Vice President for Academic Success

With over 14 years of academic experience, Dr. Jothany Blackwood brings a comprehensive instructional and administrative background to her position as Vice President for Academic Success.

Before coming to SAC in February of 2015, Dr. Blackwood served in a variety of positions and colleges and universities around the country. Most recently, Dr. Blackwood served as the Dean of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Fresno City College in Fresno, CA. She also served as the Liaison for Districtwide Strategic and Integrated Planning at State Center Community College District. She has also served as the Academic Dean at San Joaquin Valley College in Visalia, CA and as Coordinator and Professor of Composition and Rhetoric at Fresno Pacific State University. In addition, she was also the Director of the Writing Center and an English Instructor at Fisk University in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Blackwood earned both her bachelor's and a master's degrees while attending Tennessee State University. She earned an Ed.D. from California State University in Fresno, CA.

Dr. Blackwood continues to share her expertise in strategic and integrated planning with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and other local and national organizations. As well, in her spare time, she volunteers for Girl Scouts and as a Merit Badge Counselor for Boy Scouts.

Dr. Blackwood's Vita

Staff

Rose Marie Gonzales 210-486-0950 rgonzales3@alamo.edu

Deans

	Dean of Academic Success Dr. Conrad Krueger (210) 486-0915 ckrueger@alamo.edu website		Dean of Academic Success Vernell Walker (210) 486-0920 vwalker@alamo.edu   website
	Dean for Academic Success Dr. Sobia Khan (210) 486-0947 skhan32@alamo.edu

Chairs

	Cheryl Startzell (interim) (210) 486-1538 cstartzel@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Art Speech Dance Drama Music		Dr. Said Fariabi (210) 486-0289 sfariabi@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Mathematics Engineering Architecture Physics
	Troy Touchette (210) 486-1072 ttouchette@alamo.edu Computer Information Systems ITSA Academy Radio, Television, & Broadcasting Music Business		Dr. Tom Cox (210) 486-1115 tcox@alamo.edu Curriculum Vita American Sign Language Interpreter Training English as a Second Language World Languages International Studies
	Dr. Thomas Billimek (210) 486-1266 tbillimek@alamo.edu Psychology Philosophy Education Student Development		Dr. Jonathan Lee jlee@alamo.edu Curriculum Vita Social Work Sociology Early Childhood Studies History
	Oscar Ruiz (210) 486-0196 oruiz14@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Criminal Justice Human Services Court Reporting Political Science		Cheryl Startzell (210) 486-1538 cstartzel@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Allied Health Dental Assisting Medical Assisting Emergency Medical Services Kinesiology
	Mike Burton (210) 486-0660 gburton@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita English Journalism & Photography Humanities EDUC 1301 & 2301 Teacher Education Mexican American Studies INRW		Dr. Teanna Staggs (210) 486-0856 tstaggs@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Biological Studies Chemistry Anthropology Medicine Nutrition Earth Sciences Astronomy
	Dr. Val Calvert (210) 486-0190 vcalvert@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Business Finance Marketing Economics Human Resources Management Public Administration Real Estate Paralegal Studies		Martin Davila (210) 486-0082 mdavila29@alamo.edu Curriculam Vita Protective Services Law Enforcement Academy Mortuary Science

Directors

	Nursing Education Stella Cirlos (210) 486-1852 scirlos1@alamo.edu		Creative Multimedia Services Dr. Barbara Knotts (210) 486-0593 bknotts@alamo.edu
	Learning Resources Lee LeBlanc Interim Director (210) 486-0560 lleblanc7@alamo.edu