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Meet the Mentors

The Student Mentoring Program (SMP) is here to help you with your next step by pairing you with an experienced CSUSB Student Mentor who can connect you to resources, faculty, and staff. 

2025-2026 Mentors

Brianna Abbot

Brianna Abbot
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Mariah Alejo
Mariah Alejo
Major: Business Admin, Marketing
Class Standing: Freshman

Hadeel Ali
Hadeel Ali
Major: Criminal Justice
Class Standing: Junior
 

Jeanette Altamirano
Jeanette Altamirano
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Senior
 

Adrian Amaya
Adrian Amaya
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Sophomore

Jackson A
Jackson A.
Graduate Student
Education, Counseling & Guidance

Kaley Barrita
Kaley Barrita
Major: Criminal Justice
Class Standing: Senior

Perth Benson
Perth Benson
Major: Psychology      
Class Standing: Sophomore

Sofia Bernal
Sofia Bernal
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Senior

Melissa Burgueno
Melissa Burgueno
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Senior

Andrea Camacho
Andrea Camacho
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Sophomore

Delila Camacho
Delila Camacho
Major: Social Work
Class Standing: Sophomore

Hugo Canchola Figueroa
Hugo Canchola-Figueroa
Major: Social Sciences, Psychology
Class Standing: Sophomore

Ashley Cardenas
Ashley Cardenas, Lead Mentor
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Junior

Estefania Cartas Orozco
Estefania Cartas Orozco
Major: Sociology
Class Standing: Freshman

Aileen Chamu 
Aileen Chamu 
Major: Child, Adolescent, and Family
Class Standing: Freshman

Ananda Chanatangcharoen
Ananda Chanatangcharoen
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Jacob Coulson
Jacob Coulson
Major: Business Admin, Management
Class Standing: Junior

Kameron Duah
Kameron Duah
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Franka Eliceche
Franka Eliceche
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Jana Fayad
Jana Fayad
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Senior

Elsa Fernandez
Elsa Fernandez
Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Class Standing: Senior

Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Sophomore

Zayreth Flores
Zayreth Flores
Major: Business Admin, Management
Class Standing: Senior

Filimon Fregoso
Filimon Fregoso
Graduate Student
English, English & Writing Composition Rhetoric

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Vanessa Gamboa
Graduate Student
Education, School Psychology

Eduardo Garcia Jr
Eduardo Garcia Jr
Major: Music
Class Standing: Senior

Jessica Garcia
Jessica Garcia, Lead Mentor
Major: Liberal Studies
Class Standing: Senior

Ashley Granados Magana
Ashley Granados
Major: Business Admin, Marketing
Class Standing: Junior

Garrett Gruber
Garrett Gruber
Major: Mathematics
Class Standing: Senior

Alanna  Gutierrez
Alanna Gutierrez, Lead Mentor
Major: Criminal Justice
Class Standing: Senior

Ameera  Hasan
Ameera Hasan
Major: Information and Decision Sciences
Class Standing: Senior

Laialey Hasan
Laialey Hasan
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Class Standing: Sophomore

Jesse Hernandez
Jesse Hernandez, Lead Mentor
Graduate Student 
Computer Science & Engineering
 

Azael Herrate
Azael Herrarte, Lead Mentor
Graduate Student
Education, Counseling & Guidance 

Andrea Huerta
Andrea Huerta
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Junior

Victor Idehen
Victor Idehen
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Alana Jollevet
Alana Jollevet
Major: Geography and Environmental Studies
Class Standing: Senior

Iman Junaid
Iman Junaid
Major: Bio-Psychology
Class Standing: Junior

David Lagos 

David Lagos  
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Hailey Lara-Lopez
Hailey Lara-Lopez
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Sophomore

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Merina Leo-Urroz
Graduate Student
Social Work

Kacie Liang
Kacie Liang
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Rebekah Lizama
Rebekah Lizama
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Senior

Jocelyn Lopez
Jocelyn Lopez
Major: Business Admin, Marketing
Class Standing: Sophomore

