Division of Student Affairs Staff

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Meet Our Staff

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Andrés Fernández

  • Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
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Alayna Session-Goins

  • Assistant Vice President and Dean of Community Life
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Brad Tharpe

  • Director of Career Services
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Grace Castillo

  • Assistant Vice President & Dean of Student Success
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Alicia Diaz

  • Student Affairs Administrator

Campus Life

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Lexi Adres Lai

  • Associate Dean & Director of Campus Life
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Cortlyn Raymond

  • Assistant Director of Student Engagement
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Nicholas Lee

  • Assistant Director of Campus Life Operations
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Lanette Bursese

  • Gold Student Center & Fitness Programs Manager
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Zenia Meraz

  • Grove House Manager

Career Center

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Brad Tharpe

  • Director of Career Services
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Teresa Flores Roberts

  • Senior Associate Director, Career Services
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Jill Hawthorne

  • Acting Assistant Director for Career Connections & Alumni Support
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Kaylee Presley Castillo

  • Office & Marketing Coordinator of Career Services

Community Standards

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Joe Koluder

  • Assistant Dean of Residential Engagement and Community Standards

Mental Health & Well-Being

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Stephanie Hannant

  • Senior Assistant Dean of Mental Health & Well-Being
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Kristin Williams

  • Health and Wellness Outreach Facilitator
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Christian Santana

  • Student Support Case Manager

Pitzer Academic Support Service (PASS)

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Jessica Austin

  • Associate Director of Disability, Access, and Success
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Connie Helland

  • Assistant Director of Academic Coaching & Success

Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

Sagehen Athletics Director and Professor of Physical Education Miriam Merrill

Miriam Merrill, Ph.D.

  • Director of Athletics
  • Professor of Physical Education

Residence Life

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Leticia Romo

  • Associate Dean of Students
  • Director of Residence Life & Conference Services
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Bianca Rojo

  • Residence Director for Mead Hall & Pitzer@CCA (Claremont Collegiate Apartments)
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Anna Eidmann

  • Residence Director of West, East & Skandera Halls (WES)
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Jonny Moreno

  • Residence Director of Pitzer, Atherton, & Sanborn Halls (PAS)
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Elizabeth Aguirre

  • Conference Services Manager

Student Affairs Operations

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Bryce Sternquist

  • Student Services Operations Manager
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Madeline Akin

  • Student Affairs Coordinator

Student Success Initiatives

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Tasmia Moosani

  • Associate Dean of Student Success
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Melissa M. Burrows

  • Assistant Director of Student Success & Operations