Valerie Salazar

Interim Director of Educational Partnerships & Programs (Promise)

Valerie graduated from Azuza 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

SDSI 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.

Join SDSI to meet with Ilinca! More information at 
promise.fullcoll.edu/sdsi/ 

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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.

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Andrea Sadek

asadek@fullcoll.edu

Promise Coach

Andrea is currently pursuing her MS in Counseling in Student Development in Higher Education from CSULB. She received her BS in Human Services from CSUF and had transferred with an AA in Behavioral Sciences from Santiago Canyon College. Andrea is passionate about supporting community college students’ development both academically and personally.

Arely Guzman

aguzmanmagdaleno@
fullcoll.edu

Promise Coach

Arely graduated with her B. S. in Human Services from CSUF and most recently earned her M. S. in Higher Education from CSUF. Her career goal is to stay in the Community College system and continue working in student support services as a coordinator.

Elio Lopez

Elopez2@fullcoll.edu

Promise Coach

Elio is attending APU to obtain his MS in College Counseling and Student Development. He previously received his Bachelors Degree in California State University of Los Angeles in Communication Studies. His career goal is to become a Dean of Students.

Janet Carreño

jcarreno@fullcoll.edu

Promise Coach

Janet graduated from Fullerton College with an AA-T in Sociology in 2020 and CSUF with a BS in Human Services (Concentration in Mental Health) in 2022. Her goal is to get her Master’s in order to continue working for student support services in higher education.

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.

Promise Mentors

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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. 

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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

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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 also hopes to get her master’s from Azusa Pacific University. Her long-term career goal is to become a Pediatrician. 

Promise Center 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.