The CTLT Team
Patrick O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
Director
Patrick provides leadership for the CTLT team working to enhance a campus culture that supports and values exemplary teaching to enhance student learning. Contact Patrick with inquiries regarding CTLT’s programs and services including new faculty support programs, customized workshops, collaboration on teaching and learning-related projects, program-level initiatives, and CSU course redesign grant programs.
posulliv@calpoly.edu | (805) 756-7244
Stacey Aragon, BS Business Admin.
Administrative support coordinator II
Stacey Aragon is a returning alum. She is CTLT’s Administrative Support Coordinator II. Her experience and expertise in business is leveraged to maximize efficiency on the administrative front of the CTLT office.
staragon@calpoy.edu | (805) 756-5570
Catherine Hillman, M.S.Ed
Instructional designer & Online Instruction specialist
Catherine Hillman is an Instructional Designer at the CTLT and guides faculty in applying transformational pedagogies to their courses, with particular focus on Hybrid and Online instruction methods. She consults in person and online using collaborative applications, and is the campus coordinator for the QA (Quality Assurance) initiative through the CSU.
cehillma@calpoly.edu | (805) 756-5576
Sarah Macdonald, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Sarah is an Assistant Director in the CTLT. Sarah's work is directed at promoting instructional improvements to achieve campus goals and contribute to universal student success. She provides expertise and scholarship-informed guidance to individual faculty, departments, and colleges to strengthen teaching and enhance student learning. Her work supports faculty in infusing culturally responsive practices and inclusive excellence into instruction, with the goals of increasing intercultural competency and creating open and inclusive learning environments.
smacdo05@calpoly.edu | (805) 756-7635
Tonia Malone, M.S.Ed
Instructional Designer & Lead LMS Admin
Tonia Malone is an Instructional Designer and Lead Canvas LMS Administrator. Tonia is available for consultations for effective teaching with the LMS, using technologies for teaching and learning, as well as course redesign for hybrid, flipped, and online modalities.
tmalone@calpoly.edu | (805) 756-6336
Dianna Winslow, Ph.D.
Assistant director / Writing Instruction specialist
Dianna is CTLT Assistant Director and Writing Instruction Specialist. She promotes and develops Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing in the Disciplines teaching approaches. She provides expertise and scholarship-informed guidance to individual faculty, departments, and colleges on developing teaching and curriculum that foster writing-rich learning environments and equitable, authentic assessments.
diwinslo@calpoly.edu | (805) 756-7526
Koen Graue
Canvas Support STUDENT ASSISTANT
Koen (Ko-ehn) is a Canvas Support Student Assistant, providing Canvas technical support. He is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major.
ctlt@calpoly.edu | 805-756-7002
Yesenia Magallanes
Canvas Support STUDENT ASSISTANT
Yesenia is a Canvas Support Student Assistant, providing Canvas technical support. Yesenia is a Mechanical Engineering major.
ctlt@calpoly.edu | 805-756-7002
Sofia Joyner
ADMINISTRATIVE support STUDENT ASSISTANT
Sofia is an Administrative Support Student Assistant. She aids the CTLT staff with various administrative tasks and technical support. Sofia is a second-year English major with an Emphasis in Creative Fiction Writing. She is from Los Angeles, CA, and hopes to work in publishing, editing, and/or communications.
ctlt@calpoly.edu | 805-756-7002
Tessa Smit
ADMINISTRATIVE support STUDENT ASSISTANT
Tessa is an Administrative Support Student Assistant. She aids the CTLT staff with various administrative and technical support. Tessa is a first-year Business Administration major with a minor in Environmental Studies.
ctlt@calpoly.edu | 805-756-7002
