Meet the Advising Teams
Mission Statement
The mission of the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC) is to support students success and to empower them to take responsibility for achieving their academic and personal goals. The Undergraduate Advising Center uses a proactive, data-informed, holistic advising approach to support students, offering guidance, advocacy and education to assist students in their first-year transition to SF State all the way through to graduation.
The 1st and 2nd Year and Undeclared Advising Team
Herman Lee, Director of 1st & 2nd Year Advisors
Joe Benjamin, Academic Counselor/Coordinator for Students in Transition
Diana Ayala, Academic Counselor
Jenelle Borja, Academic Counselor
Ezekiel Cerezo, Academic Counselor
Sushma Chapagain, Academic Counselor
Tasia Danso, Academic Counselor
Erin Johnson, Academic Counselor
Viktor Niemiec, Academic Counselor
Shirley Tsang, Academic Counselor
Tara Ruth Willard, Academic Counselor
Andrew Zingg, Academic Counselor
Gator Smart Start (GSS) Advising Team
https://gatorsmartstart.sfsu.edu/
Heather Hall, Director of College Advisors
Michelle Kalus, Lead Academic Counselor/Gator Smart Start Coordinator
College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) Advising Team
Jasmin Bomanjee, Director of College Advisors
Katie Vogt, Lead Academic Counselor
Anim Khalid, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Marcus Cordero, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Fayeeza Shaikh, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Emily Rodriguez, Academic Counselor
Jaime Lopez, Academic Counselor
Reid Wagner, Academic Counselor
Sophia Sottile, Academic Counselor
Crystal Wong, Academic Counselor
Mechila-Rae Corrina Hodge, Counseling Intern
College of Ethnic Studies (ETHS) & Graduate College of Education (GCoE) Advising Teams
Bibiana Arriola, Director of College Advisors
Tachelle Herron-Lane, Academic Counselor
Kyle Wallace-Jordan, Academic Counselor
College of Health and Social Sciences (HSS) Advising Team
Jasmin Bomanjee, Director of College Advisors
David Woo, Lead Academic Counselor
Saya Santos, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Benjamin Soller, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Ederlyn Peralta, Academic Counselor
Jennifer Kerwin, Academic Counselor
Mack Ervin, Academic Counselor
Emily Sayuri Kasai, Counseling Intern
Karen Choi-Kuen Yu, Counseling Intern
College of Liberal and Creative Arts (LCA) Advising Team
Heather Hall, Director of College Advisors
De Vaughn, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Gina Matteo, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Sophia Marx, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Joshua Horowitz, Academic Counselor
Todd Robinson, Academic Counselor
Tony Flores, Academic Counselor
Lam Family College of Business (LFCoB) Advising Team
Bibiana Arriola, Director of College Advisors
Neela Koduri, Lead Academic Counselor
Rosy Trejo, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Caitlin Sierra, Academic Advisor/Graduation Specialist
Albert Koo, Academic Counselor
Chris Vela, Academic Counselor
Lupe Ramos, Academic Counselor