Academic Advisors - Graduate

Cathlene earned BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon and an MS College Student Services from Oregon State with a focus on working with at-risk/at-promise students. She served students and faculty as the Director of Queer Student Services at Portland State where she found her passion for academic advising.

Cathlene just moved to New Jersey in December 2021 from the west coast and enjoys exploring this new world with her 2 rad kids. 

Shanna earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Child Studies as well as her Masters Degree in Counseling from Montclair State University. After interning at the Academic Success Center at Montclair State University, where her main focus was with academically at-risk students, and working for several years as a Special Education teacher she decided to pursue her love for Higher Education. 

Shanna enjoys cooking, singing, dancing, playing sports, and spending time with her friends and family.

Michele earned her undergraduate degree in Management and Finance from the University at Albany. After working several years in the business sector, she opted for a change in her career path and began pursuing her M.A. in Counseling at Montclair State University. She found her passion for working with students in higher education while holding internships with MSU’s Educational Opportunity Fund office and here in YWCC.

Michele loves traveling, rock scrambling, swimming and spending time with her family.

Michael received his PhD and MS in Information Science from the University of Washington, his MIMS from UC Berkeley, and B.S. in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction from UC San Diego.