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, Associate Director, Finance & Human Resources

Policy and Training

Ben Shaver, Associate Director

Vanan Pham, Compliance and Quality Control Coordinator

Michael Hicks, 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

David Jimenez, Advising & Customer Service Supervisor

Student Services Counselors -

  • 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
  • Andy Wu, Basic Needs, ECERT Grant

Student Services Advisors -

  • Rebecca Ixchel Perez 
  • Jessica Tlaxcalteca

Fiscal Operations

Stephanie Watson, Assistant Director of Federal and State Programs

Joann Lim, Direct Loan, Pell Grant, Outside Scholarships, Withdrawals, Alternative Loans

Darrell Salinas

 

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 

Vanessa Rodas, Scholarships Officer

Information Technology 

Scott Lusby, IT Manager

David Wooldridge, IT

Chris Cheung, IT

James Chou, IT

Winnifer Huynh, IT

Sonali Jambhekar, IT

Robert Purcell, IT