Meet our team

Graduate Advising

Meet the Grad Team

Name Title Primary Role(s)
Marta Ramirez-Rodenas Academic Advisor (Graduate/International) Academic Notice; Disqualification/Reinstatement; CPT/OPT inquiriries (grad and undergrad); graduate CPT review (CMPE and EE Dpt.); graduate peer advisor supervisor; general graduate advising

Pranith Chikkurprasanna 

Lead Peer Mentor  Peer mentorship program coordination, communications, and leadership

Eloisa Difuntorum

Graduate Peer Advisor  Peer advising; program coordination and leadership; front desk support (in-person & virtual)
Yashvi Sanjaykumar Desai Graduate Peer Advisor Peer advising; program coordination and leadership; front desk support (in-person)
Harika Satti Lead Peer Mentor  Peer mentorship program coordination, communications, and leadership

 

Undegraduate Advising

Name Title Primary Role(s)
VACANT Academic Advisor Upper-Division (60+ units) Academic Advising
Monica Alvarez-Montelongo Academic Advisor Change of Major Advising; Disqualification/Reinstatement- ALL majors except CMPE/SE; Major Advising -  Frosh & Sophomore students in ME (last names G-Z)
Dr. Smita Duorah Academic Advisor  Major Advising - Frosh & Sophomore students in BME; faculty member
Alerie Flandez Academic Advisor  Disqualification/Reinstatement- ALL majors except CMPE/SE; Major Advising -  Frosh & Sophomore students in ME (last names A-F)
VACANT Academic Advisor (Student Academic Success Specialist) Lower Division (0-59 units) Academic Advising 
Bryanna Ortiz Academic Advisor (Student Academic Success Specialist) Academic Notice; Major Advising - Frosh & Sophomore students in Computer & Software Engineering (CMPE & SE) last names A-L
Kathryn "KP" Palmieri Managing Director Engineering Student Success Center and College of Science Student Success Center 
Ryan Phillips Academic Advisor (Student Academic Success Specialist) Academic Notice; Major Advising - Frosh & Sophomore students in EE
Ilse Saenz Academic Advisor (Student Academic Success Specialist) Academic Notice; Major Advising - Frosh & Sophomore students in Computer & Software Engineering (CMPE & SE) last names M-Z
Monica Serna Academic Advisor  Major Advising,  - Upper-Division (Juniors & Seniors) in Computer & Software Engineering (CMPE & SE) 
Amandip Singh Assistant Director

Engineering Student Success Center & Student Assistant Supervisor

Shelbie Taylor Academic Advisor 

Academic Notice; Major Advising - ALL students in ISE; Graduation specialist