Meet The Staff

Counseling Department Chair:
Amber Alatorre, M.A., Pronouns: she/her/siya
Counseling/Personal Growth Assistant Chair:
Georgina Masoni Garcia, M.S., Other languages spoken: Spanish, Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella
Full-time Faculty Counselors & Personal Growth Professors:
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Abdimalik Buul, Ed.D. *On Leave—Special assignment with the CCC Chancellor's Office |
Ahmed (Rasheed) Aden, M.S. HUBU Counselor/Coordinator, Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Somali |
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Andre Jones, M.A. City Scholars Counselor/Coordinator, Personal Growth Professor |
Andre Sanz, M.A. Personal Growth Professor Pronouns: he/him/his |
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Crystal Rodriguez, M.S, PPSC Promise & East Village Middle College High School Counselor Personal Growth Professor Pronouns: she/her/hers |
Eddie Franco, M.Ed. Latinx Student Success Counselor/Coordinator, Undocumented Resource Center, Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: he/him/his |
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Elsa (Cristina) Carrillo, Ed.D Guided Pathways Co-Coordinator Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella |
Erin Charlens, Ed.D. Transfer Center Coordinator/Counselor Personal Growth Professor |
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Jacqueline Willet, M.S. Pronouns: she/her/h |
Jose (Luis) Perez, Ed.D. Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Spanish |
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Kalon Bell, M.A. Umoja Counselor/Coordinator, Personal Growth Professor Pronouns: he/him/his
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Kirk Webley, M.S. |
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Marc Hollman, M.A. |
Martin Moss, M.A. Retired/Pro-Rata, Athletics Counselor |
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Nesha Savage, Ed.D Black Student Success Counselor/Coordinator |
Nora Hinsley, M.S. Other languages spoken: Khmer Pronouns: she/her/hers |
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Perla Vizcarra, M.A Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: she/her/hers |
Ray Wong, M.S. Retired/Pro-Rata Counselor |
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Rudy Zamora, M.A. Honors, Personal Growth Professor |
Sandy Sada, M.A. Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Arabic, Aramaic (Chaldean) |
Part-time Faculty Counselors & Personal Growth Instructors:
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Angel Ramirez, M.A. General Counseling, City Scholars Pronouns: he/him/his |
Angela Hernandez, M.S. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Spanish |
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Angelina Rodriguez, M.A. General Counseling, Personal Growth Professor |
Caryn Pass, M.A. (*On leave - Fall 2025) Personal Growth |
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Derrick Young, M.A. General Counseling, A2MEND |
Jacqueline Gomez, M.Ed. General Counseling Other languages spoke: Spanish Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella |
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James Olmos, M.A. General Counseling, Personal Growth Professor |
Kelly Giang, M.S. General Counseling, ICAN Learning Community, Personal Growth Professor Other languages spoken: Cantonese Pronouns: she/her/h |
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Mario Hernandez Figueroa, M.A. General Counseling, Veterans Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: he/him/el |
Mohamed Musse, M.A. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Somali Pronouns: he/him |
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Raquel Peshkepia Veluz, M.S. General Counseling Pronouns: she/her/hers |
Salvador (Sal) Flor, M.S. General Counseling, Transfer Center |
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Saman Yaghmaee, Ed.D General Counseling, Human Services/Social Work Other languages spoken: Farsi |
Shelly Barajas-Leyva, M.A. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: she/her/hers |
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Tamara Alvarez, M.S.W. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Spanish Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella |
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Classified Professionals:
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John Gradilla, M.S. General Counseling Pronouns: he/him/his |
Nisreen Rofaeel, B.A. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Arabic and Aramaic |
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Ricardo Javier Contreras, M.B.A. General Counseling Other languages spoken: Spanish |
Patricia Pugnier, A.S. Evaluations & General Counseling |
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Xochitl Bravo, B.A. General Counseling Pronouns: she/her/hers |
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