Counseling Center Contact

Department Offices: 949-451-5319
Student Services Center, 2nd Floor, Room SSC 210

Angel Hernandez, EdD
Dean
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Karina Rodriguez
Senior Administrative Assistant
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Deyanira Gonzalez
Administrative Assistant
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Ayesha Quershi
Sr. Counseling Office Assistant
Guidance and Counseling
Language: English

Amanda Romero, EdD
Department Co-Chair
Career Center Coordinator and Career Ed. Counselor
Counselor Liaison for School of Business Sciences
Guidance and Counseling
Language: English

Eric Garcia, PhD
Department Co-Chair
Veterans Counselor
Honors Program Counselor
Guidance and Counseling
Language: English

Articulation

Tiffany Tran
Articulation Officer
Counselor for School of Language and Learning Resources
Guidance and Counseling
Language: English, Vietnamese

Katia Kubeck
Articulation Specialist
Guidance and Counseling
Language: English

Full-Time Counselors: Specialty/Focus

Judith Benavidez
UCI/IVC Engineering Academy
Counselor for School of IDEA
MESA Program Counselor
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Taliah Chatterfield
General Counselor
Black Student Success Scholars Counselor
Guidance and Counseling

Dalal Farsakh
International Student Counselor
Counselor for School of Languages and Learning Resources
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Arabic

Mark Franco
General Counselor
Summer Bridge; Dream Scholars
Counselor for School of Life Sciences and Technologies
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Eric Garcia, Ed.D.
Veterans Counselor
Promise Program Counselor
Counselor for Mathematics Department
Guidance and Counseling

Yolanda Gouldsmith
General Counselor
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Heather Johnson
General Counselor
HEARTS Program Counselor
Black Student Success Scholars Counselor
Guidance and Counseling

John Licitra, EdD
General Counselor
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Robert Melendez, EdD
Counselor for School of Humanities
Dual Enrollment Counselor
Guidance and Counseling

Michelle Minkler
Counselor for School of the Arts
Guidance and Counseling

Tuan Nguyen
Transfer Center Coordinator and Counselor
Counselor for School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Vietnamese

Ruby Pastrana
General Counselor
PUENTE Program Co-Coordinator and Counselor
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Spanish

Amanda Romero, EdD
Career Center Coordinator and Career Education Counselor
Counselor for School of Bus. Sci.
Guidance and Counseling

Tiffany Tran
Articulation Officer
Counselor for School of Language and Learning Resources
Guidance and Counseling
Bilingual: Vietnamese

Marianne Wolfe
General Counselor
Atheletics Counselor
Counselor for Physical Sciences Department and Student Support Services
Guidance and Counseling