Meet Your Counselors

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CAPs (Career and Academic Pathways)

The counselors at Long Beach City College are assigned to CAP and can provide students with specific guidance based on their major or career goals.

Arts, Language & Communication (ALC)

Mai-Thi Pham (LAC, Full-time)
Ralph Meza (TTC, Full-time)

Janet Jones (Adjunct)
Nancy Mendez-Vega (Adjunct)
Sam Villa (Adjunct)
Yadira Montoya (Adjunct)

Business, Management & Entrepreneurship (BME)

Dorian Escamilla (LAC, Full-time)
Joan Lee (LAC, Full-time)
Sofia Beas (TTC, Full-time)
 

Ayman Mendoza (Adjunct)
Chnae Wami (Adjunct)
Jasmine Dieu (Adjunct)
Thi Nguyen (Adjunct)

Health, Science & Technology (HST)

Anthony Hayes (LAC, Full-time)
Cathy Fernandez (LAC, Full-time)
Michael Hubbard (LAC, Full-time)
Rob Olmos (LAC, Full-time)
Vidal Vargas (LAC, Full-time)

Bianca Trevizo (Adjunct)
Hector Favela-Coreas (Adjunct)
Olivia Gonzalez (Adjunct)
Tashume Nweke (Adjunct)
Vanessa Figueroa (Adjunct)

Society & Education (SE)

Giselle Magdaleno (LAC, Full-time)
Lani Golay (LAC, Full-time)
Tom To (TTC, Full-time)

Alexander Brambila (Adjunct)
Candace Meehan (Adjunct)
Mayte Estrada (Adjunct)
Rocio Nava Gomez (Adjunct)

Trades & Service Industry (TSI)

Alicia Andujo (LAC, Full-time)
Jorge Rios (TTC, Full-time)

Julie Yanez (Adjunct)
Mia Tabayoyong (Adjunct)
Susanna Abadzhyan (Adjunct)

To find out which Career & Academic Pathway your program belongs to, click on the CAP icons under  Explore LBCC Programs .

PROGRAM A-E

Athletics

Anthony Hayes (Full-time)
Roarke O’Leary (Full-time)

CalWORKs

Lisa Roper (Full-time)

Janette Morales (Adjunct)
Nicole Winborne (Adjunct)

Career Counseling

Dr. Ann-Marie Nunag (Full-time Counselor/Career Coordinator)
Jorge Rios (Full-time)

Ayman Mendoza (Adjunct)
Alfredo Benitez (Adjunct)
Lucy Vu (Adjunct)
Mimi Ly (Adjunct)
Mindy Leyde (Adjunct)
Quinn Doan (Adjunct)
Yadira Montoya (Adjunct)

Completions & Second Year Experience (SYE) Counseling
 

Art Lara (Adjunct)
Britten Dickey (Adjunct)
Denise Torres (Adjunct)
Ivy Truong (Adjunct)
Julie Yanez (Adjunct)
Marianne Allen (Adjunct)
Mary Catipon (Adjunct)
Mayte Estrada Galvan (Adjunct)
Melana DiPiazza (Adjunct)
Mireya Graciano (Adjunct)
Samantha Villa (Adjunct)
Sheila Bedworth (Adjunct)

DESTINO

Robert Olmos (Full-time)

Guadalupe Dominguez (Adjunct)

DREAM Services

Jose Gutierrez (Full-time)

Maria Baaz Medina (Adjunct)
Sam Barrozo (Adjunct)

DSPS

Dan Hansch (Full-time)
Veronica Njoku-Carter (Full-time)
DeVon Scott (Full-time)
Tep Thoeurb (Full-time)

Ciara Calsita (Adjunct)
Olivia Rodriguez (Adjunct)

Early College Initiative/Dual Enrollment Counseling

Lorraine Blouin (Full-time Counselor/Interim Matriculation Coordinator)

Charles Dequeant (Adjunct)
David Bruhl (Adjunct)
Matthew Apelu (Adjunct)
Rocio Nava Gomez (Adjunct)
Stephanie Martinez (Adjunct)

