Club/Organization Name
Active Minds at COD
Alas Con Futuro
Art Club
Contact
President: Chris Hernandez
skychris50@gmail.com
Advisor: Denise Diamond
President: Minerva Montane
alasconfuturo.cod@gmail.com
Advisor: Tula Marin
President: Jennifer Jurgens
jenjurgens@gmail.com
Advisor: Lisa Soccio
Automotive Technology Club
President: Steven Reylek
sreylek17718@mycod.us
Advisor: Julius Varga
Ballet Folklorico
President: Osman Mejia
osmeji@gmail.com
Advisor: Maria Jasso
Advisor: Marisol Reyes
Purpose
Active Minds at COD's purpose is to increase
awareness of the students, faculty, and staff at
College of the Desert about mental health and
the stigmas behind them.
Alas Con Futuro is committed to providing
moral support and promoting the educational
growth and goals of each of its members,
facilitating information on financial resources,
educating our community regarding current
educational opportunities for undocumented
students, and bringing awareness to the larger
community about AB 540, Cal Dream Act,
Deferred Action, and immigration changes.
The purpose of this organization shall be to
raise awareness of and promote involvement in
arts activities on campus and in the community.
The purpose of this organization shall be to
serve all College of the Desert students and
staff, as well as outsiders to promote the
Automotive Technology Department.
Ballet Folklorico “Sabor a mi Tierra” is
committed to, but not limited to, the following:
promote educational growth and support of
each other in cultural diversity of our nation;
promote interaction, involvement,
entertainment and inform the community
about the Hispanic origins and its ancestral
cultures, encourage and support high standards
of student achievement
Biology Club
President: Juan Castellanos
jmcastellanos1@live.com
Advisor: Robert Rosteck
Advisor: Anthony Tesch
Coachella Valley Business and
Entrepreneurship
President: Ruben Gamez-Ramirez
rgamez-ramirez@mycod.us
Advisor: Kelly Hall
COD American Sign Language
Club
President: Steven Castañeda
steven.castaneda1913@gmail.com
Advisor: Liisa Mendoza
COD Architecture Club
(CODAC)
COD Crochet and Knitting Club
COD Dramatic Arts Company
COD Friends of the Earth
President: Zachary McCoy
zmccoy@mycod.us
Advisor: Bert Bitanga
President: Eliaguim Hernandez
ehernandez86403@mycod.us
Advisor: Maggie Hardy
President: Miranda Hane
hanemiranda@aol.com
Advisor: Russell Dean
President: Janet Quintero-Leon
jquintero-leon@mycod.us
Advisor: Jay Lewenstein
The ultimate mission of the Biology Club is to
provide students with information and support
that will aid them in attaining their goal of
becoming professionals. It will illustrate the
various biology-related career options that are
available, through presentations by various
experts in our community. The Biology Club will
provide students with opportunities for
expanding their personal growth and
experience in the biology-related field of their
choice. Finally, it will provide an environment in
which biology students can interact with other
students of similar interests.
The purpose of this club shall be to stimulate a
successful business atmosphere in the
Coachella Valley. To connect members with
potential internships. Match members with
applicable scholarship awards. Network
members with local professionals.
The purpose of this organization shall be to
improve and foster communication between
the hearing and the Deaf communities through
American Sign Language and awareness of Deaf
Culture.
The purpose of this Organization shall be to
stimulate an interest and understanding of
architecture and the environment.
The purpose of this organization shall be to
initiate the beginning of the learning process for
knitting and crocheting.
COD Dramatic Arts Company's purpose is to
stimulate art interest and appreciation for the
theater arts at College of the Desert, as well as
the community.
COD Friends of the Earth's purpose is to
develop meaningful leadership skills, the
members strive to develop important
interpersonal skills that will spur their growth in
the class room and in the professional world.
COD History Club
President: Gustavo Montane
g.montane@yahoo.com
Advisor: Oceana Collins
Desert Cru
President: Rebekah Flareau
rebekah.flareau@gmail.com
Advisor: Douglas Redmon
Advisor: Florante Roa
The purpose of this organization shall be to
glorify God through bringing a counter-cultural
revival of Christian love to College of the Desert.
