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Meet Our Advising Team
Each of our Advisors have extensive knowledge of the requirements to become a teacher in California. They are trained to evaluate and provide recommendations to assist your progress in General Education coursework and various graduation requirements in combination with the admission requirements to the Cal State Fullerton Credential Programs.
Our Advisors are not major advisors. Students should also meet with their major department advisors for specific details regarding major requirements.
Jacqueline Calabrese
Graduation Specialist & Titan Future Teacher Coordinator
(657) 278-7657
Joined the Center for Careers in Teaching: 2016
Prior Work Experience: Previous roles include community college English instructor, CSUF English part-time faculty, Writing Center Tutor, and Academic Advisor in the AAC
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English from Cal State Fullerton
Master of Arts in English from Cal State Fullerton
Language(s) Spoken: English & Spanish
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Ally Training: in progress
What I Love About Advising: When a student sits in my office/Zoom advising appointment, I love witnessing their innate passion to teach. For many students, attending college poses many hardships, yet they persist because of an unyielding dedication to their families, themselves, and their future students. Our future teachers are filled with so much grit and potential, and it’s an honor to assist them in their vocation to the teaching profession.
Fun Fact: I signed up to study abroad one month before the plane was set to take off for the program! I didn’t even have a passport! I had always thought, “students like me (as in, Hispanic, first-generation) don’t do study abroad,” but I saw a flyer posted in a classroom and instantly knew I had to have that experience! Paying back the loans was a little tough, but other than that, I am so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone!
José Flores
Academic Advisor, Center Coordinator & Men of Color in Education Coordinator
Joined the Center for Careers in Teaching: 2019
Prior Work Experience: I worked in the Academic Advisement Center at CSUF and advised students in the area of General Education. I also have experience working directly with first-generation college students from under-resourced backgrounds when I worked as an EOP Academic Counselor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Latin American & Latino Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz
Master of Arts in Education from Cal State Long Beach (in progress)
Language(s) Spoken: English & Spanish
Pronouns: He/Him/El
Ally Training: LGBTQIA, UndocuAlly, Veterans
What I Love About Advising: I enjoy engaging in meaningful and authentic dialogue with students who are curious about becoming educators for social justice. During advising sessions, I sometimes end up being the one to receive some form of guidance or validation from the students themselves. The reason being, students constantly demonstrate their resilience and determination, especially first-generation Students of Color. As a result, I make the effort to incorporate and center students’ identities and lived experiences into their pathway to becoming teachers.
Fun Fact: I went on a road trip with my dad that started in Los Angeles and ended in his hometown of La Esperanza, Honduras. It took us two weeks to get there, but it was completely worth it and I would definitely do it again.
Joined the Center for Careers in Teaching: 2019
Prior Work Experience: Prior to coming to CSUF, I worked in Adult Education. I have advised students in both Career Technical Education programs and High School Diploma programs.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Cal Poly Pomona
Master of Social Work from Azusa Pacific University
Language(s) Spoken: English
Pronouns: Sh e/Her/Hers
Ally Training: UndocuAlly
What I Love About Advising: It's so rewarding to support students as they develop their academic plans and see how they progress towards reaching their goals.
Fun Fact: I was a transfer student! I went to Mt. SAC before transferring to Cal Poly. Now, I advise students from the community colleges (including Mt. SAC) that would like to transfer to Cal State Fullerton.
Joined the Center for Careers in Teaching: 2018
Prior Work Experience: 17 years in the Department of Elementary & Bilingual Education at CSUF.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Human Development with Counseling focus from Hope University;
Master of Science in Education with Higher Education focus from Cal State Fullerton.
Language(s) Spoken: English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Ally Training: Veterans, LGBTQIA, UndocuAlly
What I Love About Advising: I love learning each student's story and then being able to help them find the pathway that is most fitting for them. Advising to me is not just about the academics and getting a student from point A to point B but joining them on that journey of twists and turns that the college years promise.
Fun Fact: I was born and raised in Colorado and moved to California almost THREE decades ago to attend college and never left. I am also a non-traditional student who restarted my college journey a few times before completing my bachelor's degree.
Joined the Center for Careers in Teaching: 2014
Prior Work Experience: 21 years at CSUF - College of Education Assistant Dean (2008-2014), Nursing Department Academic Advisor (2000-2008), University Outreach Counselor (1999-2000); Part-time Counseling Faculty at Santa Ana College (2001-2002 & 2005-2007)
Education: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Cal State Fullerton
Master of Science in Psychology from Cal State Fullerton
Language(s) Spoken: English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Ally Training: LGBTQIA, UndocuAlly
What I Love About Advising: I do not currently meet with students for academic advising, but I do have a background in advising and I have always loved it, which is why I love being in the CCT. I love being a part of the learning and growing that happens as students work toward their educational and career goals. I love being able to share the knowledge I have to support our students.
Fun Fact: I actually still have a baby tooth, never fell out because there isn't an adult tooth underneath.
