Norco Administration
President
Dr. Brenda Davis' distinguished career has spanned over 42 years as a professional nurse, educator, and college administrator. Her career path at Riverside Community College District has included being the first administrator of nursing to provide leadership culminating in the Associate Degree Nursing program obtaining accreditation from the National League for Nursing in 1981. Dr. Davis served as Dean of Occupational Education (1984-1990), Dean of Grant and Contract Services (1991-1994), Provost of the Norco Campus (1993-March 21, 2006) and was appointed as the first President of the Norco Campus on March 21, 2006.
Dr. Brenda Davis holds a Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Teaching, a Master of Education degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing all from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. She is a graduate of the Harlem Hospital Center School of Nursing and has worked as a Registered Nurse in hospitals and medical offices in New York, Virginia and California. Dr. Davis has held faculty, administrative and consultant positions in the department of nursing at Medgar Evers College-City University of New York, Teachers College-Columbia University, Old Dominion University, University of La Verne, and Chapman University.
Dr. Davis received national recognition when her doctoral research proved that the first American nursing program to be established within a university was at the Howard University Department of Medicine in 1893 and not the college-affiliated basic nursing program at the University of Minnesota in 1909.
On May 6, 2000, Dr. Brenda Davis was the Grand Marshall for the City of Corona's Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade. She was presented with the Champion of Technology in Education Award by the Community College Foundation at its 2005 International Conference and Exposition, Pasadena, California. Dr. Davis is a recipient of the Riverside County YWCA 2006 Woman of Achievement Award.
Vice President, Educational Services
A native of San Francisco, Gaither Loewenstein earned his bachelor of science degree in public administration from the University of the Pacific in 1979; a master of urban affairs from Wichita State University in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Urban Affairs from the University of Delaware in 1983.
Dr. Loewenstein began his academic career as an assistant professor of political science and urban affairs at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He has served as a professor, division head and dean at two private institutions, Humphreys College in Stockton, California and Holy Family University in Philadelphia. For the seven years prior to joining RCC Norco, he served as an instructional and student services administrator in the California community college system at Mendocino and Barstow Colleges, as well as College of the Desert.
Dr. Loewenstein's professional background also includes seven years as an urban and regional planning consultant to various northern California municipalities, in addition to human services management experience for several non-profit organizations. He resides in Highland with his wife Hope and son Joey, a U. S. Army veteran currently studying at California State University, San Bernardino.
Dean of Instruction
Diane Dieckmeyer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from the University of California, Riverside in 1984; a Master of Arts in Education from the University of California, Riverside in 1987, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California in 2006. While at the University of Riverside, Dr. Dieckmeyer also earned a multiple subject credential, learning handicapped credential, and Reading Specialist credential. Her 22 years in education spans elementary and middle school as well as college level teaching in the field of reading and learning disabilities.
In 1998, Dr. Dieckmeyer joined the Reading faculty at Riverside Community College, Norco Campus, and has since served in various leadership positions in faculty development, the Communications Department, the Academic Senate, the District and Norco Student Equity Committees, and the Norco Title V Task Force. Dr. Dieckmeyer has conducted numerous presentations at regional and national conferences on the motivational issues which hinder success in developmental reading students, most recently presenting a paper at the American Educational Research Association in Chicago. She resides in Riverside with her husband, Dave, their sixteen year old son, Austin, and a rambunctious lab named Molly.
Dean of Student Services
Monica Green earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Relations from the University of California, Riverside in 1991; a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from California State University, San Bernardino in 1993; and a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in 2006. Dr. Green has 15 years of counseling experience, five years of which as a community college counseling faculty member supporting student learning in special programs. Dr. Green has years of service advocating on behalf of community college students on statewide Boards, regional committees, and national initiatives.
Dr. Green began her service at Riverside Community College District as a counseling faculty member with the implementation of an education program associated with a nationwide Employment Retention & Advancement study. Through the years, Dr. Green has developed and coordinated a variety of programs and services designed to promote student access and success, educational goal attainment, and workforce potential. In 2007, during a time of great transition in our district’s history, Dr. Green was appointed as the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Services and Operations. Dr. Green co-led planning efforts to restructure student services and operations in preparation of earning accreditation as a multi-college district. Dr. Green resides in Norco with her husband, David Cochrane, their two daughters, Jacqueline and Nicole, and many four-legged, lovable pets.
Associate Dean of Student Success
Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Annebelle Nery earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree in Sociology at the California State University Los Angeles. Annebelle Nery has been in higher education over 10 years and her experience draws from the University of California system, California State University System, Private and Vocational Colleges and California Community Colleges. She continues her education by pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology, which she is currently finishing up at the University of California Riverside. Her career path began in student services with the TRIO grant programs and EOPS as a coordinator, counselor, assistant director and research analyst. She continued in to the faculty ranks, instructional and non-instructional, and administration. Her specialty includes methods, data computation, data analysis and research.
Annebelle and her husband are the proud parents of three children, two boys and a girl, and they currently reside in Riverside. In her spare time, she attempts to keep up with a 7 year old boy, a 3 year old boy and their latest addition, a baby girl.
Associate Dean, Special-funded programs
Koji Uesugi earned his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of California, Davis; a Master of Arts in American Studies at California State University, Fullerton; a Master of Arts in Education and Teaching Credential at Claremont Graduate University; and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Uesugi began his career in education as a high school English instructor in Tenri City, Japan. Upon returning to the states, he taught English at Baldwin Park High School until he was recruited to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) outreach coordinator. He was actively involved on a number of campus initiatives including student equity, foster care emancipation, student affairs assessment, and campus diversity efforts. One of his proudest moments at Cal Poly Pomona was developing and leading Renaissance Scholars, an academic support program for former foster youth enrolled at the university. Dr. Uesugi served as Executive Director of Student Support and Equity Programs before coming to Riverside Community College District.
Dr. Uesugi was born in Osaka, Japan, grew up in the Covina area, and currently resides in Chino Hills with his wife and two daughters (3 year old and 7 month old).
Assistant Dean, Library/Learning Resources
Damon Nance was born in Loma Linda, California and grew up in the San Bernardino/Highland area of the Inland Empire, graduating from San Gorgonio High School. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in French from Crafton Hills College in 1984. He attended classes as a French major at UC Irvine, but took time away from studies to travel in France, Italy and Brazil, and to begin a career with San Bernardino County Library. Damon's library experience covers a wide range of positions including: volunteer, library page, branch manager, children's librarian, young adult librarian, and reference librarian. While working for both Fontana Unified School District and San Bernardino County Library, he opened a new elementary school library, and the first joint-use high school/public library in San Bernardino County.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from CSU San Bernardino (1996), and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University (2006). Damon resides with his wife and four children in Phelan.
Norco Campus Mission Statement
Norco Campus provides educational programs, services, and learning environments for a diverse community. We equip our students with the knowledge and skills to attain their goals in higher, career/technical, and continuing education; workforce development; and personal enrichment.To meet the evolving community needs Norco Campus emphasizes the development of technological programs. As a continuing process we listen to our community and respond to its needs while engaging in self-examination, learning outcomes assessment, ongoing dialogue, planning, and improvement.