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 24th
- In-Person: Thursdays, 9am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Mondays, 1pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Amir.Nia@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Thursday, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Tuesday, 1pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Andre.Ludd@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Mondays, 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Thursdays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- October 3
- Email: Athena.Mitchell@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Mondays, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Wednesdays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Auri.Gaines@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Fridays, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Thursdays from 3:45pm-5:00pm
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- October 20-October 24
- October 27-29
- Email: Jazmin.Castaneda@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Wednesdays, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Fridays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Jill.DeLaTorre@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Tuesdays, 9am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Mondays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Josh.Scepanski@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Josh to request a drop-in time):
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Email to request a drop-in time
- Zoom/Virtual: Email to request a drop-in time
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- November 7, November 10, November 25, November 26
- Email: josh.tilahun@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Wednesdays, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Tuesdays, 1pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Kerilyn.Counter@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Thursdays, 1pm-3:30pm
- Zoom/Virtual: Mondays, 1pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email:LaKeysha.Carter@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Mondays, 9am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Tuesdays, 1pm-3:30pm
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- October 10
- Email: Michael.Warden@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor (Email Michael to request a drop-in time):
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Email Michael to request a drop-in time.
- Zoom/Virtual: Email Michael to request a drop-in time.
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
- Email: Sonia.Munoz-Duran@csulb.edu
- Drop-in Advising with your Primary Advisor:
- September 8th through December 24th
- In-Person: Tuesdays, 9am-11:30am
- Zoom/Virtual: Thursdays, 9am-11:30am
- September 8th through December 24th
- 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):
- Campus will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day, November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving break
- UCUA will be closed the mornings of October 17, November 14, and December 12
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