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/
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.
Andrea Sadek
asadek@fullcoll.edu
Promise Coach
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
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 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.