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Who We Are

The Peer Learning Consultant Program helps Stanford students develop learning strategies that will allow them to reach their academic goals. Our Learning Consultants work with both undergraduate and graduate students across all disciplines and serve over 3,000 students annually. Learning Consultants are required to undergo comprehensive training and the selection process is highly competitive. In 2019, the Peer Learning Consultant Program forged formal partnerships with the Athletic Academic Resource Center (AARC) and the School of Engineering's Equity and Inclusion Initiatives (EII) to bring dedicated academic support to Stanford student-athletes and graduate students in the School of Engineering, respectively. For any inquiries about the Peer Learning Consultant program, please email Jae Chung at chungjae@stanford.edu.

Meet our:Meet our:
Division LeadersCurriculum Designers
Peer Academic CoachesProgram Coordinators
Engineering Learning ConsultantsCommunications Team
Strategy and Operations TeamAlumni

Division Leadership

Jae Chung, PhD
Associate Director, Student Learning Programs and Director of the Peer Learning Consultant Program
Division Director, Engineering Equity and Program Coordination

Jessie Schwab, PhD
Academic Coach, Student Learning Programs
Division Director, Peer Academic Coaching

Rachel Stumpf, PhD
Academic Coach, Student Learning Programs
Division Director, Curriculum Design

Rhean Sun, MFA
Academic Coach, Student Learning Programs
Division Director, Communications

Faith Harron

Faith Harron
Special Projects Manager, Student Learning Programs
Division Director, Strategy and Operations

Alan Cheng, PhD Student, Computer Science
Lead Engineering Learning Consultant, Engineering Equity Division
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Lisha Ou, PhD Student, Chemistry
Lead Curriculum Designer, Curriculum Design Division
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Noelle Andrew, Undergraduate Senior, Psychology
Lead Curriculum Designer, Curriculum Design Division
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Anna Chang, MS Student, Computer Science
Lead Program Coordinator, Program Coordination Division 
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Nicole Segaran, Undergraduate Junior, Computer Science
Lead Project Strategist, Strategy and Operations Division
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  Peer Academic Coaches

Lexie Adams, PhD Student
Chemical Engineering
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Favour Nerrise, PhD Student
Electrical Engineering
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Delaney Smith, PhD Student
Biochemistry
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Valeria Vergani, PhD Student
Religious Studies
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Jennifer Co, PhD Student
Chemistry
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Ananya Goyal, PhD Student
Bioengineering
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Stefan Suazo, Law Student
Stanford Law School
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Curriculum Designers

Noelle Andrew, Undergraduate Senior
Lead Curriculum Designer
Psychology
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Gloria Chikaonda, JSD Student
Stanford Law School
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Kacie Nelson, PhD Student
Chemistry
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Lisha Ou, PhD Student
Lead Curriculum Designer
Chemistry
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Nahome Hagos, Undergraduate Senior
Computer Science
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Ellis Schriefer, PhD Student
Iberian and Latin American Cultures
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Engineering Learning Consultants

Alan Cheng, PhD Student
Lead Engineering Learning Consultant
Computer Science
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Julia Costacurta, PhD Student
Electrical Engineering
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Amnahir Pena-Alcantara, PhD Student
Materials Science and Engineering
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Cindy Nguyen, PhD Student
Electrical Engineering
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Cesar Augusto Portocarrero Rodriguez, MS Student
Civil Engineering
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Program Coordinators

Anna Chang, MS Student
Lead Program Coordinator
Computer Science
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Kenny Hernandez, Undergraduate Senior
Chemical Engineering
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Diamond Thlang, Undergraduate Junior
Mathematical and Computational Science
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Nhi Nguyen, Undergraduate Freshman
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity & Political Science
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Sachin Allums, Undergraduate Junior
Lead Program Coordinator
Symbolic Systems
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Ángel Manuel De Dios López, Undergraduate Sophomore
Urban Studies
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Elias Chikwanda, Undergraduate Freshman
Computer Science & Mathematics
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Anusha Nadkarni, Undergraduate Freshman
Undeclared
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Strategy and Operations

