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
Michael Rios
Program Manager
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
Lizbeth Pastenes
Senior Program Coordinator / College Lead
San Diego State University, Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.)
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Criminal Justice
Jennie Chau-Rivas
Senior Program Coordinator / Recruitment Lead
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
Emily Sabory
Program Tutor
University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Chicano and Central American Studies with a focus on History and Culture
Johnny Nguyen
Program Tutor
University of San Diego, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
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
Son Truong
Program Tutor
University of San Diego, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology
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
Belgica Crespo
Program Facilitator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Spanish with Personality and Social Psychology
University of San Diego, Master of Arts (M.A.) in Counseling with Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential
Miriam Castanon
Program Facilitator
University of San Diego, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Creative Writing; Minor in Communication Studies
Emily Fragoso
Program Tutor / Facilitator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology
Gustavo Cristobal
Communications Coordinator
San Diego State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Journalism with a Public Relations Emphasis