Location
Located in the Student Services Center (SSC) 2nd Floor Room 221
Scholars Program
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Contact
Phone: 310-434-4371
Fax: 310-434-3628
Email: scholars@smc.edu
Hours
Counseling Services:
Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone/Walk-in Services:
Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (virtual only on Fridays)
Scholars Program Faculty
Erin Cue, PhD
Scholars Faculty Leader / Associate Professor of Psychology
310-434-8214
cue_erin@smc.edu
Audra Wells, M.A.
Program Leader / Counselor
S220 / 310-434-4930
wells_audra@smc.edu
Elizabeth Esquivel, M.Ed.
Counselor
S218 / 310-434-2665
esquivel_elizabeth@smc.edu
Julie Greenfield, M.A.
Counselor
S215 / 310-434-8661
greenfield_julie@smc.edu
Jesse Hernandez, M.S.
Counselor
S218 / 310-434-
hernandez_jesse_s@smc.edu
Joan Lee, M.A.
Counselor
S219 / 310-434-8372
lee_joan@smc.edu
Denise Martinez, LCSW
Counselor
S215 / 310-434-8680
martinez_denise@smc.edu
Johanna Quintanilla, M.S.
Counselor
S219 / 310-434-8699
quintanilla_johanna@smc.edu
Theary Simon, M.Ed.
Counselor
S219 / 310-434-8667
simon_kuntheary@smc.edu
Teresa Garcia has retired as of August 1, 2025. We thank her for 40 fabulous years of service at SMC and 25 years of service leading the Scholars Program. We wish her well in this next stage of her journey and will miss her wholeheartedly~
Office Staff
Alexandra Vargas
Student Services Assistant
Front Desk 310- 434-4371
scholars@smc.edu
Brittary Tostado
Student Services Assistant, Temporary / Fall 2025
Front Desk 310- 434-4371
scholars@smc.edu
Teaching Faculty
Communication & Media Studies
- Sara Brewer
- Delphine Broccard
- Nate Brown
- Lynn Dickinson
- Lauren Movius
- Sharyn Obsatz
- Darryl-Keith Ogata
- Christopher Rue
- Robert Simmons
Counseling
- Jessica Trachtenberg, Counseling
Earth Sciences
- Gillian Grebler, Anthropology
- Catherine Haradon, Anthropology
- Eric Minzenberg, Anthropology
- Jennifer Rashidi, Anthropology
- Simon Balm, Astronomy
- Ahmed Salama, Astronomy
- Jing Liu, Geography
- Lisa Collins, Geology
- Jenney Hall, Geology
- Christyanne Melendez, Geology
English
- Diane Arieff
- Jacob Belkin
- Briana Brickley
- Susan Caggiano
- Timothy Cramer
- George Davison IV
- Lawrence Driscoll
- Diana Engelmann
- Manuel Gonzalez
- Mik Hamada
- Shannon Herbert
- Robert Karron
- Kathy (Kat) Olvey
- Mario Padilla
- Regis Peeples
- Brian Rajski
- Kenneth Winkler
History
- Heather Bennett
Life Sciences
- Oriana Kim-Rajab, Biology
- Christina Von der Ohe, Biology
Mathematics
- Vytas Baskauskas
- Daniel Grollmus
- Matthew Hancock
- Kristin Lui-Martinez
- Mario Martinez
- Colleen McGraw
- Diem Nguyen
- Novita Phua
- Ernie Ramsey
- Brian Rodas
- Sam Soleymani
- Terry Vendlinski
- Jason Wang
Music
- James Bergman
- James Cheesman
- Brian Driscoll
- Frederick Fiddmont
Philosophy & Social Sciences
- Clare Battista, Economics
- Bruce Brown, Economics
- Amber Urrutia, Economics
- Micah Daily, Philosophy
- Phildon Huffaker, Philosophy
- Paul Klumpe, Philosophy
- Eric Oifer, Philosophy / Political Science
- Alan Buckley / Political Science
- Christina Gabler, Political Science
- Frank Gorgie, Political Science
- James Thing, Sociology
- Melanie Klein, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Physical Sciences
- Wenise Wong, Chemistry
Psychology
- Erin Cue
- Lea Hald
- Daphna Hausman Ozery
- Alex Schwartz
- David Shirinyan