Mark Banderas

Mark Banderas, M.Ed., currently serves as a Student Affairs Supervisor at the University of California, Los Angeles, overseeing student affairs for approximately 1,400 undergraduates and expanding services to include graduate school and career advising. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Counselor at UC Irvine, where Mark led advising for seven graduate programs and tracked the progress of around 1,000 students. Additionally, Mark worked as a Graduate Student Advisor and Graduate Mentor at the University of California, Riverside, focusing on pre-health students and providing mentorship. Mark's earlier roles include Peer Academic Advisor and Student Manager at UC Irvine, as well as various positions in customer service and behavior intervention. Mark holds a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration and Policy from the University of California, Riverside, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior from UC Irvine.