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src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Small_1437_cuenca-carlino_yohanna_20260706.jpeg\" alt=\"A headshot of NAU College of Education Dean Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Meet the Dean of NAU\u2019s College of Education<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, Ph.D.<br \/>\nDean, College of Education<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino brings the perspective of a former special education teacher, researcher, department chair, and university administrator to her role as Dean of the NAU College of Education. As a leader, she prioritizes student access and success, faculty and staff development, and building partnerships that connect the college directly to the schools and communities it serves.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cuenca-Carlino began her career as a special education teacher in San Juan, Puerto Rico, working with adolescents with intellectual\/developmental disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders. That early classroom experience continues to shape her approach to leadership today. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in special education and M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from George Mason University, following a B.A. in special education from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining NAU, Dr. Cuenca-Carlino served as chair and professor of special education at Illinois State University, where she led Illinois&#8217; largest special education program, serving more than 800 students across multiple licensure and graduate pathways. Her strategic approach to faculty development, inclusive teaching, and institutional transformation advanced statewide teacher preparation initiatives and promoted inclusive excellence. Throughout her career, she has built seven new programs and pathways into the profession, each designed to respond directly to the needs of the communities she served, expanding access through online and technology-enabled formats and forging strong partnerships with school districts and community colleges to strengthen the statewide educator pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cuenca-Carlino has secured more than $5 million in philanthropic commitments to support program innovation and scholarships, and has overseen nearly $8 million in state and federal grants for research and educator preparation. Earlier in her career, she served as Assistant Vice President for Faculty Development, Diversity, and Learning in the Office of the Provost at Illinois State, where she led university-wide efforts to advance faculty development and staff success, helped improve teaching and learning across the institution through the creation of the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence, and worked to strengthen faculty recruitment and retention. She also led initiatives to enhance and expand online learning and education, strengthening the university&#8217;s capacity to serve students through flexible, high-quality instructional formats.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cuenca-Carlino is a prolific scholar in writing interventions, culturally responsive practices, and teacher preparation for multilingual learners with disabilities. She is bilingual and bi-literate in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1899, the Northern Arizona University College of Education has prepared passionate, skilled teachers who make a lasting difference in classrooms across Arizona and beyond. Over the past century, that mission has grown to encompass counseling, school and clinical psychology, educational leadership, and STEM education, reflecting the many ways our graduates support learners and communities today. Dr. Cuenca-Carlino believes education is one of the most powerful tools for opportunity and change, and she is committed to a college where academic excellence meets real-world, hands-on experience, preparing teachers, counselors, psychologists, STEM educators, and education leaders who serve learners of all ages. The college also supports incoming Lumberjacks from their very first semester through First Year Seminar, helping students build a strong foundation for their college experience. Under Dr. Cuenca-Carlino&#8217;s leadership, the college remains committed to expanding access for students, strengthening the faculty and partnerships that make hands-on learning possible, and deepening its work with schools and communities throughout Arizona, including rural and tribal communities, in support of NAU&#8217;s Elevate priorities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/RuweSmall-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/RuweSmall-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/RuweSmall-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/RuweSmall-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/RuweSmall.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Donelle Ruwe, Associate Dean of the College of Education and Professional Education Programs at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Donelle Ruwe<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Donelle Ruwe oversees the Arizona Teachers Academy (ATA) scholarship program, student teaching placements, and assessment for CAEP-accredited and Arizona State Board of Education-approved educator preparation programs. She works closely with faculty, staff, school partners, and state agencies to support program quality, compliance, and candidate success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/student-experience\/arizona-teachers-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Teachers Academy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/in.nau.edu\/professional-education-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional Education Programs<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                     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srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Garrett-Ellsworth-Head-Shot-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Garrett-Ellsworth-Head-Shot-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Garrett Ellsworth, Operations Coordinator, Senior for the College of Education and the Cline Library at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Garrett Ellsworth<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Garrett Ellsworth is the Operations Coordinator, Senior for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--2\"\n                            id=\"panel--2\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source 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                                   <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Jennifer Berry<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jennifer Berry is the Financial Oversight Analyst for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    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                                  \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Julie Ellsworth is the Assistant Director, Financial Oversight for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--4\"\n                            id=\"panel--4\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Bohland_L.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Bohland_L.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Bohland_L.png\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Bohland_L.png\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Bohland_L.png\" alt=\"A headshot of Laura Bohland, Executive Assistant to the Dean for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Laura Bohland<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laura Bohland is the Executive Assistant to the Dean for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                     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<source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Serenbetz_Nancy-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Serenbetz_Nancy-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/Serenbetz_Nancy.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Nancy Serenbetz, Development Officer for the College of Education and the Cline Library at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Nancy Serenbetz<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nancy Serenbetz leads Fundraising and alumni engagement for the College of Education and Cline Library at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--6\"\n                            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of Selita Mitchell, Operations Manager, for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Selita Mitchell<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selita Mitchell oversees faculty affairs, hiring and onboarding, college communications, events, awards and recognition programs, and operational functions for the College of Education. She works closely with faculty, staff, students, university partners, and college leadership to support academic excellence, employee success, community engagement, compliance, and the day-to-day operations of the college.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypePhotoText   \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--7\"\n                            id=\"panel--7\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/ShadowArmfield.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/ShadowArmfield.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/ShadowArmfield-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/ShadowArmfield-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2026\/08\/ShadowArmfield.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Shadow Armfield, Associate Dean of the College of Education at Northern Arizona University\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index h4\">Shadow Armfield<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shadow Armfield is the Associate Dean for the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. I provide guidance for students who to be successful in their educational journeys (Completing petitions, and handling grade and faculty conflicts),  I support faculty members through mentoring, promotion, tenure, annual reviews, and professional development, and finally, I work with department chairs to improve academic efficiency, redesign curricula, and implement sustainable enrollment strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11377,"parent":3630,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3475","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3475"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26775,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3475\/revisions\/26775"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}