Faculty and Staff
Expert Instructors
Our instructors are all either current or former law enforcement officers, attorneys, dispatchers, correctional or probation officers, security managers, or forensic experts. We have experts in all facets of criminalistics, fingerprinting, crime scene photography, investigations, management, dispatch, court system and patrol work. Our instructors are listed in this web site.
Professor Tina Young, MFS, Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst
AOJ Department Coordinator and Forensic Technology Professor
619-644-7837
Textbook: Crime Scene Investigation: The Forensic Technician's Field Manual
Office Hours:
Office hours will resume when the fall semester begins. Please email tina.young@gcccd.edu for more info.
Please note: I will be checking email periodically but may be delayed during vacation days. Thank you for your patience. If you need immediate assistance, please email, janice.fischer@gcccd.edu.
Michael Stewart, M.P.P.A.
Associate Professor
619-644-7619
Kelly Menck, J.D.
AOJ Instructor
619-644-7321
Sharon Sampson, MS
AOJ Instructor, Internship Coordinator
619-644-7072
Classified Staff
Interim Forensic Lab Technician II
619-644-7306
Adjunct Instructors
Adam Houg
Adjunct Instructor, Senior Latent Print Examiner, San Diego Sheriff’s Regional Crime Laboratory,
Forensic Technology
Bryanna Toussaint
Forensic Services Supervisor, Escondido Police Department; Basic Forensic Photography
Chris Ellis
San Diego Police Dept. Lt., retired; PC 832 Laws of Arrest, Criminal Evidence, Criminal Investigations
Diane Do
Latent Print Examiner, SDSO Crime Lab; Adjunct Professor, Fingerprinting
Heriberto Quibrera
Senior Officer U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection; Adjunct Professor, Corrections Academy
Joe Lucero
Lt., San Diego Sheriff's Office, Retired; Intro to AOJ, Police Academy & PC 832 Laws of Arrest
John Farrell
Field and Evidence Specialist, Carlsbad PD; Basic Fingerprint Identification
Julie McCawley-Self
Supervising Probation Officer Juvenile Field Services; Corrections Academy
Keith Sears
La Mesa Police Dept. Sgt., retired; City Attorney's Office, Investigator., retired; Police Academy, Criminal Law, Traffic Law & Enforcement
Lance Parr, M.A.
Professor, Retired; Intro to Administration of Justice
Matthew O'Deane
SD County District Attorney's Office, Investigator; Public Safety Communications
P.J. Ortmeier, PH.D., Professor
Former Coordinator of AOJ Department
In Loving Memory - March 14, 1948 - September 15, 2012
Rick Michelson
MPA, Former Dept. Coordinator; Assoc. Professor, Retired; Criminal Law, Criminal Trial Process, Community & Justice System
Robby D. Storton
SDSO, Detentions Lt., retired; Corrections Academy
Roberto Lemus
CVPD & SDPD, retired; Academy Coordinator, Corrections Academy, Police Academy, PC 832 Firearms
Rose Kurupas
SDSO, Lt., Retired; Corrections Academy
Shaun Donelson
San Diego Police Sgt., Retired; Police Academy, Intro to AOJ, Criminal
Investigations, PC 832 Laws of Arrest
Stacey Houg
Adjunct Instructor, Supervising Latent Print Examiner, San Diego Police Department Crime Laboratory, Forensic Technology
Tara Lytle
MFS, El Cajon PD, Forensic Evidence Technician; Adjunct Associate Professor, Forensic Technology
Tara Venn
Chula Vista Police Department Forensic Specialist; Forensic Technology & Advanced Forensic Photography
Tom Washington
Latent Print Examiner II, San Diego Police Dept.; Adjunct Professor, Advanced Fingerprint Identification