People
Meet the People Who Support Your Journey
The Department of Special Education faculty and staff are here to guide your academic path, fieldwork experience and professional growth.
Use this page to connect with faculty who teach, advise and lead programs across special education, including early childhood, support needs, visual impairments and orientation and mobility. You will also find staff contacts who can help with admissions, student teaching, credential steps, master’s requirements, petitions, graduation and general questions. Whether you are planning your next semester or preparing for completion, this team helps you stay informed and supported.
Our Faculty
Our Staff
Lecturers
Kathy Abrahamson
kateabe@sfsu.edu
Adrian Amandi
aamandi1@sfsu.edu
Krystal Anderson
kanders2@sfsu.edu
Hadas Arbit
harbit@mail.sfsu.edu
Lizbeth Barclay
lbarclay@mail.sfsu.edu
Jeanette Barraco
jebarraco@sfsu.edu
Isabella Brown
icbrown@mail.sfsu.edu
Mallory Carr
mcarr2@sfsu.edu
Nataly Castellano-Ortega
natalyc@sfsu.edu
Mikayla Coble
mikaylac@sfsu.edu
Cyndi Davis
csdavis@sfsu.edu
Peter DeHaas
pdehaas@sfsu.edu
Marijke Devos
mxdevos@sfsu.edu
Karina Du
kdu@sfsu.edu
Leslie Edmonds
ledmondstvi@sfsu.edu
Kayle Edwards
edwards@sfsu.edu
Sadie Egan
sadieg@mail.sfsu.edu
Prince Estanislao
pestanislao@mail.sfsu.edu
Erin Foley
eiufoley@sfsu.edu
Janelle Franco (Dowling)
jkfranco@mail.sfsu.edu
Richard Friedman
richf@sfsu.edu
Sandra Germinaro
sandgerm@sfsu.edu
Stephanie Herlich
sherlich@sfsu.edu
Jetta Jacobson
jettaj1@sfsu.edu
Shelby Kannanaikkal (Zimmerman)
szimmerman@sfsu.edu
Patricia Leader
pleader@sfsu.edu
Nicholas Leung
nleung2@sfsu.edu
Catherine Lipson
clipson@mail.sfsu.edu
Angela Martyn-Barrett (Ukiah)
amartyn@sfsu.edu
Sara McGee
semcgee@sfsu.edu
Elana Naftalin-Kelman
enaftalinkelman@sfsu.edu
Melissa O'Mahony
momahony@sfsu.edu
Roberto Orozco
rorozco@mail.sfsu.edu
Bobbi Pompey
bpompey@sfsu.edu
Jeanne Rodriguez
jrodriguez29@sfsu.edu
Sylvia Rodriguez-Douglass
srodriguezdouglass@sfsu.edu
Sharon Sacks
ssacks1351@sfsu.edu
Saveth Seang
savethseang@sfsu.edu
Heidi Seretan (Hubrich)
heidiseretan@sfsu.edu
Taylor (Charlotte) Thompson
t.thompson@sfsu.edu
Julie Venuto
jvenuto@sfsu.edu
Alyson Vigh
avigh1@sfsu.edu
Sarah Wagner-Sheridan
swagner3@mail.sfsu.edu
Jenna Whitelaw
whitelaw@sfsu.edu
Marijude Wolf
judewolf@sfsu.edu
Dia Yang
dyang5@sfsu.edu