Tucson Center Faculty & Staff

Faculty

• Eric Dhruv
• Debbie Heiberger
• Vance Luke
• Dereka Rushbrook
• Bill Walton
• Susan Yeich

Staff

• Esther Almazan
• David Greenwood
• Amara Mitchell
• Sandy Paris
• Lydia Rowe
• Stacy Smith
• Barbara Zelano

Eric Dhruv

Liberal Arts Faculty, Tucson

Bill Walton
Core Faculty
M.A., Prescott College, Philosophy and Religion, 1995; B.A., Prescott College, Humanities/Photography, 1975
bwalton@prescott.edu

Bill has been a faculty member of Prescott College's Resident Degree Program (RDP) and was the RDP Humanities program coordinator for five years. He was instrumental in the development of the Adult Degree Programs as the coordinator for five years. Bill currently serves on the faculty in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. His background includes academic program development and teaching in management, teacher education, social sciences, and the humanities. His doctoral work at the University of Arizona focuses on higher education organizational theory and bicultural curriculum and instruction, including the sociology of education and curriculum leadership within K-12 school settings.

Susan Yeich
Liberal Arts Core Faculty, Tucson
Ph.D., Community Psychology, Michigan State University; M.A., Community Psychology, Michigan State University; B.S., Psychology, Virginia Tech University
syeich@prescott.edu

Susan brings with her a background in counseling, human services and community organizing. One of her most significant experiences involved implementing a grassroots-organizing project with the homeless, which she completed for her dissertation. In 1994, she had a book called "The Politics of Ending Homelessness" (University Press of America) published, which was based on the project. Susan is grateful to now be a part of an academic community that is committed to social justice, multiculturalism and environmental awareness.

Vance Luke
Education Core Faculty, Tucson
Ph.D., Secondary Education, University of Arizona; Ed.S., Educational Media, University of Arizona; M.Ed., Educational Administration, University of Arizona; M.Ed., Elementary Education, University of Arizona; B.F.A., Art Education, University of Arizona.
vluke@prescott.edu

Vance taught in Arizona Public Schools for over thirty years. He served as an elementary and secondary teacher, and as a Project Specialist in the Magnet schools. During the last ten years, he also worked with Prescott students as a mentor and graduate advisor. His doctoral dissertation centered on an evaluation of a math/science staff development program, in which he documented the participants perceived changes in attitude and behavior relative to prescribed goals and process components. He enjoys working with students in the areas of instructional design and implementation. He also likes to work in the visual arts.

Esther Almazán
Graduate Admissions Counselor/Outreach Coordinator
ealmazan@prescott.edu

Esther Almazán was born in France and lived in a chateau in Chateauroux until she was three, when her family moved to the suburbs in the grand old state of Texas. She is an ADP graduate and is currently enrolled in the MAP program. She is a member of Tucson Art Theatre and enjoys acting more than anything except cuddling her only child, Victor. Esther enjoys working with students, helping them reach goals they may have thought unattainable. She also enjoys recruitment for Prescott College’s programs, getting out there and meeting lots of interesting and motivated people from all walks of life.

David Greenwood
Administrative Associate
dgreenwood@prescott.edu

David Greenwood was born in Tucson, AZ. He attended the University of Arizona and studied Theater Arts. In Chicago he was a member of the imaginative and daring Cactus Theatre Ensemble for two years. That experience inspired him to return to Tucson and found Tucson Art Theatre, dedicated to the proposition of peace, love and groove. David is a happy and proud father of an eleven-year-old daughter (where oh where have the years gone?) and enjoys working at Prescott College because he adores his co-workers, believes in the philosophy, and relishes each day he gets to meet and work with students.

Amara Mitchell
Advising Assistant
amitchell@prescott.edu

Amara Mitchell was born and raised in Tucson, Az. She graduated from the Adult Degree Program in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Humanities/ Near Eastern Studies, and worked as a student employee at the Tucson Center while completing her program. "I like working here because the staff and faculty and students are great people. I couldn't ask for a better environment to work in." She plans to travel to ancient sites in the middle eastern region, and to pursue graduate studies in ancient Near Eastern art and mythology.

Lydia Rowe
Director of Admissions, Operations and Marketing
lrowe@prescott.edu

Lydia Rowe has been with the Prescott College Tucson Center since 1990, initially as a student and then as an employee. She continues to promote the mission of Prescott College as the Director of Admissions for the Tucson Center. This role was a natural fit after completing her program with Prescott College.  As an Arizona native who was born in one of the outlying communities we serve, Patagonia, Arizona, she finds the border region remarkably unique.

Stacy Smith

ssmith@prescott.edu

Barbara Zelano
ADP Admissions Counselor
bzelano@prescott.edu