Desert Ecologic Club
President: Salvador Carbajal
salcarbajal@hotmail.com
Advisor: Kurt Leuschner
Advisor: Candice Webber
Desert Ecologic Club is dedicated to learning
about conservation, ecology, and the
preservation of the natural resources within our
communities.
Desert Ranchers
President: Joseph Borja
jborja@mycod.us
Advisor: Jeffrey Place
The purpose of this organization is to learn,
educate, and promote the importance and
relevance of history through activities, while
engage club members, COD students and the
surrounding community.
The purpose of this organization shall be to
develop leadership among students interested
in the field of Agriculture, Turf Management
and Horticulture. To serve our community
whenever possible.
Early Childhood Education Club President: Michelle Hilario
The purpose of Early Childhood Education club
is to provide professional development for
future teachers, specific to early childhood
education. Acquainting pre-service teachers
with the support available from professors of
early childhood education.
President: Lubos Vomacka
luboscvjr@gmail.com
Advisor: Catherine Levitt
The purpose of this organization shall be to
provide; Economic, Business and Political
Science majors a vast opportunity to group the
interest of economics and discuss current
events as well as provide students with guest
speakers who discuss their occupation and
explain their initiation in such occupations.
Mhilario@mycod.us
Advisor: Donna Greene
Advisor: Anthony Verive
E.B.P.S.
Gay Straight Alliance
President: Manases Hernandez
manaseshernandez89@gmail.com
Advisor: Victor Rios
Advisor: Lee Ann Weaver
The purpose of the Gay Straight Alliance is to
initiate education programs and functions
which enable LGBTQ students become aware of
and involved in our college and community, to
engage in and support activities, both on and
off campus, which are directed toward social
consciousness and the intellectual, emotional
and physical well-being and liberation of all
LGBTQ people.
Health Occupation Students of
America (HOSA)
M.E.Ch.A of COD
President: Tamara Escobar
tescobar-prado@mycod.us
Advisor: Hilary McKay
The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery
of compassionate, quality health care by
providing opportunities for knowledge, skill,
and leadership development of all health
science technology education students,
therefore, helping students to meet the needs
of the health care community.
President: Ericka Ortiz
erikaortiz05@yahoo.com
Advisor: Kathlyn Enciso
The purpose is to raise political, social, and
cultural awareness through intellectual
activism. We are on a consciousness- raising
journey to empower ourselves in order to
strengthen our connections to our heritage and
our roots as a means of giving back to the
community.
MESA Club
President: Hamzah Alshatari
hal-shatari91169#mycod.us
Advisor: Carl Farmer
Nerdstock
President: Garrett Stevens
Gstevens@mycod.us
Advisor: Ed Reed
Secular Student Alliance
Student Nurses' Association
President: Mallory Sunshine
MalloryLeeSunshine@msn.com
Advisor: Melissa Flora
Advisor: Geoff Hagopian
President: Jeffrey Contreras
procarpetcleanjc@aol.com
Advisor: Sarah Fry
Student Veterans Organization President: Frank Ytarralde
frankytarralde@gmail.com
Advisor: John Jaramillo
Advisor: Antoine Clerc
The purpose of this organization shall be to
promote science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) to the college students
and offer guidance to those seeking careers in
the STEM fields.
Our objective is to help create a safe, drug free,
clean gaming environment. Most "gamers" are
introverts and by sharing a common interest we
help build social skills, friendships, and help
express their opinions as well as ideas.
The purpose of this organization is to provide a
community for non-theistic students such as
agnostics and atheists, as well as to promote
friendly discussion of secular and non-religious
issues, such as separation of church and state
and non- theism, along with scientific subjects.
The purpose of this organization is to promote
academic excellence within our student body
while promoting the nursing profession and
well-being of our community.
The Student Veterans Organization is a social
organization geared towards veterans, we
provide support and resources for student
veterans at CoD. While being an active chapter
of Student Veterans of America.
TRIO EVC
President: Manuel Rodriguez
mrodriguez92244@mycod.us
Advisor: Tula Marin
The purpose of this organization is to promote
transfer opportunities for our members, and
conduct community service in the Coachella
Valley.