Staff & Faculty
Geraldine Nicholson, Administrative Coordinator
SLN 4003 | (916) 278-3866 | geraldine.nicholson@csus.edu
Office hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Faculty Office Hours
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Beth Erickson
Associate Professor | SLN 5024 | (916) 278-2816 | erickson@csus.edu
Community Recreation Management
Internship Coordinator
Dr. Steven Gray
Professor | SLN 4012 | (916) 278-6858 | graysw@csus.edu
Department Vice Chair
Campus Recreation and Community Recreation Management
Dr. Lisa Jorgensen
Assistant Professor | SLN 4032 | (916) 278-5668 | lisa.jorgensen@csus.edu
Recreation Therapy Coordinator and Advisor
Outreach Coordinator
Dr. Dana Kivel
Professor | SLN 4018| (916) 278-6752 | bkivel@csus.edu
Graduate Coordinator
Katherine Martinez, M.S.
Lecturer | SLN 5004 | (916) 278-7256 | leisurerules@csus.edu
Dr. Katherine Pinch
Professor | SLN 4016 | (916) 278-6880 | pinch@csus.edu
Therapeutic Recreation Co-Coodinator
Park and Recreation Resource Management
Dr. David Rolloff
Professor | SLN 4046 | (916) 278-5020 | rolloff@csus.edu
Park and Recreation Resource Management
RPTMA Advisor
Dr. Greg Shaw
Associate Professor and Department Chair | SLN 4000A| shaw@csus.edu
Commercial Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management
RPTA Minor Advisor
Dr. Tony Sheppard
Professor | SLN 4014 | tony@csus.edu
Commercial Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Part-Time Faculty
Arlene Krause, M.S., CTRS
Lecturer | SLN 4020 | (916) 278-5021 | arloon@aol.com
Catharine Bening, M.S.
Lecturer | cbening@saclink.csus.edu
Andre Pichly, M.S., CPRP
Lecturer | apichly@saclink.csus.edu
Terri Matal, M.S.
Lecturer | tam92@saclink.csus.edu
Hunter Merritt, M.S.
Lecturer | hmerritt@saclink.csus.edu
Jael Young, M.S.
Lecturer | Director, Peak Adventures | jael@csus.edu
General Department Contact Information
Karen Salatti, Administrative Support Assistant
SLN 4000 | (916) 278-6752 | ksalatti@csus.edu
Department Fax:
(916) 278-5053
You may contact the department's main office phone number during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Someone will return your call at their earliest convenience.
* Please note that advising visits should be made during faculty office hours (posted in the lobby each semester). Faculty members periodically change office hours due to scheduling conflicts.
