Meet our Student Staff
Campus Involvement Ambassador (CIA)
Casey, CIA for Leadership Initiatives
casey.Pangilinan@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: English major, 3rd-year transfer student 📚✨
- Dream career: College Administrator/Dean/Director who advocates for student voice 💼🎓
- Hometown: Union City, California 🌆
- What you love about CSUEB: I love how many options there are to get involved. It’s easy to find your people and make a difference here 🫶🏽🌟
- What you do in your free time: Any form of self-care and pampering 💅🏽🧖🏽♀️ I love getting my nails done, getting massages, going on walks, discovering new coffee, drink, and food spots (shoutout Yelp), checking out food & edm festivals, and going shopping (flea markets, thrift stores, malls) 🛍️☕🍲
- Fun fact: 1. I find new music by searching emotions on Spotify, like “I need to angry scream in my car” or “i love my life happy playlist” 🎶😤🚗
2. My love language is sending TikToks of new places we have to check out: especially if they serve soup or meat-forward Asian dishes. I <3 hotpot! 🍜🥩📲
Destiny - Graduate Student Assistant & Marketing Lead
destiny.jones@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Grad Student- Marketing Analytics
- Dream career: Work as an advertising & promotions manager in the fashion or entertainment industry
- Hometown: Hayward (born and raised)
- What you love about CSUEB: Sense of community and supports for all walks of life!
- What you do in your free time: Work out, watch TV, or play games with my family
- Fun fact: My cousin & I auditioned for Disney Channel when we were young
Destiny - Orientation Student Director
destiny.escatel@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Transfer student from Chabot! I graduate spring 25’ and will earn a bachelor's in psychology!
- Dream career: Doing something I’m passionate about and where I can grow as a person!
- Hometown: West Covina, CA but was raised in the Bay Area!
- What you love about CSUEB: I love the community and how diverse our campus is. CSUEB offers a lot of opportunities for students to grow! I love seeing the sunsets from the core bridge!
- What you do in your free time: I enjoy going to the movies! (I’m a big movie goer!) I also enjoy going to concerts!
- Fun fact: I collect vinyl records! Mainly pop, since I am a pop culture fanatic as well! (I own around 200+)
Elia - CIA for Transfer Student Programs
elia.varela@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Ethnic Studies and minoring in Criminal Justice. I transferred from Chabot and I’m in my second year at East Bay!
- Dream career: I want to ultimately be able to work within my community and become a positive role model.
- Hometown: Born in San Francisco but claim the wonderful city of Hayward as my hometown. I was raised here for the majority of my life (#haystack).
- What you love about CSUEB: How close in proximity it is to my family because they can see my perseverance as I pave the way for them as a first-gen college student.
- What you do in your free time: I enjoy annoying my lovely cat named Ollie, tending to my plants and writing or doodling in my journal (I recommend junk journaling!).
- Fun fact: I’m president of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society, Eta Epsilon chapter here at CSUEB. I hope to help other transfer students feel comfortable at East Bay and I look forward to making more connections on campus! :)
Emaline - CIA for Operations & Transfer Student Programs
emaline.becerra@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Senior, Communication Studies
- Dream career: Academic Counselor for Universities
- Hometown: Brentwood
- What you love about CSUEB: What I love about CSUEB is the scenery around the campus and how supportive everyone is.
- What you do in your free time: What I do for my free time is walk, play video games, and doodling
- Fun fact: A fun fact about me is that I enjoy car shows and going to a local go-kart track and spend hours there.
Juan - CIA for Parent and Supporter Programs
juan.marquez@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Liberal Studies, Junior
- Dream career: Teacher/education
- Hometown: Pittsburg, CA
- What you love about CSUEB: The student life, being involved on campus, and building community.
- What you do in your free time: I like to spend time with my family and once a month I like to go hang out with my friends in Santa Cruz.
- Fun fact: During the pandemic, I built a gym in my backyard. I got a little obsessed and eventually ended up building a second gym in my garage.
Jennifer - CIA for Recognized Student Organizations
jennifer.aburtogonzalez@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Finance/Accounting Second Year
- Dream career: Accountant
- Hometown: Hayward lol
- What you love about CSUEB: My friends :D
- What you do in your free time: Weightlifting and playing games!
- Fun fact: I like to make art!
Karyn Makana - CIA for Leadership Initiatives
karynmakana.quinones@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: 5th year Biological Science (Concentration in Physiology) & Double Minor in Asian American Studies and Filipino Studies
- Dream career: To become a radiologist
- Hometown: Hayward, CA
- What you love about CSUEB: I love how diverse our campus is and that it still makes it easy to form connections with others.
- What you do in your free time: Going to the gym or journaling :)
- Fun fact: I enjoy raving/concerts and my bowling record is 217.
London - CIA for Leadership Initiatives
london.deguzman@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Business Administration 4th year
- Dream career: Public Relations Manager
- Hometown: Vallejo, CA
- What you love about CSUEB: I love the POC representation at East Bay
- What you do in your free time: Go to the gym and treat every day like Cinco de Mayo
- Fun fact: I broke my skull when I was 13 :(
Malenah - CIA for Operations
malenah.lewis@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Pre-Professional Health Academic Certificate Program
- Dream career: Neurosurgeon
- Hometown: Greenville, SC
- What you love about CSUEB: The diversity!!
- What you do in your free time: Watch anime/ cartoons!
- Fun fact: I play 4 instruments and want to learn more!
Sarah - CIA for Recognized Student Organizations
sarah.trejo@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Accounting and Analytics, Second Year
- Dream career: Teacher
- Hometown: Hayward
- What you love about CSUEB: The community
- What you do in your free time: I like to draw in my free time
- Fun fact: I love to travel
Timon - CIA for Recognized Student Organizations
timon.nguyen@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Criminal Justice, 4th year
- Dream career: Law Enforcement
- Hometown: Union City
- What you love about CSUEB: Student Life
- What you do in your free time: Draw
- Fun fact: I really really like spicy food
Yashica - CIA for Recognized Student Organizations
yashica.avhad@csueastbay.edu- Major and year: Economics, Sophmore
- Dream career: Financial engineer, and business owner
- Hometown: Nashik, India
- What you love about CSUEB: The opportunities and community
- What you do in your free time: Gym
- Fun fact: I was born in Bermuda