EOPS

Amanda Covarrubias (Full-time)
Brandon Douglas (Full-time)
Jose Gutierrez (Full-time)
Yolanda Padilla (Full-time)
Vernonica Quionez (Full-time)

Cristina Gutierrez (Full-time)
Connie Jackson (Full-time)
Andreina Lucero (Full-time)
Lisa Roper (Full-time)

Antonio Huezo (Adjunct)
Arleen Acosta (Adjunct)
Arnette Edwards (Adjunct)
Dexter Vaughn (Adjunct)
Giovanni Paz (Adjunct)
Sam Barrozo (Adjunct)

PROGRAM F-P

First Year Experience (FYE) Counseling
 

Hayarpi Nersisyan (Full-time)
Luiz Shon (Full-time)

Rosemary Vilchis (Adjunct)
Sa Lisa Thomas (Adjunct)
TaShume Nweke (Adjunct)
Tenia Penn (Adjunct)
Vivian Barerra (Adjunct)
Zakee Neblett (Adjunct)

Guardian Scholars Counseling

Andreina Lucero (Full-time)

Melissa Keith (Adjunct)
Richard Alvarez (Adjunct)

Honors Counseling

Cristina Gutierrez (Full-time)
Hayarpi Nersisyan (Full-time)

Melana Dipiazza (Adjunct)

High School Matric. 

Everada Arrizon (Adjunct)
Krysten Gonzalez (Adjunct)
Matthew Apelu (Adjunct)
Mindy Leyde (Adjunct)
Olivia Gonzalez (Adjunct)
Tenia Penn (Adjunct)
 

International Student Counseling

Judy Oh (Full-time)

Justice Scholars

Hector Favela-Correa (Adjunct)

LGBTQIA+

Dorian Escamilla (Full-time)

Ivy Trung (Adjunct)

Male Success Initiative Counseling 

Lionel Gonzalez (Adjunct)
William Martinez (Adjunct)

 

MANA

Mai-Thi Pham (Full-time)
Mia Tabayoyong (Adjunct)

Next Up

Cristina Gutierrez (Full-time)

Melissa Keith (Adjunct)
Richard Alvarez (Adjunct)

Pace-Accelerated Psych

Alex Bramvila (Adjunct)
Mia Tabayoyong (Adjunct)
Sam Villa (Adjunct)

PASO

Stephanie Arroyo (Full-time)

Phoenix Scholars

Max Molina (Adjunct)
Mimi Ly (Adjunct)

PUENTE

Giselle Magdeleno (Full-time)
Vidal Vargas (Full-time)

PROGRAM R-W

Reengagement Counseling

Amna Siddiqui (Adjunct)
Art Lara (Adjunct)
Bonnie Tan (Adjunct)
Britten Dickey (Adjunct)
Christina Rivas Mulcahy (Adjunct)
Elizabeth Garcia (Adjunct)
Francesca Cano (Adjunct)
Melana DiPiazza (Adjunct)
Mireya Graciano (Adjunct)
Sandy Than (Adjunct)
William Martinez (Adjunct)
 

SCAN

Monica Sin (Full-time)

Student Success Teams

Chardanay Crowder (Adjunct)

TRIO GO

Giovanni Paz (Adjunct)

Transfer Center

Ruben Page (Full Time Counselor/Transfer center coordinator)

UMOJA

Chrishaad Moye (Full-time)

Salisa Thomas (Adjunct)

Veterans Affairs Counseling

Michael Hubbard (Full-time)

Danielle Bejarano (Adjunct)
Krysten Gonzalez (Adjunct)

Welcome Center Counseling

Lorraine Blouin (Full-time Counselor/Interim Matriculation Coordinator)

Aimee Vaquera (Adjunct)
Alfredo Benitez (Adjunct)
Charles Dequeant (Adjunct)
Max Molina (Adjunct)
Mindy Leyde (Adjunct)
Olivia Gonzalez (Adjunct)
Tenia Penn (Adjunct)
Yesenia Lopez (Adjunct)