Meet Your Academic Advising Team
Your advising team is here to help you plan your courses, understand degree requirements and stay on track toward graduation. Find your College Success Team below and connect with the advisors who support your major.
Academic Advising Locations
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Drop-In Advising: Wednesdays
Turlock Campus
Vasché Library, L 230
Academic Success Center
Turlock Campus
Mary Stuart Rogers, MSR 120
Enrollment Services Advising Suites
Stockton Campus
Willow Hall Information Desk
Leadership
Dr. John Chandler, III
Senior Director of Undergraduate Advising
Dr. Chandler leads undergraduate advising and helps shape advising support services for students across the university. His work focuses on strengthening the student experience, improving coordination and helping students stay on track from enrollment through graduation.
Libby Pata
Lead Academic Advisor
Libby Pata leads the day-to-day work of undergraduate advising and supports advisors in providing clear, consistent guidance to students. She also works directly with students as they plan courses, understand degree requirements and make progress toward graduation.
College Success Teams
Majoring in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences? Meet your team.
This is your College Success Team. Your undergraduate and graduation advisors are here to help you plan your courses, understand degree requirements and stay on track toward graduation.
Location:
Turlock Campus
Mary Stuart Rogers Advising Suites
Enrollment Services, First Floor - MSR 120
Undergraduate Advisors
Tamika Gardley
Undergraduate Advisor
tgardley@csustan.edu
Sarah Cruz
Undergraduate Advisor
ssutphin@csustan.edu
Graduation Advisors
Silvia Soria
Graduation Advisor
ssoria@csustan.edu
Illa Moore
Graduation Advisor
imoore2@csustan.edu
Studying Business? Meet your team.
Your College Success Team supports students in Accounting & Finance, Management Information Systems, and Management, Operations & Marketing. Connect with your undergraduate and graduation advisors for help planning your courses, understanding degree requirements and staying on track toward graduation.
Undergraduate Advisor Location:
Turlock Campus
Student Success Center (SSC)
Demergasso-Bava Hall, Second Floor - DBH 202
Graduation Advisor Location:
Turlock Campus
Mary Stuart Rogers Advising Suites
Enrollment Services, First Floor - MSR 120
Undergraduate Advisors
Andrea Arango
Undergraduate Advisor
aarango@csustan.edu
Kathleen Robles
Undergraduate Advisor
krobles6@csustan.edu
Graduation Advisor
Manuel Beltran
Graduation Advisor
mbeltran@csustan.edu
Studying Science? Meet your team.
Your College Success Team supports students across the College of Science. Connect with your undergraduate and graduation advisors for help planning your courses, understanding degree requirements and staying on track toward graduation.
Location:
Turlock Campus
Academic Success Center
Vasché Library, L 230
Studying Health, Human Services or Education? Meet your team.
Your College Success Team supports students across the College of Health, Human Services and Education. Connect with your undergraduate and graduation advisors for help planning your courses, understanding degree requirements and staying on track toward graduation.
Location:
Turlock Campus
Academic Success Center
Vasché Library, L 230
Undergraduate Advisors
Graduation Advisors
Jesus Jimenez
Undergraduate Advisor
jjimenez74@csustan.edu
Leslie Durante
Graduation Advisor
lduarte@csustan.edu
Eilbret Younan
Undergraduate Advisor
eyounan3@csustan.edu
Ramika Govergezy Badelboo
Graduation Advisor
rgovergezybadelboo@csustan.edu
Fati Elias
Undergraduate Advisor
fhernandez4@csustan.edu
Elizabeth Zafra
Undergraduate Advisor
ezafra@csustan.edu
Studying at the Stockton Campus? Meet your team.
Your Stockton Success Team supports students pursuing majors offered at the Stockton Campus. Connect with your undergraduate advisor for help planning your courses, understanding degree requirements and staying on track toward graduation.
Location:
Stockton Campus
Willow Hall Information Desk
Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows bring academic and department expertise to the advising experience. Connect with a Faculty Fellow for additional guidance related to your major, academic planning and department-specific questions.
Sarah Bissonnette
Faculty Fellow
Biological Sciences Department
sbissonnette@csustan.edu
Meggan Jordan
Faculty Fellow
Department of Sociology
mjordan1@csustan.edu
Keith Nainby
Faculty Fellow
Communication Studies
knainby@csustan.edu
Nhu Y Stessman
Faculty Fellow
Chemistry
nstessman@csustan.edu
Goshu Wolde Tefera
Faculty Fellow
Ethnic Studies
gtefera@csustan.edu
Rich Wallace
Faculty Fellow
Anthropology Department
rwallace@csustan.edu
Updated: August 18, 2026