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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 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 academicskills@stanford.edu.

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Division LeadersProgram Coordinators
Peer Academic CoachesCommunications Team
Engineering Learning ConsultantsAlumni

Division Leadership

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

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

Alan Cheng, PhD Student, Computer Science
Lead Engineering Learning Consultant, Engineering Equity Division
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Sachin Allums, Undergraduate, Symbolic Systems
Lead Program Coordinator, Program Coordination Division
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Ángel Manuel De Dios López, Undergraduate, Urban Studies 
(Incoming) Lead Program Coordinator, Program Coordination 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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Ian Harryman, PhD Student
Earth System Science
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Elena Vasilache, Master's Student
Master of Liberal Arts
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Engineering Learning Consultants

Alan Cheng, PhD Student
Lead Engineering Learning Consultant
Computer Science
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Queenie Lin, PhD Student
Mechanical Engineering
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Alina Gavrilov, MS Student
Computational and Mathematical Engineering
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Cesar Augusto Portocarrero Rodriguez, MS Student
Civil Engineering
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Melody Fuentes, MS Student
Computer Science
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Ngoc Tran, Undergraduate
Computer Science
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Program Coordinators

Sachin Allums, Undergraduate, Symbolic Systems
Lead Program Coordinator
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Nhi Nguyen, Undergraduate, Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity & Political Science
Senior Program Coordinator
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Eyrin Kim, Undergraduate, Data Science & Earth Systems
Program Coordinator
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Ángel Manuel De Dios López, Undergraduate, Urban Studies
(Incoming) Lead Program Coordinator
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Elias Chikwanda, Undergraduate, Computer Science & Mathematics
Senior Program Coordinator
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Anusha Nadkarni, Undergraduate
Program Coordinator
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Communications

Kealia Victorino, Undergraduate, Design
Senior Communications Designer
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Abigail Lee, Undergraduate, Biomedical Computation and Design
Social Media Content Strategist
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Charlotte Burks, Undergraduate, Classics
Copywriter
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Alumni

Anna Chang MS '24
Engineering Learning Consultant, Lead Program Coordinator
Computer Science
Served 2020-2024

Ellis Schriefer PhD '25
Curriculum Designer
Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Served 2023-2024

Lisha Ou PhD '25
Lead Curriculum Designer
Chemistry
Served 2022-2024

Noelle Andrew '24
Lead Curriculum Designer
Psychology and Political Science
Served 2021-2024

Nahome Hagos '24
Curriculum Designer
Computer Science
Served 2021-2024

Stefan Suazo JD '24
Peer Academic Coach
Stanford Law School
Served 2021-2024

Amnahir Pena-Alcantara PhD '24
Engineering Learning Consultant
Materials Science and Engineering
Served 2022-2024

Suzannah Wistreich '25
Frontend Web Developer
Computer Science
Served 2023-2024

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

Sharon Njeri MS '25
Peer Academic Coach 
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Served 2024-2025

Julia Costacurta PhD '25
Engineering Learning Consultant
Electrical Engineering
Served 2020-2024

Faith Harron

Faith Harron '21
Division Director
Mechanical Engineering, Slavic Languages & Literatures
Served 2018-2024

Mark Tran '24
Full-stack Web Developer
Computer Science
Served 2023-2024

Nicole Segaran '25
Lead Product Strategist
Computer Science
Served 2022-2024

Kenny Hernandez '24
Senior Program Coordinator
Chemical Engineering
Served 2022-2024

Cindy Nguyen PhD '24
Engineering Learning Consultant
Electrical Engineering
Served 2023-2024

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