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Counseling Staff
The Guidance and Counseling staff of dedicated professionals are available to help you. While each counselor has special assignments or liaison duties, all of the counselors are cross-trained so that they are able to assist all students.
	Mark Mekjavich Dean, Guidance and Counseling Division BA, University of California, Berkeley MS, California State University, Sacramento
	Dr. Stacey Robles Bagnasco, Counselor BA, University of California, Berkeley MS, San Francisco State University Ed. D., University of the Pacific Dept Liaison: Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences Lead Counselor: CalWORKs & Title 5 Special Skills: Nursing liaison and speaks some Spanish
	Daniel Baker, Counselor BA, University of California, Davis MS, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Social Science Lead Counselor: Academic Alert and TRIO Special Skills: Some ASL, French "Work is love made visible." --Kahil Gilbran
	Yolanda Calderon, Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MA, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Communication Skills Lead Counselor: ESL and GED Special Skills: Bilingual with Spanish "Begin with the end in mind"
	Anthony Canela, Counselor BA, California State University, Chico MS, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Communication Skills Lead Counselor: Puente "With a healthy diet and proper fitness comes a healthy mind and spirit."
	Evelyn Chapman, Counselor BA, University of California, Davis MS, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Communication Skills Lead Counselor: Academic Probation "When people KNOW better, they DO better." --Maya Angelou
	Randy Gaines, Counselor BA, BS, San Jose State University MEd, MS, University of LaVerne Dept Liaison: Physical Education and Athletics Lead Counselor: Athletics
	Rocky La Jeunnesse, Counselor BS, California State University, San Diego MS, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences Lead Counselor: Nursing, Health Sciences
	James Leach, Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MS, University of LaVerne "Get busy living, or get busy dying." --The Shawshank Redemption
	Debra Panganiban Louie, Counselor BA, University of California, Santa Cruz MS, University of LaVerne Academic Certificate, CSU Stanislaus Dept Liaison: Math and Science, Stagg High School Lead Counselor: Career Transfer Center Special Skills: Guidance 8 Instructor, Transfer, and Teacher Preparation "Some people dream of success...while others wake up and work hard at it."
	Pam Muckenfuss, Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MS, California State University, Sacramento Special Assignment: Middle College "How long we live is limited, but how much we learn is not. What we learn is what we are. No one should miss out on an education" -- LeoBuscaglia
	Grant Narita, Counselor BS, California State University, Hayward MS, San Jose State University Dept Liaison: Business and Computer Science Lead Counselor: Technology "Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try"
	Sharmila Nathaniel, Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MA, University of the Pacific Dept Liaison: Social Sciences Lead Counselor: Orientation Special Skills: Speaks Hindi fluently "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." --Vince Lombardi
	Pablo Ortega, Counselor BA, Saint Mary's College of California MA, San Jose State University PPS Credential, San Jose State University Dept Liaison: Business Lead Counselor: High School Counselor Website, San Joaquin Delta College Tracy/Mountain House Counselor Special Skills: Fluent in Spanish "El Respecto Al Derecho Ajeno Es La Paz" - Benito Juarez, First Indignenous Mexican President Email: portega@deltacollege.edu
	Diane Pond, Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MS, California State University, Sacramento Dept Liaison: Applied Science and Technology Special Skills: Teacher Preparation and Engineering
	Sheila Whitt, Counselor BA, University of California, Davis MA, University of California, Davis Dept Liaison: Communicatioin Skills Lead Counselor: International Students
	Dr. Cheuyengther Xiong, Counselor BA, Gonzaga University MA, California State University, Stanislaus Ed. D., University of the Pacific Dept Liaison: Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences Lead Counselor: Veterans Special Skills: Speaks Hmong and some Lao
	Diane Arguijo Adjunct Counselor
	Balbina Chaderjian Adjunct Counselor
	Karen DeLira Adjunct Counselor
	Diane Feneck Adjunct Counselor BA, California State University, Sacramento MS, California State University, Sacramento
	Adam Freas Adjunct Counselor
	Solyn Laney Adjunct Counselor
	Jeff Lee Adjunct Counselor
	David Levyssohn Adjunct Counselor
	Mary Mariani Adjunct Counselor BA, University of California, Berkeley MS, California State University, Sacramento
	Laura Rodriguez Adjunct Counselor
	Rosa Solis Adjunct Counselor
	Andres Uyeda Adjunct Counselor
	Carmen Villanueva Adjunct Counselor
	Amy Witsaman Adjunct Counselor
	Sherry DuQuette Senior Office Assistant
	Staci Miller Academic Advisor AA, San Joaquin Delta College BS, California State University, Stanislaus MS, University of LaVerne
	Consuelo Munoz Office Assistant
	Sara Rosenkilde Secretary AA, San Joaquin Delta College