Nicole Segaran, Undergraduate Junior
Lead Project Strategist
Computer Science
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Mark Tran, Undergraduate Senior
Frontend Web Developer
Computer Science
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Suzannah Wistreich, Undergraduate Junior
Frontend Web Developer
Computer Science
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Communications

Kealia Victorino, Undergraduate Junior
Senior Communication Designer
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Michi Mairena, Undergraduate Junior
Social Media Content Strategist
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Headshot of Mia Cano, Copywriter

Mia Cano, Undergraduate Senior
Copywriter
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Alumni

Mekedlawit Setegne PhD '25
Lead Peer Academic Coach
Chemistry
Served 2020-2023

Jamie Fine PhD '23
Lead Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
Modern Thought & Literature
Served 2019-2023

Ellen Reinhart PhD '23
Academic Skills Educator
Psychology
Served 2022-2023

Chris Puntasecca

Chris Puntasecca MD '23
Lead Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
School of Medicine
Served 2019-2023

Phuthi Tsatsi MS '23
Engineering Learning Consultant
Electrical Engineering
Served 2021-2022

Michelle Atallah PhD '20
Lead Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
Cancer Biology
Served 2018-2022

Alex Little '22
Curriculum Designer, Program Coordinator
Symbolic Systems
Served 2019-2022

Leslie Luqueño PhD '25
Graduate Learning Consultant
Graduate School of Education
Served 2020-2021

Sophia Serafin

Sophia Serafin '21
Senior Program Coordinator
Political Science
Served 2019-2021

Karim Aloul

Karim Aloul '21
Undergraduate Learning Consultant
Bioengineering
Served 2019-2021

Ileana Pirozzi PhD '23
Graduate Learning Consultant
Bioengineering
Served 2019-2020

Maili Yee

Ma'ili Yee '20 MA '21
Graduate Learning Consultant
East Asian Studies
Served 2019-2020

Kallie

Kallie Neumann​​ PhD '20
Graduate Learning Consultant
Chemistry
Served 2019-2020

Guillermo Camarillo '20
​​Undergraduate Learning Consultant
Management Science & Engineering
Served 2019-2020

Reagan Walker​​ '19
Undergraduate Learning Consultant
East Asian Studies & STS
Served 2018-2019

Leehi Yona JD/PhD '23
Lead Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
Stanford Law School and E-IPER
Served 2018-2023

Chudi Ikpeazu MA '23
Curriculum Designer
Philosophy
Served 2022-2023

Gene Liu MS '23
Curriculum Designer
Applied Physics
Served 2022-2023

Bryen Irving PhD '24
Peer Academic Coach
Physics
Served 2020-2023

Hannah Hunt JD '23
Senior and Graduate Learning Consultant
Stanford Law School
Served 2020-2022

Candice Kim MD/PhD '24
Lead Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
Schools of Medicine and Education
Served 2020-2022

Andrew Tan '22
Curriculum Designer, Program Coordinator
English
Served 2021-2022

Brandi Ransom PhD '23
AARC Learning Consultant, Peer Academic Coach
Materials Engineering
Served 2019-2021

Gillian Peraza '21
Lead Learning Consultant
Bioengineering
Served 2018-2021

Melissa Santos

Melissa Santos '21
Undergraduate Learning Consultant
Psychology and Data Science
Served 2019-2021

James Winter

James Winter PhD' 21
Graduate Learning Consultant
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Served 2018-2021

Guillaume Riesen

Guillaume Riesen PhD '20
Graduate Learning Consultant
Neurosciences
Served 2019-2020

Libby Zhang​​ PhD '23Engineering & Graduate Learning Consultant
Electrical Engineering
Served 2018-2020

Caroline Muraida​​ PhD '23
Graduate Learning Consultant
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Served 2019-2020

Jasmine Nguyen

Jasmine Nguyen​​ '23
Undergraduate Administrative Coordinator
CSRE
Served 2019-2020

Rachel Portillo​​ '21
Undergraduate Learning Consultant
Earth Systems
Served 2018-2019