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Manjula Chandirasekaran, Assistant Professor

Phone: 216-987-2288
Email:  manjula.chandirasekaran@tri-c.edu
Location: Eastern Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1025, IT 1050, IT 1150, IT 2320

Matt Crowley, Assistant Professor

Phone: 216-987-2024
Email: matthew.crowley@tri-c.edu
Location: Eastern Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 2650, IT 2660, IT 2670, IT 2750

Edward Durkin, Assistant Professor

Phone: 216-987-5280
Email: edward.durkin2@tri-c.edu
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 2650, IT 2660, IT 2700, ITNT 2320 

Miekel Hollowell, Assistant Professor

Faculty Coordinator, Cisco

Phone: 216-987-0216
Email:  miekel.hollowell2@tri-c.edu 
Location: Metropolitan Campus

Primary Courses Taught: ITNT 2300, ITNT 2320, ITNT 2420, ITNT 2990, EET 1302, EET 1312

Dalia Khaizaran, Lecturer

Phone: 216-987-2024
Email: dalia.khaizaran@tri-c.edu
Location: Eastern Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1025, IT 1090, IT 1050, IT 2090

James Leasure, Assistant Professor

Faculty Coordinator, Programming

Phone: 216-987-5237
Email: james.leasure@tri-c.edu 
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1025, IT 1050, IT 1150 

Keith Lyons, Ph.D., Professor

Faculty Coordinator, Networking

Phone: 216-987-5065
Email: keith.lyons@tri-c.edu 
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: ITNT 2300, ITNT 2370, ITNT 2990, IT 2710

John Ostroske, Assistant Professor

Faculty Coordinator

Phone: 216-987-4433
Email: john.ostroske@tri-c.edu
Location: Metropolitan Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1050, IT 1090, IT 2650

Desmond Rose, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Faculty Coordinator, Networking

Phone: 216-987-3582
Email: desmond.rose@tri-c.edu
Location: Eastern Campus

Primary Courses Taught: EET 1015, ITNT 2370, IT 1090 

Kathleen Tamerlano, Associate Professor

Phone: 216-987-5488
Email: kathleen.tamerlano@tri-c.edu
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1025, IT 1080, IT 1150, IT 2351 

Vinita Tiralapuram, Assistant Professor

Phone: 216-987-2051
Email: vinita.tiralapuram@tri-c.edu
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: EET 1302, EET 1312, EET 2302, ITNT 2370

Martin Walsh, Assistant Professor

Faculty Coordinator, Programming, Networking and IT Co-Op programs

Phone: 216-987-5931
Email: martin.walsh@tri-c.edu
Location: Westshore Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1050, IT 1090, IT 2650, IT 2830

Bill Wichert, Assistant Professor

Phone: 216-987-5465
Email: bill.wichert@tri-c.edu
Location: Western Campus

Primary Courses Taught: IT 1025, IT 2740, ITNT 2310, ITNT 2320

 

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Charles Dull, Ph.D., Dean

Phone: 216-987-4677
Email: charles.dull@tri-c.edu

Natalie Nurse, Program Director

Phone: 216-987-4113
Email: natalie.nurse@tri-c.edu 

Melanie Thompson, Program Manager, Equity in IT

Phone: 216-987-5150
Email: melanie.thompson@tri-.edu 

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