EOPS

Llael is a Marriage and Family Therapist and clinical supervisor. She previously worked in the field of community mental health and also taught graduate courses at CSU, Chico. She received her undergraduate degree from UC, Davis and earned her graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from CSU, Chico.  Llael is passionate about working with students to help them reach educational, cultural, social, economic, and personal success. She believes in the potential of every person and excels in providing them with academic and personal guidance in an equitable, inclusive and respectful manner. 

Doua Thao has served as a Retention Specialist at Butte College for over three years with the Basic Skills Student Outcome Transformation Grant and Homeless and Housing Insecurity Pilot Project. Doua’s career experiences has mostly been around working with students in higher education, which has led to his passion in continuing his work in helping and supporting students through their college career. Doua graduated at CSU, Chico with a BA in Sociology and MA in Applied Psychology.

Mayra first learned about EOPS when she attended Yuba College. She was a first generation college student, who came from a poor, immigrant family and because of her needs became part of EOPS. Her hard work earned her a place as an EOPS Peer Counselor. During her attendance at Yuba College, she worked with other programs such as, Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search (ETS), and Student Support Services (SSS). Mayra transferred to CSU, Sacramento and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, and a Master in Science in Counseling. She has been working as a Counselor since 2013. Throughout the years, she gained experience working with EOPS, General Counseling, and CalWORKs at Yuba College. In addition, she worked with the Transfer Center and General counseling here at Butte College.  Mayra is very excited to work with our EOPS student population, and looks forward to meeting you!