
Faculty and Staff
Department of Social Work

Antonio Mejico Jr., Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Associate Dean of the Division of Social Work and Associate Dean for Academic Services
Office Phone: 951-552-8949
E-mail: amejico@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 114

Liza Arellano, DSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW) Program Director
Division of Social Work Accreditation Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8409
E-mail: larellano@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 140

Emilio R. Bermejo, DSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8319
E-mail: rbermejo@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 277

Philip Breitenbucher, EdD
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director, Office of Field Education
MSW Online Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8984
E-mail: pbreitenbucher@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 128B

Guadalupe Buitron, DSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8247
E-mail: gbuitron@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103 & Virtual (Zoom)

Kendra Flores-Carter, D.S.W.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Co-Director, Center for Community Engagement and Social Innovation (CESI)
Co-Chair, Global Engagement Committee
Office Phone: 951-552-8198
E-mail: kflores@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Complex Room 271

Lizbeth Gaona, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4440
E-mail: lgaona@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 286

Krystal Hays, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work
Program Director, Doctor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8145
E-mail: khays@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 132
Froylana Heredia-Miller, DSW, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director of MSW Field Education
Office Phone: 951-552-8393
E-mail: fherediamiller@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 275

Catherine Leach, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-343-4842
E-mail: cleach@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building Room 281

Viola Lindsey, PhD
Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8958
E-mail: vlindsey@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James , Room 274

Brittany Lytle-Rodriguez, DrPH, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director, BSW Field Education
Office Phone: 951-552-8366
E-mail: blytlerodriguez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 266

Jerri Middleton, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor in Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8297
E-mail: jmiddleton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 284

Kenneth Nehrbass, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of Assessment
Office Phone: 951-552-8720
E-mail: knehrbass@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Cottage 19

Maria Ormonde, DPA
Instructor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8018
E-mail: mormonde@calbaptist.edu

Jasmine Reed, Psy.D
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8190
E-mail: jreed@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 279

Selena Villa, DSW
Instructor of Social Work
E-mail: svilla@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Tele, James 103

Evangela Williams, PhD
Instructor of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-290-8097
E-mail: ewilliams@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 103
Remija Hernandez, MA
Operations Manager for the Division of Social Work
Office Phone: 951-552-8361
E-mail: rehernandez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 106 A

Judy Latham
Field Education Placement Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8380
E-mail: jlatham@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 115