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Dr. Julie Marquez began her career at The Fulfillment Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students pursue higher education. As Lead College Access Advisor, she guided Los Angeles high school students through the college application process and inspired them to dream big.

She later joined the University of California, Irvine, as Coordinator of the Upward Bound Program, serving students from her hometown of Anaheim, a role that allowed her to give back to her community. After three years at UCI, she became the Director of the Upward Bound Program at Norco College, where she also enjoyed teaching a counseling course and supporting students as an adjunct counselor.

Dr. Marquez went on to lead Coastline College鈥檚 EOPS/CARE/NextUp & CalWORKs programs before finding her professional home at 最新糖心Vlog. For more than seven years, she has proudly served as Director of the EOPS/CARE Program, continuing her commitment to equity, access, and student success.

Personal Background

Dr. Marquez is a proud first-generation college graduate who comes from a low-income, immigrant background. Born in a small town in the state of Mexico, she immigrated to the United States with her parents in 1986 in search of better educational opportunities. Her father, who completed only the sixth grade, instilled in her the value of education and perseverance. Dr. Marquez remains deeply grateful to her parents for their courage and sacrifices, which laid the foundation for her success.

Personal Interests

A passionate traveler, Dr. Marquez has explored destinations across the globe, including Italy, Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, Costa Rica, Vietnam, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile, China, Thailand, Japan and New Zealand, among others. She enjoys discovering new cuisines. Her favorites are sushi and Thai food. She also loves to spend her free time reading, hiking, and exploring new cities with her family.

With a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies and a Master of Science in Student Development in Higher Education, Bianca brings a student-centered and equity-minded approach to higher education. Her professional experience spans a variety of student services areas, including housing, cultural centers, diversity education, faculty, and program development.

Bianca traveled internationally with Semester at Sea as an Intercultural Competency Coordinator, an experience that helped shape her global DEISA perspective and commitment to inclusive student support. As a first-generation college graduate, Bianca believes in the transformative power of higher education and is passionate about supporting students in achieving personal growth, educational success, and generational advancement.

Luzolo Omer Luzombe is an EOPS Adjunct Counselor at Mount San Antonio College. He joined the Mount San Antonio College Counseling Department in February 2016. Luzolo comes from the Los Angeles Community College District where he has been serving EOPS students since 2005 at West Los Angeles College and Los Angeles Trade Tech College. As an EOPS Adjunct Counselor at Los Angeles Trade Tech College, Luzolo has been serving as the EOPS Support Program Counselor, currently renamed Rise Together Program. The Rise Together Program serves EOPS students who are on academic and/or progress probation. In addition, at Los Angeles Trade Tech College, Luzolo worked as a First Year Experience Adjunct Counselor, Co-Coordinator of the Writing Center, and Coordinator of the Reading Center. Furthermore, Luzolo has taught Personal Development/Counseling courses, Basic Skills courses, and Learning Skills courses. He has developed and facilitated student success workshops. Luzolo鈥檚 publications cover the fields of religion, psychology, and education. Luzolo fluently speaks English, French, Kikongo, and Lingala.

BA 鈥� Philosophy, SS Peter & Paul Seminary, Ibadan, Nigeria

BA 鈥� Theology, Facultes Catholiques de Kinshasa (Universite Catholique du Congo), Republique Democratique du Congo

MA 鈥� Canon Law, Facultes Catholiques de Kinshasa (Universite Catholique du Congo), Republique Democratique du Congo

MS 鈥� Counseling Psychology, Mount St Mary鈥檚 College (Mount St Mary鈥檚 University), Los Angeles, California

Ed.D. 鈥� Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies, Bay Path University, Massachusetts

Professional Background

Jazmin Hurtado has 15 years of experience working in higher education. In 2018 she joined Mt. SAC and she worked in General Counseling and the STEM Center for two years, and in May 2020 she became part of the EOPS/CARE team.  Jazmin is also a counselor and professor at Santa Ana College and for the past 5 years has worked in General Counseling, the First-Year Experience ULink program, and in their Middle College High School Dual Enrollment program.  Before becoming a counselor, Jazmin worked as student program specialist and math tutor at Santa Ana College.

