Isabella Lui |
Title: SMP Student Assistant (formerly SMP Peer Mentor; Logistics Committee Lead) Year and Major: 3rd Year, Psychology & Management and Business Economics Career Aspiration: Marketing, industrial organizational, or human resources Mentoring Specialties: Time management, clubs, research involvement, campus resources, interviews and resume prep Identities: AAPI Interests and Favorite Things: My hobbies include baking, drawing, photography, watching movies/shows, and playing video games! I love trying new coffee shops, going on walks, and watching the sunset with my friends. Mint chocolate chip ice cream is the best, and no one can convince me otherwise! |
Celia Jimenez |
Title: SMP Student Assistant (formerly SMP Peer Mentor; Development and Events Committee Lead) Year and Major: 4th Year, Psychology & Public Health Career Aspiration: Clinical Child Psychologist Mentoring Specialties: Research assistant work, time management, Greek life, campus resources, volunteer work, mental health, interviews and resume prep, job search experience Identities: First Generation, Chicanx/Latinx Interests and Favorite Things: My absolute favorite thing to do is to gaze at the sky whether that be watching the sunrise, sunset, stars, or just the cloud and enjoy the peace and tranquility it brings me with music in the background. I also enjoy journaling, working out, hiking, reading self-help books, spend time at the beach, binge watching Korean drama shows and rewatching a couple of my favorite comfort movies. I love dogs! I love exploring new food places and going on spontaneous adventures with family and friends. |
Kailene Villegas |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Psychology Career Aspiration: Higher Education Administration Mentoring Specialties: orientation, campus resources, Greek Life, graduate school applications, volunteer work Identities: Chicanx/Latinx, First Generation Interests and Favorite Things: I love visiting coffee shops, going for walks, and spending time with my cat. I love to hangout with friends! I also enjoy spending time alone, whether that is cooking, watching my favorite shows, or going for a drive. |
Brendali Garcia |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 3rd Year, Sociology major & Political Science minor Career Aspiration: Social Worker/Counseling Mentoring Specialties: Time management, campus resources, Greek life, volunteer work, Internships, Interviews and Resume prep Identities: First Generation, Chicanx/Latinx Interests and Favorite Things: I love going to concerts, journaling, and cooking. I also enjoy spontaneous trips with friends and family, I hope I can travel more in the upcoming years! |
Viridiana Moreno |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 5th Year, Bioengineering Career Aspiration: To work with prosthetics in the future. Mentoring Specialties: Campus resources, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, time management, mental health Identities: First generation, Chicanx/Latinx Interests and Favorite Things: I love to read! I also enjoy listening to music and watching shows/movies. Some of my favorites are Marvel movies. I also like to make stickers. My favorite color is yellow. |
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Tatiana Howell |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Sociology and Business Economics Career Aspiration: After graduation Tatiana plans on pursuing a career in Wealth Management before attending law school. Mentoring Specialties: Internships, Greek life, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, campus resources, mental health, volunteer work Identities: Black/African American Interests and Favorite Things: Tatiana loves travel, music, film, fashion and reading. Her favorite artist is Beyonce. She loves journaling, it helps her to decompress. Thasunda Brown Duckett, CEO of TIAA, is her career inspo. Tatiana is passionate about multiple things including financial literacy and mental wellbeing. Tatiana’s favorite TV show right now is Young Sheldon. Her favorite quote of all time is by the late, great Dr. Maya Angelou, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” |
Zabeena Mohammed |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Sociology and Psychology Career Aspiration: Behavioral Psychology and Social Work Mentoring Specialties: Greek life, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, volunteer work, campus resources, time management, internships, mental health Identities: First generation, Transfer student Interests and Favorite Things: Journaling, Meditation, Gym, Cooking and Traveling. |
Luis Guevara |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 3rd Year, Psychology Career Aspiration: I want to earn my PhD in Clinical Psychology and later pursue Psychiatry or Industrial Organizational Psychology. Mentoring Specialties: Mental health, time management, commuting, making friends, studying tips, fun things to do around campus/Merced, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, volunteer work, campus resources Identities: First generation, Chicanx/Latinx, LGBTQ+ Interests and Favorite Things: I love going to the gym, listening to music, taking walks, hanging out with friends, trying new foods, and mindlessly shopping. I love collecting plants and CDs. I have a really big collection of CDs and I want it to grow larger. I like to spend some of my time watching movies at home or in theaters. I am very adventurous so I'm always up for new and fun experiences. |
Edgar Almazan |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Mechanical Engineering Career Aspiration: Work in a company to start off in an industry job, enter the workforce directly by securing a job in industries such as automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing, and robotics. Roles can include design engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality control, and project management. Mentoring Specialties: Campus resources, time management, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, mental health, internships, volunteer work, enjoying campus Identities: First Generation, Chicanx/Latinx Interests and Favorite Things: I enjoy playing soccer and Hotwheel hunting. I like to play video games, also a passion for admiring automobiles. I dream to travel the world, as well as hiking the great outdoors! |
Favour Nnaji |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Mechanical Engineering Career Aspiration: CEO of an automation company Mentoring Specialties: Internships, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, campus resources, time management Identities: Black/African American Interests and Favorite Things: I love thrifting, working out, and cooking! |
Alexis Reimers-Contreras |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Psychology Career Aspiration: Pediatric Neuropsychologist Mentoring Specialties: Mental health, graduate school applications, fellowships, research opportunities, campus resources, job search experience, time management Identities: First Generation, Chicanx/Latinx, Disabled, LBGTQ+ Interests and Favorite Things: I love watching anime, reading, sleeping, and watching youtube. Current favorite show is Good Omens and my favorite color is red. |
Faith Her |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 4th Year, Sociology After Graduation Plan: Go to graduate school and enroll in the Sociology Ph.D. program at UC Merced Mentoring Specialties: Time management, planning, MyDegreePathway, course schedules, campus resources, mental health Identities: AAPI, Transfer student Interests and Favorite Things: I enjoy reading manga and listening to music. NewJeans is one of my current favorite artists! I also enjoy spending time with my family and friends, such as going to the movies. |
Ingrid Garay |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 2nd Year, Business Management Economic & minoring in Political Science Career Aspiration: I aspire to complete my legal education by attending law school. Following graduation, my goal is to become a judge and eventually establish my own law firm. Mentoring Specialties: 1st Year Navigation, job search experience, time management, mental health, volunteer work, internships, campus resources, interviews and resume prep Identities: Chicanx/Latinx, First Generation Interests and Favorite Things: I enjoy watching K-dramas and listening to scary podcasts, Additionally, dancing is a passion of mine that brings me immense joy. |
Chibundum Moses-Gombo |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 2nd Year, Computer Science & Engineering Career Aspiration: Plans after college is to have different side hustles while mainatiining and focusing on my career. Mentoring Specialties: 1st Year Navigation, time management, campus resources, internships, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, mental health Identities: Black/African American, First Generation Interests and Favorite Things: Challenges, gaming, and eating. |
Christian Boyd |
Title: Peer Mentor Year and Major: 2nd Year, Political Science Career Aspiration: Corporate Lawyer and own his own Law Firm Mentoring Specialties: 1st Year Navigation, time management, campus resources, internships, interviews and resume prep, job search experience, mental health, general life advice Interests and Favorite Things: My interests are finding new music, drawing and creating new works of art. I love the outdoors and anything to do with nature, I love meeting & talking with new people. I watch a lot of documentaries, cartoons and comedies. I am an avid sports fan and love to watch & participate in sports such as Basketball, soccer and boxing. |