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Guidance & Counseling Center - "Working together for student success."

The Counseling faculty are committed to helping you achieve your educational and career goals. Whether you wish to take one course, earn a certificate or an associate degree, or transfer to a four-year college or university, we are available to help you clarify your goals and discuss personal issues in confidence.

The Counseling Center is located in Building 55, over the lake.

To schedule an appointment, call (760)245-4271, ext. 2296 or 2531.

Hours are:

Student success is our No. 1 priority.

The generalist counselors shown below are available to all students, on an appointment basis, to provide academic, career, and personal counseling. (Counselors for categorical programs such as EOPS or DSPS are listed on their respective webpages.)

 

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To schedule an appointment, call (760)245-4271, ext. 2296 or 2531.

Generalist Counselors
Full-Time Counseling Faculty
Kelley Beach - photo

Kelley Beach
Assistant Professor

Athletics Counseling

Masters: Rehabilitation Counseling,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Liberal Studies,
- CSU San Bernardino
Associates: Liberal Arts,
- Victor Valley College
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Fernando Contreras
Associate Professor

Bilingual - Spanish

Masters: Counselor Education,
- San Jose State
Bachelors: Sociology,
- UC Santa Cruz
Pamela James - photo

Pamela James
Professor

Articulation Officer

Masters: Counselor Education,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Human Services,
- CSU Fullerton
 

Eartha Johnson
Counselor/SSPIRE Program Coordinator

Masters: Social Work,
- Columbia University, New York
Bachelors:
- UCLA
Associates:
- Liberal Arts, Victor Valley College

 
Mike McCracken

Mike McCracken
Associate Professor

Masters: Educational Counseling,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Social Relations,
- UC Riverside
David Miller - photo

Dr. David Miller
Professor

Doctorate: Educational Psychology (Counseling),
- U.S. International University, San Diego
Masters: Developmental Psychology,
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
Bachelors: Psychology,
- UC Berkeley
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Lorena Ochoa
Title V Counselor

Bilingual - Spanish

 Masters: Counseling/Student Development in Higher Education,
- CSU Long Beach
Bachelors: Human Development,
- CSU Long Beach

 
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Diane Wollan
Assistant Professor 

Department Chair

Masters: Counselor Education,
- San Diego State
Bachelors: Social Science,
- San Diego State
Associates: Social Science,
- San Diego City College

Associate Counseling Faculty (Part-time)

 Hey, we're still working on this part...
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Maria Beck
Adjunct Counselor

Masters: Counseling in Higher Education,
- University of La Verne
Bachelors: Business Administration, Accounting Concentration,
- Cal Poly Pomona

 

 
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Juanita Chou
Professor, retired

Masters: Counseling,
- San Francisco State
Bachelors: Economics,
- San Francisco State

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Michelle Cox
Adjunct Counselor

Masters: Educational Counseling,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Communications,
- University of La Verne

 

 
 

Fred Dearborn
Adjunct Counselor

Masters: Counseling,
- CSU San Bernardino
Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential,
- CSU San Bernardino
Masters: Business Administration,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Business Administration,
- Graceland University, Iowa

 
 

Lilia Franco
Adjunct Counselor 

Bilingual - Spanish

Masters: Educational Counseling,
- University of Redlands
Bachelors: Sociology and Spanish,
- UC Riverside
Associates: Universal Studies,
- Chaffey College
 

Keenan Giles
Adjunct Counselor

Masters: Counseling & School Psychology,
- San Diego State
Bachelors: Criminal Justice Administration,
- San Diego State
Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential,
authorizing K-12 school counseling and school psychology
 

Ishtobe Malcolm
Adjunct Counselor

Masters:  Educational Counseling,
- CSU San Bernardino
Bachelors: Psychology,
- CSU Long Beach
 

Deborah Roeber
Bridge Counselor

 

 

 
Counseling Office Staff
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Reba Pugliese
Counseling Office Assistant - extension 2531

Associates expected 2009: Business, Liberal Arts
- Victor Valley College
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Gisel Morales
Counseling Office Assistant - extension 2296

Associates: Business
Associates: Computer Information Systems
Associates: Liberal Arts
- Victor Valley College