Our Team

Location: Peterson Hall 127 map icon
Email: supportingstudents@csulb.edu 
Phone: 562-985-2038 
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Staff

Danielle Muñoz-Channel (she/her) 
Director, Basic Needs
danielle.munoz@csulb.edu 

Elizabeth Martinez

Elizabeth Martinez (she/her/ella)
Assistant Director, Outreach and Program Services
elizabeth.martinez@csulb.edu 

John Nguyen (he/him/his) 
Administrative Support Coordinator
john.nguyen@csulb.edu 

Berenis Estrada (she/her/hers)
Basic Needs Case Manager
berenis.estrada@csulb.edu 

Hannah Nevarez (she/her/hers) 
Basic Needs Case Manager
hannah.nevarez@csulb.edu 

Taylor Davies (she/her/hers)
County Liaison
taylor.davies@csulb.edu 

Jiovanni Fernandez (he/him/his)
CalFresh Outreach Student Specialist

Vanessa Polk (she/her/hers)
CalFresh Outreach & Marketing Assistor
 

Alexandra Martinez

Alexandra Martinez (she/her/hers)
Graduate Student Lead

Lamya Saade

Lamya Saade (she/her) 
CalFresh Outreach Assistor

Dylan Burba
CalFresh Outreach Assistor

Virginia Gray  
CalFresh Healthy Living Project Manager 

Erin Boyd
CalFresh Healthy Living Lead Trainer

Alexis Pope (she/her/hers)
Basic Needs Peer Navigator

Luis Galvan

Luis Galvan (he/him/his)
Basic Needs Peer Navigator
Beach XP & Financial Literacy Lead

Mark Chavez (he/him/his)
Basic Needs Peer Navigator

Isabella Martinez

Isabella Martinez (she/her/hers)
Basic Needs Peer Navigator

Diego Cervantes Barajas (he/him/El)
College Corps Fellow: Outreach & Marketing

Simone Woods
College Corps Fellow: Marketing

Violet Valdivia

Violet Valdivia (she/her/hers)
College Corps Fellow: CalFresh & SGAP Outreach

Alessa Arevalo Hurtado

Alessa Arevalo Hurtado (she/her/hers) 
Outreach and Special Projects Intern

Fernanda Moctezuma

Fernanda Moctezuma (she/her/hers) 
Outreach and Marketing Intern

Get Involved

Gain valuable experience and make a meaningful impact by interning or working with our Basic Needs Program. 

*No available positions at this time.