact Information
Denny Cubbage
Design Operations Coordinator
DESN-117
Arnel Ignacio
Instructional Support Technician
DESN-123A
Ali Lauder
Administrative Support Assistant II
DESN-101
Kate Lynch
Undergraduate Advisor (A-M last names)
DESN-107
Tanya Piloyan
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor (N-Z undergraduates & all COTA graduates)
DESN-107
Diane Stein
Administrative Support Coordinator
DESN-101A
Tenure-Track
Name Title Office Contact Information
Behnaz Farahi
Assistant Professor of Design
DESN 118
Alison Kowalski
Assistant Professor –Design Historian
alison.kowalski@csulb.edu
alison.kowalski@csulb.edu
Tenured
Name Title Office Contact Information
Heather Barker
Professor- HXDI and Graduate Coordinator
DESN-109
Steve Boyer
Associate Professor
Von Dominguez
Associate Professor
John Kleinpeter
Professor— B.A. Design Program Coordinator and Advisor (M-Z)
DESN-100
Dorothy Ottolia, AIA
Professor- B.F.A Interior Design, Upper Division Advisor
DESN-110
Eduardo Perez
Professor – B.F.A. Interior Design and Upper Division Advisor
DESN-127
Jose Rivera‐Chang
Interim Director, SOA
Debra  Satterfield
Professor – B.A. Design Program Advisor (A–L)
DESN 101B
David  Teubner
Associate Professor – B.S. Industrial Design Program Co-Coordinator and Co-Advisor (M-Z)
DESN-119
Tom Tredway
Associate Professor — Design Historian
DESN-112C
Wesley Woelfel
Professor – B.S. Industrial Design Program
DESN-112B