Undocumented Student Support Directory
Admission and Records
Susana de la Torre
sdelatorre@peralta.edu
Admissions and Records Specialist
R-114A (510) 436-2598
Marisol Roque Chaves
mroquechaves@peralta.edu
Admissions and Records Technician
R-114 (510) 434-3979
Maria Valencia
mvalencia@peralta.edu
Admissions and Records Clerk
(510) 436-2487
Maryhelen Kaufman
mkaufman@peralta.edu
Admissions and Records Clerk
R-114 510 436-2590
Financial Aid
Phasasha Pharr
merfinaid@peralta.edu
Financial Aid Officer
R-113A 510 434-3947
Outreach/Orientation
Maria Spencer
mspencer@peralta.edu,
orientationmerritt@peraltqa.edu,
outreachmerritt@peralta.edu
Student Personal Services Specialist
B-105 925-436-2582
Student Services/ Outreach Recruitment – Orientation
Welcome Center
Jamila Saleh
Jsaleh@peralta.edu
Student Services Specialist
R-105-C 510-436-2477
First Year Experience (FYE)
Rosa Perez
rperezflores@peralta.edu
FYE Counselor/Coordinator and Counseling Department Co-Chair
R-105D 510-434-3972
Counseling
Adelante Summer Bridge
Rosa Perez
rperezflores@peralta.edu
FYE Counselor/Coordinator and Counseling Department Co-Chair
R-105D 510-434-3972
Counseling
Puente Project
Jose Salceda
Jsalceda@peralta.edu
Puente/Co-Coordinator
and Counselor
R-105 510-436-2637
Counseling
Isela González Santana
isantana@peralta.edu
English Faculty/Learning Center Director/Puente Co-Coordinator
L-124 (510) 436-2648
English/Learning Center
Evan Nichols
anichols@peralta.edu
Professor
P-108 (510)621-7743
English/ESOL
EOPS/CARE
Rachel Ellis
rellis@peralta.edu
CARE Coordinator
R-109P 436-2476
EOPS/CARE
CalWORKs
Carmen Johnson
carmenjohnson@peralta.edu
CalWORKs Coordinator
R-128 510-436-2469
Student Services/CalWORKs Program
Soledad Leung
Sleung@peralta.edu
Sr. Clerical Assistant
R-128 (510)-436-2454
Student Services/CalWORKs
Student Activities & Campus Life
Doris Hankins
dhankins@peralta.edu
Director of Student Life and Campus Activities
R124 510-434-3982
Student Activities
Division III
Dean Marie Amboy
mamboy@peralta.edu
S-440 510-436-2515 (office line)
Allied Health and Public Safety (Division III)
Nancy Moreno
NMORENO@PERALTA.EDU
Staff Assistant Dean, Allied Health and Public Safety
S-440 (510)402-2640 (Google phone)
Division III
Bursar/Cashier
Maria Perez
mariaperez@peralra.edu
(510)436-2402
Business Office
Student Accessibility Services
Ronald Nelson
ronelson@peralta.edu
Counselor Student Accessibility Services
R-109 510-436-2516
Student Accessibility Services
Fruitvale
Brenda Mora
bmora@peralta.edu
Coordinator/Fruitvale
(925) 587-6387
Merritt College @Fruitvale
Judit Trinidad
jtlopez@peralta.edu
Adjunct Counselor
(415)855-0552
Counseling Department
Mayra Macias
mmacias@peralta.edu
Adjunct Counselor
Counseling
Merritt College Faculty
Marty Zielke
mzielke@peralta.edu
Adjunct Counselor
Jennifer Briffa
Jbriffa@peralta.edu
Child Development Faculty
PACLA
Dr. Mario Rivas
Alex Garcia
Resources for Educator Allies
Immigrants Rising Resources:
- Top 10 Ways to Support Undocumented Students provides concrete suggestions and specific resources for staff and faculty to use to strengthen their support.
- Quick Guide to College Access is a comprehensive tool regarding CA in-state tuition eligibility, financial aid, and scholarships.
- 5 Tips for Educators to Help Students Get Started as Freelancers/Independent Contractors is a guide for educators to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and understand the process to begin working for themselves.
- A Guide to Building On-Campus Undocumented Student Programs provides clear benchmarks for establishing support services and sustainable programming at your college or university.
- UndocuCollege Guide & Equity Tool: California helps colleges and universities achieve educational equity and inclusion of undocumented students. This guide identifies statewide challenges, highlights promising practices, and includes an assessment tool for campuses to analyze the level of support currently available.
- Immigrants Rising Educational Resource Binder