{"id":145,"date":"2026-01-30T09:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs-redesign-dev\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:45:24","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The MCS Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-narrow-content narrow-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-lead lead\">Get to know our department!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multicultural Services is here to support all students to overcome barriers to success. Through one-on-one meetings, cultural celebrations, and group discussions, we hope you will find a home away from home and mentorship within our walls. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-xlight profiles-section-wrapper\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Meet our Staff\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"profiles-section container-xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Staff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/harris-adria-dean-of-access-and-student-achievement\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/02\/ADRIA-001-Professional-Photo-260x260.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Person with curly hair wearing a patterned scarf, yellow top, and dark blazer against a plain background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/02\/ADRIA-001-Professional-Photo-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/02\/ADRIA-001-Professional-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/02\/ADRIA-001-Professional-Photo-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"176\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/harris-adria-dean-of-access-and-student-achievement\/\">Adria\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarris, M.Ed<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Dean of Access and Student Achievement<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/guzman-hector-puente-program-lead\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_2549-260x260.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Person wearing a blue patterned shirt standing outdoors in front of green foliage and a brick wall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_2549-260x260.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_2549-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_2549-460x460.jpeg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"18\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/guzman-hector-puente-program-lead\/\">Hector\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGuzman, M.Ed<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Puente Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/boynton-howard-darnita-umoja-program-lead\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/Media-260x260.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Person with long, dark locs wearing a light gray textured top, standing in front of a softly blurred, earthy-toned background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/Media-260x260.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/Media-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/Media-460x460.jpeg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"179\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/boynton-howard-darnita-umoja-program-lead\/\">Darnita\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoynton Howard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Umoja Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/westerfield-they-them-kenton-lgbtq-program-lead\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-260x260.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Person outdoors wearing a black jacket and red plaid shirt, with a forested hillside and blue sky in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/kwesterfield-1-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"121\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/westerfield-they-them-kenton-lgbtq-program-lead\/\">Kenton\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWesterfield<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                            <p class=\"mb-0\">Pronouns: They \/ Them<\/p>\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">LGBTQ+ Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Affinity Coordinators<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/santana-sofia-latinx-student-affinity-coordinator\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-top img-fluid a11y-decorative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/themes\/bc-sitka-spruce-department-theme\/assets\/img\/basic-img.svg\" alt=\"Sofia Santana's Profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/santana-sofia-latinx-student-affinity-coordinator\/\">Sofia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSantana<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Latinx Student Affinity Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/kulenduka-angie-black-students-affinity-coordinator\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_0144-e1784575578278-260x260.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Student sitting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_0144-e1784575578278-260x260.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_0144-e1784575578278-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/480\/2026\/01\/IMG_0144-e1784575578278-460x460.jpeg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"309\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/kulenduka-angie-black-students-affinity-coordinator\/\">Angie\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKulenduka<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Black Students Affinity Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Front Desk<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/castro-valeria-work-study-student\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-top img-fluid a11y-decorative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/themes\/bc-sitka-spruce-department-theme\/assets\/img\/basic-img.svg\" alt=\"Valeria Castro's Profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/castro-valeria-work-study-student\/\">Valeria\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCastro<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Work Study Student<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/heads-shyliah-front-desk-student\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-top img-fluid a11y-decorative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/themes\/bc-sitka-spruce-department-theme\/assets\/img\/basic-img.svg\" alt=\"Shyliah Heads's Profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/heads-shyliah-front-desk-student\/\">Shyliah\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeads<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Front Desk Student<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/abdullahi-husna-front-desk-student\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-top img-fluid a11y-decorative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-content\/themes\/bc-sitka-spruce-department-theme\/assets\/img\/basic-img.svg\" alt=\"Husna Abdullahi's Profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/profile\/abdullahi-husna-front-desk-student\/\">Husna\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbdullahi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                  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