How to Become a Mentor
Stanislaus State faculty members wishing to participate in the Faculty Mentor Program can call the FMP office at (209) 667-3034, e-mail FMP Director Jason Pourtaverdi at jpourtaverdi@csustan.edu, or drop by the FMP office located in Student Services Building 145.
FMP's mentors are specifically trained to meet the needs of Stanislaus State students. Mentors are committed to working with students and enhancing their opportunities for success. The Faculty represents a wide range of academic disciplines. Currently, we have many Mentors from every discipline around campus.
The faculty participate in ongoing training for new faculty, mentor recruits and established faculty mentors. Training includes the review and history of the program, team building, cultural awareness, understanding diversity, and interpersonal strategies for improved communication. Stanislaus State faculty mentors agree the "experiential" workshops are successful, helpful, and that the opportunities for discussion allow them to get to know each other better. In addition to the personal meeting times arranged between mentors and their student protégés, all mentors and protégés can meet at a monthly interaction that is arranged and provided by the program.
- Inspires you in bad times
- Develops the self-confidence needed for growth
- Shares your values and ideas
- Guides you with mutual trust and understanding
- Helps you design clear and realistic goals
- Shares your dreams and enlarges your vision
- Encourages responsible behavior
- Believes in you
- Motivates, encourages, and advises you to succeed
- Helps you expand your horizons
- Assists you during a crisis or a turning point
- Boosts your self-esteem
- Broadens your contacts on campus and in the community
- Supports your career and educational goals
Mentor-Protégé relationships can develop into friendships that last a lifetime.
FMP Active Mentor List, 2023-2024
| Mentor | Department | Office | Ext. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Ljubinkovic | Sociology | B213 | aljubinkovic@csustan.edu | 3041 |
| Ashley Black | History | B118L | ablack5@csustan.edu | 3238 |
| Brent Powell | Kinesiology and Public Health | FX132 | bpowell1@csustan.edu | 3348 |
| Cash Bortner | Mathematics | Remote | cbortner@csustan.edu | 3595 |
| Clarissa Lonn | Dean of Students Office, Student Affairs | MSR180 | clonn@csustan.edu | 3750 |
| Danielle Turley | Psychology & Child Development | B226B | dturley@csustan.edu | 3084 |
| Della Winters | Sociology | B207C | dwinters@csustan.edu | 3008 |
| Eric Nystrom | College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences | B118 | enystrom@csustan.edu | 3238 |
| Esteban Montenegro | Psychology and Child Development | Stockton A1021 | emontenegro1@csustan.edu | 9457 |
| Esther McKoon | Sociology / Criminology and Deviance | B158 | emckoon@csustan.edu | 6513 |
| Goshu Tefera | Ethnic Studies | B118K | gtefera@csustan.edu | 3256 |
| Giancarlo Panagia | Criminal Justice | B213 | gpanagia@csustan.edu | 3409 |
| Houa Vang | Sociology, Gerontology and Gender Studies | B213D | hvang12@csustan.edu | 3512 |
| Iris Haapanen | Teacher Education | DBH328E | ihaapanen@csustan.edu | 6817 |
| Isabel Vargas | Library - Stockton, Web services | Stockton Campus Library | ivargas2@csustan.edu | 3227 |
| Jake Weigel | Art, Director of Warrior Fab Lab | A19 | jweigel@csustan.edu | 3186 |
| Jason Pourtaverdi | Criminal Justice | SS 145 | jpourtaverdi@csustan.edu | 3034 |
| Jeff Kettering | Criminal Justice | B213 | jkettering@csustan.edu | 3409 |
| Jennifer Biendendorf | Communication Studies | DBH137 | jbiedendorf@csustan.edu | 3371 |
| Jennifer Cullison | History | B118H | jcullison@csustan.edu | 3316 |
| Jennifer Whitmer | Sociology | B211A | jwhitmer@csustan.edu | 3708 |
| Jim Cook | History | B118H | jcook2@csustan.edu | 3238 |
| Jingyun Li | Management, Operations, and Marketing | DBH231 | jli9@csustan.edu | 3450 |
| Jose R Diaz Garayua | Geography and Environmental Resources | B216 | jdiazgarayua@csustan.edu | 3479 |
| Judith Bandermann | Criminal Justice | B107F | jbandermann@csustan.edu | 3172 |
| JungHa An | Mathematics | S109A | jan@csustan.edu | 6523 |
| Karen Zandarski | English | DBH229 | kzandarski@csustan.edu | 3284 |
| Keith Nainby | Communication Studies | DBH135 | knainby@csustan.edu | 3523 |
| Kelly Cotter | Psychology | Stockton - A101 Turlock - B240J |
kcotter@csustan.edu | Stockton: (209) 513-9432 Turlock: (209) 667-3865 |
| Lisa Timmons | Child Development and Psychology | B226C | ltimmons@csustan.edu | 3872 |
| Margarita Zamora Saunders | University Library | L117 | mzamorasaunders@csustan.edu | 6556 |
| Maria De Jesus Mora | Sociology | B213G | mmora4@csustan.edu | 3408 |
| Nichole Cochran | Director, McNair Scholars Program | Innovative Center 100B | ncochran1@csustan.edu | 6641 |
| Renato Alvim | Modern Languages | S103B | ralvim@csustan.edu | 6704 |
| Richard Wallace | Anthropology | B237B | rwallace@csustan.edu | 3228 |
| Robert Sledge | English | DBH230 | rsledge@csustan.edu | 3952 |
| Sandra Cruz | English | DBH229 | scruz2@csustan.edu | 3361 |
| Sandra Garcia Sanborn | Modern Languages | S240 | garciasanborn@csustan.edu | 3501 |
| Scott Davis | English | DBH275 | sdavis@csustan.edu | 3883 |
| Sebastián Sclofsky | Criminal Justice | B118K | jsclofsky@csustan.edu | 9464 |
| Sriram Chintakrindi | Criminal Justice | B125 | schintakrindi@csustan.edu | 6605 |
| Sergio Cuellar | Warrior Cross Cultural Center | L207 | scuellar4@csustan.edu | 3998 |
| Sofia Brizuela Obando | Agriculture | DBH266F | sbrizuelaobando@csustan.edu | 3775 |
| Taylor Whittington | Health Education & Promotion | Student Health Center | twhitehead1@csustan.edu | 6551 |
| Victor Luevano | Psychology | B237 | vluevano@csustan.edu | 3096 |
| Victoria Hernandez | Library | Library | vhernandez51@csustan.edu | Library |
| Yamini Bellare | Psychology and Child Development | B226A | ybellare@csustan.edu | 3934 |
| Yili Lian | Accounting and Finance / Finance | Stockton, A1019A | ylian@csustan.edu | 9418 |
Updated: February 28, 2024