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Meet Your Financial Aid Team

We’re here to support you—every step of the way.

The Office of Financial Aid team at Occidental is committed to helping you navigate the financial aid process with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re applying for aid for the first time or have questions about your current offer, we’re here to help.

To ensure the fastest and most efficient assistance, we encourage all initial inquiries to go through our main office. You can reach us at finaid@oxy.edu or call (323) 259-2548 during business hours. Our team looks forward to supporting you.

Director of Financial Aid

Sheryl became the Director of Financial Aid in October of 2021. Sheryl is originally from Los Angeles and is a graduate of Occidental, having started...

Associate Director of Financial Aid

Yadira or "Yady," joined the team as the Associate Director of Financial Aid in March of 2024. With over 20 years of working in student services, she...

Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Debbie’s interest in student services was first sparked while working as a work-study student in the Office of Financial Aid at Mount St. Mary’s...

Senior Financial Aid Counselor

Alison first joined the Oxy Financial Aid team in 2019 as an student intern and went on to receive her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Education...

Financial Aid Counselor

Maggie joined Oxy's Community and Financial Aid team in January 2024. She received her B.A. in Sociology from California State University, Northridge...

Financial Aid Coordinator

Melissa, or "Mel," joined Occidental College's Office of Financial Aid in April 2023. She is a Los Angeles native and graduated from UCLA with a B.A...

Financial Aid Analyst

Since 1999, Craig Organek has been helping students and families make sense of the financial aid process. With experience spanning community colleges...

Contact Financial Aid
Office of Financial Aid

AGC Room 119
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road F-35
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314