Meet the people who make it happen.


The mission of our office is to provide students and their families with the financial resources necessary to ensure access to their academic goals. But, the best part of our job is working with students. Reach out if you have a question or just want to know if you’re on the right track.

General


Rebecca Sanchez, Director

Toenya Rose, Office Manager

Sachin Shorey, Associate Director, Business Applications

Julianne Ohlander, Statistics and Research Analyst

Sergio Ramirez, Human Resources, Finance, Work-study Coordinator

Policy and Training


Ben Shaver, Associate Director

Vanan Pham, Compliance and Quality Control Coordinator

Student Services


Crystal Madaule, Senior Associate Director, Student Services

Kookie Vu, Associate Director, Student Services

Rosario Schlinger, Manager, Counseling Unit

VACANT, Supervisor, Advising Unit

Student Services Counselors -

Elizabeth Macias, Athletics, Education Abroad Programs (EAP)

Maria Noblejas, Cal Grant, Independent Programs (Study Abroad), Teach Grant

Carina Trujillo, Dream Center, Education Abroad Programs (EAP)

Chelsea Amezcua, UCDc Program, Education Abroad Programs (EAP)

Venecia Flores, Cal Grant

Jennifer Yang, Cal Grant, Pell LEU

Kim Velazquez, Cal Grant

Jeannette Tomas

VACANT, Basic Needs, ECERT Grant

Student Services Advisors -

Rebecca Ixchel Perez 

Simon Tran

Jessica Tlaxcalteca

Fiscal Operations


Stephanie Watson, Assistant Director of Federal and State Programs

Elizabeth Huizar, Pell Grant, Outside Agency, Vocational Rehab, Third Party

Joann Lim, Direct Loan, Alternative Loans, Outside Scholarships

Cathy Nguyen, Middle Class Scholarship, Cal Grant, GATES, AmeriCorps, Vet Waiver, Athletics 

Scholarships


Fabian Firoozi, Assistant Director

Kuni Kondo, Manager, Scholarships Portfolio Development and Marketing

Emily Imazumi, Manager, Scholarships Portfolio Management

Danika Harada, Scholarships Officer

Justeen Martinez, Scholarships Officer

Amy Hua, Scholarships Officer 

Information Technology 


Scott Lusby, IT Manager

Chris Cheung, IT

James Chou, IT

Winnifer Huynh, IT

Sonali Jambhekar, IT

Robert Purcell, IT

David Wooldridge, IT