Kinesiology, Health, & Dance
Full-Time Faculty
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Men's Soccer Coach
B.S. UCLA
M.A. Western Governors University
M.S. Azusa Pacific University
Email: @email
Phone: 323-953-4000 x1862
Office: Kinesiology South 103
Professor Aguiniga Campos teaches a variety of Kinesiology Majors courses (Intro to Kinesiology, Intro to Coaching, & Women in Sport) and physical activity courses (self-defense, cross training, fitness walking, etc.). He has over a decade of experience teaching and coaching at the high school and college level. He achieved early success at the high school level as a soccer coach, including winning consecutive CIF championships. He has coached both men's and women's soccer teams, leading them to league titles and playoff appearances. Most recently, he rebuilt the LACC Men's Soccer program and led them to a national ranking and playoff berth within the first two seasons.
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Redlands
M.Ed., Azusa Pacific University
Email: @email
Phone: 323-953-4000 Ext. 2566
Office: Kinesiology North 256
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.A.,University of Vermont
M.S., PennWest California
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000 Ext. 2856
Office: Kinesiology North 214
Peter is LACC's Personal Training Career Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator. He holds the following certifications: ACE Certified Health Coach, ACE Group Fitness Instructor, Certified Medical Exercise Specialist (ACE-CMES), DNS Certified Exercise Trainer, TRX Suspension Training & Functional Training, FMS Level 1 & 2, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with Distinction, Tactical Strength & Conditioining Facilitator, NASM Corrective Exercise Speciialization, USA Weightlifting 1, Applied Health & Human Performance Specislist L1 from Institute of Motion.
Professor of Health & Kinesiology
B.S., M.S., Pepperdine University
M.S., Arizona State University
Email: tinberc@laccd.edu
Phone: 323-953-4000 x1069
Office: Kinesiology North
Christine teaches a variety of kinesiology activity courses and health courses. Her professional background includes delivering workshops for the Los Angeles County Office of Education to K-12 physical educators on fitness testing, curriculum design and incorporating the national and state standards into lesson plans. She has been a Research Assistant on grant-funded projects and co-authored physical therapy journal articles. She is certified as an Adaptive and Inclusive Fitness Trainer & has a passion for helping students with physical disabilities to participate in sports and fitness. She founded the non-profit, the U.S. Blind Tandem Cycling Connection to assist blind and sighted bicyclists to meet and go tandem cycling. She and her blind cycling teammate placed 3rd in the nation in female road tandem cycling. In her younger days, Christine won the California State Mountabin Biking Championships. Her hobbies are gravel cycling, mountain biking and adventuring with her big, sweet labradoodle.
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance
M.F.A., institution
Diana teaches KIN 251 Yoga Skills, DANCETQ 141 - Modern Dance Techniques, & DANCEST 185 - Directed Study.
Diana is a Dance Artist/Yoga specialist, a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (L/BMA), & an award-winning teacher, honored by the California Alliance of Art Education. Her Dance Theatre works have been shown in an around the greater Los Angeles area with her company, Mango Dance Theatre.
Diana’s professional background includes serving as Past President of the California Dance Education Association, teacher trainer in the California State Department subject matter program, the California Arts Project, and teacher trainer in the Gift of Yoga School in Sonora, California. She has taught Dance Pedagogy at Loyola Marymount University and Cal State LA.
Email: @email
Office: Kinesiology North 216
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance
MFA, California Institute of Arts
Hiroko Hojo teaches Dance Studies 805, History & Appreciation of Dance. She is originally from Japan where, at the age of 4, she began studying traditional Japanese dance at the Fujima School. Awarded the title Yumino Fujima in 1975, she enchanted audiences at Japan's National Theater throughout the 1980s. Hiroko has explored ballet, modern dance, Balinese and Javanese styles, and international ballroom dance. Based in Los Angeles, she has choreographed numerous works and developed dance courses at various CSU and community colleges. Her performances have graced prestigious venues such as Disney Hall, The Japan America Theater, and California Plaza. Hiroko has been a certified yoga instructor since 2004, garnering accolades including a "Meritorious Achievement Award" from NBC in 1987 and a nomination for the Lester Horton Dance Award in 1997. Her profound impact on the Los Angeles dance scene was recognized with a "Distinguished Faculty Award" from El Camino College in 2015.
Email: hojoh@laccd.edu
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance
MFA, institution
Email: karinjensen@charter.net
Kinesiology South 202
Adjunct Associate Professor of Kinesiology
M.S. Exercise Science & Health Promotion, Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention, Pennsylvania Western University
Ph.D. Candidate, Concordia University of Chicago in Exercise Science for Sport Leadership and Human Performance
Ara has years of experience helping adults and athletes achieve their fitness goals. He is the owner of The Strong DNA, a gym that specializes in fitness for those 40 years and older. He has built an excellent reputation based on his work ethic, character, loyalty to his clients, and dedication to improving himself as a coach. He holds many certifications: ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, National Association of Speed and Explosion Certified Coach, DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Master Trainer, TRX Course Instructor, Strong First Elite (Kettlebell, Barbell, Bodyweight), Strong First Elite (Kettlebell, Barbell, Bodyweight), Applied Performance Coach, NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist, Functional Movement Screen FMS1, NSPA Certified Program Design Specialist, APC Applied Performance Coach and more. At, LACC, he teaches self-defense and weight training.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance
M.F.A., New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Email: @email
Mario teaches ballet, body conditioning and dance history. He trained at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. He trained privately with instructors Christina Bernal, Maggie Black, Edward Caton, Léonide Massine, Melissa Hayden and David Howard. He has danced with prestigious ballet companies and on Broadway with Rudolf Nureyev. He is a Fulbright Scholar, in conjunction with the Royal Danish Ballet and the University of Copenhagen. His teaching experience includes Royal Danish Ballet, Culberg Ballet, Ballet Academy of Stockholm, New Danish Dance Theatre, UC, Riverside, Cal State Long Beach. Mario was the subject of a television documentary "Turning Point, City of Angels Ballet", featured in the book "Unselfish, Love Thy Neighbor As Thy Selfie". He created the City of Angels Ballet (CAB,) an afterschool ballet academy that has educated over 50,000 children in the fine performing arts, doing community outreach, lecture demonstrations, career day opportunities and after school ballet classes at no cost to the children. Mario has staged full length ballets in Southern California.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Kinesiology
M.A. Physical Education, Cal State University Los Angeles
Email: @email
Phone: 323-953-4000 x2856
Office: Kinesiology North
Luis teaches aquatics and health classes.
Staff
Senior Office Assistant for Kinesiology & Athletics
Email: @email
Phone: 323-953-4000 x2864
Office: Kinesiology North, 2nd floor