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2018-19 Adviser Forum West has ended
Welcome to Los Angeles, and to 2018 Forum West!
**Reminders: Please bring a notebook and pen to every session, and wear your CAC name badge at all times**

Dear CAC family,
Welcome to my home state of California and our Adviser Forum West! We are thrilled to have you here in the City of Angels and are grateful to our host chapter, the awesome USC Corps! Fight on!

Our theme this year goes to the heart of CAC’s mission -- Advancing Opportunity. The goal over the next few days is to recommit ourselves to advancing opportunity in various ways. We hope you will discover best practices from your peers, engage with the research, reflect on your journey and what may lie ahead by interacting with the alumni panel and industry workshops, and be inspired by our guest speakers whose stories capture in powerful ways the journey to advancing opportunity.

On behalf of our national team and Board of Directors, we are grateful for the work that each of you — 716 advisers serving 210,000 students in 16 states across the country — do every day. We continue to build a national movement at a critical time in our nation’s history. Let us commit to ensuring every student hears those four key words, “I believe in you” and, together, we advance opportunity.

It is an honor to serve with you!

Yours,
Nicole Hurd
Founder and CEO
College Advising Corps
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Jennifer Alcaraz

Destination College Advising Corps (UC Berkeley)
East San Jose Regional Manager
SA

Sidney Anderson

Michigan State University
Adviser
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Ashaunta T. Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS

Keck School of Medicine, USC & Children's Hospital LA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
TA

Tania Arellano

University of California, Berkeley
Adviser
GB

Georgina Bernal

University of Southern California
Adviser
YB

Yash Bhatia

Washington University in St. Louis
Adviser
BB

Blake Bixler

University of Missouri
Adviser
VB

Veronica Blanco

Texas A&M University
Program Director
MB

Matthew Bozzo

University of Michigan
Adviser
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Eric Brown

Attorney
PB

Psalm Brown

Claremont McKenna College
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Matt Burckhalter

Texas Christian University College Advising Corps
Director
DC

Darius Caffey

University of Missouri
Adviser
LC

Lisley Canales

Texas A&M University
Adviser
EC

Elisa Castillo

University of Southern California
Adviser
JC

Julian Castro

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development & Former Mayor of...
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Dr. Zoe Corwin, PhD

UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Professor of Education
AC

Ashley Crowder

Texas Christian University
Adviser
CG

Cynthia Gonzalez, Ed. D

Communication and Technology School
Principal
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Emily Chung, Ed. D.

USC
Associate Director of the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and...
JP

Jane Patterson, Ed. D.

Mozi
Chief Executive Officer
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Katie Daly

Starbucks
Director of Talent Aquisition
KD

Kepriah Davis

University of Michigan
Adviser
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Marisol Delahoussaye

Jefferson High School
Assistant Principal of Counselling
ED

Evan Dir

University of Missouri
Adviser
AE

Audrianna Ebel

Texas Christian University
Adviser
NE

Nancy Escobar

University of Southern California
Adviser
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Victor Estrada

University of Southern California
Alumni
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Nina Gennusa

Michigan State University
Adviser
EG

Emily Getoff

YI Advisors
Senior Outreach Coordinator
MG

Madeleine Gibson

Washington University in St. Louis
Adviser
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Ana Gonzalez

Lynwood High School
Principal
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Alicia Graves

Texas A&M University
Program Director
CG

Colleen Greene

University of Michigan
Senior Wellness Coordinator
FG

Fabiola Gutierrez

University of California, Berkeley
Adviser
MH

Molly Heber

Los Angeles Times
High School Insider Project Lead
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Chris Henrikson

State Street Poets, Inc.
Founder & Executive Director
CH

Chris Henson

Texas A&M University
Adviser
WH

Will Herald

University of Chicago
Program Director
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Carl Hollingsworth

Texas Christian University
Alumni
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Cassy Huang

UC Berkeley Public Service Center
Program Manager
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Dr. Nicole Hurd

