Metro College Success Program faculty and staffs are a diverse group representing various backgrounds and disciplines. We are held together by our passion for social justice and equity that fosters student success.
Business and Administration Team
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Mary Beth Love, PhD Executive Director Email: love@sfsu.edu I am passionate about working for a mission-driven organization like Metro and committed to education equity which sustains that passion. |
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Vicki Legion, MPH Coordinator of Metro's SF State/ City College partnership on behalf of City College Email: vlegion@sfsu.edu My inspiration in Metro is the work of a collaborative team that is passionately devoted to education justice. |
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Steve Puig, MA Metro Program Office Coordinator Email: spuig@sfsu.edu I am aware of our program's vision and what our ultimate goals for the Metro College Success Program - students’ success in college and their respective lives. This encourages me to work harder to achieve better results and cultivates productivity that helps me to feel valued and motivated. |
Faculty Learning Community Team
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Savita Malik, Ed.D, MPH Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development Email: smalik@sfsu.edu My passion is social justice curriculum development and supporting faculty to be more equitable and effective instructors. |
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Sherria Taylor, PhD Associate Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development Email: sherriat@sfsu.edu I'm passionate about helping to keep the flame lit- supporting people in not only discovering and living out their passions, but seeing themselves as enough... wherever they are, whoever they are. |
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Olive Mitra Curriculum and Faculty Coach Email: omitra@sfsu.edu Watching students understand the systems of oppression that lie underneath our societal structures, and then find ways to fight against it is why I teach for Metro. |
Student Services Team
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Rama Kased, Ed.D Director of Student Services Email: ramak@sfsu.edu My approach and work is very much guided by equity and disseminating all forms of oppression in schooling processes. I am also the mother of two amazing and fierce little ones. |
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Gustavo Lopez, MA Associate Director of Student Services Email: gus1492@sfsu.edu I became an educator in order to advocate for students that come from similar disenfranchised communities. |
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Cesar Campos Coordinator of Student Services Email: chcampos@mail.sfsued My passion is working for social equity within the education system, and improving the success of first generation college students. |
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Alexandra Urbina Coordinator of Outreach and Recruitment Services Email: alurbina@mail.sfsu.edu My passion is to work with first-generation college students and help them navigate through college. |
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Ronny Batista Coordinator of Student Outreach & Admission Email: ronnyb@mail.sfsu.edu Getting my Bachelor degree My work passion is helping students and working in the community I have grew up in. |
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Daniel Paz Gabriner, MPA(c) Data Manager of Student Services Email: dgabriner@sfsu.edu Currently, I am a MPA student at San Francisco State University. Also a bread baker! |
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Rose Carmona-Arbulu, MA Coordinator of Academic Advising Email: rcarmona@sfsu.edu I am committed to helping all students have equitable access to higher education and helping them navigate the complex institutional policies. |
Metro Academy Coordinators Team
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Mark Bautista, PhD Metro Academy of Ethnic Studies and Education Email: markb@sfsu.edu My practice in ethnic studies and urban education is grounded in everyday service and interactions with underserved youth and communities of color. |
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Genievive Del Mundo Mendieta, MS Metro Academy of Science and Engineering Email: gen@sfsu.edu I love to spend time outdoors going hiking, stand up paddle boarding, and competing in races. |
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Analisa Brown, M.S. Metro Academy Coordinator of STEM 3 & STEM 4 Seeing underrepresented students succeeding in higher education drives me. I am passionate about traveling the world, learning new things, and helping underrepresented students gain access in the sciences. |
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Gustavo Lopez, MA Metro Academy of Health I Email: gus1492@sfsu.edu I became an educator in order to advocate for students that come from similar disenfranchised communities. |
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Maharaj "Raju" Desai, Ph.D. Metro Academy of Health II and Health III Email: rdesai@sfsu.edu When Iʻm not in the classroom, I love to hike, cook, read, and explore new places and restaurants. |
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Meagan Nance, M.A. Metro Academy of Liberal and Creative Arts I & II Email: megnance@sfsu.edu Ultimately, what inspires my work in Metro is my vision to push students to speak, think, act and behave in ways that expand the realm of what is possible and what is just. This is guided by my philosophy that action measures and reflects the worth of any education. |
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Danny Chau, MA Metro Academy of Business Email: dchau@sfsu.edu What inspires me is I always learn something new from Metro students every single day. I am inspired by their stories, resilience, and passion to give back to their communities. |
Information Technology and Evaluation Systems
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