Dr. Elaine Lipiz Gonzalez has dedicated her career to helping students from diverse backgrounds succeed in higher education. Prior to her current position, she served as the Director of EOPS/CARE and CalWORKs at Cypress College and also previously worked at UC Irvine as the Director of the SAGE Scholars Program and Community College Programs through the Center for Educational Partnerships. In addition, she has served as adjunct faculty at Santa Ana College and the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at UC Irvine,  Master’s degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education at CSU Long Beach, and doctorate in Educational Leadership at CSU Fullerton.

Dr. Nick Arman has worked with our nation’s veterans in various capacities since 2000. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and the Army National Guard, and is a combat veteran of the Iraq War. Before coming to Fullerton College, Dr. Arman worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a readjustment counselor with prior academic advising and counseling experiences at different levels of higher education such as California State University Northridge and Los Angeles City College. He is committed to providing his students with compassionate and quality guidance in their academic journey. Dr. Arman earned his Master’s degree in Counseling with emphasis in College Counseling and Student Services from California State University Northridge, and earned his doctorate in Organizational Leadership at Brandman University.

Tania McKeown has dedicated her career to working with students. She has demonstrated her passion and devotion towards education while serving in the Disability Support Services Office and transitioning into the Veterans Resource Center. She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards veterans as she has one son who served in the United States Marine Corps. She has a strong sense of responsibility toward students, which she has gained through her college career, personal experience, and work ethic.

Jason served in the Marine Corps from 2005-2009 as a Combat Engineer in 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. After starting college in 2010 and a few major changes over the years, he finally decided that he wanted to work in higher education and chose to become a College Counselor. He has 7 years of experience working with student veterans first as a student worker, then as a Classified Staff member and now as an Adjunct Counselor.He has worked at Saddleback College, Golden West College and is an Adjunct Veterans Counselor at Mt. San Antonio College. Jason earned his Bachelors of Science in Anthropology from Cal Poly Pomona and his Masters of Science in Educational Counseling from the University of La Verne.

Jane D. Killer is a veteran of the United States Army where she served as a medic. Jane comes to Fullerton College from UC Irvine, where she was the Assistant Director of the Veteran Services Center for about 3 years. Prior to UC Irvine, Jane worked at CSU Long Beach for 7 years, where she managed a college mental health and suicide prevention program in Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS). Before her career in higher education, Jane worked as an Organ & Tissue Procurement Coordinator at OneLegacy, the largest organ and tissue donation organization in the world. She also currently works at El Camino College’s VRC as a Veteran Counselor. Jane holds a master’s degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Ed and a bachelor’s in Microbiology both from CSU Long Beach–she is also a first-generation transfer student from Golden West College. Her passion is helping student veterans redefine their leadership skills and build self-confidence to successfully complete their degree and gain a fulfilling career after their service.

Travis Mahaffey is a full-time student at Fullerton College majoring in Computer Information Systems. He joined the Army National Guard at 17, and has done deployments to Kosovo and Iraq. Travis eventually plans to transfer to a 4 year university to earn his Bachelor’s Degree and work in the IT field.

Joshua McManus served in the Marine Corps. He is a Kinesiology major studying to become a P.A, and plans to transfer to Cal State Fullerton in Fall 2019.

Roy is a full time student at FCC pursuing an Associates in Math, with the intention of transferring into a U.C. Physics program. Roy spent five years in the U.S. Navy as a submarine communications technician, completing a EUCOM deployment.

Kevin served in the Navy as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman. He is pursuing a degree in Psychology and plans on transferring to California State University, Long Beach in 2020.

Jake was in the Army infantry, stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas. He is majoring in Advertising and Graphic Design, and plans to transfer to UC Santa Barbara.

Cassandra has been a math tutor at Fullerton College for 4 years. She graduated with her AS-T in mathematics and is currently continuing her education at CSU Fullerton. She aspires to become a math teacher.

Larry Cruz has a BA in English from Cal State Fullerton and will be attending graduate school in Fall 2019 for an MA. “It’s a pleasure to help others, and I hope to work with all of you!”

Eric Cho served in the Navy as a medic for 5 years. He is currently a Biology Major at Fullerton College and is excited about being back home and being able to help veterans.

Eli is a graphic designer who received his Associates in Arts with emphasis in Graphic Design and Advertising from Fullerton College, and is pursuing a Bachelors of Fine Arts with emphasis in Graphic Design and UI/UX Design at California State University Fullerton. He aspires to design for the movie or video game industry, and to eventually become a design instructor.