Meet the Mentors!

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Dr. Aida Cuenza-Uvas
Director, Arise Program
acuenzauvas@mtsac.edu
Belle Cuevas-Arella
Counselor, Counseling Department
acuevasarella@mtsac.edu
Betzabel Z. Martinez
Program/Project Specialist, Student Equity
bmartinez217@mtsac.edu

Bianca A. Lee
Instructor, Writing Center
blee@mtsac.edu
Cara Tan
Professor, Psychology
ctan51@mtsac.edu
Cynthia Orozco
Educational Advisor, Bridge Program
corozco23@mtsac.edu

Dr. Andi Sims
Director, Student Life
asims16@mtsac.edu
John Brantingham
Professor of English
jbrantingham@mtsac.edu
Teresa Pham
Educational Advisor, Arise
tpham80@mtsac.edu

Derek Dokter
Professor, Accounting & Management
ddokter@mtsac.edu
Dr. Eric Lara
Associate Dean, Student Success and Equity
elara6@mtsac.edu
Eva Rios-Alvarado (she/her)
Student Equity & Outreach Librarian
eriosalvarado@mtsac.edu

Dr. Francesca Rinaldi
Professor, World Languages
frinaldi@mtsac.ed u
Gilbert Alvarado
Counselor, Counseling
galvarado17@mtsac.edu
Janella Lee
Instructor, Writing Center
jlee494@mtsac.edu

Jazmin Vargas
Coordinator, Veterans Resource Center
jvargas@mtsac.edu
Jeze Lopez
Director, Reach/Guardian Scholars Program
jlopez164@mtsac.edu
Tutasi Asuega
Program Specialist II, Arise
pasuega@mtsac.edu

Luis A. Echeverria-Newberry
Counselor, Veterans Resource Center
lecheverrianewberry@mtsac.edu
Maria Camarena
Counselor, Promise + Plus Program
mcamarena18@mtsac.edu
Maria Rodriguez Vargas
Counselor, Arise & Dream Programs
mrodriguezvargas@mtsac.edu

Marlene Sandoval
Educational Advisor/Counselor, Financial Aid & Counseling
msandoval@mtsac.edu
Matthew Judd
Dean, Natural Science
mjudd@mtsac.edu
Nancy Campos
Learning Lab Assistant, ASAC
ncampos12@mtsac.edu

Nicole Blean
Assistant Director, Writing Center
nblean@mtsac.edu
Renu Katoch
Educational Advisor & Counselor, Adult Basic Education
rkatoch@mtsac.edu
Rigo Estrada
Manager, Basic Needs Resources
restrada15@mtsac.edu

Sara Mestas
Counselor, Counseling
smestas@mtsac.edu
Selene Roman
Counselor, EOP&S/CARE
sroman15@mtsac.edu
Takahito Tanaka
Professor, Sociology
ttanaka1@mtsac.edu

Victoria Davy
Peer Mentor, Promise + Plus Program
vdavy@mtsac.edu
Tim Leslie
Mental Health Clinician, Student Health
tleslie1@mtsac.edu
Dr. Linda Rillorta
Soc Clinician, Student Health
lrillorta@mtsac.edu

Gloria Munguia
Project/Program Coordinator, Student Services
gmunguia@mtsac.edu
Janice M Sewell
Counselor, Counseling Department
jsewell4@mtsac.edu