Personal Attention

Counseling and Student Development

Paul R. de Dios, Dean
Velia Lawson, Counseling Department Coordinator
Lela Beck, Administrative Assistant III
Aggie Martinez, Administrative Assistant II
Margaret Cortez, Administrative Assistant I

Location:  Student Center Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: 714-484-7334


ACADEMIC COUNSELING

COUNSELING SERVICES

Academic Counseling

Athletic/Physical Education Counselor
Location: Gym II Building, 1st floor, Room 118
Phone:  (714) 484-7456
Majors: Athletes, Physical Education/Kinesiology, Recreation

Business Counselor
Robert Grantham -- rgrantham@cypresscollege.edu
Business, Veteran's Affairs, Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary Arts
Location:  Business Education Building, 2nd floor
Phone: (714) 484-7213
Majors: Business Administration Transfer, Accounting, Court Reporting, Full List>

Career Technical Counselors 
Location:Technical Education I Building, 2nd floor, Room 209
Phone:  (714) 484-7229
Majors:  Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Airline and Travel Careers, Full List>

Fine Arts Counselors
Renay Laguana-Ferinac -- rlaguana@cypresscollege.edu
Renee Ssensalo -- rssensalo@cypresscollege.edu
Location: Student Center, 2nd floor
Phone: (714) 484-7129
Majors: Art, Art Computer Graphics, Dance, Multimedia, Music, Photography, Theater Arts, Journalism

 


Health Science Counselors
Location:  Health Science Building, 2nd floor
Phone: (714) 484-7270
Majors:  Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Full List>

Humanities/Language Arts/Social Science Counselors
Velia Lawson -- vlawson@cypresscollege.edu
Counseling Department Coordinator; Teacher Preparation Program Counselor
Therese Mosqueda-Ponce-- tmponce@cypresscollege.edu
Puente Program Counselor
Daniel Pelletier -- dpelletier@cypresscollege.edu
Location: Student Center, 2nd floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7015
Majors:  English, ESL (English for Non-Native Speakers), Foreign Language, Full List>

Science, Engineering and Math Counselor
Location: Science/Engineering/Math Bldg, 2nd floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7015
Majors:  Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Full List>

Part-Time Counselors
Part-time counselors at Cypress College work in a variety of capacities including individual counseling, teaching classes and working with departments and special programs.
Harold Anderson -- handerson@cypresscollege.edu
Natalie Desimone -- ndesimone@cypresscollege.edu

Counseling Services

Adult Re-entry Program
Career Planning Center -- careercenter@cypresscollege.edu
Location:  Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7120

Articulation
Stacey Howard --  showard@cypresscollege.edu
Articulation Officer
Location: Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7025

Assessment Center
Kris Nelson -- knelson@cypresscollege.edu
Matriculation Manager
Location: Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7230

CalWORKs Counseling
Connie Boehler -- cboehler@cypresscollege.edu
Counselor
Location: Cypress College Complex, 2nd floor, Room 209
Phone:  (714) 484-7237

Career Planning Center (CPC)
Career Center Coordinator
Location:  Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7120
Fax:  (714) 826-4070

Counseling Center
Office Hours: 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friday
Closed on Fridays during the Summer
Walk-in Counseling Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday
Closed on Fridays during the Summer
Location:  Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7015
Fax:  (714) 952-9657
Kim Bartlett -- kbartlett@cypresscollege.edu
Director
Deborah Michelle -- dmichelle@cypresscollege.edu
Counselor
Marisa Gardner -- mgardner@cypresscollege.edu
             Counselor
Location: Cypress College Complex, 1st floor, Room 105
Phone:  (714) 484-7104
Location:  Cypress College Complex, 2nd floor, Room 208
Phone:  (714) 484-7368

Honors Program Counseling
Director
Location:  Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7129
International Students Program
Manager
Location:: Student Activities, Building 8
Phone: (714) 484-7050

Renay Laguana-Ferinac -- rlaguana@cypresscollege.edu
Counselor
Location: Student Center, 2nd floor
Phone:  (714) 484-7129
Director
Location: Student Center, 2nd Floor
Phone: (714) 484-7130
 

Contact Information

COUNSELING CENTER
Location: Student Center, 2nd Floor
Parking Lot #1
Fall and Spring Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friday
Phone: 714-484-7015
Fax: 714-952-9657
 
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