In addition to the 1,000+ community leaders who serve as adjunct faculty, Rio Salado employs the following faculty members:

Allied Health
Angela M. Ambrosia, Faculty Chair
B.A., University of Louisville; M.S., Long Island University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; M.S., Nova University; Ph.D., Kennedy Western University

Business/Management
Mary Hannaman, Faculty Chair
B.A., Bloomsburg University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University  

Chemical Dependency
Kirk Bowden, Faculty Chair
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ottawa University; Ph.D., Northcentral University.

Communication
Laura Helminski, Faculty Chair
B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Brockport; Reading Specialist, Arizona State University; Doctoral Studies, Walden University.

Computers
Kerrie Specker, Faculty Chair
A.A., Rio Salado College; B.A., Governors State University; M.A., Webster University.

Corporate and Government Programs
Larry Celaya
A.A., Arizona Western College; B.S., M.P.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Walden University.

Counseling/Personal Development
Beatriz I. Cohen, Faculty Chair
B.S., Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia; M.C., Arizona State University.

Melanie Abts
B.S., University of Arizona; M.Ed., Northern Arizona University.

Curriculum Development Facilitator
Jennifer K. Shantz
A.G.S., Rio Salado College A.A., Glendale Community College B.A., Arizona State University M.Ed., Northern Arizona University

Dental Assisting
Nicole Albo,Faculty Chair
CDA, Certificate in Dental Assisting, Spokane Community College; M.H.P.E., Midwestern University.

Dental Hygiene
Mary Elizabeth Kaz, Faculty Chair
R.D.H., M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University.

Education
Janet Johnson, Faculty Chair
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

English
Betsy Frank, Faculty Chair
B.A., Arizona State University; M.Ed., University of Arizona; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Cynthia Maxson
B.A., M.A., Grand Valley University.

ESL
Christy Skeen, Faculty Chair
B.S. in Journalism, West Virginia University; M.A. in English, Northern Arizona University

Foreign Languages
Angela Felix, Faculty Chair
B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Capella University.

Michelle Prins
B.A.E. Arizona State University; M.A., Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

Humanities & History
Janine Adkins, Faculty Chair
B.S., The American University; M.A., Brown University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Library Science & Services
Hazel M. Davis, Faculty Chair
B.A., Higher Diploma in Librarianship, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; M.L.S., University of Arizona.

Janelle Underhill
B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., University of Arizona.

Karen Docherty
B.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; M.A. in Library & Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mathematics
John Jensen, Faculty Chair
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Arizona State University.

John Lassen
B.A., M.A., Arizona State University.

Nursing
Sue Adams, Faculty Chair
B.S.N., University of Arizona; Masters in Nursing (Administration of Health Care Systems), Arizona State University

William Forgione
A.A.S.N., Macomb Community College, Warren, Michigan, B.S.N., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, M.S.N., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Jennifer Shapiro
A.A.S.N., Scottsdale Community College, B.S.N., Grand Canyon University, M.S.N., University of Phoenix.

Psychology/Philosophy/
Religion/Future Studies
Thomas Lombardo, Faculty Chair
B.S., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Public Safety Programs
Ron Burns, Faculty Chair
B.S., Northern Arizona University

Reading
Laura Helminski, Faculty Chair
See Communication

Science
Robert Semmler, II, Faculty Chair
A.A., Northern Essex Community College, Massachusetts; B.S., M.Ed., Boston State College; M.S., University of New Mexico.

Shannon Corona
B.S., University of Arizona; M.A., Arizona State University.

Social Sciences
Patricia S. Case, Faculty Chair
A.A., Scottsdale Community College; B.S., M.C., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Walden University.

Instructional Design
Jennifer Freed, Faculty Chair
B.A., B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., Indiana University; M.S. Capella University

Emeritus Distinction Julie Bertch, Ph.D.
Willie Minor, Ed.D.
Jean Tease, Ed.D.
Barry Wukasch, Ph.D