HHS interim dean named

Patricia Clark-Ellis has been named interim dean of Sacramento State’s College of Health and Human Services, replacing Dean Marilyn Hopkins who will become the provost and chief operating officer for Touro University California in December.

Clark-Ellis has been the HHS associate dean since 2002. She has a Juris Doctor from the UC, Davis School of Law; a master’s in Social Work from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a bachelor’s in Social Work from Barry University in Florida.

Fred Baldini, chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, has been named HHS interim associate dean. He has a doctorate in Exercise Science from Arizona State University, a master’s in Physical Education from Sacramento State and a bachelor’s in Physical Education from Sac State. Both promotions are effective Dec. 1.