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Meet the Counseling Department

Citlali Gonzales
Dean of Counseling

Mary Lou Dillard
Director of Counseling

Pathway Counselors

Arts, Communication & Design (ACD)

First Name Last Name Location Email
Bertha Barraza San Jacinto Campus ACDCounseling@msjc.edu 
Miranda Angeles Menifee Valley Campus ACDCounseling@msjc.edu 
Adriana Magda Temecula Valley Campus

ACDCounseling@msjc.edu 

Diana Serrano Menifee Valley Campus

ACDCounseling@msjc.edu 

Isiah Emaguna San Jacinto Campus

ACDCounseling@msjc.edu

Liza Alvia San Jacinto Campus ACDCounseling@msjc.edu 

 

Business, Technology & Entrepreneurship (BTE)

First Name Last Name Location Email
Betsy Ramos de Guzman San Jacinto Campus BTECounseling@msjc.edu 
Cynthia Garcia Menifee Valley Campus BTECounseling@msjc.edu
Meghan Basgall Temecula Valley Campus BTECounseling@msjc.edu 
Sonia Verduzco Menifee Valley Campus BTECounseling@msjc.edu 
Frankee Chavoya Menifee Valley Campus BTECounseling@msjc.edu 

 

Health & Wellness (HW)

First Name Last Name Location Email
Hyman Alvia San Jacinto Campus HWCounseling@msjc.edu 
Matt Leyden Menifee Valley Campus HWCounseling@msjc.edu 
Alma  Alvarez Temecula Valley Campus HWCounseling@msjc.edu 
Jamie  Olmos Menifee Valley Campus HWCounseling@msjc.edu
Leticia Munoz Menfiee Valley Campus HWCounseling@msjc.edu 

 

People, Culture & Public Services (PCPS)

First Name Last Name Location Email
April Vrtis Menifee Valley Campus

PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 

Elias Escamilla Temecula Valley Campus PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 
Rosalva Amezcua San Jacinto Campus PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 
Shartelle Fears Menifee Valley Campus PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 
Danelle Smith Menifee Valley Campus PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 
Tony  Real San Jacinto Campus

PCPSCounseling@msjc.edu 

 

Science, Math & Engineering (SME)

First Name Last Name Location Email
Cynthia  Vargas San Jacinto Campus

SMECounseling@msjc.edu 

Heather Pomerenke Temecula Valley Campus

SMECounseling@msjc.edu 

Katie Owashi Menifee Valley Campus

SMECounseling@msjc.edu

Tatiana  Somers Menifee Valley Campus

SMECounseling@msjc.edu 

Claudia  Gutierrez San Jacinto Campus

SMECounseling@msjc.edu 

 

Special Population Counselors

Accommodation Services Center (formerly DSPS)

Dr. Terry Russell
Director of ASC

First Name Last Name Location Email
Daniel Martinez-Sarabia District Wide dsarabia@msjc.edu 
Estefany  Solis District Wide

esolis@msjc.edu

Katherine  Barnes San Jacinto Campus

kbarnes@msjc.edu

 

Athletic Support Program

Patrick Springer
Dean of Athletics

 

First Name Last Name Location Email
Debra  Gleason District Wide

dgleason@msjc.edu

 

CALWORKS

Lisa Campbell
Director of CalWORKs

First Name Last Name Location Email
Bradley Stradling Menifee Valley Campus

bstradling@msjc.edu

Dalonie Washington San Jacinto Campus

dwashington@msjc.edu

 

Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS)

Lisa Campbell
Director of EOPS

First Name Last Name Location Email
Pamela James San Jacinto Campus

pjames@msjc.edu

Duc Nguyen Menifee Valley Campus

dnguyen@msjc.edu

Thai Phan Temecula Valley Campus

tphan@msjc.edu

Gerardo Ortiz-Cardenas San Jacinto Campus

gortizcardenas@msjc.edu

 

K-12 Partnerships

Jenny Hughes
Director of K-12 Partnerships

First Name Last Name Location Email
April  Wardwell Menifee Valley Campus

K12studentinfo@msjc.edu

Karina Mejia San Jacinto Campus K12studentinfo@msjc.edu

Native American Student Success & Support Program (NASSSP)

Cuauhtli Ramos
Director of NASSSP

First Name Last Name Location Email
Liliana Castro District-Wide licastro@msjc.edu

Transfer

Pamela Wright
Director of Transfer

First Name Last Name Location Email
Escarlet Wirth Menifee Valley Campus ewirth@msjc.edu
Jessica  Rodriguez Menifee Valley Campus jrodriguez@msjc.edu

 

Umoja (a Kiswahili word meaning unity)

Joyce Johnson
VP of Umoja

First Name Last Name Location Email
Kelynn Johnson District-Wide kejohnson@msjc.edu
Derrick Young District-Wide dyoung@msjc.edu
Isiah Emaguna San Jacinto Campus Iemaguna@msjc.edu

 

Veterans Resource Center (VRC)

Terry Russell
Director of VRC

First Name Last Name Location Email
Melissa Perez Menifee Valley Campus mperez@msjc.edu
Yarick Whitmore San Jacinto Campus ywhitmore@msjc.edu

 

Student Support

 

Retention Specialist

First Name Last Name Location Email
Angela Barbera San Jacinto Campus abarbera@msjc.edu

 

Administrative Associate III

First Name Last Name Location
Cynthia Prentice Menifee Valley Campus

 

Administrative Associate II (Counseling Front Desk Staff)

First Name Last Name Location
Janet Evans Menifee Valley Campus