Dr. Ashley DeMoville serves as Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Spokane Falls Community College, where she leads a broad range of transfer, creative arts, and professional technical programs. With more than 20 years of experience as an educator and academic leader, she is committed to expanding access to higher education, fostering student success, and supporting innovative teaching and learning.

Since joining SFCC in 2017, Dr. DeMoville has served in a variety of faculty and leadership roles. Today, she leads one of the college's largest and most diverse academic divisions, providing strategic leadership for programs that support student transfer, workforce development, and community engagement.

Her work centers on equity, culturally responsive education, and transformative leadership. An award-winning educator, she has received the Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award, the Washington Education Association's Elaine Akagi Cultural Awareness Award, the NISOD Excellence Award, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Prize for Innovation in Teaching.

Active in regional and national arts leadership, Dr. DeMoville serves as Co-Chair of the American College Theater Festival, Region VII, and remains engaged with theater organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her scholarship focuses on anti-racism in theater education and organizational change in higher education, including her nationally recognized dissertation, The Pursuit of Anti-Racism in University Theater.

Dr. DeMoville holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Mnoa, an MFA in Directing from Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand, and an EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California.

Melody Niesen joined Spokane Falls as the Assistant Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in August 2026. Melody is an academic leader and English educator with more than fifteen years of experience in higher education including writing instruction; leading and supporting student success initiatives; and leadership grounded in collaboration, data-informed decision-making, and collaborative communication. 

She holds an M.A. in Literature from the University of Idaho (2011) with a 4.0 GPA, and a B.A. in Literature from the same institution (2005), where she also earned secondary English teaching certification. Her scholarship and conference presentations highlight expertise in composition pedagogy, multimodal instruction, equity-centered academic practices, and ecocritical literary inquiry.

Charis previously held roles as a curriculum advisor, human resources consultant, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion coordinator at Eastern Washington University, Spokane Community College, and the Veterans Health Administration. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Workforce Education and Development and champions process improvement through LEAN and Prosci change management methodologies. She is eager to help students at SFCC.

Liz earned her Masters in Sociology from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Her work has spanned many areas of study, with particular focus on small group culture, deviance, and the sociology of knowledge. She is passionate about mentoring students and thrilled to be continuing her teaching career at SFCC.

After teaching as an adjunct at Whitworth and Eastern Washington University and as a graduate assistant at Washington State University, Katie Clemons joined SFCC in 2011. She teaches introduction to sociology, social problems, introduction to social work, and crime and justice. Her areas of focus in sociology are family and criminology. She holds a PhD in sociology and a master of social work.  

Katella E. DeBolt, MA, earned her BA at Gonzaga University (1995-1999) and her MA in Counseling Psychology (1999-2001). 

Katella worked in the mental health field from 2000-2009, and earned her license (LMHC) along with the designations of Mental Health Professional (MHP) and Child Mental Health Professional (CMHP). Katella was a therapist at Excelsior Youth Center, an in-home counselor and case manager providing services for families involved with Child Protective Services (CPS), and worked in dual diagnostics at a private, outpatient treatment center for those diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders. Katella decided instructing for community colleges made her happier than providing mental health services, so she left the mental health field to be a full-time instructor of Psychology. 

Katella began teaching in 2001 for North Idaho College (Introduction to Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, and Research Methods in Psychology). Katella was asked to join the SFCC community in 2005 as an Instructor of Research Methods. In 2008, Katella earned a tenure track position at SFCC, and in 2011 she earned tenure. Katella teaches every class SFCC offers in Psychology and prefers to teach in the classroom rather than online because she loves interacting with students. 

Katella loves to travel! She has visited Iceland, Canada, Europe, and Mexico several times. She plans to go to Kenya and Colombia in the future. She also loves watching English Premiere Football, following her favorite football club, the Tottenham Hotspurs, and attempts to beat her friends in fantasy league every year. Katella is an amateur boxer that competes in USA boxing approved tournaments in the United States and Canada. 

