Meet the Staff

Advocacy Services

Michelle Luqueno Diaz

Michelle Luqueno Diaz

Confidential Advocate

SHCS Staff Member since 2023

Lizeth Cortez

Case Manager

SHCS Staff Member since 2023

Clinical Records Staff

Angela de Lara

Clinical Assistant

SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Teresa Maglalang

Clinical Assistant


SHCS Staff Member since 2005

Coryse Nkepsi Ngangmenyi

Clinical Assistant

Counseling Staff

Shauna Olson Hong, LCSW

Director of Counseling Services

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCS24276
San Jose State University

SHCS Staff Member since 2009

Academic Training: San José State University, MSW, 2003

Areas of Special Interest: First Generation College Students, Identity Development (Ethnic, Sexual, Gender, Spiritual), Relationships, Couples, Social Justice

Languages spoken other than English: Spanish

Personal or Professional Quote: “The soul speaks its truth only under quiet, inviting, and trustworthy conditions. The soul is like a wild animal – tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient, and yet exceedingly shy.”
- Parker Palmer

Colleen Arnold, Ph.D, LMFT

Lead Counselor, Clinical Supervisor

Meet the Counselor - Colleen Arnold video

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 36921
California School of Professional Psychology

SHCS Staff Member since 2016

Academic Training: San Jose State University, MS in Clinical Psychology, 1992

California School of Professional Psychology, Ph.D in Clinical Psychology, 2002

Areas of Special Interest: Life transitions, spirituality and mental health, depression, anxiety, identity issues, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness

Personal or Professional Quote: “The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” - CG Jung

Kathryn Kirkpatrick, LCSW

Counselor Faculty, Clinical Supervisor

Meet the Counselor - Kathryn Kirkpatrick video

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW 60751
Columbia University

SHCS Staff Member since 2018

Academic Training: Columbia University School of Social Work, MSW, 2008

Areas of Special Interest: First Generation Students, Undocumented/"Dreamer" Students, Relationship Issues, Social Justice, Coping with Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, and Women's Empowerment.

Languages spoken other than English: Spanish

Personal or Professional Quote: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Erin Harrell, Psy.D

Counselor Faculty, Clinical Supervisor

Meet the Counselor - Erin Harrell video

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY #27303

SHCS Staff Member since 2021

Academic Training: California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Doctor of Psychology, 2013

University of California San Diego, Human Development and Critical Gender Studies, BA 2003

Areas of Special Interest: LGBTQIA Community, Identity (Especially Gender and Sexuality), Social Justice, Life Transitions, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, Relationships. 

Personal/Professional Quote: “Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.” - Brené Brown

Benedicta (Bunny) Ott, LMFT, APCC

Counselor Faculty

Meet the Counselor - Bunny Ott video 

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 116068
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC 3500

SHCS Staff Member since 2019

Academic Training:  Regent College, MA in Theological Studies, 2002

Western Seminary, MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, 2016

Areas of Special Interest: PTSD, Trauma Relief utilizing EMDR, Family Relationships, Spiritual Integration, Anxiety, Depression, Self-esteem/ Identity Development and Stress Management

Personal or Professional Quote:  “Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis, all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace." - Frederick Buechner

Rosa Mora, Ph.D.

Counselor Faculty, Clinical Supervisor

Meet the Counselor - Rosa Mora video 

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY #23233

SHCS Staff Member since 2021

Academic TrainingUniversity of Illinois-Chicago BA in Clinical Psychology, 2000

Illinois Institute of Technology, MS in Rehabilitation Counseling, 2002

California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Ph.D in Clinical Psychology, 2007

Areas of Special Interest: Crisis Intervention, First Generation Students, Undocumented/"Dreamer" Students, Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Anger Management and Substance Issues.

Languages spoken other than English: Spanish

Personal or Professional Quote: “To make a dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream. The second; is persistence.” - Cesar Chavez

Sophie De Pillis, LMFT

Counselor Faculty, Counselor at Concord

Meet the Counselor - Sophie De Pillis video

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #122245

SHCS Staff Member Since 2021

Academic Training: The Wright Institute, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, 2018

Areas of Special Interest: Trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, identity development, substance use, body image, stress management 

Personal or Professional Quote“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”  - James Baldwin

Julie Kostrey

Julie Kostrey, Ph.D, LPCC

Counselor Faculty

Meet the Counselor - Julie Kostrey video

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC #10854

SHCS Staff Member Since 2023

Academic Training: Adler School of Professional Psychology, MA Counseling Psychology, 2013

Saybrook University, Ph.D, Existential and Humanistic Psychology, 2021

Areas of Special Interest:  Creativity, faith and spirituality, international students, first-generation students, life crises

Languages spoken other than English: Russian

Personal or Professional Quote: "What anxiety means is it's as though the world is knocking at your door, and you need to create, you need to make something, you need to do something.  I think anxiety, for people who have found their own heart and their own souls, for them it is a stimulus towards creativity, toward courage.  It's what makes us human beings."  - Rollo May

"You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dahlia Case, LMFT

Counselor in SEAS - please note that Dahlia works specifically with students from the Student Equity and Success programs.
Meet the Counselor - Dahlia Case video

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT #96795

SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Academic Training:  Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English, 2010

The Wright Institute, Masters in Counseling Psychology, 2016

Areas of Special Interest: Faith/Spirituality, Self-esteem, Identity Development, Trauma (PTSD and Generational Trauma), Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, Negative/Positive Self-Talk, Rejection/Abandonment, Couples and other Relationship Dynamics, Communication, Forgiveness, Parenting, Issues Pertaining to the Black Experience, Healthy Boundaries

