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Professional Staff

Stephanie "Steph" Cowling-Rich

Assistant Director, EOP/HEOP / Assistant Director, OADI, Student Advising & Engagement

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Kristin Dade, Ph.D.

Director, OADI / Director, Student Success Programs (CSTEP/P3 and McNair Scholars Program), Institutional Coordinator for the Leadership Alliance

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Foula Dimopoulos

Senior Advisor, EOP|HEOP|Pre Professional Programs (P3) and First Gen Program Coordinator

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Kirsten Post Eynav

HEOP Advisor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Cassaundra (Cassie) Guzman

McNair Advisor/Coordinator

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

William "Woodg" Horning

Director, OADI / Director, Student Opportunity Programs

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Peder Jakobson

OADI Executive Support/Program Coordinator

Affirming Pronouns: he/him/his

Shanna Bennell Leipzig

Advisor, EOP/HEOP

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Brian Lu

HEOP Admissions Advisor

Affirming Pronouns: he/him/his

Lisanny Manzueta Custodio

Advisor, EOP/HEOP

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Carol Raymond

Data and Financial Specialist, NYS Opportunity Programs

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Gabrielle Smith

Assistant Director, Student Success Programs and OADI, Program Innovation / Advisor, Pre Professional Programs

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Grad Student Staff

Noel Acor

Graduate Program Coordinator

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lavaris McCellion

Graduate Writing Coach

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Andrea Robinson

Graduate Program Coordinator

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

John Starr

Graduate Writing Coach

Affirming Pronouns: He/Him/His

Sarena Tien

Graduate Program Coordinator

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Student Staff

Carolina Agurcia

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lizbeth Alatorre-Flores

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Helssy Almanzar

Undergraduate Student Assistant - P3

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alexies Benitez

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Gabriela "Gaby" Carmona

EOP/HEOP Social Media Intern

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Mariah Chavez

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Mari-Christina Clark

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Triston Edwards

Undergraduate Student Assistant

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Brayan Garcia Soriano

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: he/him/his

Ken Gonzalez

EOP/HEOP Social Media Intern

Affirming Pronouns: he/him/his

Alice Hu

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Meryem Legesse

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Qq Lin

EOP/HEOP Alumni Intern

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Kirstie Murillo

Undergraduate Student Assistant - P3

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Ruth Osagie

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Yesenia Peregrina

EOP HEOP Social Media Intern

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Kassandra Robledo

Undergraduate Student Assistant - P3

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Chelsea Tenezaca

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Amara Valerio

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Ashley Yang

EOP/HEOP Alumni Intern

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Yi Lin Zhu

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Graduate Mentor

Dana Al Abdullatif

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her

Patrice Crosby

Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Drea Darby

Ph.D. Candidate, Entomology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/they

Megan Jeffreys

Ph.D. Candidate, History

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Patricia Leyva

Ph.D. Candidate, Plant Biology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her

Yi Lu

PhD Student, Developmental Psychology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her

Anand Kumar Mishra

Graduate Mentor, Postdoctoral Scholar, Robotics

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Radine Rafols

Postdoctoral Scholar, Global Development

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Cara Robertus

Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Adam Szetela

Graduate Mentor, PhD Student, English

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Allasandra (Ally) Valdez

Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Destiny Van

Graduate Mentor, PhD Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Anna Wood

Graduate Mentor, PhD Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Brianna Zgurich

PhD Student, Philosophy

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Undergraduate Mentors

Erica Aduasare

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Erica Aduasare

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Mariama D Bah

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Gabriela Carmona

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Vashtí Claybrook

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Teresa Crisantos-Prudencio

Peer Mentor - Student Leader

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Triston Edwards

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Safiyyah Franklin

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Gabriel Garcia

Peer Mentor

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Kenneth Gonzalez

Peer Mentor

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Audrey Im

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Fátima Martínez

Peer Mentor - Student Leader

Iyana McGirt

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Roxana Mora

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Cyntholia Okui

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Ruth Osagie

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Jennessa Perez

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Arefa Rahman

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Alyanis Acevedo Serrano

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Rosalynn Silva

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Jesusla Sinfort

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Jay Sobers

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Jaden Thomas

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Nicole Tian

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Isabela Ticona

EOP/HEOP Ambassador

Jailyn Wilson

Peer Mentor

Affirming Pronouns: she/her/hers

Ashley Yang

EOP/HEOP Ambassador