Faculty & Staff

Chair

Rebecca Toporek smiling with white skin and long white hair
Rebecca Toporek
Department Chair
College Counseling Coordinator
rtoporek@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1398

Program Coordinators

Elif_Balin
Elif Balin
Associate Professor
Career Counseling Coordinator
ebalin@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-6415
Melissa_Bowman
Melissa Bowman (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Fieldwork Coordinator
mkbowman@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2028
Sandra Fitzgerald smiling with long brown hair, glasses, and light brown skin
Sandra Fitzgerald
Associate Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Coordinator
sfitz@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1690
Karl_Kwan
Karl Kwan
Professor
Gerontological Counseling Coordinator
kwan@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-2141
Tiffany_O'Shaughnessy
Tiffany O'Shaughnessy
Associate Professor
MFT Counseling Coordinator
taosh@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2394
Molly_Strear
Molly Strear
Associate Professor
School Counseling and PPSC Coordinator
mstrear@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1718
Patricia_Van_Velsor
Patricia Van Velsor
Professor
Counseling Minor Coordinator
pvanvels@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7642

Professors

Elif_Balin
Elif Balin
Associate Professor
Career Counseling Coordinator
ebalin@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-6415
Derrick_Bines
Derrick Bines
Assistant Professor
dbines@sfsu.edu
415-338-1496
Julie_Chronister
Julie Chronister
Professor
jchronis@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2230
Sandra Fitzgerald smiling with long brown hair, glasses, and light brown skin
Sandra Fitzgerald
Associate Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Coordinator
sfitz@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1690
Karl_Kwan
Karl Kwan
Professor
Gerontological Counseling Coordinator
kwan@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-2141
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Cynthia Martinez
Assistant Professor
cmartinez42@sfsu.edu
Tiffany_O'Shaughnessy
Tiffany O'Shaughnessy
Associate Professor
MFT Counseling Coordinator
taosh@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2394
Molly_Strear
Molly Strear
Associate Professor
School Counseling and PPSC Coordinator
mstrear@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1718
Patricia_Van_Velsor
Patricia Van Velsor
Professor
Counseling Minor Coordinator
pvanvels@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-7642

Lecturer Faculty

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Rayne Banneck
Lecturer Faculty
rbanneck@sfsu.edu
Melissa_Bowman
Melissa Bowman (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Fieldwork Coordinator
mkbowman@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2028
A'Sharee-Brown
A'Sharee Brown (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
asbrown@sfsu.edu
Andrea_Crapanzano
Andrea Crapanzano
Lecturer Faculty
andreacrapanzano@sfsu.edu
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Leo Cruz
Lecturer Faculty
cruzl@sfsu.edu
Kristin_Dempsey
Kristin Dempsey
Lecturer Faculty
kdempsey@sfsu.edu
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Francesca Dolor
Lecturer Faculty
fdolor@sfsu.edu
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Andrea Hernandez
Lecturer Faculty
ahernandez14@mail.sfsu.edu
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America Islas
Lecturer Faculty
islas@sfsu.edu
Emily_Jackson
Emily Jackson
Lecturer Faculty
ejackson4@sfsu.edu
Bradley_Jong
Bradley Jong
Lecturer Faculty
bdjong@sfsu.edu
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Nolan Krueger
Lecturer Faculty
ntkrueger@sfsu.edu
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Aaron Martin
Lecturer Faculty
aaronmartin@sfsu.edu
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Elysha "Lacy" Martinez
Lecturer Faculty
elyshamartinez@sfsu.edu
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Carrie Mitran
Lecturer Faculty
cmitran@sfsu.edu
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Violeta Murrieta
Lecturer Faculty
vmurrieta@sfsu.edu
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Nate Nevado
Lecturer Faculty
nnevado@sfsu.edu
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Glenda Ortez-Galan
Lecturer Faculty
gortezgalan@sfsu.edu
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Elizabeth Paniagua
Lecturer Faculty
epaniagua@sfsu.edu
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Gil Perez
Lecturer Faculty
perezgil@sfsu.edu
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Christine Randolph
Lecturer Faculty
crandolph3@sfsu.edu
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Hilary Romanoff
Lecturer Faculty
hromanoff@sfsu.edu
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Ammar Saheli
Lecturer Faculty
saheli@sfsu.edu
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Lauren Sneed
Lecturer Faculty
laurensneed@sfsu.edu
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Jesus Solorio
Lecturer Faculty
jesussolorio@sfsu.edu
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Darius Taylor
Lecturer Faculty
dariustaylor@sfsu.edu
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Ulash Thakore-Dunlap
Lecturer Faculty
udunlap@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Katsufumi Araki
Office Manager
counsel@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2005
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Yolanda Gamboa
Peggy H. Smith Clinic Counseling Coordinator
ygamboa@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1429
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Gary Straub
Administrative Support Coordinator
counsel@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2005
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Shirley Tsang
Counseling Minor Advisor
counselingminor@sfsu.edu