Meet with a Counselor
Meet with a Counselor
Oxnard College offers counseling services through a variety of departments and specialized programs. Students are encouraged to connect with counselors who best align with their educational, career, or personal needs. Below is a directory of counseling services and staff, organized by department or program.
1st-Step Center
Location: Student Services Building, 1st Floor - Room 149
Phone: (805) 678-5254
- Joe Esparza – 1st-Step Center Counselor (Part-Time)
CalWORKs
Location: Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5887
- Marta Muñoz – CalWORKs Counselor/ Coordinator (Full-Time)
Career Center
Location: Administrative Services Building, 1st Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5900
- Deirdre Donahoe - Career Counselor (Part-Time)
- Enrique Ramirez - Career Counselor (Part-Time)
- Raul Gomez - Career Counselor (Part-Time)
- Shannon Findlay - Career Counselor (Full-Time)
Educational Assistance Center (EAC/DSPS)
Location: Student Services Building, 1st Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5830
- America Barroso – EAC Counselor (Full-Time)
- David Lopez – EAC Counselor (Part-Time)
- Jennifer Ruppert – EAC Counselor (Full-Time)
- Leo Orange – EAC Coordinator (Full-Time)
Extended Opportunity Programs & Service (EOPS/CARE)
Location: Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5837
- Cesar Flores – EOPS/ CARE Coordinator (Full-Time)
- Esmeralda Camarena – EOPS/ CARE Counselor (Full-Time)
- Everardo Rivera – EOPS Counselor, OMEGA Advisor (Full-Time)
- Gloria Espinoza-Lopez – EOPS Counselor (Full-Time)
- Holly Mulligan – EOPS Counselor (Part-Time)
- Nayeli Madero Fernandez – EOPS/ NextUp Counselor (Full-Time)
- Renee Esquivel Mancia – EOPS Counselor (Part-Time)
- Ross Fontes – EOPS Counselor (Full-Time)
General Counseling Department
Location: Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5816
- Adilene Juarez - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Akadina Hayek - General Counselor (Full-Time)
- Albert Alas - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Amber Bayardo - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Ana Valle Villa - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Charles Ramirez - General Counselor/ Department Co-Chair (Full-Time)
- Graciela Casillas - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Jennifer Zier - General Counselor (Full-Time)
- Jessica Posey - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Jose Vega - General Counselor (Full-Time)
- Julius Munyantwali - General Counselor/ Department Co-Chair (Full-Time)
- Linda Webb - General Counselor (Full-Time)
- Melissa Garcia - General Counselor (Full-Time)
- Pardees Fassihi - General Counselor (Part-Time)
- Susan Allison - General Counselor (Part-Time)
OC High School Site Counseling
Oxnard College counselors placed at local high schools
- Griselda Rodriguez - OC High School Counselor (Part-Time)
- Jacob Perez - OC High School Counselor (Part-Time)
- Marcos Lupian - OC High School Counselor (Part-Time)
- Maria Alonzo-Hall - OC High School Counselor (Part-Time)
- Nancy Recinos - OC High School Counselor (Part-Time)
PACE (Program for Accelerated College Education)
Location: Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Email: ocpace@vcccd.edu
- Jacob Perez - PACE Counselor (Part-Time)
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
Location: Condor Hall Mezzanine, 2nd Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5262
- Jocelyne Gonzalez - STEM Counselor (Part-Time)
University Transfer Center
Location: Administrative Services Building, 1st Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5837
- Letty Mojica - Transfer Counselor (Full-Time)
- Melody Smith - Transfer Counselor (Full-Time)
Veterans Resource Center
Location: Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: (805) 678-5845
- Edlin Garcia - Veterans Counselor (Full-Time)