Educational Background

Growing up Jazmin continuously moved between the US and Mexico, which disrupted her K-12 education and eventually led her to drop out of high school and join the workforce at the age of 16. Like many EOPS/CARE students, Jazmin began her higher education journey at a community college. She was a 27 year-old non-traditional, first-generation, Latina, adult-reentry STEM major student. Needless to say, starting and getting through college was challenging, but with hard work and the support of mentors, counselors, and student support programs Jazmin was able to reach her goal. Before she knew she wanted to become a college counselor, Jazmin wanted to pursue a career in medicine.  During that time Jazmin was completing her associate鈥檚 and bachelor鈥檚 degree, She worked at Santa Ana College as a math tutor and in various student support programs such as the Transfer Center, Service Learning and the Office of Student Life.  After completing her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Biological Sciences at UC Irvine, Jazmin realized she wanted to work in a community college setting and she decided to become a counselor. Jazmin's master鈥檚 degree is in multicultural counseling from San Diego State University and in the near future, she wants to continue her educational journey by pursuing a doctorate degree.

My Personal Background

Jazmin Hurtado was born in Santa Ana, California and life circumstances led her to grow up back and forth between the US and Mexico, so she proudly identifies as a binational Mexican-American. Jazmin's parents immigrated from Michoac谩n, Mexico, to California where her father was a farmworker and picked oranges in Corona, California. Both of her parents only completed elementary school in Mexico, but Jazmin's mother proudly completed her GED in her later years in the US. Jazmin highly values her binational upbringing that has allowed her to experience firsthand her cultural roots and the ability of being fluent in English and Spanish. 

Jazmin enjoys traveling, and some of the places she has visited are Hawaii, New York, Oaxaca, Puerto Rico, Italy, Spain, France, and Japan. Jazmin has two rescue dogs named Lexie and Kokis, and on her time off, she enjoys cooking, going for walks at the beach, or taking leisurely nature hikes.

Alyssa Martinez is a newer EOPS/CARE adjunct counselor at Mount San Antonio College. She has been counseling as an adjunct counselor since 2019 at Rio Hondo College and Long Beach City college as well as working as a retention specialist at Coastline Community College. She began her counseling career after being a clerk in the general counseling department at Rio Hondo College and found a passion in helping students.

Alyssa is a first-generation college student; after high school she was going to UCSB but lost her admission and began her journey at Rio Hondo College. She then turned her educational life around and was able to transfer to UC Berkeley. After taking a four-year break in education, she decided to work full time and pursue her master鈥檚 degree in Educational Counseling at the University of La Verne. Alyssa can relate to the process of all community college students; from being on probation to the transfer process, to even being the student who struggles with motivation, balance and time management.

鈥淚 just get it and get you. I understand that community college can be very challenging. I am extremely aware of your process and always see you as not only a student but a person with multiple roles 鈥� and I strive to find you a balanced educational plan. I can understand that you may not have support and motivation from your friends and family, but I am here to uplift you during the challenging times in your academics.鈥�

Alyssa currently lives in Pico Rivera and would like to continue her education still. She is just deciding what that looks like. She spends her free time working on fitness, to be mentally and physically strong.

Charlie Nguyen is an EOPS/CARE Adjunct Counselor at Mount San Antonio College.  He joined Mount San Antonio College in Summer 2023.  Prior to working at Mt. SAC, Charlie served as an Academic Advisor at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) since 2016.  Over the course of his time working in higher education, he finds passion in engaging with students holistically to foster their personal, academic, and professional development.  Charlie is committed to student success and equity, helping students cultivate positive college experiences, and empowering them to overcome obstacles they may encounter along the way.

As a proud first-generation son, raised in a low-income household by immigrant, refugee parents, Charlie understands the unique challenges EOPS students face.  He embarked on his college journey as an EOPS student at Irvine Valley College and was fortunate enough to have had a transformative experience with help from his EOPS counselors.  After, he transferred to CSULB where he obtained a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology and a master鈥檚 degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education.  The impactful interactions he had with his caring EOPS counselors and their guidance in helping him navigate the college system are what inspired him to pursue a profession as a counselor.  As a former EOPS student, he is enthusiastic about working with the Mt. SAC EOPS/CARE team and is eager to support underrepresented students as they strive towards their goals. 

