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Meet the Extension Staff

UmparroAmparo Denney
Yoga Studies

Amparo Denney has been a student of Yoga for the past 13 years and a registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance since 2004. She has continued her Yoga studies at LMU Extension, and has completed Yoga Therapy Rx I and the Vinyasa Krama Certificate programs.

Louise DobbsLouise Dobbs
Office Supervisor

Louise Dobbs has worked at LMU since 1997, beginning as Senior Secretary working with Jonathan Weil in the LACIS project and Jody Fisher in Continuing Education. She was assistant to Christopher Chapple when he joined the department in 2002 and became Office Supervisor of LMU Extension in 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena. Her hobbies include singing, hiking, walking, bike riding, books and movies.

Peggy DobreerPeggy Dobreer
Community Relations Coordinator

Peggy Dobreer is a poet, author, public speaker and Whittier College graduate, who joined the LMU Extension staff in 2006. She is co-author of 64 Ways to Practice Nonviolence, A Curriculum and Resource Guide, published by ProEd, Inc. and was the Education Director for Common Peace, Center for the Advancement of Nonviolence from 1996-2005. A longtime educator, she is an advocate for student rights and the practice of nonviolence in our everyday lives.

Ben HayesBen Hayes
Director, Special Programs

After military service as an officer in the U.S. Army, Ben Hayes worked for a couple of years for an NBC-TV affiliate in Arizona. Upon returning to Los Angeles, his home, he worked for 18 years with a company overseeing the distribution of high-end residential kitchen equipment. For several years prior to coming to LMU, Ben worked in the special projects department of a property-management company that owned a 1 million-square-foot shopping center and several hundred apartment units. Since early 1994, Ben has had several positions within LMU Extension, from responsibility for publication of the summer session bulletin to on-campus non-degree programs and currently, special programs. More about Ben...

Robert HurteauRobert A. Hurteau
Director, Center for Religion and Spirituality

Robert A. Hurteau, Ph.D., is the Director of LMU’s Center for Religion and Spirituality and a former missionary. He holds a doctorate in Pastoral Counseling/Practical Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. More about Bob...

Susan LoughmillerSusan Love Loughmiller
Marketing and Related Projects

Susan Love Loughmiller was a journalist for 20 years, working as a reporter, editor, and director of photography and art at newspapers in various cities including Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Houston and Phoenix en route to becoming a division editor at the Los Angeles Daily News. After the birth of her daughter, Matilda, she entered the non-profit sector where she has worked prior to joining LMU as Director of Communications for United Cerebral Palsy, manager of the Ocean Housing Foundation, co-chair of the Ocean Park Community Organization in Santa Monica, the first director of the environmental-teaching coalition reDiscover of Santa Monica/Venice, and as a senior writer in communications for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

mmcnaughtMichael McNaught
Assistant Director, Center for Religion and Spirituality

Michael is involved with curriculum and communication needs at the Center, as well as additional special projects. Prior to joining the Center, he worked with the Campus Ministry department at LMU, as well as a variety of companies in the entertainment industry, including Disney, ABC and New York-based Scholastic, Inc. Michael currently sits on the board of directors of Hope Media, a non-profit media firm that produces documentaries on history, religion and culture, and social justice. He is an alumnus of LMU’s School of Film and Television and is completing this M.A. in Theology.

Pat RanftlPat Ranftl
Records and Registration

Pat Ranftl is the Records and Registration Specialist with the LMU Office of the Registrar and also handles tuition assistance for Extension students. She has done volunteer work for the American Diabetes Association and for Children’s Hospital.

cherieheadshot Cherie Schenck
Senior Director of LMU Extension

Cherie Mills Schenck is currently Senior Director of LMU Extension at Loyola Marymount University, where she leads the development and implementation of a variety of continuing education, professional development and online programs. Schenck received a Doctorate in Instructional Technology & Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University, with a dissertation topic involving student motivation in online courses. Schenck has designed and developed 13 online professional development courses. She holds an MBA from California State University, Long Beach, and a B.A. in Radio/TV/Film Broadcasting from California State University, Northridge.