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Meet Douglass Mentors

Peer Mentors

About Me
Graduation Year: 2027
Schools: Edward Bloustein School of Public Planning and Policy; School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Major: Health Administration
Minor: Leadership Skills
My Rutgers Experience
Campus Involvement
- F.A.C.E (Rutgers Modeling Team)
- Barbara Vorhees Mentorship Program
- Douglass WiSE
Career Interests
Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Healthcare & Medicine
Nonprofit & Social Impact
Outside the classroom
- Poetry
- Music
- Writing
- Patient advocacy
- Reproductive health and wellness
- Yoga
- Fitness
How I Can Support You
- Housing
- Registration
- Busses
- Douglass Programming
- Transfer Student experience
- Cultural Centers
- Wellness Resources
- One Stop Student Services
Let's Connect!
Contact: ish22@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
About Me
Graduation Year: 2027
Schools: Rutgers Business School
Major: Supply Chain Management
Minor: Management Information Systems Concentration
My Rutgers Experience
Campus Involvement
- IWL Leadership Certificate Scholar
- BVM
- Muslim Student Association
Career Interests
Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Outside the classroom
- Sewing
- Photography
- Travel
How I Can Support You
- Registration
- Commuter experience
- Academic Resources
Let's Connect!
Contact: an928@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
About Me
Graduation Year: 2027
Schools: School of Arts and Sciences; School of Communication and Information
Major: Communications
Minors: Digital Communication; Information and Media
My Rutgers Experience
Campus Involvement
- Rutgers Latin American Womxn Organization as Event Coordinator
- Rutgers Peruvian American Student Association as Event Coordinator Intern
- Piccolo Player in the Rutgers Marching Scarlet Knights
Career Interests
Arts, Media & Communications
Outside the classroom
- Concerts
- Dancing
- Exploring places
- Going out
- Karaoke
- Listening to music
- Playing my flute
- Shopping
- Traveling
- plus more!
How I Can Support You
- Housing
- Registration
- Busses
- Douglass Programming
- Student Orgs
- Wellness Resources
- Academic Resources
Let's Connect!
Contact: agm164@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
About Me
Graduation Year: 2027
Schools: Bloustein; School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Health Administration
Minors: Psychology; Public health
My Rutgers Experience
Campus Involvement
- Delta Gamma
- Douglass Welcoming Ambassadors
- Rutgers Global Ambassador
- Rutgers Recreation Aquatics
Career Interests
Government, Policy & Public Service
Healthcare & Medicine
Law & Legal Services
Nonprofit & Social Impact
Research & Academia
Outside the classroom
- Swimming
- Scrapbooking
How I Can Support You
- Douglass Programming
- Non Traditional Student experience
- Transfer Student experience
- Student Orgs
- Greek Life
- Academic Resources
Let's Connect!
Contact: eed84@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
About Me
Graduation Year: 2027
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Major: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Minors: Developmental Psychology; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
My Rutgers Experience
- Clinical Care Technician at RWJ
Campus Involvement
- Resident Assistant
Career Interests
Healthcare & Medicine
Research & Academia
Outside the classroom
- Writing
- Reading
- Drawing
- Painting
- Crochet
- Cross-stitch
How I Can Support You
- Housing
- Registration
- Busses
- Douglass Programming
- Career Services
- Student Orgs
- Wellness Resources
- One Stop Student Services
- Academic Resources
Let's Connect!
Contact: lika.berdzenishvili@rutgers.edu
About Me
Graduation Year: 2028
School: School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Major: Biotechnology-Bioinformatics
Minor: Entrepreneurship
My Rutgers Experience
Campus Involvement
- Bunting Cobb Sciences LLC
- Reilly BOLD Extern
- Douglass Welcoming Ambassadors
- Barbara Voorhees Mentors
Career Interests
Engineering & Technology
Healthcare & Medicine
Research & Academia
Science & Environmental Studies
Outside the classroom
- Reading/writing
- Watching movies
- Poetry
- Traveling
- Music
How I Can Support You
- Housing
- Registration
- Busses
- Douglass Programming
- Academic Resources
Let's Connect!
Contact: jpb296@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

Become a Mentor

Learn more about opportunities to become a peer mentor at Douglass.

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Staff Mentors

The below staff mentors are available to meet with all Douglass students, regardless of major or specialty!

