Get to know the people who are here to help you through the financial aid process.
Chris Ferguson
Associate Vice President of Enrollment
Territories: Parts of CA: Far Northern CA, Marin County, Sonoma County and Napa County, South Bay of San Francisco, San Mateo County, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Central Coast, Santa Barbara,...
Tiffany Mendez
Director of Financial Aid
Tiffany joined the Oxy Financial Aid team in 2020. Born and raised in Southern California, she has been working in education since 2005 and primarily in higher education for the last 11 years....
Craig Organek
Associate Director of Financial Aid
Craig joined the Oxy Financial Aid team in 2012. He earned his master's in educational administration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2006. Originally from upstate New York, he...
Emily Valk
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Emily graduated from UCSB in 2010 with a B.A. in Global Studies. She joined the Financial Aid Office in 2015 as the receptionist. Now in her role as the assistant director, she is responsible...
Maggie Rocha
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Maggie joined the Oxy Financial Aid team in 2018. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she has been actively working in financial aid for over 10 years. Maggie serves as the first point of contact...
Julia Nukaya
Administrative Assistant
Julia earned her bachelor's in Languages from UC Riverside. She has resided in Eagle Rock for 15 years and has spent that time volunteering and working in the customer service field. Julia is...
Josie Muschetto
Financial Aid Coordinator
Josie grew up in the surrounding area and currently lives in Pasadena with her husband and two dogs. She came to Oxy in 2006 joining the Registrar’s Office team then taking a break from work in...
Shelby Cooper '21, Student Intern Shelby is a fourth-year student from South Euclid, Ohio. Shelby is majoring in Linguistics and Languages (Chinese, Korean) with a minor in Education.
Emmaline Jeansonne '22, Student Intern Emmaline is a third-year student from Austin, TX.
Alison Hwang '23, Student Intern Alison is a second-year student from San Gabriel, CA.
Aidan Kilpatrick '23, Student Intern Aidan is a second-year student from Kensington, MD.
