As a dance coordinator, professor of dance and the only full-time faculty in her department, Casandra Hillman has been teaching developing and directing academic programs and liaising with stakeholders in institutional, professional, and community avenues for over 20 years. She excels in standards and quality assurance development, instilling compliance, as well as strategic planning, continuous improvement, budgeting, and fundraising, with a focus on fiscal oversight. Casandra Hillman has been significantly involved in her faculty and college duties, particularly collaborating with faculty members on dance procedures and artistic growth, and promoting the curriculum, performances, and outreach through community engagement.
Mrs. Hillman attended Butte College for an associate of arts degree in social sciences, the School of Music and dance at San Francisco State University for a bachelor's degree in choreography and performance, and Mills College for a master of fine arts degree in dance–choreography and performance. Casandra Hillman has pursued various certifications to further her technical training, and her administration and teaching skills– including the 2024 Gus Giordano Jazz dance technique certification in Chicago Illinois, and the 2023 Enrollment Management Academy at the University of San Diego. Besides her college teaching duties, she enjoys: camping, summer day trips to the lake, snowboarding in Tahoe–Donner, scoping new breweries in Auburn and Sacramento, and stepping into her weekend “hospitality superstar” roll at Tasting Notes Winery.