Student Affairs Staff
Contact Us
Division of Student Affairs Information Desk
M–F: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Irwin Student Center, 2nd floor
Oakland campus
student-affairs@cca.edu
510.594.3678
San Francisco Student Affairs Suite
M–F: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
80 Carolina, 1st floor
San Francisco campus
student-affairs@cca.edu
415.551.9265
Mailing Address
Division of Student Affairs
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland CA 94618
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Phone: 510.594.3676
George Luis Sedano
Vice President for Student Affairs
gsedano@cca.edu | 510.594.5033
Kayoko Wakamatsu
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
kwakamatsu@cca.edu | 510.594.3673
Vanessa Gorman
Student Affairs Specialist /
Assistant to the Vice President
vgorman@cca.edu | 510.594.3676
Rachel Detra
Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs
rdetra@cca.edu | 510.594.3666
Daphne Crane
Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs
dcrane@cca.edu | 415.703.9570
ACADEMIC ADVISING
Email: askanadvisor@cca.edu
Phone: 510.594.3728 (Oakland)
415.703.9567 (San Francisco)
Charity Romano
Director of Student Success
cromano@cca.edu | 415.551.9310
Marianne Beck
Associate Director of Academic Advising
mbeck@cca.edu | 415.703.9567
Colette Walker
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
cwalker@cca.edu | 510.594.3728
Courtney Chung
Academic Advisor (San Francisco)
cchung@cca.edu | 415.551.9274
Zach Clark
Academic Advisor (San Francisco)
[zclark@cca.edu](mailto:zclark@cca.edu | 415.703.9254
Liz Copland
Academic Advisor (Oakland)
ecopland@cca.edu | 510.594.3672
Nicole Simmons
Academic Advisor (San Francisco)
nsimmons@cca.edu | 415.703.9232
Fonda Yoshimoto
Academic Advisor (Oakland)
fyoshimoto@cca.edu | 510.594.5031
ACCESS & WELLNESS SERVICES
Phone: 510.594.3775
Suzanne Raffeld
Director of Access & Wellness Services
sraffeld@cca.edu | 510.594.3775
CAREER SERVICES
Email: careerservices@cca.edu
Phone: 415.703.9572
Olivia Martinez
Director of Career Services
omartinez@cca.edu | 415.703.9575
Andrea Pinal
Career Counselor / Artist Resource Specialist
apinal@cca.edu | 415.703.9572
COUNSELING SERVICES
Note: Please see Appointments for scheduling information.
Tara Rech, PhD
Director of Counseling Services
trech@cca.edu | 510.594.3670
Peter E. Silen, PhD
Assistant Director of Counseling Services
psilen@cca.edu | 510.594.3677
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AFFAIRS & PROGRAMS (ISAP)
Email: isap@cca.edu
Phone: 415.551.9284
Jessica L. McMillan
Director of International Student Affairs & Programs
jmcmillan@cca.edu | 415.551.9284
Charlotte Crane, JD
Senior Advisor, International Student Affairs and Programs
ccrane@cca.edu | 510.594.5071
Joyna Heinz
Coordinator of Community Support
jheinz@cca.edu | 415.551.9268
LEARNING RESOURCES
Email: lrc@cca.edu
Phone: 510.594.3756
Virginia Jardim
Coordinator of Learning Resources
vjardim@cca.edu | 510.594.3756
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
Email: housing@cca.edu
Phone: 510.420.2000
Jeannine Szamreta
Director of Residential Life
jszamreta@cca.edu | 510.420.2001
Janeece Hayes
Assistant Director of Residential Life
jhayes@cca.edu | 510.420.2003
Carlos Perez
Residential Life Coordinator
cperez@cca.edu | 510.420.2005
Ashley Sousa
Office Manager for Residential Life
asousa@cca.edu | 510.420.2004
STUDENT LIFE
Email: (mailto:student-affairs@cca.edu)[student-affairs@cca.edu]
Phone: 510.594.3678
Noki Seekao
Director of Student Life
noki@cca.edu | 415.703.9591
Grace Lee
Student Development Coordinator
glee@cca.edu | 415.703.9571
STUDENT SUCCESS
Phone: 415.551.9310
Charity Romano
Director of Student Success
cromano@cca.edu | 415.551.9310
UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITIONS
Phone: 510.658.1223
Susan Sobeloff
Director, Undergraduate Exhibitions
ssobeloff@cca.edu | 510.658.1224
Mark Blatnik
Exhibitions Program Coordinator
mblatnik@cca.edu | 510.658.3176