Personal or Professional Quote: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

Andres Gonzalez, AMFT

Associate Counselor

Meet the Counselor - Andy Gonzalez video

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT #134229  

SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Academic Training: Santa Clara University, MA in Counseling Psychology (LGBTQ+ emphasis), 2022

Ithaca College, BAs in Psychology & Theatre Studies, 2016

Areas of Special Interest: Life stress and transitions, personal growth, increasing self-awareness, emotional regulation, relationship issues, authenticity/identity development, spirituality, grief & loss, depression, anxiety, shame, sex/intimacy, LGBTQ+ community 

Languages spoken other than EnglishSpanish

Personal or Professional Quote: “Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?” – Eckhart Tolle

Tori Parsons, ACSW

Associate Counselor

Meet the Counselor - Tori Parsons video

Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW #100352

SHCS staff member since 2023

Academic TrainingCal State East Bay - Masters of Social Work, 2019 

Areas of Special InterestNeurodiversity Affirming Care, Embodied Somatic Abolitionism, Cultivating space for more imagination, joy, and authenticity.

Personal or Professional Quote: “Ease is your birthright.” - Tricia Hersey 

Songs that help me Groundhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/rest-life/1593190533?i=1593190769

Fun Fact: I love to collect hot sauces.

Dejaun Gray, AMFT

Associate Counselor

Meet the Counselor - Dejaun Gray video

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT #141227

SHCS Staff Member since 2023

Academic Training: San Francisco State University, MS in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy, emphasis in Clinical Mental Health, 2023

California State University, East Bay, BA in Psychology, 2019

Areas of Special Interest: First-generation college students, life transitions, identity development, anxiety, depression, and developmental trauma.

Personal or Professional Quotes: “Actions create consequences which produces new worlds, and they’re all different” - Ruben Blades

“Taking care of you is not selfish or egocentric but essential to finding your own success. Finding balance begins with allowing yourself the opportunity to build a foundation of how you want others to see you.” - Brian Bovino

Rukiya "Ru" Reed, ACSW

Associate Counselor
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW #116418
SHCS Staff Member Since 2023
Academic Training: Cal State East Bay - MSW, 2023
Cal State East Bay - BA in Human Development, 2020
Areas of Interest: Aging, Life Transitions, Anxiety, Anger & Stress Management, Self-Esteem, Mindfulness, Gerontology, Personal Growth
Personal or Professional Quote: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" - Dr. Wayne Dyer

Medical Staff

Ulka Agarwal, M.D

Psychiatrist
Introverted but willing to discuss cats.

University of Washington, Seattle - Psychiatry Residency 
Chicago Medical School - M.D.
San Jose State University - B.S. Electrical Engineering

Emil Asadulla, M.D., M.S

Director of Student Health Services

SHCS Staff Member since 2008
Academic Training:
University of California, Davis - B.S.Biochemistry
Cal State University, Hayward - M. S. Chemistry
St. George's University - Medical School

Evelyn Aquino, M.A.

Medical Assistant

Jennie Cheng, DNP

Nurse Practitioner

 

Anthony Hong, RPH

Pharmacist

SHCS Staff Member since 2010

Academic Training: Idaho State University in B.S. Pharmacy

Shontai Johnson

Clinical Lab Assistant - Phlebotomy Technician

SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Nguyet Vo, Pharm D.

Pharmacist
SHCS Staff Member Since 2021
Academic Training:
University of California, Berkeley - B.A. Intergrated Biology
Touro University - Pharmacy School
Areas of Special Interest:  Traveling and outdoor adventures.

Spencer Wong, MD, FAAFP

Physician

SHCS staff member since 2022

Academic Training:
San Joaquin General Hospital- Family Medicine Residency: UC Davis Affiliate
St. George's University- MD.
San Jose State University- BS Biology, Systems Physiology
Areas of Special Interest: 
Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound, Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Gender Affirming Care 
Personal or Professional Quote: 
 “A goal is not always something meant to be reached, it often serves as something to aim at"- Bruce Lee

 

Wellness Services

Jennifer Luna

Jennifer Luna, MPH, CHES

Director, Recreation, Student Wellbeing, & University Unions 
California State University, East Bay - B.S. Health Science
San Jose State University - Master in Public Health 
SHCS Staff Member since 2004
Janice Bulayo

Janice Bulayo, MPH, CHES

Wellness Services Coordinator
California State University, East Bay - B.S. Health Science
San Jose State University - Master in Public Health
SHCS Staff Member since 2007
Sarah McKinney

Sarah McKinney

Clinical Health Educator
SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Positionality Statement

White, Cis-gendered, hetero female sex educator, able-bodied, plus-size queen, human

  • Born and raised with my bio-family in a middle-lower class area
  • Grew up surrounded by lots of family, friends, and fur-babies
  • College Graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Family Studies
  • Areas of Special Interest: Contraception,  STI Prevention, Consent, Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Bystander Intervention, Pleasure, BDSM
Ashley Hanson

Ashley Hanson, MS

Health Education Assistant
University of California, Davis - Clinical Nutrition, DPD
Bastyr University - M.S. Nutrition for Wellness
SHCS Staff Member since 2022

Administrative Staff

Irene Bangi

Administrative and Fiscal Coordinator
Student Health Services
Cindy Lieu

Cindy Lieu

Administrative and Fiscal Coordinator

Counseling and Advocacy Services

Flora Salas

Manager, Administrative Services