Meet the Advisors

College of Business academic advisors are available on the Boca Raton Campus in the Fleming West building, Room 102, and on the Davie Campus in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 444.

We are here to support you on your academic journey, and we look forward to working with you!

IMPORTANT: Advising meetings cannot take place while you are working, driving, or engaged in other activities. You should be on a laptop or PC for all phone and virtual meetings to most easily access any links or other information we may need to review together. Please make sure you are in a quiet, distraction-free environment where you are able to take notes.

Scheduling an Advising Appointment

Current FAU Business Students: Make your appointment through Success Network (Navigate). You can download the appointment instructions for more information. If you have a particular advisor with whom you prefer to meet, find their personal availability links below.

Note: Students with fewer than 45 credits earned or who need advising on General Education courses (Formerly IFP) should contact University Advising Services for an appointment.

Changing Major Out of Business: If you have 45 or more credits earned, please call the advising office of the FAU College that houses your new intended major for assistance with making an appointment. You can find out which FAU College houses each major at www.fau.edu/programs. If you have fewer than 45 credits earned, contact University Advising Services for an appointment.

Non-Business Students: If you are interested in changing your major to business or adding a business minor, please view our business majors page and/or business minors page for program requirements. You can then request a business advising appointment by calling our front desk at 561-297-3688 and pressing 6.

Prospective Students: Call 561-297-3688 to make an appointment.

Recently admitted to FAU? Click here.

College of Business Academic Advising Meetings

Advising with an Appointment	Virtual Drop-ins
Available to new, current, and prospective students. Students with fewer than 45 credits earned and/or who need advising on General Education requirements (Gen Eds) should contact University Advising Services for an appointment.	Available for continuing FAU students who have previously met with a business advisor
Choose in-person Boca, in-person Davie, phone, or virtual (video chat)	Via phone only. If you do not have a working U.S. number, please schedule an appointment or call our front desk for assistance. If you would like an in-person meeting, please schedule an appointment.
Up to 30 minutes	Should not exceed 15 minutes
Available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (except during certain peak times)	Available Thursdays (with expanded availability during certain peak times)
Same day appointments not available	Sign in usually opens at 8:30am and again at 1:30pm (check website for updates) Can close immediately after opening if there is a high volume of students signing in If space remains available, may stay open until 4pm
Comprehensive evaluation of your academic progress and plans	Quick registration questions and concerns
With a specific advisor chosen by you	With the first available advisor

Boca Raton Campus Advising Team

Kimberly Paulus Executive Director and Assistant Dean paulusk@fau.edu	Nicohl Meaney Director nlaudeci@fau.edu	Casey Thomas Associate Director cthoma20@fau.edu
Ivan Agudelo* Academic Advisor iagudelo@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	Caleine Ajusma* Academic Advisor cajusma@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	Derek Jackson Academic Advisor djackso5@fau.edu	Michelle Migliardi Academic Advisor mmigliardi@fau.edu Schedule Appointment
Wanda Najee-ullah Academic Advisor wnajeeullah@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	Kellie Ogden Academic Advisor ogdenk@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	George Ortega Academic Advisor gortega4@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	Gili Rabone Manager of Combined Programs grabone@fau.edu Schedule Appointment
Tania Tucker Manager of Study Abroad Programs trtucker@fau.edu Schedule Appointment	Lissa Terry Advising Assistant lterry6@fau.edu

*These advisors also offer hours in Davie.

Davie Campus Advising Team*

Chelsea Rodriguez
Assistant Director and Communication Manager
crodriguez@fau.edu

Schedule Appointment

Ruben Cureses
Academic Advisor
rcureses@fau.edu

Schedule Appointment

Stephanie Taylor
Academic Advisor
swilkin8@fau.edu

Schedule Appointment

Cynthia Mortel
Advising Assistant
cmortel@fau.edu

*See above Boca Team; some Boca advisors also offer hours in Davie.

Distance Learning Campus Advising Team

Sylvanna Fahnestock
Academic Advisor
perezs@fau.edu

Schedule Appointment

Nerla Moise
Academic Advisor
nmoise1@fau.edu

Schedule Appointment

If you have trouble with any of the appointment links above, please email COBAdvising@fau.edu or call 561-297-3688 and press 6.

Our Mission

The mission of Student Academic Services at FAU's College of Business is to provide academic advising that empowers our students to make informed choices about their education. Through curriculum planning, we help students maintain continuous progress toward a timely graduation and the achievement of their academic goals. We support our students by informing them of university policies and procedures and of the resources available to support their success. We encourage our students to take advantage of opportunities both inside and outside the classroom that are consistent with their personal ambitions.