Out @ BC is a campaign that heightens the visibility of LGBTQIA+ identified faculty, staff, and administrators. This list was created to promote LGBTQIA+ inclusion, foster a campus culture in which everyone feels valued, establish a sense of community, and signal to LGBTQIA+ Bakersfield College students that they have representation and support within the faculty, staff, and administration.

This list is not exhaustive and does not include every member of the LGBTQIA+ community here at the Home of the Renegades. We understand that there are many obstacles that prevent people from being “out” and open about their identity. It is our desire that list serve as a constant reminder that all LGBTQIA+ people deserve to live in a world where they feel comfortable being open about their identities.

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Who Is Out @ BC?

Helen wearing glasses and smiling

Helen Acosta
she/her

PROFESSOR, COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

demisexual/bi/pan

Nicky wearing a Renegade button-up shirt

Nicky Damania
he/him

DEAN OF STUDENTS

First-generation/Asian Indian American/Gay Male
Adrianna standing in front of a colorful backdrop

Adrianna Oceguera, MPA
they/them she/her

Student Identity & Sexual Misconduct Education Liaison
Mexican/Indigenous/First Gen/Genderfluid/Pansexual/Queer
Gloria standing in front of a book shelf

Gloria Dumler
she/her

PROFESSOR, ENGLISH

Bisexual

Ariel Dyer smiling in front of bookshelf

Ariel Dyer
she/they

Librarian
Ace/queer
Anne-Marie and dog

Anne-Marie Hodge
she/her/hers

Associate Professor
Female/Queer
savannah smiling in front of building

Savannah Andrews
she/her

Outreach Program Manager

First Generation/Lesbian

jenae smiling with blue collared shirt

Jenae Ortega
she/her

Educational Advisor, Office of Student Life
Female/First Generation/Lesbian
Hispanic professor in green tunic

Jessica Esquivel
she/her

Professor, Public Health Sciences
Cisgender Woman/First Gen/Pansexual/Queer
man wearing glasses with ocean and rainbow in the background

Chris Glaser
he/him

Executive Secretary

first generation/mestizo/gay

male standing in front of a painting

ATodd Jones
he/him

Professor, Communication
gay/cis/male

BC Allies

chris doyen standing next to painting

Chris Doyen
he/him

Professor, English

Ally/Heterosexual

bc staff smiling wearing red glasses

Heather Silvis
she/her

Professor, Communication
Ally/Heterosexual
leo smiling in a suit

Leonardo Ayala
he/him/his

Assistant Director of Student Life
Ally/Heterosexual
Anna smiling

Anna Collins
she/her

Professor, Philosophy

Ally/Heterosexual

female wearing black clothing smiling

Noelia Citialin
she/her

Professor, Psychiatric Nursing

Ally

Join the Out @ BC List

Participation in this campaign is voluntary and restricted to BC staff, administration, and faculty. If you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and are interested in being listed on the Out @ BC list, or if you need to update your information, please fill out the form below.