Faculty and Staff
Meet the administrators, faculty, and staff who make Southwest Tech a place where students thrive.
Administration
Brennan Wood
College President
Valerie Stringfellow
Executive Assistant to Administration
James Mullenaux
VP of Student & College Services
Clarissa Crosby
VP of Finance & Operations
Scott Leavitt
VP of AcademicsHuman Resources & Finance
Whitney Benzon
Director of Human Resources
Summer Ostrom
Human Resources Assistant
Kristi Holyoak
Accounts Payable Specialist
Jamie McNulty
Accountant
Chelsey Davis
Accounting AssistantInformation Technology
Jeff Swift
Director of Information Technology
Joey Dec
Information Technology Specialist
Aaron Knafla
Security Specialist
Anthony Huber
IT Helpdesk TechnicianFacilities
Ryan Fisher
Director of Facilities
Cory Estes
Title IX & Campus Safety Coordinator
Curtis Hulet
Custodial Manager
Shawn Choate
Maintenance Manager
Shea Shurtz
Facilities Assistant
Clyde Shurtleff
Custodian
Kari Martin
CustodianCustodians: Elizabeth Button (Kanab), Macey Shosted, Kayley Leavitt
Maintenance Assistant: Kenton Rhodes
Student Services
Cyndie Tracy
Director of Student Affairs
Jayne Crabdree
Registrar
Paul Thornley
Financial Aid Counselor
Ana Alvarado
Coordinator of Advising & Enrollment
Ellie Palmer
Academic Advisor
Haley Sommers
Enrollment Technician
Abbie Einfeldt
Enrollment Technician
Shane Ostrom
Enrollment Technician
Jason Rhodes
Coordinator of Student Recruitment & Engagement
Selena Orgel
Student Engagement Specialist
Alice Waymel
Student Recruitment Specialist
Seth Dabb
Student Recruitment SpecialistTesting Center Technicians: Heather Shurtleff, Teagen Jenson
Student Ambassadors: Laila Quezada, Polly Fowler, Quinn Ackman, James York, Aidan Wilde
Marketing
Karyn Keanaaina
Director of Marketing
Nickelle Blanton
Marketing & Multimedia Specialist
Erin Byrne
Graphic DesignerMarketing Intern: Noah Lansing
Data & Program Services
Neal Mason
Director of Data & Program Services
Danielle Maynard
Instructional Systems Design Manager
VaLyn Sherratt
Data Reporting and Quality Assurance Specialist
Cash Gines
Learning Resource & Compliance AssociateBusiness Training & Innovation Center
Jeremy Waite
Director of Business Training
McKael Stapel
Business & Innovation Center Technician
Londyn Wilson
Marketing & Events Specialist
Kaden McBride
Business Training Manager
Jodi Lee Simmons
Community Relations Support SpecialistCommunity Class Instructors: Lauren Cooper, Si Lamb
Transportation & Apprenticeships
Wade Esplin
Director of Transportation & Apprenticeships
Dallin Robinson
Faculty Lead – Automotive Technology
Shad Esplin
Faculty – Automotive Technology
Cody Dawson
Faculty – Automotive Technology
James Coats
Faculty – Commercial Driver's License Class A
Chris Macias
Faculty – Commercial Driver's License Class A
Chantry Brindley
Faculty – Commercial Driver's License Class A McKael Stapel
Faculty Adjunct – Transportation Programs
Cody Post
Faculty – Electrical Apprenticeship
Jason Parsons
Faculty – Plumbing ApprenticeshipAutomotive Technology Faculty Adjunct: Richard Wittwer
Commercial Driver’s License Class A Faculty Adjunct: Ty Bulloch, Terrance Bresina, William Payne
Electrical Apprenticeship Instructors: Jeremy Leavitt, Luke Mitchell, Matthew VanDenBerghe
Manufacturing
Carl Johnson
Director of Manufacturing
Robert Blake
Faculty Lead – Welding Technology
Christopher Durand
Faculty – Welding Technology
Ethan Hollinger
Faculty – Welding Technology
