Counselors & Advisors

West Hills College Lemoore
Advising & Counseling
Have Advising or Counseling Questions?

First, check our Frequently Asked Questions

If you cannot find the answer to your question or if you need to schedule an appointment with a counselor or advisor please call (559) 925-3130 or (559) 925-3317

All students, including student athletes, who are not part of a categorical program will receive general counseling / Advising services based on their primary/most recent program of study 

If you need to schedule an appointment with a CalWORKs, EOPS/CARE or DSPS counselor or advisor please call (559) 925-3330. All Student Athletes who are part of a categorical program will see their EOPS/CARE, CalWORKs, and/or DSPS counselor

For all other campus services, you can reach us at (559) 925-3000.

 

Stay Strong Teams

Your Stay Strong teams are here to help you succeed by providing support to address your needs inside and outside of the classroom.  Success Teams are based on major.  Affinity teams are based on specific categorical programs students may be part of such as EOPS/CARE, CalWORKs, DSPS or other.   

Success Teams 

Success Team Counselor Adjunct Counselor/Academic Advising Specialist

Arts and Letters

  • Art
  • Child Development
  • Communications
  • Early Childhood Education
  • English
  • Liberal Arts - Arts & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts - Teacher Prep
Liliana Renner
Counselor lilianarenner@whccd.edu      (559) 925-3128

Carol Moreno                  Counselor    carolmoreno@whccd.edu    (559) 925-3334

Carolina Jurado-Jimenez           Academic Advising Specialist carolinajurado@whccd.edu     (559)925-3211

Career Technical Education (CTE)

  • Ag Business
  • Business
  • Computer Information Systems (CIS)
  • Culinary Arts
  • Hotel, Restaurant, Casino Management (HRCM)
  • Industrial Automation
  • Industrial Mechanics
  • Project Management

Sze Ki Liu                      Counselor
szekiliu@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3320

Jesus Hernandez
Counselor Jesushernandez21@whccd.edu  (559) 925- 3335   

Jennifer Rodriguez                    Academic Advising Specialist    jenniferrodriguez@whccd.edu    (559) 925-3343

Health Careers

  • Health Science - General
  • LVN - RN
  • Nursing / ADN
  • Paramedic/EMT
Rupinder Rai                Counselor
rupinderrai@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3908

Angela Barginear                      Academic Advising Specialist    angelabarginear@whccd.edu      (559) 925-3373

Math and Science

  • All Science Biology
  • Engineering
  • Geology
  • Kinesiology
  • Liberal Arts - Math and Science
  • Math
  • Physics
Leonel Burgos              Counselor
leonelburgos@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3213

Carol Moreno                  Counselor    carolmoreno@whccd.edu    (559) 925-3334

Angela Barginear                      Academic Advising Specialist    angelabarginear@whccd.edu      (559) 925-3373

Social Science

  • Administration of Justice
  • Geography
  • History
  • Liberal Arts - Social Science
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
Marta Hendrickson        Counselor
martahendrickson@whccd.edu
(559) 925- 3280

Mandy Hubanks              Counselor mandyhubanks@whccd.edu (559) 925-3654

Carolina Jurado-Jimenez            Academic Advising Specialist carolinajurado@whccd.edu      (559)925-3211

Affinity Teams

Your Affinity team is here to help you succeed by providing support services specific to each program.

Affinity Team Counselor  Adjunct Counselor/Academic Advising Specialist
CalWORKs

Giselle Simon                  Counselor gisellesimon@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3324

Pa Vang
Counselor       pavang5@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3323
Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS)

Derek Lopez                    Counselor
dereklopez1@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3257

Jennifer Twist-Greene
Counselor/LD Specialist jennifertwist@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3338

Cristina Cardoso                  Academic Advising Specialist cristinacardoso@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3307

Valerie Alvarado
Counselor valeriealvarado@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3351

Dream Achievers/CAMP  

Carolina Jurado                    Academic Advising Specialist (Dream Achievers)  carolinajurado@whccd.edu        (559) 925-3211

EOPS/CARE Wendy Denney              Counselor 
wendydenney@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3378

Giselle Simon                Counselor gisellesimon@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3324

Eva Jimenez                        Academic Advising Specialist
evajimenez@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3431

Pa Vang
Counselor       pavang5@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3323

Veterans Derek Lopez                    Counselor
dereklopez1@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3257
Jennifer Rodriguez                    Academic Advising Specialist    jenniferrodriguez@whccd.edu    (559) 925-3343
Umoja Giselle Simon                Counselor gisellesimon@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3324
Angela Barginear                  Academic Advising Specialist  angelabarginear@whccd.edu (559)925-3373
Dual Enrollment  Teresa Quilici                Counselor
teresaquilici@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3212

Mayra Villegas                    Academic Advising Specialist mayravillegas@whccd.edu          (559) 925-3248

Jose Murrieta                       Academic Advising Specialist josemurrieta@whccd.edu            (559) 925-3249

Cristina Cardoso (DSPS)    Academic Advising Specialist cristinacardoso@whccd.edu
(559) 925-3307