Sonoma State University

Early Childhood Advising

Please see the table below to determine who is your advisor and their contact information.

If you have general questions about Early Childhood Studies (ECS) programs or you are not sure which advisor you should contact, please email Dr. Ayumi Nagase at nagasea@sonoma.edu or Giselle Perry at perryg@sonoma.edu.

If you have general questions about the ECE MA program, please email Dr. Chiara Bacigalupa at chiara.bacigalupa@sonoma.edu.

We recommend that you talk to your advisor about registration early in the semester.  Scheduling a meeting within the two weeks before registration is likely to be impossible due to the volume of requests that are received then.

Early Childhood Advising
Program/StudentsStudent Sub-groupAdvisorAdvisor Contact Information
Incoming students who have not yet begun taking courses at SSU Giselle Perry perryg@sonoma.edu
4-year ECS Majors with less than 60 unitsEarly Childhood Education Special Education Teaching (SET)Chiara Bacigalupachiara.bacigalupa@sonoma.edu
 All other concentrations/ no concentrations yetGiselle Perryperryg@sonoma.edu
4-year ECS Majors with 60 or more units

Early Childhood Education: Student last name beginning with A-L

Lisel Murdock-Perriera

murdockper@sonoma.edu

Use this link to schedule an appointment with Lisel.

 Early Childhood Education: Student last name beginning with M -ZAyesha Rabadi-Raol rabadiraol@sonoma.edu
 

Early Childhood Development/ Community, Health & Social Services for Children

Ayumi Nagase (until March 25, 2025)

nagasea@sonoma.edu

Use this link to schedule an appointment with Ayumi

 Early Childhood Development/ Community, Health & Social Services for ChildrenAnya Kayne (from March 26, 2025 to April 23, 2025)kayne@sonoma.edu
 

Early Care and Education concentration

Nanette (Sheri) Schonleber

schonleb@sonoma.edu

 

Elementary Pre-Credential

Yajuan (Vivian) Xiang

xiangy@sonoma.edu

Use this link to schedule an appointment with Vivian.

Early Childhood Education Special Education Teaching (SET) Concentration Chiara Bacigalupa (BA questions)chiara.bacigalupa@sonoma.edu
  Jennifer Mahdavi (credential questions)jennifer.mahdavi@sonoma.edu
ECS Minor Giselle Perryperryg@sonoma.edu
Education Minor Giselle Perry perryg@sonoma.edu
ECE MA Chiara Bacigalupachiara.bacigalupa@sonoma.edu