Sarah received her PhD in Applied Social and Community Psychology from North Carolina State University. She has been formally teaching psychology at the college level since 2020. Prior to teaching, she worked as a writing consultant at the Western Oregon University Writing Center, where she worked with students to teach them how to be better writers. In addition to teaching, she also works in research, primarily conducting studies on drug use behaviors, harm reduction strategies, and the individual- and community-level impacts of criminal legal system practices. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and their two dogs (Crunchwrap Supreme and Nica) and two cats (Mr. Shania Twain and Theo).

“As an educator, my primary goal is always to facilitate a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment to support students as they wrestle with the complexities of society, and their positionality in the world in which they live”.

Horizon completed her graduate work at Northern Arizona University in Applied Sociology with an emphasis in Women and Gender Studies. She is also a candidate for a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her research in both fields primarily focuses on family dynamics within the context of adoption, intersectionality in the broader societal context, and the risk and protective factors impacting the academic and biopsychosocial outcomes for BIPOC graduate students. Outside of teaching, she is passionate about time with family and friends, cooking, photography, blues dancing, and camping!

Kim holds a Master of Arts degree in Sociology and worked in dispute resolution and restorative justice services for several years. Working in higher education since 2005, Kim brings a deep commitment to learner-centered teaching, inclusive education, and creating a welcoming environment for all students.

Steven A. Mejia, Ph.D., is excited to join the SFCC faculty community as a sociology instructor. His teaching and research focus on exploring how larger social patterns shape our everyday lives and interactions. He is looking forward to helping students develop a deeper sociological understanding of the world around them.

Meike Mittelstadt has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Economics, Northern Arizona University, Summa Cum Laude (1990). A Master of Arts in Political Science, Northern Arizona University with distinction (1994). A Diploma of International Relations, Nottingham Trent University, Great Britain, with distinction (1995). A.B.D. in Political Science, Northern Arizona University(1998) and an Instructor of Policial Science, SFCC (1998-present).

Meike is a member of the American Political Science Association and a Mentor and Teacher of Heart-Rhythm Meditation for Institute of Applied Meditation on the Heart.

Meike’s Graduate school specializations are international relations, Comparative Politics and Gender studies/Feminist Theory.

Sabra Pelham began college as a French major at the University of Kansas but quickly switched to linguistics, getting a M.A. in applied linguistics and then teaching English as a Second Language for 9 years. When the English Language Institute where she taught closed, she returned to college at the University of Florida where she studied psychology, focusing on cognitive neuroscience. Upon completion of her doctorate, she applied to teach psychology at SFCC and was fortunate enough be offered the position back in 2014! Sabra feels so lucky to be able to share her love of psychological science with students and looks forward to doing so at SFCC for many years to come!

Born and raised in China, Ping Ping studied sociology in Guangzhou and Hong Kong and began teaching at SFCC in 2006. Ping, who holds a PhD, teaches Introduction to Sociology, Race and Ethnic Relations, Marriage and Family, and Sociology of Gender. Ping is especially interested in the first-generation immigrant experience, Chinese society and culture.

Chloe San Miguel is an experimental psychologist and researcher specializing in personality, social psychology, and human factors. She earned her PhD from Idaho State University, where she studied personality perception and judgment accuracy on social media. She has worked as a Human Factors Researcher at Idaho National Laboratory and as a Research Manager at Kindlab, the research division of the nonprofit Kindness.org. She loves reading, hosting and cooking for friends and family, and spending time in and around bodies of water. 

Bethiah Streeter, MSW, LSWAIC is a clinical social worker with a passion for community-based mental health, youth advocacy, and trauma-informed care. She brings years of experience as a therapist, supervisor, and program developer across nonprofit and public sectors. Bethiah is especially committed to equity-focused education and supporting the next generation of social workers. Her clinical and teaching approach is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and cultural humility. Outside of work, Bethiah enjoys lifelong learning, spending time with family, and art.