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Counseling Team

The Counseling Team is here to help you find your way through AHC and support you in completing your educational goals. 

Dean of Student Services

Oversees the Counseling Department.

Yvonne Teniente-Cuello
(pronouns: Her, Hers, She)
805-922-6966 ext 3631
yteniente@hancockcollege.edu


Administrative Support Staff

VACANT
Office Service Assistant I
805-922-6966 ext 3293

Laura Leon
Administrative Assistant II
805-922-6966 ext 3613
laura.leon1@hancockcollege.edu 

James Coon
Administrative Assistant III
805-922-6966 ext 3371
james.coon@hancockcollege.edu   

 


Counseling Assistant

Assists with: Processing prerequisite appeals, College Now, and coordinating Launch to College events.

Monica Maldonado
805-922-6966 ext 3846
monica.maldonado@hancockcollege.edu


Retention Specialists

Assists with: Providing support to students through the Early Alert and Probation Program. 

Oscar Escobedo
805-922-6966 ext 3632 
oscar.escobedo1@hancockcollege.edu

Sara Galindo
805-922-6966 ext 3237
sara.galindo@hancockcollege.edu 

Victor Rodriguez
805-922-6966 ext. 3625
victor.rodriguez6@hancockcollege.edu 

Fernando Robles
805-922-6966 ext 3959
fernando.roblesjr@hancockcollege.edu 

Juan Medina
805-922-6966 ext. 3014
juan.medina4@hancockcollege.edu 

 


General Counselors 

Counselors are here to help you get on the right path to reach your academic and career goals.  Counselors can assist you with developing a Student Education Plan, Transfer Planning, Career Planning, Campus and Community Referrals, Academic Standing Counseling, and Student Success Strategies.  At AHC, you are not assigned a counselor.  We recommend you find a counselor you work well with.  You may see any counselor, the choice is yours!

Ben Britten
Department Chair/Full-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3942
benjamin.britten@hancockcollege.edu

Héctor Álvarez 
Full-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3462
halvarez@hancockcollege.edu 

Antonia Atilano
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3293
antonia.atilano@hancockcollege.edu 

Cynthia Diaz
Full-Time Puente Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3708
cdiaz@hancockcollege.edu

Clint Freeland
Full-Time Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3565
cfreeland@hancockcollege.edu 

Elisha Francis
Part-Time Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3293
elisha.montano@hancockcollege.edu

Bailey Hall
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3293
bailey.hall2@hancockcollege.edu 

Beverly Garcia
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3292
bgarcia@hancockcollege.edu

Candy Janiam
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3633
gunyalat.janiam@hancockcollege.edu  

José Millán
Full-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3678
jmillan@hancockcollege.edu

Mayra Morales
Full-Time Non-Credit Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3336
mmorales@hancockcollege.edu

Michelle Machado
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3293
michelle.machado@hancockcollege.edu

Ricardo Navarrette
Full-Time Athletics Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3634
ricardo.navarrette@hancockcollege.edu 

Raquel Orozco 
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3293
raquel.orozco@hancockcollege.edu

Edualdo Peña-Rico
Part-Time Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3814
edulado.penaric@hancockcollege.edu 

Carissa Perales
Full-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 5261

chernandez@hancockcollege.edu

Veronica Sánchez
Full-Time Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3429
vsanchez@hancockcollege.edu

Brooke Souza
Full-Time Counselor

805-922-6966 ext 3838
bsouza@hancockcollege.edu 

Dayana Zepeda De Rosas
Full-Time Non-Credit Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3743
dayana.zepeda@hancockcollege.edu 

Christina Wright-Morgan
Part-Time Counselor
805-922-6966 ext 3702

christin.wright@hancockcollege.edu


Personal Development Instructors

Our personal development instructors teach PD 100- Personal and Career Exploration and PD 101 Success in College.  

Lynn Becerra-Valencia
Full-Time Instructor
805-922-6966 ext. 3414
lynn.becerra@hancockcollege.edu
Lisa Marsalek
Full-Time Instructor

805-922-6966 ext 3506
lisa.marsalek1@hancockcollege.edu