Faculty & Staff

Chair

Rebecca Toporek white hair pulled back white skin wearing dark jacket
Rebecca Toporek
Department Chair
College Counseling Coordinator
rtoporek@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1398

Program Coordinators

Elif
Elif Balın
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

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Alvin Alvarez
Professor
aalvarez@sfsu.edu
Elif
Elif Balın
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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Hilary Anand (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
hanand@sfsu.edu
Melissa_Bowman
Melissa Bowman (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Fieldwork Coordinator
mkbowman@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2028
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Jasmin Cartagena
Lecturer Faculty
cartagenaj@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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Darius Fatemi
Lecturer Faculty
fatemi@sfsu.edu
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Talya Huntley
Lecturer Faculty
thuntley@sfsu.edu
Emily_Jackson
Emily Jackson
Lecturer Faculty
ejackson4@sfsu.edu
Bradley_Jong
Bradley Jong
Lecturer Faculty
bdjong@sfsu.edu
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Francesca Lane
Lecturer Faculty
flane@sfsu.edu
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Kate McSpadden
Lecturer Faculty
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Marcia Miller
Lecturer Faculty
mmiller2@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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Michela Passoni
Lecturer Faculty
mpassoni@sfsu.edu
Gil_Perez
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
Ammar_Saheli
Ammar Saheli
Lecturer Faculty
saheli@sfsu.edu
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Anne Seveska
Lecturer Faculty
anneseveska@sfsu.edu
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Lauren Sneed
Lecturer Faculty
laurensneed@sfsu.edu
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Darius Taylor
Lecturer Faculty
dariustaylor@sfsu.edu
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Francesca Teixeira
Lecturer Faculty
francescateixeira@sfsu.edu
Ulash Dunlap
Ulash Thakore-Dunlap
Lecturer Faculty
udunlap@sfsu.edu
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John Thompson
Lecturer Faculty
jthompson20@sfsu.edu
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Adolfo Velasquez
Lecturer Faculty
adolfov@sfsu.edu
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Kate Zuby
Lecturer Faculty
kzuby@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Katsufumi Araki
Office Manager
counsel@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2005
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Christopher Avalos
Counseling Minor Advisor
counselingminor@sfsu.edu
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Karla Castillo
Peggy H. Smith Clinic Counseling Coordinator
karlac@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1429
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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