The PUMA Center is open Monday - Thursday from 8:30am - 5:30pm and Fridays from 9am - 1pm. For all other Student Services, please check Counseling and Student Services for individual office hours.
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.
Make an appointment here at findyourally.com.
MESA holds many tutoring opportunities for students. Visit the MESA webpage for additional information.
Join us in the PUMA Center to celebrate Women's History Month! Learn about the influential trailblazers in our history and grab a custom made sticker.
Learn the history and supernatural beliefs around the Ideas of March which takes place on the first full moon of March. It is believed that anything supernatural is supposed to happen at this time. Find a treat in our cauldron on this mysterious day.
What makes you happy? In honor of International Day of Happiness, stop by the PUMA Center on March 20th to share with us what puts a smile on your face and add it to our happiness jar!
For additional programming and resource highlights, visit the PUMA Instagram page.
If you need to meet with your learning community counselor, please schedule an appointment using the options listed on the Counseling Center webpage.
Abraham Allison | Student Leader - Pride Liaison | ![]() |
Mprah Asare | Student Leader | ![]() |
Rosa Armendáriz | Dean of Student Engagement and Equity | ![]() |
Elias Camacho | Student Leader | ![]() |
Kristen Freeman | Student Leader | ![]() |
Kristina Gomez | Administrative Assistant III | ![]() |
Brianne Guerra | Program Assistant | |
Ada Ocampo | Manager Student Engagement and Early College Experiences |
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John "Max" Trujillo | Program Coordinator First Year Experience and Student Engagement |
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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 | ![]() |
Maria Dorado | Coordinator and Counselor |
Andrea Medina | Coordinator | ![]() |
Roniqua Cook-Greene | Coordinator | ![]() |
Evangeline Ward | Coordinator | ![]() |
Emmanuel Perez | Counselor | |
Sean Rodriquez | Program Assistant | ![]() |
Maria Dorado | Counselor General |
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Brenda Gonzalez | Counselor General/Puente |
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Emmanuel Perez | Counselor General/MESA |
Telephone: | 925-969-4320 |
PUMA Center's location: | Learning Communities Annex (LCA) campus map |
@dvcpuma |