Meet the Team
Administration and Operations
Bobbi Makani, Ph.D.
Executive Director
bobbi.makani@sjsu.edu
Christa Bacon, MA
Resource and Operations Lead
christa.bacon@sjsu.edu
Donna Mae Rizando
Career Services Systems Analyst
donnamae.rizando@sjsu.edu
Trisha Gilges
Career Success Promotion Specialist
trisha.gilges@sjsu.edu
Career Coaching and Education
Schedule a Career Coaching and Counseling Appointment: Spartan Connect.
Anita Manuel, MA
Associate Director of Career Education
anita.manuel@sjsu.edu
Meet Anita
Judi Garcia
Career Counselor, Arts, Communication, and Entertainment, Science and Math
judith.garcia@sjsu.edu
Meet Judi
Kristin Keller
Career Counselor, Health and Nutrition
kristin.m.keller@sjsu.edu
Meet Kristin
Larissa Bates, MA
Career Counselor, Business, Financial Services, and Logistics
Program Lead, Mentoring
larissa.bates@sjsu.edu
Meet Larissa
Sandra De Leon, MA
Career Counselor, Diversity and Inclusion
Program Lead, Career Readiness
sandra.deleon@sjsu.edu
Meet Sandra
Kelly Masegian, MS
Career Counselor, Technology and Engineering
Program Lead, Experiential Learning
kelly.masegian@sjsu.edu
Meet Kelly
Christine Bautista, MA, MFT
Senior Career Counselor, Undeclared
Program Lead, New Student Engagement
christine.bautista@sjsu.edu
Meet Christine
Thuy Nguyen, MA
Career Counselor, Generalist
thuy.n.nguyen@sjsu.edu
Meet Thuy
Carrie McKnight, MA
Career Counselor, Graduate Students and Alumni
carrie.mcknight@sjsu.edu
Meet Carrie
Dick Duncan
Volunteer Career Coach
Lizeth Diaz Navarrete
Graduate Career Counseling Intern
Employer Engagement
Lisa Trikofski, MS
Assistant Director of Employer Engagement
lisa.trikofski@sjsu.edu
Claudia Rico, MBA
Employer Events Specialist
claudia.rico@sjsu.edu
Patrick Harris
Employer Engagement Specialist
patrick.harris@sjsu.edu
Edlin Hernandez
Employer Engagement Specialist
edlin.hernandez@sjsu.edu
Charlotte Greek
Employer Engagement Specialist
charlotte.greek@sjsu.edu
Peer Career Advisors
Liz
Ginny
Jessica
Umama
Vanessa
Taylor
Joslyn
Kalea
Cat
Jasmine
Graphic Design Intern
