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Meet Douglass Mentors

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 

  • Kelly Andrade

    Director of Global At Douglass

    Book with Kelly

    Kelly's Mentoring Specialties 

    • Global Programs at Douglass
    • Knowledge and Power
    • Study Abroad
    • Community Engagement
  • Kim Apadula

    Assistant Director of Enrollment Services

    Phone: 848-932-2543

    Kim's Mentoring Specialties 

    • General Douglass Inquiries
    • Knowledge and Power
    • Enrollment 
  • Bensetti-Benbader

    Director of STEM Career, Computing, and Engineering Initiatives

    Phone: 848-932-2900

    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
  • Leslie Danehy

    Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

    Phone: 848-932-3184

    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.)
  • Katy Gray

    Assistant Dean, Douglass Discovery & Academic Programs Director Center for Women in the Arts at Douglass

    Phone: 848-932-3184

    • 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. 
  • Madinah Elamine

    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
  • Magy Georges

    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)

     

  • Nicole Ianuzelli

    Senior Program Coordinator, Center for Women in the Arts at Douglass

    • Arts at Douglass
    • Nontraditional Aged Students (23+)
    • Living & Learning Communities
    • Student Organizations
  • Lorne Joseph

    Director of STEM Research, Health, and Engineering Initiatives

    Phone: 848-932-2900

    • Douglass Curriculum Completion
    • Douglass STEM Programs
    • Engineering, including the Engineering Living-Learning Community
    • SUPER Research Experience (STEM Research)
  • Sonia-Khalil

    Program Coordinator, Douglass WiSE

    Phone: 848-932-3037

    • STEM at Douglass
    • General Douglass Inquiries 

    Book with Sonia

  • Ellen-Lieberman

    Associate Dean, Enrollment Services

    Phone: 848-932-2541

    • 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
    Chrissy Oller_Staff

    Assistant Director of the BOLD Center

    Phone: 848-932-3158

    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.)
  • Dr. Lydia Prendergast

    Associate Dean, Douglass Women in Science and Engineering

    Phone: 848-932-3158

    Book with Dr. Prendergast 

    • STEM at Douglass
    • Living & Learning Communities
  • Assistant Dean of the BOLD Center and Career Pathways 

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    • 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

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