Staff Directory

Ruben  Telliyan
Ruben Telliyan
  • Title:
    Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Advising
    M. Basketball, Football, M/W Soccer, M/W Tennis, W. Water Polo
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Ruben Telliyan serves as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Advising at UCLA, where he supports the academic and personal development of student-athletes. Telliyan works with multiple sports, including menโ€™s basketball, football, womenโ€™s soccer, tennis and water polo.ย 

With nearly 10 years of experience in higher education and athletic advising, Telliyan specializes in academic support and holistic student success.ย 

He holds a B.S. in Business Management from Cal State Northridge and a Masterโ€™s in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco. In his free time, he loves to travel with his wife, Nicole and son, Eddie.
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