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Back Row: Tony Sheppard, Jennifer Piatt, Kathy Martinez, Geraldine Nicholson, David Rolloff, Lisa Jorgensen, Arlene Krause, Beth Kivel
Front Row: Greg Shaw, Steve Gray, Cindy Brandon, Beth Erickson, Kath Pinch
(Not Pictured: Sal Arrigo, Cat Bening, Elena DalFavero, Cindi Dulgar, Hunter Merritt, Ken Morton, Ernie Olson, Andre Pichly, Brent Wallace)

Staff

Sarah Henderson
Administrative Support Assistant|
SLN 4000 | (916) 278-6752 | shenders@csus.edu

Geraldine Nicholson
Administrative Coordinator |
SLN 4003 | (916) 278-3866 | geraldine.nicholson@csus.edu

Mailing Address:

California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration
4000 Solano Hall
Sacramento, CA 95829

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Beth Erickson
Associate Professor | SLN 4005 | (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

Dr. Lisa Jorgensen
Assistant Professor | SLN 4032 | (916) 278-5668 | lisa.jorgensen@csus.edu
Department Outreach Coordinator

Dr. Dana Kivel
Associate Professor | SLN 4000 | (916) 278-6752 | bkivel@csus.edu
Department Chair

Kathy Martinez
Lecturer | SLN 5004 | (916) 278-7256 | leisurerules@csus.edu

Dr. Ernie Olson
Professor Emeritus | SLN 4009 | (916) 278-5021 | olsoneg@csus.edu
General Education (RPTA 100 and RPTA 122)

Dr. Jennifer Piatt
Assistant Professor | SLN 4018 | (916) 278-2937 | jenpiatt@csus.edu
Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator

Dr. Kath Pinch
Associate Professor | SLN 4016 | (916) 278-6880 | pinch@csus.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator
Park and Recreation Resource Management

Dr. David Rolloff
Associate Professor | SLN 4046 | (916) 278-5020 | rolloff@csus.edu
Park and Recreation Resource Management

Dr. Greg Shaw
Assistant Professor | SLN 4020 | shaw@csus.edu
Commercial Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management
RPTA Minor Advisor and General Education Advising

Dr. Tony Sheppard
Professor | SLN 4014 | tony@csus.edu
Commercial Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Part-Time Faculty

Sal Arrigo, Jr.
Lecturer | SLN 4009 | (916) 278-5021 | sarrigo@csus.edu 

Cat Bening
Lecturer | SLN 4009 | (916) 278-5021 | cat_bening@yahoo.com

Elena DalFavero
Lecturer | SLN 5008 | (916) 278-2842 | dalfavero@csus.edu

Cindi Dulgar
Lecturer | SLN 5008 | (916) 278-2842 | cindi@saclink.csus.edu  

Arlene Krause
Lecturer | SLN 5008 | (916) 278-6753 | arloon@aol.com

Hunter Merritt
Lecturer | Peak Adventures | (916) 278-4897 | hmerritt@csus.edu

Ken Morton
Lecturer | Recreational Sports | (916) 278-4834 | kmorton@csus.edu

Andre Pichly
Lecturer | SLN 4009 | (916) 278-5021 | andrep@cityofwestsacramento.org 

The RPTA Main Office (SLN 4000) is open 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday - Friday during the semester and 8:00 to 4:00pm during the summer.
Please contact instructors individually regarding their office hours.

* Please note that office visits should be made during faculty office hours (contact a faculty member for his or her office hours for each semester). Faculty members periodically change office hours due to scheduling conflicts.

*Please note that RPTA courses will still show as RLS courses in the catalog and course listings until fall 2008.