SOARS

Staff Directory

Central Office

Juana Maria Valdivia, Director
juana.m.valdivia@csun.edu

Catherine Villa-Real, Associate Director
Catherine.villa-real@csun.edu

Deysy Varo Guerrero, Account Manager
deysy.varo@csun.edu

Elva Chanon, Administrative Assistant
elva.chanon@csun.edu

Partnerships and Initiatives

Gigi McGuire, Assistant Director
gigi.mcguire@csun.edu

Outreach Counselors

Cynthia R. Martinez, Outreach Coordinator
cynthia.r.martinez@csun.edu

Rene Chino, Transfer Success Pathways, Coordinator
rene.chino@csun.edu

Tiana Mason, Outreach Counselor
tiana.mason@csun.edu

Bryan Gittins, Outreach Counselor Trainee
Bryan.gittins@csun.edu

Ayana Galves, Outreach Counselor Trainee
ayana.galves@csun.edu

Natalie De Leon, Outreach Counselor Trainee
natalie.de-leon@csun.edu

Carlos Lara, Outreach Counselor Trainee
carlos.lara@csun.edu

Guest Relations and Campus Tours

Keila Medina, Guest Relations and Campus Tours Specialist
keila.medina@csun.edu

TRIO Programs (Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound)

Karen Carranza, TRIO Associate Director
karen.carranza@csun.edu

Educational Talent Search (ETS)

Jennifer Jimenez, ETS High School Coordinator
jennifer.jimenez@csun.edu

Alexa Trujillo Aguilar, ETS Middle School Coordinator
alexa.trujillo-aguilar@csun.edu

Bridget Quintanilla, ETS Middle School Coordinator
bridget.quintanilla@csun.edu

Sebastian Artola, ETS High School Coordinator
sebastian.artola@csun.edu

Upward Bound (UB)

Tania Boror, UB Advising Coordinator
tania.boror@csun.edu

Testing

Charity Chia, Testing Officer
charity.chia@csun.edu

Kambiz Khalil, Testing Assistant
kambiz.khalili@csun.edu

April Cowgur, Testing Assistant
april.cowgur@csun.edu