Advising Team

Get to Know the Team

Below are the bios for some of the advisors in the HHD Student Services Center.

If you need to make an appointment with an advisor, call 818-677-2883.

 Director, College Advising

"You don't want to be the best at what you do, you want to be the only one."--Jerry Garcia

Educational Background:

  • Doctorate in Educational Leadership- Dissertation: "We Want It That Way: Post-Traditional Transfer Student Advising Expectations As They Enter The Four-Year Institution"
  • Master's in Education (Emphasis in Higher Education)
  • Bachelor's in Sociology

Professional Background:

  • Lead Initiatives Coordinator, Academic Success and Undergraduate Studies, CSUSB
  • First Year Advising Coordinator, Academic Success and Undergraduate Studies, CSUSB
  • Lead Academic Advisor, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, CSUSB

Dir, College Advising CHHD
University Advising - 8200
jessica.davis@csun.edu

Miguel Hernandez

Grad & Reten Advising Specialist
Health and Human Dev/Dean's Office
Phone: 818/677-3232
Maildrop: 8215
Office: SQ 220
miguel.hernandez@csun.edu

(bio coming soon)

Educational Background:

  • Currently enrolled in Higher Education Leadership, M.A. Program 91ý
  • Bachelor’s in Sociology

Professional Background:

  • Internal Scholarship Coordinator Athletics – SSPII, Financial aid & Scholarship Department, CSUN
  • Financial Aid Representative, Financial aid & Scholarship Department, CSUN
  • Career Guidance Counselors Assistant, Title V METAS program, LAMC

Academic Advisor
Health Sciences
Phone: 818/677-6450
Fax: 818/677-2045
Maildrop: 8307
Office: JD 2550
moises.hernandez@csun.edu

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”― Nelson Mandela

Educational Background:

  • Doctorate in Higher Education
  • Master’s in Public Administration (Emphasis Higher Education)
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Health Science
  • Associate Degree, Liberal Studies

Professional Background:

  • Director, Student Services Center, EOP, College of Health and Human Development
  • Coordinator of Advisement Services; Student Services Center, EOP, College of Humanities
  • Academic Advisor; Student Services Center EOP, College of Business and Economics
  • Los Angeles Community College District EOPS; Recruitment, Assessment Center, and Articulation
  • UCLA; Committee on Appointment and Promotions of Medical Staff (student assistant)

Dir, SSC/EOP CHHD
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-2883
Maildrop: 8294
Office: SQ 111

Faculty
Chicana/o Studies
Phone: 818/677-2883
Fax: 818/677-7578
Maildrop: 8246
Office: SQ 111
mario.lopez@csun.edu

renee martinez

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. And you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."- César E. Chávez

Educational Background:

  • Master of Arts in Art (Option Art Education) – Thesis,Creating Peace Through Art
  • Master of Arts in Architecture and Urban Planning (emphasis Environmental Justice)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biology (emphasis Ecology)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies (emphasis Environmental Planning)

Professional Background:

  • Advisor, Student Services Center/EOP Satellite, College of Health and Human Development
  • Director, Student Services Center/EOP Satellite, College of Business and Economics
  • Recruitment Coordinator/Advisor, Minority Engineering Program and Student Services Center/EOP, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Curriculum Coordinator, UCLA/LAUSD Community-Based Learning Program, Field Studies Development
  • Composition and Humanities Tutorial Supervisor, Academic Advancement Program, UCLA
  • Composition Instructor, Freshman Summer Program, UCLA
  • Tutorial Supervisor, Freshman Summer Program, UCLA
  • Writing Tutor, Academic Advancement Program, UCLA and UC Santa Cruz

Retention/Data Support CHHD
Health and Human Dev/Dean's Office
Phone: 818/677-5248
Maildrop: 8215
Office: SQ 203
renee.martinez@csun.edu

Academic Advisor
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818677
Maildrop: 8294
Office: JD 2500
josefina.gudino@csun.edu

Bio coming soon.

"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you" - B.B. King

Educational Background:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies

Professional Background:

  • Lead Peer Mentor, TRIO Student Support Services

Academic Advisor Trainee
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-2883
Maildrop: 8294
Office: SQ 111
emely.montejo@csun.edu

Advisor, HHD

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle” – Christian D. Larson

Educational Background:

  • M.S in Counseling and College Student Personnel
  • B.A in Psychology

Professional Background:

  • Academic Advisor – College of Health & Human Development (CSUN)
  • Transfer Admission Counselor - California Lutheran University
  • Career Services Specialist – Ventura College
  • Career Coach – LA Mission College
  • Graduate Intern, Services for Students with Disabilities – LA Valley College
  • Career Counseling Assistant – California Lutheran University
  • Financial Literacy Intern – California Lutheran University

Academic Advisor
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-2883
Maildrop: 8294
Office: SQ 111
karine.papazyan@csun.edu

Academic Advisor
Health and Human Dev/Dean's Office
Phone: 818/677-3101
Maildrop: 8285
Office: RE 255
patricia.garcia-ramirez@csun.edu

(Bio coming soon)

Educational Background:

  • B.A in Psychology

Professional Background:

  • Admissions Advisor – West Coast University
  • Student Assistant – CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS

Academic Advisor
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-2883
Maildrop: 8294
Office: JD 2210
melissa.rodriguez@csun.edu

Academic Advisor
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-2883
Maildrop: 8294
Office: RE 250
rocio.rosales@csun.edu

(Bio coming soon)`

Advisor, HHD

Educational Background:

  • Master’s of Arts in Clinical Psychology
  • Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology

Professional Background:

  • EOP Coordinator for The College of Health and Human Development Student Services Center/EOP
  • Academic Advisor for The College of Health and Human Development Student Services Center/EOP
  • Academic Advisor for the Advising Resource Center/EOP
  • EOPS Program Specialist for The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Department at Allan Hancock College
  • Counseling Services Technician- Noncredit at Allan Hancock College
  • Behavioral Interventionist at National Behavioral Care

Coordinator, EOP Services CHHD
HHD/Student Services Center
Phone: 818/677-4151
Maildrop: 8204
Office: SQ 111
baldemar.soto@csun.edu