Jordan Noel
Faculty – Welding Technology
Tyson Schurtz
Faculty – Automation Technology Cody Post
Faculty – Automation TechnologyAutomation Technology Faculty Adjunct: Jason Bradley, Naomi Cook, James Martineau, James Thomas
Welding Technology Faculty Adjunct: Eric Bonnett, Ryan Fisher, Bethanie Gubler, Jake Hartner, Derek Hines, Brenda Hosto, Dannelle Kallmes, David Persha, Azaria Phillips, Bruce Smith
Service Professions & Computer Science
JR Quarnberg
Director of Programs, Kane Campus
Jon Woodgate
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Culinary Arts
Leslie Clark
Faculty – Culinary Arts
Andrew Guile
Faculty – Culinary Arts
Amasay Nielsen
Cafe Manager
Greg Davis
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Information Technology
Jason Adams
Faculty – Software DevelopmentKane Campus Faculty Adjunct: Samantha Lefevre, Jasmin Black-Rega
Culinary Arts Faculty Adjunct: Rachel Baily, Kim Davis
Computer Science Faculty Adjunct: Austin Prince, Zachary Friedman, Dallin Savage, Nathan Merrill
Southwest Café Staff: Bowden Coleman, John Garrow, Keirsti Cowdell
Health Professions & Public Safety
Gail Goodman
Director of Health Professions & Public Safety
Dusty Hunter
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Health Professions
Candice Cox
Faculty – Medical Assistant
Karalee Wells
Faculty – Phlebotomy
Kieran Worrell
Faculty – Health Professions
Samantha Herbaugh
Faculty – Surgical Technology
Adam Scott
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, & Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Chris Crispin
Faculty – Emergency Medical Technician & Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Nancy Small
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Paramedic
Matt Goodman
Faculty Adjunct & Clinical Coordinator – ParamedicHealth Professions Faculty Adjunct: Ashlyn Ogden, Heidi Brown, Kellie Peacock
Public Safety Faculty Adjunct: Alexander Ainley, Anna Englestead, Frederik Devantier, Jason Jamison, Joshua Maldonado, Korby Fraughton, Leann Pratt, Paige Harter, Richard Carter, Amber Snyder, Cameryn Lea, Colby Christensen, James Jones, John Barlow, Julia Lewis, Kristen Carter, Mason Buehner, Parker Sampson, Robert Barnett, Amy Syrett, Chris Lutton, Dominick Draper, James Urie, Joe Garboski, Justin Shileika, Kristi Miller, Michael Niemann, Randall Turrill, Robert Martinez, TJ Reidhead, Stephen Williams, Amanda Hawkes, Chase Chappell, Katelyn Swann, Andrew Shupe, Christopher Swann, Caleb Blair, David Osborn, Shalece Allen
Nursing
Tim Hatch
Director of Nursing
Patricia Weller
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Practical Nursing
Kylee McBride
Faculty – Practical Nursing
Marie Smack
Faculty – Practical Nursing
Preston Dye
Faculty – Practical Nursing
Vicki Swasey
Faculty – Practical Nursing
Coby Barnes
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Nursing Assistant
Roshni Mehta
Faculty & Program Coordinator – Master Esthetician
Eliza DeMille
Faculty – Pharmacy Technician
Heidi Choate
Faculty – Pharmacy Technician
Nathalie Davis
Faculty – Nursing AssistantNursing & Pharmacy Technician Faculty Adjunct: Annie Quintanilla, Spencer Hardy, Cassandra Diamond, Kami Clarke, LeeAnn Adams, R’lene Tucker, Christine Johnson, Kathy Hunter, Teresa Bischoff, Jenessa Layland, Kristine Edwards, Paul Struthers, Amy Jo Frandsen, Kylie Bishop, Lisa Goodman, Erika Meyer
Nursing Lab Assistant: Taya Sickler
Master Esthetician Faculty Adjunct: April Terry