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Vanessa Muro-Marai

Title: EOPS Coordinator \ Counselor
Department: Student Services
Office: Manzanita 288
Unit: CC

Biography

Honored to serve as the Counselor/Coordinator for the EOPS, CARE, NextUP, and DRC programs and services at Columbia College. 


Before Columbia College, I worked as a program counselor for TRIO Student Support Services andCalifornia Career Pathways Trust at Imperial Valley College. I also worked withStudent Employment Services at the University of San Diego. Before counselingin Higher Education, I worked for the County of San Diego Human ServicesDepartment as a Specialist in Medi-Cal, CalFresh,and CalWORKS programs. I also served as the Program Manager for Sacramento County After School Programs. I am a proud first-generation college student from Southern California and an alumna of the University of California, Davis and Point Loma Nazarene University.  


My passion is in working with and supporting students on their academic journey to success and witnessing students achieve their academic goals.



Degrees/Certificates:


Master of Arts in Education- Counseling and Guidance, Point Loma Nazarene University

Bachelor of Arts-Chicana/o Studies and Sociology, University of California, Davis

TEFL/TESOL, University of Arizona 


Course Taught:

GUIDE 18: Life Skills for Higher Education