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Meet the Admissions Team

We’re here to support you from your application to the start of your academic journey at Cal State Monterey Bay.

Admission Counselors for First-Year Students

Find — and learn more about — your admissions counselor. Browse the list to see which of our friendly team members serves your area.

Azucena Ramos

831-582-3590 | azramos@csumb.edu | Schedule a Meeting with Azucena

Azucena serves students in:

Local High Schools	Anzar, Gonzales, Greenfield, Hollister, King City, Notre Dame, and Soledad
Region	Central Valley and Central Coast
Territories	Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, San Luis Obispo

About Azucena:

Home City	Exeter, California
Favorite Spot on Campus	The lawn on the main quad
Favorite Place in Monterey	Del Monte State Beach
Educational Background:	MA, Higher Education and Student Affairs, University of San Francisco BA, Collaborative Health and Human Services, CSUMB

TJ Dove

831-582-3632 | tdove@csumb.edu | Schedule a Meeting with TJ

TJ serves students in:

Local High Schools	Aptos, Charter Program (Ben Lomond), Cypress Charter, Delta, Harbor, Monte Vista Christian, Palma, Renaissance, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Stevenson, Trinity Christian, and York School
Region	Northern California, Greater Sacramento and Sierra Nevada, Los Angeles and Orange County
Territories	Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba

About TJ:

Home City	Yuba City, California
Favorite Spot on Campus	Baseball Field
Favorite Place in Monterey	The Links Club
Educational Background:	BA, Psychology, CSUMB

Amelia Wooddy

831-582-3255 | awooddy@csumb.edu | Schedule a Meeting with Amelia

Amelia serves students in:

Local High Schools	Marina, Monterey, Learning for Life Charter School, Monterey County Home Charter School, Pacific Grove, Carmel, Santa Catalina, Seaside, and North Monterey County
Region	Bay Area
Territories	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara

About Amelia:

Home City	Memphis, Tennessee
Fun Fact:	I love scary movies and games! Favorite movie is The Thing (1982) and my favorite game is Dead Space 2.
Educational Background:	BS, Communication Design with an emphasis in Web Development, CSUMB

Edward Chavez

831-582-3599 | echavez@csumb.edu | Schedule a Meeting with Edward

Edward serves students in:

Local High Schools	Alisal, Everett Alvarez, North Salinas, Rancho San Juan, Salinas, Watsonville, Saint Francis, Pajaro Valley, Ceiba College Prep Academy, and Pacific Coast Charter School
Region	Southern California
Territories	San Diego, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Imperial, and Ventura

About Edward:

Home City	Guadalupe, California
Favorite Spot on Campus	The disc golf course
Favorite Place in Monterey	Asilomar Beach
Educational Background:	BA, Visual and Public Art, CSUMB

Admission Evaluators for Transfer Students

If you’re attending another school and are considering joining the Cal State Monterey Bay community, our knowledgeable admissions evaluators can help answer your questions and guide you through the process.

Barbara Cook

831-582-4462 | barcook@csumb.edu | Schedule Meeting

Barbara serves Cabrillo College and Gavilan College and any transfer students whose last name starts with P-Z

Community Colleges	Cabrillo College, Gavilan College
Category/Criteria 2	TBA

About Barbara:

Home City	Kansas, Illinois
Favorite Place on Campus	The campus library. It is a great place to go read, grab a bite to eat or just relax.
Favorite Place in Monterey	Asilomar Beach. Great place to walk, or sit and read a book.
Educational Background:	AS - History, Gadsden State Community College BSE- Secondary Education- History, Jacksonville State University MA - History, Jacksonville State University

Matt Daines

831-582-3582 | mdaines@csumb.edu | Schedule Meeting

Matt serves Monterey Peninsula College and any transfer students whose last name starts with G-O

Community Colleges	Monterey Peninsula College
Category/Criteria 2	TBA

About Matt:

Home City	Greenfield, CA
Favorite Place on Campus	View from the tee pad on hole #9 at the Oaks disc golf course
Favorite Place in Monterey	Del Monte Beach or Monterey State Beach
Educational Background:	AA – Transfer Studies, Monterey Peninsula College BS – Liberal Studies Concentration in Human Development, California State University Monterey Bay – Graduation with distinction

Victor Torres

831-582-3628| vitorres@csumb.edu | Schedule Meeting

Victor serves Hartnell College and any transfer students whose last name starts with A-F

Community Colleges	Hartnell College
Category/Criteria 2	TBA

About Victor:

Home City	Riverside, CA
Favorite Place on Campus	Oaks disc golf course that overlooks the campus and Monterey Bay
Favorite Place in Monterey	Rosine’s Restaurant on Alvarado St.
Educational Background:	CSUMB - BA Human Communications CSUSB - Master Public Administration