Academic Affairs Live Chat

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone: (310) 287-9000 

Email: wlac-academicaffairs@laccd.edu

Academic Affairs is online! 

The Office of Academic Affairs

provides coordination and support for all academic and personnel matters, programming, and other issues pertaining to the academic standards and mission of the instruction

Aracely Aguiar, Vice President and her staff are committed to providing academic administrative support to the college and most significantly to the faculty; to ensure that they have the tools required to meet the needs of West's students. We provide these services through the following:

• Academic Programs & Curriculum
• Accreditation
• Faculty Review
• Forms
• New Faculty Orientation
• Planning & Research
• Program Review (Viability)
• Schedule Production
• Student Learning Outcomes

Deans of Academic Affairs

Mary-Jo Apigo, Ed.D. Dean of Teaching and Learning | (310) 287-4410 | Apigomj@wlac.edu 

• Accelerated College Transfer
• Professional Learning Hub
• Teaching and Learning
• TItle V Cooperatives

Carmen Dones, Dean of Business and Health Sciences | (310) 287-4522 | Donescm@wlac.edu

• Applied Technology
• Business
• Health Sciences

Cari Hildebrandt, Director, Westside Extension and Contract Education | (310) 287-4541 |  hildebC@wlac.edu

• Contract Education
• West Language Academy
• Westside Extension 

Eric Ichon, Dean of Distance Learning and Library | (310) 287-4558 | Ichone@wlac.edu

•  Distance Learnimg
•  Library

Walter Jones, Ed.D., Dean of General Education and Transfer | 310-287-4244 |  Joneswc@wlac.edu

• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Sciences

Allison Tom-Miura, D.P.D.S., Dean of Adult and Continuing Education | (310) 287-4431 |  Tommmiua@wlac.edu

• Basic Skills Non-Credit
• Supervised Learning Assistance
• Vocational Education Non-Credit

Aracely Aguiar

• Applied Technology
• Arts and Performance
• Behavioral Science
• Computer Science and Applications

Division Chairs and Disciplines

Abraha Bahta, Division Chair, Science | (310) 287-4236 | BahtaA@wlac.edu

• Astronomy
• Biology (Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology)
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Environmental Science
• Geography
• Geology
• Oceanography
• Physics

Bonnie Blustein, Division Chair, Mathematics | (310) 287-4217 | BlusteB@wlac.edu  

• Mathematics

Anna Chiang, Division Chair, Computer Science & Applications | (310) 287-4253 | ChiangA@wlac.edu  

• Applications and Office Technology
• Computer Science Information Technology

Walter Jones, Acting Division Chair, Social Sciences

• Economics
• History
• Paralegal Studies
• Political Science
• Sociology

Gerald Ludwig, Division Chair, Business, | (310) 287-4434 | Ludwiger@wlac.edu

• Accounting
• Business
• Finance
• Hospitality
• Management
• Marketing
• Real Estate

Maritza Medina, Student Services Assistant  | (310) 287-4510 | medinam@wlac.edu

• College and Career Preparation
• Learning Center

Jack Moy, Division Chair, Applied Technology, | (310) 287-4514 | Moyjm@wlac.edu

• Aviation Maintenance Technology

Clare Norris-Bell, Division Chair, Language Arts | (310) 287-4590 | Norrisc@wlac.edu

• Arabic
• Communication Studies
• ESL
• English
• French
• Humanities
• Japanese
• Philosophy
• Spanish

Laura Peterson, Division Chair, Arts & Performance | (310) 287-4571 | PetersL@wlac.edu

• Art
• Cinema
• Dance Studies / Techniques
• Film Production
• Multimedia
• Music
• Theater

Tim Russell, Division Chair, College and Career Prep | (310) 287-4318 | russeltm@wlac.edu

• Academic Preparation
• Basic Skills
• ESL noncredit
• ESL Civics
• Learning Skills
• Supervised Learning Assistance (Tutoring)
• Vocational Education

Carlos Sermeno, Division Chair, Health Sciences | (310) 287-7224 | Sermenc@wlac.edu

• Addiction Studies
• Allied Health
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Dental Assistant
• Dental Hygiene
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Health Occupations
• Kinesiology
• Medical Assistant
• Paramedic
• Pharmacy Technician 

Susan Trujillo, Division Chair, Library | (310) 287-4406 | TrujilS@wlac.edu

• Education
• Library Science

Corey Williams, Division Chair, Behavioral Science | (310) 287-4246 

• Administration of Justice
• Anthropology
• Child Development
• Corrections
• Family and Consumer Studies
• Fire Technology
• Psychology