Senior Staff (Directors)

Anay Martinez-Schurr

Assistant Director of Transition to Cal

Title: Assistant Director of Transition to Cal

About Anay

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in: July 2018 Education M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2013 B.A., Sociology & B.A., American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, 2011 How did you get here? My Academic Advisor was the first person on campus who made me feel like I belonged at USC. His guidance throughout my first year was critical in helping me establish a...

Greg Cera

Assistant Director of Specialized Advising

Title: Assistant Director of Specialized Advising

Specialty:

Pre-Professional Graduate Programs

About Greg

Education:
M.A., American Studies, Northwestern University, 2010
M.S.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Northwestern University, 1999
B.A., History and Political Science, Northwestern University, 1996

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:
September 2015

What is your...

Isela Peña-Rager

Associate Director of Advising & Student Success

Title: Associate Director of Advising & Student Success

About Isela

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:
2017 and then again in 2020!

Education: Ed.D., Educational Leadership, University of California, Davis (in progress)
M.A., Spanish, concentration in Applied Linguistics, ESL Teaching Certificate, Purdue University
B.A., Art, concentration in Photography, University of La Verne

How did you get here?
Throughout a...

Meaghan DeRespini

Associate Director of Communications & Training

Title: Associate Director of Communications & Training

About Meaghan

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:

February 2025

Education:

M.A., International Education with a specialization in Multicultural Curriculum, New York University
B.S., Social Studies Education, New York University

How did you get here?
I grew up in the Central Valley wanting to teach, following in the footsteps of my beloved Aunty...

Monica Garcia

Assistant Director of Academic Progress

Title: Assistant Director of Academic Progress

About Monica

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:

June 2023

Education:

M.Ed., Urban Education, Holy Names University

B.A., Sociology; Minor, Latina/o Studies, California State University, East Bay

What is your approach to advising services?

I take a holistic...

Philaine Seher

Associate Director of Evaluation & Policy

Title: Associate Director of Evaluation & Policy

About Philaine

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:
October 2011

What is your approach to advising?
I seek to provide students with the information and tools necessary to make decisions, thereby empowering them to pursue their dreams.

Education:
MS Counseling, San Francisco State University, 2011
BA English, UC Berkeley, 2007

How did you get here?
My path to L&S...

Phuong Tang

Assistant Director of Frontline Support

Title: Assistant Director of Frontline Support

About Phuong

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:

June 2019

Education:

M.A. Counseling Psychology, Concentration in School Counseling & Pupil Personnel Services Credential, University of San Francisco, 2019

Single Subject Teaching Credential, San Jose State University, 2017

B.A. English, San Jose State University, 2015

What is your approach to advising...

Roseanne Fong

Director of Advising

Title: Director of Advising

Sharon Mueller

Assistant Dean of Advising

Title: Assistant Dean of Advising

About Sharon

Joined the L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising in:
August 2023

Education: B.A. Psychology and Social Welfare, UC Berkeley

How did you get here?
When I matriculated to UC Berkeley as a transfer student in 1991, I applied for a job in the College of Chemistry (COC) Undergraduate Advising Office. I was a re-entry student who had recently recovered from living in a car, and I was humbled that...