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MARTHA
VARGAS
Transfer Center counseling coordinator’s
goal is to help students achieve dreams.
BY JOANNA P. URIOSTEGUI / el Don
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Jorge Campos
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NEWS
“I just love
working with
students and
I love seeing
people that
have potential
to develop that
potential.”
FACULTY ADVISER
Professor C.W. Little Jr.
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BUSINESS MANAGER
Allene Symons
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artha Vargas’ family left Guadalajara,
Mexico after her
mother was diagnosed
with cancer and given only
three months to live. Her
mother’s death pushed her
to achieve the impossible.
“The fact that I was the
oldest and I had younger
sisters propelled me to go
to school,” Vargas said.
Transferring out of Santa
Ana College requires knowledge, and many students
need guidance to successfully transfer.
Vargas has been a counselor for 15 years. She
spends hours helping students by answering questions about where and how
to transfer.
Although she doesn’t
remember the name of the
high school counselor who
first inspired her, she does
remember the wise words
about education being free
in the U.S. He inspired her
to become a mentor, while
motivating her to offer the
same advice to struggling
students finding opportunities to grow.
“That man changed my
life,” Vargas said.
Vargas, who received her
bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences at Cal Poly
Pomona and master’s at
Cal State Fullerton, decided
to become counselor, a
job that she says makes
her energized and happy
working with students. She
loves teaching especially
one-on-one, in order to create a bonding relationship
to help others achieve their
dreams.
“I just love working with
students, and I love seeing
people that have potential
developing that potential,”
she said.
Vargas has traveled
through Europe, visiting
countries such as Italy and
Spain. She was a translator at the 1992 Summer
Olympics in Barcelona and
the 1994 World Cup in the
U.S., and recalls that the
best part was translating for
Los Angeles Times reporter
Chris Dufresne during
interviews with Bolivian
soccer players.
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