Faculty, Staff and Associates

PACS full-time faculty

• Ron Claassen, D.Min.
  Professor of Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, School of Education; Director of the Restorative Discipline Program, faculty in the PACS graduate program.
• Larry Dunn, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences; Director of undergraduate programs for the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, faculty in the PACS graduate, undergraduate and degree completion programs.
• Dalton Reimer, Ph.D.
  Senior Associate of the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, Faculty Emeritus
• The Rev. Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, M.Div., J.D., Attorney and Counselor at Law
  Associate Professor of Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences; Director of the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies and graduate academic programs in peacemaking and conflict studies; faculty in the School of Business Leadership Studies M.A. program; faculty in the PACS graduate and degree completion programs
• Jill Schellenberg, M.A., Ph.D. (ABD)
  Director of the Criminology and Restorative Justice Studies degree completion program, faculty in the PACS undergraduate and degree completion programs, Associate of the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies.
• Peter Smith, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor of Peacemaking and Conflict Studies.

Other FPU Faculty

• Ken Martens Friesen, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, School of Humanities, Religion and Social Science

Other/Adjunct Faculty

• Mike Boudreaux, M.A.
• George Cartwright, M.A.
• Karen Crozier, Ph.D.
• Laura Hagopian, M.A.
• Audrey Hinds DePalma, M.A.
• Rebecca Kliewer, M.A.
• Arthur V.N. Wint, J.D.
• Peter Wasemiller, J.D.
• Chelsea Wiedenhoefer, M.A.
• Sheri Plett Wiedenhoefer, M.A.
• Steve Wright, M.A.

Administration

• Jennifer Clark
  Administrative Assistant, Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies

Associates of the Center

• Jack E. Dison, Ph.D.
• Roxanne Claassen, M.A.
• The Rev. Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower, D.Min.

Staff

• Tim Nightingale
  Community Justice Conference Case Manager for the Restorative Justice Initiative in Fresno County of the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies.
• Noelle Nightingale, M.A. (ABT)
  Executive Director, Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of the Central Valley, Inc.; Director, Restorative Justice Initiative in Fresno County>
• Donald Fischer, M.A. (ABT)
  Program Director, Mediation Services
• Johnny Phouthachack
  VORP Agreements Manager
• The Rev. Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower, D.Min.
  Program Director, Circles of Support and Accountability

Graduate Assistants

• Pamela Cline, Restorative Justice Initiative
• Craig Fauntleroy, Restorative Justice Initiative
• James McCann, Mediation Services Mediator
• Jaclyn Walker, COSA
• Benjamin Weemes, Campus Discipline Case Manager/Mediator

Photo: PACS faculty and staff April 2008

Photo: PACS graduate faculty at graduation 2005.