UCUA Team and Primary Advisors
Primary Advisor Availability*:
*If you do not have an assigned primary advisor, please come to a drop-in advising session or email aa-advising@csulb.edu.
- Email: Alejandra.Guzman@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Thursdays 9:00am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Mondays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Alejandra will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Email: Amir.Nia@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Thursdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Amir will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Mondays from 3:45pm-5:00pm
- Email: Andre.Ludd@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Wednesdays 9:00am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Andre will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Friday, September 18th
- Email: Athena.Mitchell@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Mondays 9:00am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays 9:00am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Athena will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Email: Auri.Gaines@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Wednesdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays 9:00am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Auri will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Thursdays from 3:45pm-5:00pm
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Friday, September 18th
- Email: Jazmin.Castaneda@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Wednesdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays 9:00am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Jazmin will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Tuesday, September 29th 2:00pm-5:00pm
- Email: Jill.DeLaTorre@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: 9:00am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: 1:00pm-2:00pm
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Jill will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Email: Josh.Scepanski@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Josh to request a drop-in time):
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: TBD
- Zoom/Virtual: TBD
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
Please note that Josh will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Email: josh.tilahun@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Thursdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Wednesdays 9:00am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Josh will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Wednesday, September 9th through Friday, September 11th
- Email: Kerilyn.Counter@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Kerilyn to request a drop-in time)::
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: TBD
- Zoom/Virtual: TBD
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Kerilyn will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Wednesday, September 9th 12:00pm-5:00pm
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Email:LaKeysha.Carter@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays 9:00am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that LaKeysha will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Friday, September 25th
- Email: Michael.Warden@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Michael to request a drop-in time):
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: TBD
- Zoom/Virtual: TBD
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Michael will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Tuesday, September 8th 3:45pm-5:00pm
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Tuesday, September 15th 2:00pm-5:00pm
- Tuesday, September 22nd 3:45pm-5:00pm
- Wednesday, September 23rd
- Tuesday, September 29th 2:00pm-5:00pm
- Email: Sonia.Munoz-Duran@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Sonia to request a drop-in time):
- September 8th through December 23rd
- In-Person: TBD
- Zoom/Virtual: TBD
- September 8th through December 23rd
- If Your Schedule Doesn't Permit You To Meet With Your Primary Advisor
- Visit UCUA during drop-in advising and meet with any available academic advisor ()
- Please note that Sonia will be out of the office and not available via email on the following date(s):
- ºÚÁÏÍø is closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
- Tuesday, September 8th
- Wednesday, September 9th
- Friday, September 11th from 8:30am-11:00am
- Tuesday, September 15th 1:00pm-5:00pm
- Friday, September 18th 2:00pm-5:00pm
UCUA Staff:
Executive Director, University Academic Advisement & California Promise Program
Associate Directors
Academic Advisors/Coordinators
- Amir Nia (Coordinator & Senior Academic Advisor: First-time/First-year Coordinator)
- Jill De La Torre (Coordinator & Senior Academic Advisor: GWAR Advisor & GEGC Coordinator)
- Kerilyn Counter (Coordinator & Senior Academic Advisor: Beach Transfer Transition Center & Beach Academy)
- LaKeysha Carter (Senior Undergraduate Graduation Coordinator: Beach Pledge Program)
- Auri Gaines (Coordinator & Senior Academic Advisor: Second Year Coordinator)
- Sonia Muñoz-Duran (Coordinator & Senior Academic Advisor: GenExcel, Academic Warning, & Reinstatement)
Academic Advisors
eAdvising Project Lead & Trainer
Operations
- Estela Montiel, Administrative Operations Specialist
Nancy Lopez, Administrative Assistant
