Meet The Team

Our Staff

Joel Morales, M.S. (He/Him)
Director
joel.morales@sjsu.edu

Melvin Brown, M.Ed 
Senior Advisor
melvin.brown@sjsu.edu

Christina Fernandez
Administrative Support Coordinator
christina.fernandez@sjsu.edu

Our Advising Team

Gabriela Quintero-Urquia, M.A. (She/Her/Ella)
Sr. Student Academic Success Specialist
Frosh & Sophomore Advising Co-Lead
gabriela.quintero@sjsu.edu        

Vanessa Colunga, M.A. (She/Her/Ella)
Student Retention & Graduation Specialist
Probation Advising Lead
vanessa.colunga@sjsu.edu

Alberto Gomez III, M.A. (He/Him)
Sr. Student Academic Success Specialist
Frosh & Sophomore Advising Co-Lead
alberto.gomez@sjsu.edu

Alejandra González-Zúñiga, M.A. (She/Her/Ella)
Sr. Student Academic Success Specialist
Frosh & Sophomore Advising Co-Lead
alejandra.gonzalez-zuniga@sjsu.edu

Loralei Zimbauer, M.A. (She/Her/Hers)
Sr. Student Academic Success Specialist
Frosh & Sophomore Advising Co-Lead
loralei.zimbauer@sjsu.edu

Christie Johnson, M.A. (She/Her)
Academic Advisor
christie.johnson@sjsu.edu