Counselors & Staff
COUNSELING TECHNICIAN II
Apolonia Cotto, M.S.
(661) 763-7748 (661) 763-7823
acotto@taftcollege.edu
ADMISSIONS & COUNSELING TECHNICIAN
Isaura Santiesteban
(661) 763-7798
isantiesteban@taftcollege.edu
ADMISSIONS & RECORDS TECHNICIAN
Mireya Zermeno
(661) 763-7741
mzermeno@taftcollege.edu
Counselors by Division
MATH & SCIENCE
Darcy Bogle, M.A.
(661) 763-7889
dbogle@taftcollege.edu
LIBERAL ARTS / ENGLISH / TRANSFER
Juana Rangel-Escobedo, M.A.
(661) 763-7898
jescobedo@taftcollege.edu
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Candace Duron, M.S.
(661) 763-7934
cduron@taftcollege.edu
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY / INCARCERATED STUDENTS
Chris Flachmann, M.A.
(661) 763-7858
cflachmann@taftcollege.edu
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY / CAREER
TRANSITIONS FACILITATOR
Kristi Richards, M.S. (Adjunct)
(661) 763-7813
krichards@taftcollege.edu
ATHLETICS
Joe’ll Chaidez, M.A.
(661) 763-7962
jchaidez@taftcollege.edu
EOPS/CARE & CALWORKS
EOPS/CARE & CALWORKS COUNSELOR/COORDINATOR
Lourdes Gonzalez, M.S.
(661) 763-7830
lgonzalez@taftcollege.edu
EOPS/CARE SENIOR SECRETARY
Morgan Sanchez
(661) 763-7723
mhaskell@taftcollege.edu
EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs COUNSELOR
Gracie Mickelberry, M.A.
(Adjunct)
(661) 763-7847
gmickelberry@taftcollege.edu
EOPS/CARE & CALWORKS COUNSELOR
Natalie Woodall, M.A. (Adjunct)
(661) 763-7755
nwoodall@taftcollege.edu
DSPS
DSPS COUNSELOR / COORDINATOR
Janis Mendenhall, M.A., CRC
(661) 763-7827
jmendenhall@taftcollege.edu
HIGH-TECH ACCESS SPECIALIST
Amar Abbott, Ed.D.
(661) 763-7977
aabbott@taftcollege.edu
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