Kristen Robinson as the Program Director for Moorpark College (MC). In this capacity, Kristen manages day-to-day operations, including student services like advising, tutoring, and transfer assistance, for MESA students. She also develops and implements program activities, collaborates with faculty and staff, and builds partnerships to enhance MESA student success.
Prior to MESA, Kristen spent the 8 years serving as MC's Student Activities Specialist, where she advised the Associated Student government, supported MC’s 50+ student clubs and organizations, created and implemented an extracurricular leadership development program, and coordinated the annual Commencement ceremony, among other activities related to the Office of Student Life.
Prior to joining MC, Kristen spent almost 9 years working at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, where she held positions in career development, alumni relations, and admissions and outreach.
The first in her family to earn a college degree, Kristen attended Ventura College before transferring to UCSB to receive her B.A. in Sociology. She went on to obtain her M.S. in Counseling and Guidance and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, both from California Lutheran University.
When she’s not working, Kristen enjoys leisurely hikes, visiting different brunch spots in hopes of finding the best huevos rancheros in Ventura County, and checking books off of her Goodreads list.