Division of Student Affairs Staff
Meet Our Staff
Andrés Fernández
- Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Alayna Session-Goins
- Assistant Vice President and Dean of Community Life
Brad Tharpe
- Assistant Vice President of Career Services
Grace Castillo
- Assistant Vice President & Dean of Student Success
Alicia Diaz
- Student Affairs Administrator
Campus Life
Lexi Adres Lai
- Associate Dean & Director of Campus Life
Cortlyn Raymond
- Assistant Director of Student Engagement
Nicholas Lee
- Assistant Director of Campus Life Operations
Lanette Bursese
- Gold Student Center & Fitness Programs Manager
Zenia Meraz
- Grove House Manager
Career Center
Brad Tharpe
- Assistant Vice President of Career Services
Teresa Flores Roberts
- Senior Associate Director, Career Services
Jill Hawthorne
- Acting Assistant Director for Career Connections & Alumni Support
Kaylee Presley Castillo
- Office & Marketing Coordinator of Career Services
Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS)
Dominique “Nikki” Acosta
- Director for CAPAS
Community Standards
Joe Koluder
- Assistant Dean of Residential Engagement and Community Standards
Mental Health & Well-Being
Stephanie Hannant
- Senior Assistant Dean of Mental Health & Well-Being
Christian Santana
- Student Support Case Manager
Pitzer Academic Support Service (PASS)
Jessica Austin
- Associate Director of Disability, Access, and Success
Connie Helland
- Assistant Director of Academic Coaching & Success
Pomona-Pitzer Athletics
Miriam Merrill, Ph.D.
- Director of Athletics
- Professor of Physical Education
Residence Life
Leticia Romo
- Associate Dean of Students
- Director of Residence Life & Conference Services
Bianca Rojo
- Residence Director for Mead Hall & Pitzer@CCA (Claremont Collegiate Apartments)
Jonny Moreno
- Residence Director of Pitzer, Atherton, & Sanborn Halls (PAS)
Elizabeth Aguirre
- Housing and Residential Operations Manager
Student Affairs Operations
Bryce Sternquist
- Student Services Operations Manager
Madeline Akin
- Student Affairs Coordinator
Student Success Initiatives
Tasmia Moosani
- Associate Dean of Student Success
Melissa M. Burrows
- Assistant Director of Student Success & Operations