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.
Kelly Menck, J.D.
AOJ Academics Coordinator / Assistant Professor
Co-chair: Academic Program Review Committee
619-644-7321
Professor Tina Young, MFS, Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Forensic Technology Professor 619-644-7837 tina.young@gcccd.edu Textbook: Crime Scene Investigation: The Forensic Technician's Field Manual
Michael Stewart, M.P.P.A.
Associate Professor
619-644-7619
Sharon Sampson, MS
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
619-644-7072
Classified Staff
Monique Flores
Forensic Lab Technician II
Debora Hanssen
Program Specialist
Adjunct Instructors
Bryanna Toussaint
Forensic Services Supervisor, Escondido Police Department; Basic Forensic Photography
Diane Do
Latent Print Examiner, SDSO Crime Lab; Adjunct Professor, Fingerprinting
Matthew O'Deane
SD County District Attorney's Office, Investigator; Public Safety Communications
Shaun Donelson
San Diego Police Sgt., Retired; Police Academy, Intro to AOJ, Criminal
Investigations, PC 832 Laws of Arrest
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