Staff


Marta Lopez

Dr. Marta Lopez

Assistant Director, International Programs

  • Oversee international student services
  • International and National Exchange Programs
  • Activities and programs for educational, cultural, and social integration of international students
  • Phi Beta Delta

E-mail: marta.lopez@csun.edu




Brenda Acosta

Brenda Acosta

Foreign Student Advisor

(College of Engineering and Computer Science)

  • Counseling and advising on academic issues relevant to foreign student status
  • Visa and immigration requirements and procedures
  • Language and learning resources
  • Work authorization for F-1 students
  • Referrals to other service units
  • Survival workshops

E-mail: brenda.acosta@csun.edu




Patricia Marquez

Patricia Marquez

Foreign Student Advisor

(College of Business and Economics)
J1 Exchange Student Advisor

  • Counseling and advising on academic issues relevant to foreign student status
  • Visa and immigration requirements and procedures
  • Language and learning resources
  • Work authorization for F-1 students
  • Referrals to other service units
  • Survival workshops

E-mail: patricia.marquez@csun.edu



Hanna Lee

Hanna Lee

Foreign Student Advisor

(College of Health and Human Development
College of Science and Math
College of Humanities)

  • Counseling and advising on academic issues relevant to foreign student status
  • Visa and immigration requirements and procedures
  • Language and learning resources
  • Work authorization for F-1 students
  • Referrals to other service units
  • Survival workshops

E-mail: hanna.lee@csun.edu




Liat Tamsut

Liat Tamsut

Foreign Student Advisor

(College of Art, Media, & Communication
College of Social and Behavioral Science
College of Education)

  • Counseling and advising on academic issues relevant to foreign student status
  • Visa and immigration requirements and procedures
  • Language and learning resources
  • Work authorization for F-1 students
  • Referrals to other service units
  • Survival workshops

E-mail: liat.tamsut@csun.edu




Juliet Aylmer

Juliet Aylmer

Study Abroad and National Student
Exchange Advisor


  • Encourages eligible CSUN students to study abroad for an academic year in one of 19 countries
  • Encourages CSUN students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 to study at one of 190 schools in the USA for either one or two semesters
  • Welcomes incoming National Student Exchange students who choose to study at CSUN

E-mail: juliet.aylmer@csun.edu





Cynthia Macias

Cynthia Macias

SEVIS Coordinator

  • Monitors compliance for International students through SEVIS and University systems.
  • Processes student changes in status in SEVIS.
  • Generates immigration forms and documents for students.
  • Verifies full-time and part-time enrollment.