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Meet the SOAR Advisor Staff

Judy Huang

Judy Huang

Year: Junior
Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Major: Business/Psychology
49er Tip : Get to know your professors!

Nichole Bennett

Nichole Bennett

Year: Senior
Hometown: San Marcos, CA
Major: Liberal Studies Track 1
Favorite thing about The Beach: Huge campus with a small campus feel.

 Ashlee Williams

Ashlee Wilkins

Year: Junior
Hometown: Bay Area, CA
Major: International Business
Favorite thing about The Beach: The diversity.

Ramon Castilo

Ramon Castillo

Year: Senior
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Communication: Interpersonal and Organizational
Campus Involvement: ASI Marketing Assistant

Michael Hwang

Michael Hwang

Year: Junior
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Major: Pre-Nursing
49er Tip : Go to class!

Caitlyn Larson

Caitlyn Larson

Year: Senior
Hometown: Lakewood, CA
Major: Family and Consumer Sciences
Favorite thing about The Beach: The professors really care about students and want to see us succeed.

Avis Atkins

Avis Atkins

Year: Senior
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Major: Human Development
Minor: Psychology
49er Tip: Make sure you get involved with the campus

 Paul Nesbit

Paul Nesbit

Year: Senior
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Major: Geography and Geology
Campus Involvement: Theta Chi Fraternity, Geography Student Association, Geology Student Association, Leadership Academy, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Socorro E. Martinez

Socorro E. Martinez

Year: Junior
Hometown: Boyle Heights,CA
Major: Social Work
Favorite thing about The Beach: How easy it is to become part of the community here.

 Nik Ocello

Nik Ocello

Year: Graduate Student
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Major: Student Development in Higher Education
Campus Involvement: President's Scholars, President's Ambassadors, Special Events Commissioner (ASI), Learning Alliance Peer Mentor, President's Scholars Peer Advisor

 Daniel Hartman

Daniel Hartman

Year: Senior
Hometown:
Palmdale, CA
Major: Pre-Nursing
Favorite thing about The Beach: 49er Men's basketball games.

Katie Flaherty

Katie Flaherty

Year: Senior
Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Major: Liberal Studies Track 1
49er Tip: Let your education be a top priority in your life and when school gets overwhelming just think about your future goals.

 Janine Mc Cormick

Janine McCormick

Year: Junior
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Major: Journalism
Minor: Classics
Campus Involvement: Learning Alliance, Monson Maniacs, PESALD honors society

Tenari P Tenari

Tenari P. Tenari

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Apia, Samoa
Major: Biology (Pre- med)
49er Tip: Manage your time wisely, set your priorities straight (know that school must come first in order to succeed), and know that your learning experiences do not end here at The Beach

Tristan Wynn

Tristan Wynn

Year: Junior
Hometown: Manteca, CA
Major: Journalism/Public Relations
Minor: Marketing and Fashion Merchandising
Campus Involvement: USU Program Council, University Student Union Board of Trustees, African Student Union, College Beat Television, Student African American Brotherhood, Black Graduation Committee, and enrolled in the Leadership Academy.

Ray Kim

Year: Junior
Home: Rowland Heights, CA
Major: Sports Psychology
Favorite thing about The Beach: Walking through campus on a cool and sunny day, listening to some tunes. There ain't nothing better!

Asha Nettles

Asha Nettles

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Richmond,VA (army,brat!!)
Major: Political Science
49er Tip: Be yourself!! You would rather people hate you for something that you are than love you for something that you're not.

Valerie Santiago

Valerie Santiago

Year: Sophomore
Home Town: Mira Loma, CA
Major: Pre-Nursing
Favorite thing about The Beach: You always meet new people everyday.

 A. Wesley Chung

A. Wesley Chung

Year: Senior
Hometown: Los Alamitos, CA
Major: American Studies
49er Tip: Get involved and go to at least one volleyball game

Noemi Gonzalez

Noemi Gonzalez

Year: Junior
Major: Pre- Psychology
Hometown: San Pedro, CA
Campus Involvement: CSULB Womens Choir

Samuel Robles-Fuentes

Samuel Robles-Fuentes

Year: Senior
Hometown: South Gate, CA
Major: Criminal Justice and Psychology
Campus Involvement: EOP, JusticeCorps, CAMP

John Marquez

John Marquez

Year: Senior
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Major: History
Campus Involvement: Learning Alliance, Rock Music Club

  Bernadette Baniago

Bernadette Baniago

Year: Senior
Hometown: Lakewood, CA
Major: Microbiology
49er Tip: Don't procrastinate. Everything you learn in class piles up in the end, like a tiered layer cake. Without a good foundation of information, your cake and knowledge will be incomplete.

Daisy Cruz

Daisy Cruz

Year: Senior
Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA
Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Campus Involvement: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Golden Key International Honours Society.

Maritza Salazar

Maritza Salazar

Year: Senior
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Major: Psychology
Favorite thing about The Beach: There is a place for everyone at THE BEACH! There are over 300 student organizations-one for every possible interest.

Lindsay Duvall

Lindsay Duvall

Year: Senior
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: International Studies
Minor: Spanish
49er Tip: Get involved in school and do what you are passionate about!

Lyndsay Green

Lyndsay Green

Year: Senior
Home Town: Boston, MA
Major: Human Development
49er Tip: Use the resources on campus! They are there to help you succeed!

Shannon Crater

Shannon Crater

Year: Senior
Hometown: Hemet, CA
Major: Recreation and Leisure Studies
Favorite thing about The Beach: The easy to use aspect, anything you want to know you can fnd out! Makes life much easier.

Oscar Martin

Oscar Martin

Year: Junior
Hometown: Venice, CA
Major: Physics
49er Tip: Make sure you make the best of your time at Long Beach, join some clubs, meet some people. Make sure that you do not limit yourself to only the people you already know, meet as many new people as you can, create as many connections as you can

Carlos Robles-Padilla

Carlos Padilla-Robles

Year: Senior
Hometown: Lancaster, Ca.
Major: Psychology
Campus Involvement: Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society