Valerie Salazar
Interim Director of Educational Partnerships & Programs (Promise)
Valerie graduated from Azusa Pacific University with her MS in College Counseling & Student Development. She received her BS in Human Services& minor in Child and Adolescence Studies from Cal State Fullerton. Her goal is to foster a positive postsecondary experience to students at FC!
Cheyenne Mann
Administrative Assistant II
Cheyenne attended both Orange Coast College and is a recent graduate from Fullerton College with her AA-IDS Degree. Her goal is to pursue a Bachelors Degree at Cal State Fullerton in the near future. Her role at Promise is to assist with all the behind the scenes paperwork and processes from hiring to event planning.
Ilinca Filimon
Adjunct Counselor
Ilinca graduated from Cal State Long Beach with her MS in Counseling. She received her BA in Sociology from UCLA and had transferred with an AA in Economics from Santiago Canyon College.
Promise and SDSI Students can meet with Ilinca!
Contact us for more info.
Annika Shellenbarger
ashellenbarger@fullcoll.edu
Student Services Specialist
Annika graduated from the University of La Verne with a Masters in Educational Counseling with the PPS Credential. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BS in Human Services. Her goal is to build student’s confidence during their FC journey.
Juan Ramos
jramos1@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
Juan earned his Master’s in Educational Counseling from the University of La Verne. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BS in Human Services and received his AS in Administration of Justice from Fullerton College. His goal is to become a community college counselor.
Janet Carreño
jcarreno@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
Janet earned her Bachelor’s in Human Services (with a Concentration in Mental Health) from Cal State Fullerton in 2022. She is currently attending Cal State Fullerton to receive her Master’s in Higher Education in 2025. Her goal is to continue gaining experience to best prepare and support students pursuing their goals in college and beyond.
Ulises Pacheco
UPacheco@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
Ulises earned his Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton. His goal is to either pursue a Masters in Higher Education or get his certification in personal training.
Brittney Vargas
bvargas@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
Brittney graduated from Fullerton College with an AA in Pre-Nursing in 2021. She is currently attending CSUF to receive a BS in Human Services in 2024. Her goal is to get into a Master’s program after graduating to continue working in higher education.
Mario Fuentes
MFuentes1@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
Colby LaBounty
Promise Coach
Colby graduated from a community college with an AA in English. He then transferred to UC Berkeley for his Bachelors in English. Currently he is working on his Master’s Thesis at Dartmouth College where he plans to graduate this coming Summer (2024).
Promise Mentors
Fatima Zaidi
Project Lead
Fatima graduated from UCI with her Bachelor’s in Psychological Science. She’s currently pursuing her Master’s in Social Work at USC to become a Social Worker.
Yvette Jurado
Peer Mentor
Yvette is attending Fullerton College and majoring in Sociology. Her goal is to transfer to a 4 year university to get a bachelors in sociology then get my masters in counseling
Hetvi Patel
Peer Mentor
Hetvi is currently attending Fullerton College and majoring in Pre-nursing. She wishes to transfer to CSUF to get her bachelor’s in science of Nursing. She hopes to get her master’s from Azusa Pacific University. Her long-term career goal is to become a Pediatrician.
Daniela Salgado
Peer Mentor
Dora Meraz
Peer Mentor
Dora currently a student at Fullerton College and about to receive her ADT in Business Administration. She plans on transferring to a four year university to receive her Bachelor’s in the same field with an emphasis in Marketing and Accounting.
Hoang Ho
Peer Mentor
Hoang is pursuing his Political Science AA here at Fullerton. Going higher, he’s looking to transfer to a UC in Fall 2025 with a main focus on International Relations and Policies.
Christian Dzul
Peer Mentor
Kalyssa Lachman
Campus Tour Ambassador
Julian Gutierrez
Campus Tour Ambassador
Promise Program Appointments
Promise Appointments have now moved to Starfish. Login to Starfish, click on “My Success Network” and
search for the Promise Center to view team profiles and schedule a 1-on-1 appointment.