Counselors

Mission Statement

Our goal is to help students clarify their goals, realistically evaluate their own strengths and challenges, and learn to develop their planning skills to achieve their goals. The Counselors at Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC) are trained in educational planning, career planning and personal counseling. We recognize that this is a process and doesn't happen in one visit.

Counseling Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

The Counseling Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) are based on the individual counseling appointments in the General Counseling Office. Students come with differing levels of goal definition, a wide range of academic preparation, specificity in their requests, and different levels of understanding about the system.

Here is what we hope to accomplish with students, depending on their circumstances:

  • Students will be able to evaluate academic options and make informed decisions on appropriate classes to take each semester.
  • Students on Probation will learn success strategies after meeting with a counselor that will assist them in making satisfactory academic progress.

Counselors

  • Danielle Lendor

  • Judy Lam, Career Center Director
  • Lara Conrady Wong, Student Engagement Coordinator 
  • Sunday Salter, Transfer Center Director

  • Cristina Rodriguez

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CAP Community Counselor(s)
Industrial, Automotive, Technology, & Agricultural Science
  • Alan Bram
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)
  • Lily Duong
    *Fluent in Vietnamese
  • Alyce Miller
Humanities, Communication, Arts, Media, Performance, & Design
  • Jeanette Madueña
    *Fluent in Spanish
  • Tara Schiavoni (on leave)
Business & Law
  • Diane Orellana
*Fluent in Spanish
Social & Behavioral Science
  • Mita Desai
    *Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati
Undecided
  • Wendi Meckler
Nursing
  • Leslie Ann Picazo
Veterans
  • Alan Bram 
  • Alyce Miller
  • Marcela Portillo 
  • Leslie Picazo 
  • Wendi Meckler 
  • Jeanette Maduena 
  • Lara Conrady 
  • Judy Lam 
  • Joseph Roberson 
Honors
  • Shelley Tadaki
  • Mary Ogtanyan
Probation
  • Paul-Anthony (PA) Quintero
    *Fluent in Spanish
  • Wendi Meckler
Outreach/New Students
  • Marcela (Marcy) Portillo
  • Wendi Meckler

 

The Counseling Department offers the following courses: Counsel 1, Counsel 8, Counsel 20, Counsel 22, and  Counsel 40. 

  • Akadina Hayek
  • Alondra Martinez de Murcia
  • Alyce Miller
  • Anh Campbell
  • Cheryl Smiley
  • Christopher Alaniz
  • Elizabeth Strother
  • Jessica Anguiano
  • Joanna Carcamo
  • Joseph Roberson
  • Judy Lam
  • Marisol Cota
  • Mary Fellows
  • Rita Avedissian

  • Anahit Boduryan
  • Armine Papazian
  • Asma Doust
  • Breanna Dulay
  • Hegine Yakhszyan
  • Jennifer DeCaussin
  • John James
  • Mary Ogtanyan
  • Nahal Ghodousi 
    • *Fluent in Farsi
  • Rudy Dompe
  • Tia Beasley

Please see department's website to schedule appointments with specialized program counselors.

Academic Accommodations Center

Nishat Hamid

Rosa Murillo

Adult Education

Diane Orellana

Associated Student Organization| ASO

Lara Conrady Wong

Athletics

Joseph Roberson

CalWorks

Michelle Kone

Career Center

Judy Lam

EOP&S/CARE/NextUp

Carmell Stoianov

Jawell Samilton

Yvonne Sandoval

Guardian Scholars

Vacant

Honors Transfer Program

Shelley Tadaki

Mary Ogtanyan

International Student Services

Abigail Watson

Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE)

Courtney Swink (On leave)

Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)

Marcela (Marcy) Portillo

Transfer Center

Sunday Salter

Veterans

Alan Bram 

Alyce Miller

Marcela Portillo 

Leslie Picazo 

Wendi Meckler 

Jeanette Maduena 

Lara Conrady 

Judy Lam 

Joseph Roberson 

Umoja Black Scholars Program

Kalynda McLean

Lateaira Hockaday