College Advising Corps
Founder & CEO
CI

Christina Igl

Michigan State University
Adviser
JI

JoMarie Infranca

Hybrid Advising
Adviser
MI

Mutoni Ingabire

University of Southern California
Adviser
SJ

Stephanie Jerger

University of Missouri
Adviser
MK

Marjai Kamara

University of Michigan
Adviser
DJ

Dr. Jill Kickul

University of Southern California
Professor of Entrepreneurship
KK

Katherine Kouot

Heart of Los Angeles
Director of College Access & Success
JK

Jordan Kuneyl

Texas A&M University
Adviser
TL

Thomas Langford

Texas A&M University
Adviser
KL

Kat Lara

University of Missouri
Adviser
ZL

Zachary Lawrence

Texas A&M University
Adviser
PL

Philip Layfield

University of Missouri
Adviser
JL

Jaydee Lee

Washington University in St. Louis
Adviser
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Helen Lin

Panda Cares/Express
Vice President of Decentralized Learning & Development
SL

Stephanie Lopez

University of Southern California
Adviser
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Tilo Lopez

YouthBuild
College Advisor
AL

Aminah Lott

Michigan State University
Adviser
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Dr. Jerry Lucido, PhD

University of Southern California
Associate Dean of Strategic Enrollment Services; Professor of...
AL

Alma Luna

Texas Christian University
Adviser
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Austin Lyke

Policy Analysis for California Education
Research Assistant
CM

Carmen Macias

EduCare Foundation
KM

Kelsey Major

University of Missouri
Adviser
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Erica Martin

College Advising Corps
Curriculum Specialist
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John Matich

Mozi
Chief Operating Officer
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Jeanette Maxie

Texas A&M University
Program Director
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Dr. Patricia McDonough, PhD

University of Southern California
Research Associate Professor; Director of Digital Equity & Education...
KM

Kathryn McLravy

Michigan State University
Adviser
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Felicia Medellin

College Advising Corps
Regional Director Midwest
CM

Camille Medrano

University of Southern California
Adviser
SM

Sylvia Mendez

Civil Rights Activist
MM

Maggie Moore

Texas Christian University
Adviser
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Gina Moraida

College Advising Corps
Database Coordinator
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Claudia Morales

University of California, Berkeley
Program Staff
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Symone Morales

UCLA
First Gen Coordinator
RM

Rebecca Moreno

Texas Christian University
Adviser
JM

Jasmine Morgan

Kansas State University
Adviser
PM

Patrick Mullen-Coyoy

University of Michigan
Adviser
RM

Ryan Murguia

Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan, LLP
Associate
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Matt Newlin

College Advising Corps
Director of Rural Initiatives
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Greg Nicholson

College Advising Corps
Senior Regional Director West
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Cristina Patricio

Los Angeles Education Partnership
Associate Director of Transform Schools
MP

Michelle Prokof

Texas Christian University
Adviser
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Christine Rabbitt

iMentor
Program Director
SR

Stephanie Ramos

University of Southern California
Adviser
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Samantha Richardson

College Advising Corps
Program Evaluation Specialist
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Belen Sanchez

KIPP Through College LA
Managing Director
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Cecilia Santiago-Gonzalez, E.D.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Director of Strategic Initiatives for Student Success
BS

Brandi Schroeder

Michigan State University
Adviser
NS

Nathan Schwausch

University of Texas at Austin
Adviser
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Sarah Shah

College Advising Corps
Director of Evaluation and Impact Measurement
LS

Lezli Shelander

Texas Christian University
Adviser
VS

Vaughn Springer

Michigan State University
Adviser
TJ

Trista Joy Sullivan

University of Missouri
Adviser
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Khadija Tejan

University of Missouri
East Regional Director
ZU

Zumi Urueta

University of Missouri
Adviser
BB

Briggitte Bolanos Vieyra

University of California, Berkeley
Adviser
GW

Gabby Wahla

Michigan State University
Adviser
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Dr. Jawaan J. Wallace

Marlborough School
Dean of College Counseling and 9th Grade Dean
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Adlai Wertman

USC Marshall School of Business
David C. Bohnett Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
GW

Glen Williams

Texas Christian University
Adviser
AZ

Abigail Zrike

University of Michigan
Adviser
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Jayna Zweiman

The Pussyhat Project
Co-Founder