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Meet Our Team

Kevin Castellanos, College Success Foundation Coach

Kevin Castellanos

College Success Foundation Coach 

Providing scholarship search assistance as a representative from our national nonprofit partner: College Success Foundation.

253.566.5105

kcastellanos@tacomacc.edu

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Kit Do

Resource Navigator 

Working with students experiencing financial hardships that could potentially impact school attendance or overall education. Conducts strengths-based conversations to connect students with both on-campus and community resources. Providing funding to students based on unmet needs.

253.566.5210

kdo@tacomacc.edu

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Indigo Magenta

Indigo Magenta

Success Navigator

Assisting students in discovering their why, and also helping them to achieve their success as the coordinator for both the Titan PULSE Mentor Program, and the Men of Distinction (MOD) program.

253.566.6090

imagenta@tacomacc.edu

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Alvin Mancao

Student Emergency Assistance Grant Navigator

Supplying financial assistance for currently enrolled students who demonstrate a financial need-- including DACA and undocumented students.

253.566.5112

amancao@tacomacc.edu

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Christina Nakada-Alm

Executive Director

Oversees all programs within The Center, and also imparts education opportunities as TCC's representative for the Passport to College program. Serves as the college's Title IX Deputy and part of the BITA Team.

253.566.5238

cnakada-alm@tacomacc.edu

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Charles Schuelke

Re-entry Peer Mentor

Providing support and tailored programming for students with justice-impacted backgrounds, helping them thrive on campus.

reentry@tacomacc.edu

Jonathan Speilman, financial aid navigator

Jonathan Spielmann

MDC/EOC Educational Advisor

Providing financial aid advising and financial literacy training as a representative from our Metropolitan Development Council (MDC) partner: the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC).

253-722-3429

jspielmann@mdc-hope.org

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Candice Wheeler

Titan Food Pantry Coordinator

Providing relief for students who find themselves facing food insecurity.

253.460.3820

cwheeler@tacomacc.edu

 

Contact Our Department

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thecenter@tacomacc.edu

253-566-5025