Meet Your Counselors
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)