Cardinals Interact Staff

Beatriz Valencia
Executive Director
University of San Diego, Master of Arts (M.A.) in Nonprofit Leadership and Management
University of California, San Diego– Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Human Development and Spanish Literature

Pamela Gutierrez
Assistant Director
University of San Diego, Master of Arts (M.A.) in Nonprofit Leadership and Management
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration

Lizbeth Pastenes
Senior Program Coordinator
San Diego State University, Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.)
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Criminal Justice

Michael Rios
Senior Program Coordinator
California State University San Marcos, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Kinesiology
San Diego Mesa College, Associate of Sciences (A.S.) in Allied Health in Biology

Jennie Chau-Rivas
Program Coordinator
University of California, Los Angeles, Pupil Personnel Services Credential (P.P.S.)
California State University, San Marcos, Master in Social Work (M.S.W.)
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology

Maricarmen Lopez
Program Tutor/Facilitator
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Education

Miguel Arias Estrada
Program Tutor/Facilitator
University of California, San Diego, Bachelor of Science (B.A.) in Computer Science
San Diego State University, Pursuing Math Credential

Alfredo Montes
Program Facilitator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Interdisciplinary Studies in Counseling and Social Change, Chicano/a Studies, Latin American Studies

Anthony Villalba
Program Facilitator
University of California, San Diego, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering

Emily Fragoso
Program Facilitator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology

Miriam Castanon
Program Facilitator
University of San Diego, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Creative Writing; Minor in Communication Studies

Gustavo Cristobal
Communications Coordinator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Journalism with a Public Relations Emphasis