Meet the Team
Mission Statement
The mission of the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC) is to support students success and to empower first year freshman and undeclared students by helping them 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 and towards major declaration.
The Advising Team
Yunny Yip, Director
Herman Lee, Assistant Director
Diana Castro, Academic Counselor
Joe Benjamin, Academic Counselor/Coordinator for Students in Transition
Martina Lasich, Academic Counselor
Matt Grossbard, Academic Counselor
McCall Olson, Academic Counselor
Riri Shibata, Academic Counselor
Scherane Kinney, Academic Counselor
Tara Boehm, Academic Counselor
Erin Johnson, Academic Counselor
Ezekiel Cerezo, Academic Counselor
Hedi Vafaeenia, Academic Counselor
Michelle Merchain, Academic Counselor
Andrew Henry King, Academic Counselor