Vice President, Academic Affairs

Adrianna has over eighteen years of experience as a faculty member at Phoenix College, Department Chair of Dental Programs, Curriculum Development Facilitator (CDF), and is a Past-President of the Phoenix College Faculty Senate. Adrianna has served as the Dean of Academic Affairs since 2022.

As a first-generation college graduate and a single mother from a family of low socioeconomic background, Adrianna relates to real challenges, barriers, and experiences that the students at our college face. Providing every student with a clear path to academic success is a philosophy she strongly values and supports. Adrianna believes in the potential of every student and understands the importance of closing the achievement gaps. Her experience teaching a diverse group of students, many of whom are on a similar career path to her own, motivates her to engage in critical discussions to support the diverse financial, social, and personal needs of all students.

Adrianna is a graduate of the Phoenix College Dental Hygiene Program. She holds a Master's degree in Higher Education and a Bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene from NAU and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction at NAU. Adrianna resides in Central Phoenix and has one daughter, Alisza (also a PC Grad), and enjoys visiting family in California.