PUMA is open this Summer 2022 for in-person services Monday – Thursday from 9 am - 3 pm. For all other Student Services, please check Counseling and Student Services for individual office hours.
The physical PUMA Center will be closed May 23rd - June 12th. Some online services will still be available, check with your learning community coordinator(s).
The PUMA (Puente, Umoja, and MESA Achievement) Center is the home for three college access and success programs – Puente, Umoja, and MESA and was established in 2015. As a vibrant center, the PUMA Center serves students from underserved/underrepresented backgrounds by building and nurturing community through embracing and validating students' cultural identity and humanity, with an emphasis on holistic development, equity, and social justice. The Center focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating instruction and support services to address the students’ various needs, while fostering student leadership, providing mentoring, and raising cultural awareness. PUMA is a space that enables students to build community in order to achieve academic and career success, become empowered, and discover their full potential.
The Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) is still offering free immigration legal consultations virtually to ALL California Community College students, faculty, and staff. Appointments are required.
Where: Call (925) 237-8581 ext. 11 or book an appointment online
MESA holds many tutoring opportunities for students. Visit the MESA webpage for additional information.
For additional programming and resource highlights, visit the PUMA Instagram page @dvcpuma: https://www.instagram.com/dvcpuma/
If you need to meet with your learning community counselor, please schedule an appointment using the options listed on the Counseling Center webpage.
Mprah Asare | Student Leader | ![]() |
Rosa Armendáriz | Dean of Student Engagement and Equity | ![]() |
Sahy Caracosa | Student Leader - DREAMer Liaison | |
Kristina Gomez | Administrative Assistant III | ![]() |
Alejandro Gonzalez Rafael | Student Leader | |
Jorge Lopez | Student Leader - DREAMer Liaison | |
Tierra Lynch | Program Assistant | ![]() |
Ada Ocampo | Manager Student Engagement and Early College Experiences |
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Zaira Sanchez | Program Coordinator First Year Experience and Student Engagement |
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Paulina Vaclav | Student Leader | ![]() |
Marina Varela | Program Coordinator Student Engagement and Early College Experiences |
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Anthony Gonzales | Coordinator and English Instructor | ![]() |
Brenda Gonzalez | Coordinator and Counselor | ![]() |
Stephanie Razo | Coordinator and English Instructor | ![]() |
Justin Wembes | Coordinator and Counselor | ![]() |
Yvonne Canada-Clarke | Coordinator and Counselor | |
Kimberly Galbraith | Coordinator | ![]() |
Danielle Odom | Counselor | |
Evangeline Ward | Coordinator |
Danielle Odom | Counselor | |
Sean Rodriquez | Program Assistant |
Maria Dorado | Counselor General |
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Brenda Gonzalez | Counselor General/Puente |
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Danielle Odom | Counselor General/MESA |
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Justin Wembes | Counselor General/Puente | ![]() |
Telephone: | 925-969-4320 |
PUMA Center's location: | Learning Communities Annex (LCA) campus map |
@dvcpuma |