Meet Our Staff

General Questions and Assistance

esanramon@gavilan.edu

• Questions regarding applications status, eligibility, and status of document review.
• Review of aid package, disbursements, and refunds
• Assistance with Verify My FAFSA accounts
• Gavilan Promise Program

File Review 

kbenjamin@gavilan.edu 

• FAFSA verification, Pell Grants
• Professional judgment
• Work Study
• California Virtual Campus (CVC) 

(408) 852-2810

rdereza@gavilan.edu 

• FAFSA verification, Pell Grants
• Return calculations
• Professional judgment
• Loans

(408) 848-4734

gelizondo@gavilan.edu 

• FAFSA verification, Pell Grants
• Return calculations
• Professional judgment

 (408) 852-2813

amunoz@gavilan.edu 

• Scholarships
• Cal Grants
• Completion Grants
• Chafee Grants

Systems Processing 

(408) 848-4728

ibanuelos@gavilan.edu 

• Banner, Campus Logic processing
• System load of FAFSAs, California Dream applications
• Program reconciliation
• New year development 
• IT liaison
• Compliance

Financial Aid Director 

(408) 848-4725

kbostwick@gavilan.edu