Department Staff 

Elba Maldonado-Colon
Department Chair
Sweeney Hall 305
Phone: (408) 924-3786
Email: elba.maldonado@sjsu.edu

Shelby Spain
Department Advisor
Sweeney Hall 305
Phone: (408) 924-3771
Email: shelby.spain@sjsu.edu

Judith Schierling
Field Placement Director (Student Teaching)
Sweeney Hall 303
Phone: (408) 924-3773
Email: judith.schierling@sjsu.edu

Marie Kochevar
Administrative Support Coordinator II
Sweeney Hall 305
Phone: (408) 924-3754
Email: marie.kochevar@sjsu.edu

Program Coordinators/Advisors

Flexible Program
Shelby Spain, Department Advisor
Sweeney Hall 305 
Phone: (408) 924-3771 
Email: shelby.spain@sjsu.edu

Critical Research Academy (CRA)
Colette Rabin, Program Coordinator 
Sweeney Hall 343 
Phone: (408) 924-3650 
Email: colette.rabin@sjsu.com

Middle Level Emphasis (MLE)
Shelby Spain, Program Coordinator 
Sweeney Hall 305 
Phone: (408) 924-3771 
Email: shelby.spain@sjsu.edu

Spanish Bilingual Authorization 
Rocio Dresser, Program Coordinator 
Sweeney Hall 337 
Phone: (408) 924-3753 
Email: rocio.dresser@sjsu.edu

Teacher Collaborative Residency (TE)
Judi Schierling, Program Coordinator 
Sweeney Hall 303 
Phone: (408) 924-3773 
Email: judith.schierling@sjsu.edu

Literacy Across the Curriculum for and Equitable Society (LACES)
David Whitenack, Program Coordinator 
Sweeney Hall 415 
Phone: (408) 924-3736 
Email: david.whitenack@sjsu.edu