Instructions: Care Unit: Select Academic Advising, Location: Select DRC Mentoring, Service: Select DRC Mentoring

Director of Global At Douglass
Email: kandrade@rutgers.edu
Book with Kelly
Kelly's Mentoring Specialties
- Global Programs at Douglass
- Knowledge and Power
- Study Abroad
- Community Engagement
Assistant Director of Enrollment Services
Phone: 848-932-2543
Email: kimberly.apadula@rutgers.edu
Book with Kim
Kim's Mentoring Specialties
- General Douglass Inquiries
- Knowledge and Power
- Enrollment
Director of STEM Career, Computing, and Engineering Initiatives
Phone: 848-932-2900
Email: hayet.bensetti@rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Bensetti-Benbader
Dr. Bensetti-Benbader's Mentoring Specialties
- International Student Experience
- STEM
- Carer Services at Douglass
- Resume & Cover Letter Review
- Mock Interviewing
- Living & Learning Communities
- Professional STEM Mentoring
- Knowledge and Power
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Phone: 848-932-3184
Email: leslie.danehy@rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Danehy
Dr. Danehy's Mentoring Specialties
- Douglass Global Programs
- Financial Aid
- Arts at Douglass
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- STEM at Douglass
- Career Services at Douglass and RU
- First Generation Students
- International Students
- Commuting Students
- EOF Students
- Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
- Transfer Students
- Living & Learning Communities
- Student Organizations
- LGBTQIA+ Safe Space Trained
- BIPOC Student Support
- Religious/Spiritual Identity Support
- Students with Disabilities/Accessibility Support
- Students with Children
- Military-Connected Students (Veterans, ROTC, etc.)
Assistant Dean, Douglass Discovery & Academic Programs Director Center for Women in the Arts at Douglass
Phone: 848-932-3184
Email: katy.gray@rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Gray
- Douglass Global Programs
- Arts at Douglass
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- Resume and Cover Letter Review/Mock Interviewing
- Living & Learning Communities
- LGBTQIA+ Safe Space Trained
- BIPOC Student Support
- Students with Disabilities/Accessibility Support
- Graduate school planning in the humanities and social sciences.
Assistant Dean, Strategic Programs
Phone: 848-932-2546
Email: melamin@echo.rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Elamin
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- Service-Learning & Volunteer Opportunities
- First Generation Students
- EOF Students
- Student Organizations,LGBTQIA+ Safe Space Trained
- BIPOC Student Support
- Students with Children
Assistant Dean, Women in Science and Engineering
Email: mgergus@echo.rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Georges
- STEM programs at Douglass
- Sciences Living-Learning Community
- SUPER Research Experience (STEM Research)
Senior Program Coordinator, Center for Women in the Arts at Douglass
Email: nicole.ianuzelli@rutgers.edu
Book with Nicole
- Arts at Douglass
- Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
- Living & Learning Communities
- Student Organizations
Director of STEM Research, Health, and Engineering Initiatives
Phone: 848-932-2900
Email: l.joseph@rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Joseph
- Douglass Curriculum Completion
- Douglass STEM Programs
- Engineering, including the Engineering Living-Learning Community
- SUPER Research Experience (STEM Research)
Program Coordinator, Douglass WiSE
Phone: 848-932-3037
Email: Sonia.Khalil@echo.rutgers.edu
- STEM at Douglass
- General Douglass Inquiries
Book with Sonia
Associate Dean, Enrollment Services
Phone: 848-932-2541
Email: ellen.lieberman@rutgers.edu
Book with Ellen
- Douglass Global Programs
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- Career Services at Douglass and RU
- Resume and Cover Letter Review/Mock Interviewing
- International Students,Commuting Students
- EOF Students
- Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
- Transfer Students
- Living & Learning Communities
- LGBTQIA+ Safe Space Trained
- Students with Disabilities/Accessibility Support
- Students with Children
Chrissy Oller_Staff

Assistant Director of the BOLD Center
Phone: 848-932-3158
Email: christine.oller@rutgers.edu
Book with Chrissy
- Financial Aid
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- Career Services at Douglass and RU
- Resume and Cover Letter Review/Mock Interviewing
- Service-Learning & Volunteer Opportunities
- First Generation Students
- Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
- Transfer Students
- Student Organizations
- Military-Connected Students (Veterans, ROTC, etc.)
Associate Dean, Douglass Women in Science and Engineering
Phone: 848-932-3158
Email: lydia.prendergast@rutgers.edu
Book with Dr. Prendergast
- STEM at Douglass
- Living & Learning Communities
Assistant Dean of the BOLD Center and Career Pathways

Email: andrea.sarko@rutgers.edu
Book with Andrea
- Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglass
- Career Services at Douglass and RU
- Resume and Cover Letter Review/Mock Interviewing
- Service-Learning & Volunteer Opportunities
- Commuting Students
- Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
- Transfer Students
- LGBTQIA+ Safe Space Trained
- Students with Children