Carmen Ayala, LCSW, was born in San Diego and experienced early life in the bicultural USA – Mexico border region attending school in Tijuana, San Ysidro, and Imperial Beach. She graduated from Southwestern College and SDSU, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master of Social Work with a focus in mental […]
Alumni Spotlight – Ernie Zuniga
Ernie Zuniga grew up in Calexico, just a few minutes away from SDSU’s Imperial Valley campus. He completed his lower division coursework at Imperial Valley College before transferring to SDSU’s Imperial Valley campus, where he received his undergraduate degree in psychology. Ernie knew that he wanted to work with people since he was in high […]
Alumni Spotlight – Sahar Taravati
Sahar Taravati, class of 2015 Sahar Taravati was born and raised in Orange County, CA. She is the first in her family to attend college. What made you enroll in the Gerontology program at the SDSU School of Social Work? Working with the elderly population has always been a passion of mine and when I […]
Alumni Spotlight – Cambria Walsh
Cambria Walsh, LCSW Shortly after receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology, Cambria Walsh worked for the YWCA in a domestic violence program. During this period she worked with a lot of social workers and was intrigued by the field. Cambria, then, applied for the MSW program at SDSU and graduated in 2000. In addition to […]
Alumni Spotlight – Kathy Green, Richard McGaffigan
Kathy Greene and Richard (Rick) McGaffigan have a unique story to tell. They are originally from the east coast. Kathy is from Philadelphia and received her undergraduate degree in Human Services from Scranton University. And Rick is from the Boston area obtaining his BSSW from Salem State College. They both decided to go back for […]
