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, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director, Office of Professional and Career Development
MSW Online Coordinator
Office Phone: 951-552-8984
E-mail: pbreitenbucher@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 123B
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
DSW Advisor; Advisor, Phi Alpha Honor Society, DELTA KAPPA NU CHAPTER; Member Faculty Senate; Member Judicial Review Board
Office Phone: 951-552-8958
E-mail: vlindsey@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Shared Space, Room 103
Brittany Lytle-Rodriguez, DrPH, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director, BSW Field Education
MSW Student Development Coordinator
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 of College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Director of Assessment for Educational Effectiveness
Office Phone: 951-552-8720
E-mail: knehrbass@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Cottage 19
Maria Ormonde, D.P.A. LCSW, MSW
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: 323-909-2057
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