Provost New Faculty Orientation

Welcome New Full-Time Faculty to Pepperdine University

We are pleased to welcome our new full-time faculty to Pepperdine University. On Monday, August 4th, 2025, we hosted the Provost’s New Faculty Orientation, a day dedicated to equipping our new colleagues with the resources needed to thrive in our academic community.

The orientation featured a series of informative sessions, as well as time for faculty members to network and engage with university leadership.

We look forward to the valuable contributions these new faculty members will bring to Pepperdine University.

top row: Christopher Peys, Tod Thiele, Michael Burton, and Ryan Hodge.

fifth row: Chan Lim, Robert Lee, Christos Nixarlidis, Christopher Collins, Pietro Pesce.

fourth row: Joshua Fullman, Michael Jermakian, Caroline Gammill, and Kellie Rine.

third row: Beau Benson, Louella Graham, Shaya Baird, Amy Vinson, Danielle Rich, Amy Batchelor, and Michelle Cutler.

second row: Alicia Peterson, Sydney Parker, Angel Coaston, Johnelle Opel, Katie Robertson, Alyssa Burns, Katie Suggs, and Angie Haustein.

front row: Provost Jay Brewster, Soraya Alamdari, Allie Alayan, Taylor Foster James, Amy Bronson, Heijin Lee, Kirsten Fetah, Martha Tran, Sydney Sauter, Elise Askelsen, Vice Provost Lila Carlsen.