Meet Our Mentors

Karen Campos, a current graduate from California State University San Marcos, graduated with a double major in Anthropology and Spanish. She is a student assistant and a peer mentor for the Alliance College Link Mentor Program. The program focuses on building a bridge for high school students coming into college. As a peer mentor her role is to help incoming students navigate their first year in college by providing information, guidance, and encouragement in their college aspirations. In addition, she is an ambassador for The Alliance, an on-campus organization who works together with 10 partner school districts in the San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties. The Alliance promotes higher education for students who are at-risk and has created a guarantee admission program to enhance student success at CSUSM. She is an intern at the National Latino Research Center. She works in the Youth Empowerment program tutoring and supporting high at-risk Latino students by providing resources and giving them support in their education. This upcoming Fall, she will be working towards her teacher’s credential. Her personal goal is to become a teacher, not just to teach but to provide the support students need to reach their own personal goals.

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Koby is a 4th-year student at CSU San Marcos majoring in Global Supply Chain Management. He is aiming to graduate in the Fall of 2022. At school, he is an Alliance Ambassador and also works for The Alliance as a Peer Mentor, where his priority is to help first-year students get adjusted to their first year of higher education. Koby is proud to be a part of a program that encourages K-12 students to attend college and accomplish their dreams. Koby is also the President of the Global Supply Chain Management Society (GSCMS) this semester, after spending the past few semesters as the Director of Operation and Vice President. The GSCMS provides students with networking opportunities, weekly presentations from supply chain professionals, and job/internship opportunities. Outside of school, Koby’s favorite things to do are rock climb (indoors and outdoors), play guitar and make music with friends, watch movies, and hang out with friends and family as much as possible. Koby is currently applying for supply chain internships with various local companies. He hopes to become a supply chain professional with his degree and involvement in the GSCMS and looks forward to graduating within the year.

Anjelina is a computer science student at CSUSM. Over the course of her college journey at CSUSM she has had the opportunity of meeting amazing professors and staff that help her in any way possible. She believes that you can find help anywhere at CSUSM you just have to ask for it. Anjelina isn’t only a student at CSUSM she is also a student worker. She has worked on campus as a student assistant for The Office of Internships and Service Learning, she has also worked as a Computer Science Teaching Assistant, and she is now working as a Mentor for The Alliance. Anjelina is president of the Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) club at CSUSM. She believes that student involvement and outreach is an important part to growing our community. In addition to her college journey, she has completed many internships that have helped her explore the never-ending world of computer science.

Mara Castillo is a sophomore at CSUSM and is working towards earning her degree in Political Science and Criminology and Justice Studies. She takes great pride in being a mentor for the Alliance College Link Mentoring program (ACLMP) where she motivates, guides, and assists incoming freshmen during their first year at CSUSM. She is also an ambassador for the Alliance to Accelerate Excellence in Education where she gives informational presentations to the ten Alliance partner school districts on the importance of receiving higher education. Mara aspires to work in the Criminal Justice System to encourage and promote rehabilitation of previously incarcerated individuals into society. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, trying new foods, and relaxing.