Counseling Faculty

Aivee Ortega
Chair: Non-Instruction General Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.S.W. Social Work, Azusa Pacific University
M.S. School Counseling, University of La Verne
Ph.D. Psychology, Grand Canyon University  

Alisha Kaminsky
Career Counselor Guided Pathways Liaison - Valencia Campus
A.A. Communication Studies, COC
B.A. Communication Studies, CSUN
M.A. Counseling, Loyola Marymount University  

Anh Nguyen
General Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.A. Political Science, UCSD
M.A. Higher Education Leadership, CSUN
M.S. Counseling & College Student Personnel, California Lutheran University
Ph.D. Psychology, Grand Canyon University  

Ann Marchesan
Canyons Promise Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.S. Marketing with Minor in Electronic Media Management, CSUN
M.A. School Counseling with PPS Credential, Loyola Marymount University
Certificate in Higher Education and Career Counseling - CSULA  

Anthony Morris
Umoja Counselor / A2Mend - Valencia Campus
B.A. Theatre, UC Riverside
M.A. Educational Counseling, University of La Verne

Erika Torgeson
Chair: Instruction General Counselor - Valencia Campus
A.A. Transfer Studies. COC
B.S. Kinesiology, CSUN
M.S. Educational Counseling, University of La Verne
M.A. Psychology, Pepperdine  

Diane Solomon
General Counselor, Transfer - Valencia Campus
A.A. Liberal Arts, Pierce College
B.A. Psychology, SDSU
M.Ed. Educational & Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri - Columbia  

Garrett Hooper
General Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.A. Religious Studies, CSUN
M.S. Counseling, CSUN  

Julie Hovden
General Counselor, Allied Health Emphasis - Valencia Campus
B.A. Liberal Studies, CSU Chico
M.S. Psychology, Pepperdine  

"Liz" Elizabeth Shaker
General Counselor, Canyons Connects, Pathway to Law School, & Adult Reentry Alliance - Canyon Country Campus
B.A. Psychology, UC San Diego
M.S. Education, USC

Mireya Milian
STEM/LatinX Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.A. Linguistics, UCSB
M.S. Counseling & College Student Personnel, California Lutheran University  

Patricia Garcia
General Counselor, Honors Adult, Reentry Alliance, & Transfer - Valencia Campus
B.A. Latin American Studies, UCLA
M.S. Counseling & Guidance,California Lutheran University

Sammy Sassoon
Transfer Counselor - Valencia Campus
A.A. Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Science, SMC
B.A. Sociology, UC Berkeley
M.S. Counseling: Student Development in Higher Education, CSULB

Susan Ling
General Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.A. Journalism, Long Island University
M.S. Counseling, CSUN

Thomas "Sonny" Requejo
General Counselor - Valencia Campus
B.A. Psychology, CSU Fresno
M.S. Counseling, CSU Fresno