In Charlie鈥檚 free time, he enjoys engaging in several different activities.  Some of his hobbies include traveling, playing basketball, attending art shows, and cycling. 

Personal Background

Angela Crisantos was born and raised in Anaheim, California a block away from Downtown Disney. She grew up hearing the Disney fireworks every night. Angela's parents immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico to California over 35 years ago and they did not attend college. Angela is first generation and fortunate to be bilingual and fluent in both Spanish and English.

Angela enjoys traveling and loves to have a vacation fund. She have gone to New York, Cancun, Los Cabos, Mexico and she hopes to go to Europe in the future. Angela has a twin sister and a golden retriever that just turned 1 year named Nala. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, exercising, going to the beach, and also baking with her sister and best friend.

Educational Background

Angela began her community college journey not knowing that she had outstanding grades to begin her education at a four year institution. She recalls a high school counselor only mentioning community college to her, and she did not know what she wanted to major in. Until, a close relative was very ill in the hospital where Angela began to show an interest in Nursing. When she took her first Nursing class, Angela knew Science was not her strength and she decided to try a Psychology class since she had already taken AP Psychology in high school. Angela found a greater interest in this major but she did not want to transfer because she knew Science was required. Thus, she went to another community college and majored in Human Services. The instructors in this major were motivational and they inspired Angela to continue her education. Then, Angela transferred to California State University of Fullerton where she began as a peer mentor to help other students and she discovered her passion working with students. This further led Angela to pursue her Master鈥檚 in Educational Counseling and graduated in 2019 at the University of La Verne.

Professional Background

Angela began her experience working with students at Fullerton College as an intern where she supported High school students with transitioning to college and helping them apply to EOPS. This turned into Angela's first employment at the community college where she has worked for over 6 years. She also has experience working with Transfer students, Dual Enrollment, and CalWORKs students. Angela began in 2019 as a counseling assistant in the CalWORKs program at Santa Ana College and then became a counselor. She has served as a CalWORKs counselor for over 1 year and is glad to join the EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs department where she can continue supporting students in their academic journey.

Evie Loadjaja is the Program Account Specialist in the EOPS/CARE & CalWORKs departments for 13 years.

Evie鈥檚 educational and career journey began at Citrus Community College. Evie鈥檚 main challenges as a first-generation international college student from Indonesia were a lack of educational guidance and overcoming cultural and language barriers. Her struggles during her first 2 years at college were compounded when many Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, experienced civil unrest that lead to severe economic hardship. The troubles at home lead Evie to seek asylum in the USA.

Evie was able to focus on her education and study diligently thanks to her refugee status and later earned her citizenship while transferring and completing her education at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) where she earned a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Accounting.

In overcoming her challenges, Evie experienced firsthand how one can achieve their American Dream through education and today she preaches the value of education and how it transforms and improves lives.

Evie's word of advice for everyone is "work diligently and hard in silence and let your success make the noise as God ensures our success in accordance with His plan, not ours."

Carla Tablas has provided continuous support to our students in the EOPS/CARE program. Her 18 years of experience as an Administrative Specialist has helped a diverse range of students by providing helpful resources, but most importantly welcoming them into the college experience. Her dedication to our students is a constant reminder of who she was when she first walked into Mt. San Antonio Community College.

Carla was raised in a small community in the city of La Puente. Growing up, her parents would continuously encourage her to go to college and supported her career goal as a Radiologic Technologist. To her surprise, college was not what she expected. Like any college freshman, Carla felt lost, overwhelmed, and began to doubt her career goal. She began to face unexpected challenges and made the decision to take a long break from school. With the help and guidance of many EOPS/CARE counselors and her father, she faced her challenges and went back to school.

With hard work, focus, and dedication, Carla graduated and earned two Associate鈥檚 degrees at Rio Hondo Community College. She transferred to California State University of Los Angeles, where she earned her B.A. in Sociology. Her new career goal is to become a counselor where she is able to assist both high school and college students achieve their academic goals; facing and overcoming their personal challenges. Her advice to others is, 鈥渋t is never too late鈥� and 鈥渇ocus on you!鈥