Andre Lu
Andre Samuel Lu
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Titan Lucasan
Titan Lucasan 
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Samantha Luna Martinez
Samantha Luna Martinez
Major: Child, Adolescent, and Family
Class Standing: Junior

Garret Martinez Luna
Garret Martinez Luna
Major: Business Admin, Accounting and Finance
Class Standing: Junior

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Jeannice Mejia
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Katie Mejia
Katie Mejia
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Sophomore

Karina Meza
Karina Meza
Major: Health Science and Human Ecology
Class Standing: Senior

Miranda Mineck
Miranda Mineck
Major: Health Science and Human Ecology 
Class Standing: Freshman

Melanie Morales-Torres
Melanie Morales-Torres
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Melissa Moran
Melissa Moran
Major: Kinesiology
Class Standing: Junior

Danica Nguyen
Danica Nguyen
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Freshman

Christian Nunez
Christian Nunez
Major: Business Admin, Accounting and Finance 
Class Standing: Junior

Dammy Obasanjo
Dammy Obasanjo
Major: Computer Science & Engineering    
Class Standing: Senior

Adan Obillo
Adan Obillo, Lead Mentor
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Yareli Ornelas-Pulido
Yareli Ornelas-Pulido
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Junior

Harvey Orozco
Harvey Orozco, Lead Mentor
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Sophomore

Jetrho Paulino
Jetrho Paulino
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Erick Perez   
Erick Perez    
Graduate Student
Health Science and Human Ecology, Nutritional Science

Laura Perez
Laura Perez
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Class Standing: Junior

Herlinda  Prado Ramirez
Herlinda Prado Ramirez, Lead Mentor
Graduate Student       
Education, Counseling & Guidance

Sarah Ramirez
Sarah Ramirez
Major: Business Admin, Accounting and Finance
Class Standing: Senior

Nicolas Rangel
Nicolas Rangel
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Class Standing: Senior

Abril Reyes Espinoza
Abril Reyes Espinoza, Lead Mentor
Graduate Student
MBA, Marketing

Vanessa Rivera
Vanessa Rivera
Major: Information and Decision Sciences
Class Standing: Senior

Brian Rodriguez Lopez
Brian Rodriguez Lopez
Major: Health Science and Human Ecology
Class Standing: Junior

Matthew Rubia
Matthew Rubia
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Aryanna Ruiz
Aryanna Ruiz, Lead Mentor
Major: Health Science and Human Ecology
Class Standing: Senior

Nayab
Nayab Sanchez
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Diego Solorzano
Diego Solorzano
Major: Sociology
Class Standing: Junior

Walter Sullivan
Walter Sullivan
Major: Social Sciences, Psychology
Class Standing: Freshman

Kamari Summers
Kamari Summers
Major: Kinesiology
Class Standing: Sophomore

John
John Limar Taloza
Major: Education
Class Standing: Credential Program

Ashley Tan
Ashley Tan
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Melany Torres Alvarez
Melany Torres Alvarez
Major: Information and Decision Sciences
Class Standing: Freshman

Candace Vazquez
Candace Vazquez
Major: English
Class Standing: Senior

Jocelyn Vega
Jocelyn Vega, Lead Mentor
Major: Sociology
Class Standing: Senior

Erin Velasco
Erin Velasco
Major: Health Science and Human Ecology
Class Standing: Senior

Nataly Vergel Bravo
Nataly Vergel Bravo, Lead Mentor
Major: Psychology
Class Standing: Senior

Cory Vertrees
Cory Vertrees
Major: Communication & Media
Class Standing: Freshman

Jasmine Villalobos
Jasmine Villalobos
Major: Criminal Justice
Class Standing: Junior

Naylea Villarreal
Naylea Villarreal
Major: Kinesiology
Class Standing: Junior

Frida Villazana
Frida Villazana
Major: Information and Decision Sciences
Class Standing: Junior

Tiffany Zavala Garcia
Tiffany Zavala Garcia
Major: Nursing
Class Standing: Senior

Alexis Zepeda
Alexis Zepeda
Major: Biology
Class Standing: Junior