How to Reach Us
Here's how to reach the coordinators, directors or other contacts for each of the programs in the Equity and Engagement Division.
Dean's Office
Division Dean: Alicia Cortez, 408.864.8365 or cortezalicia@deanza.edu
Division Assistant: Angelita Pabros, 408.864.8819 or pabrosangelita@deanza.edu
Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education
Faculty Director: Vacant
Honors Program
Program Coordinator: Mehrdad Khosravi, 408.864.5384 or khosravimehrdad@deanza.edu
Learning in Communities
Co-Coordinator: Kristen Skager, 408.864.8477 or skagerkristen@deanza.edu
Pride Center
Faculty Coordinator: Jamie Pelusi, pelusijamie@deanza.edu
Counselor: Huy Le, lehuy@deanza.edu
Student Success Center
Co-Director: Melissa Aguilar, 408.864.5422 or aguilarmelissa@deanza.edu
Co-Director: Diana Alves de Lima, 408.864.8485 or alvesdelimadiana@deanza.edu
Student Success and Retention Services
SSRS Faculty Director
(vacant)
First Year Experience
Coordinator: Jorge Morales, 408.864.8552 or moralesjorge@deanza.edu
IMPACT AAPI
Coordinator: Amy Wang, 408.864.8894 or wangamy@deanza.edu
Puente
Co-Coordinator: Liliana Rivera, 408.864.8780 or riveraliliana@deanza.edu
Co-Coordinator: Lydia Hearn, 408.864.5785 or hearnlydia@deanza.edu
Umoja
Coordinator: Maurice Canyon, canyonmaurice@deanza.edu
Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action (VIDA)
Faculty Director: Cynthia Kaufman, 408.864.8739 or kaufmancynthia@deanza.edu