Meet the Team

Administration and Operations

Bobbi Makani, Ph.D.
Executive Director
bobbi.makani@sjsu.edu

Christa Bacon, MA
Assistant Director, Resources and Operations
christa.bacon@sjsu.edu

Donna Mae Rizando
Career Services Systems Analyst
donnamae.rizando@sjsu.edu

 
Trisha Gilges
Career Success Promotions Specialist
trisha.gilges@sjsu.edu

Laura Anderson
Career Experiences Program Lead
laura.anderson@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

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 & SOPP Specialist
patrick.harris@sjsu.edu

Edlin Hernandez
Employer Engagement Specialist
edlin.hernandez@sjsu.edu

David Poirier
Employer Engagement Specialist
david.poirier@sjsu.edu 

Peer Career Advisors

Jessica

Vanessa

Taylor

Joslyn

Mikki

Alejandra

Natasha

Naomi

Caden