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 love to play basketball and volleyball during the favorable weather in the foggy city of San Francisco. |
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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Sherry Suisman, MA Faculty Learning Community Lead Email: sherrysuisman@gmail.com I am passionate about many social justice issues, particularly educational equity, and love helping faculty develop their teaching practices. |
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Celina Gonzalez Coordinator of Curriculum and Faculty Development Email: cgonza25@sfsu.edu My passion is working with youth and providing them with the resources they need to succeed in higher education |
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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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Jade Rivera, MPH Associate Director of Student Services Email: jrivera2@sfsu.edu My passion is working with historically underrepresented students in culturally relevant and responsive curriculum. |
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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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Kayla Jackson Coordinator of Outreach and Recruitment Services Email: kjackla@mail.sfsu.edu I hold a BS in Health Education, and is currently a doula in training. |
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Alex 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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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. |
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Celina Gonzalez Coordinator of Metro Academic Resource Center Email: cgonza25@sfsu.edu My passion is working with youth and providing them with the resources they need to succeed in higher education |
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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Jade Rivera, MPH Metro Academy of Health 1 Email: jrivera2@sfsu.edu When I am not in the classroom, I am out discovering new hiking trails and looking for the best Salvadorian restaurant for pupusas. |
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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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Gustavo Lopez, MA Metro Academy of Health II and Health III Email: gus1492@sfsu.edu I became an educator in order to advocate for students that come from similar disenfranchised communities. |
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Alicia Torres, MA Metro Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Development Email: aliciat@sfsu.edu My passion is working to improving the practice of teaching and developing young children and educators through a social justice and equity lens. |
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Landon Smith, MA Metro Academy of Liberal and Creative Arts I & II Email: landsmith@sfsu.edu In my work, I believe that students will change the world, and that's what drives me to be the best mentor, instructor and coordinator. |
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Danny Chau, MA Metro Academy of Business Email: dchau@sfsu.edu
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Information Technology and Evaluation Systems
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