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Multicultural Student Services

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J. Manuel Acevedo


J. Manuel Acevedo 

Director, Multicultural Student Services 
Email: acevedo@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-1071
Office: CUB 409C

Donna Arnold

Donna Arnold

Associate Director, SMART START Program | Retention Counselor, African American Student Center
Email: arnoldd@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-4315
Office: CUB 420B

Stephen Bischoff

Stephen Bischoff, Ph.D 

Associate Director, Multicultural Student Services | Retention Counselor, Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Center | Smart Start Coordinator 
Email: bischoff@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-7704
Office: CUB 414C

Kim Dela Cruz

Kimberly Dela Cruz 

Retention Counselor, SMART START Program & Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Center
Email: kimberly.delacruz@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-1070
Office: CUB 414B

Dominique Faga'autau

Dominique Faga'autau

Retention Counselor, SMART START Program | Multicultural Student Services Administration 
Email: dominique.fagaautau@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-6939
Office: CUB 410A

Marcela Pattinson

Marcela C. Pattinson 

Assistant Director, SMART START Program | Multicultural Student Services Community Relations and Outreach 
Email: marcela.pattinson@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-5965
Office: CUB 408

Carlos Salazar

Carlos Salazar, Ph.D 

Assistant Director, SMART START Program | Retention Counselor, Chicana/o Latina/o Student Center
Email: carlos.salazar@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-2617
Office: CUB 402B

Virginia Tavera-Delgado

Virginia Tavera-Delgado 

Assistant Director, Mentoring and Academic Programs & Academic Enrichment Center
Email: vdelgado@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-5108
Office: CUB 421B

Jessie Padilla, M.A.

Retention Counselor and Instructor | Smart Start Program
Email: jessie.padilla@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-6937
Office: CUB 410B