Get to know our Transfer Team!
Our LEAD Week Transfer team includes three peer mentors and two seminar peer educators. Current transfer students are preferred for these positions but juniors or seniors who started at first years will also be considered. This team addresses the unique concerns of transfer students.
Transfer Peer Mentors meet one-on-one with their mentees during fall quarter and plan one event per quarter for all of their mentees.
LEAD Seminar Peer Educators support LEAD 101, the LEAD transfer student seminar.
Juan Marin Melo
Transfer Peer Mentor
Biography
Hello! My name is Juan Marin Melo. I am from Mountain View, CA. I am a Senior studying Neuroscience. My favorite class I've taken at SCU so far is Neurobiology!
A few fun facts about me are: I play in a South Bay regional Soccer League, I am a transfer student (started SCU my Junior year), and I am pursuing a career in Dentistry!
In addition to LEAD, some other organizations I am involved in are the Latin Student Union and the Decades Younglife Club!
I am excited to meet you all!
Miguel Colin-Ayala
Transfer Peer Mentor
Biography
Hi my name is Miguel Colin-Ayala. I am from San Jose here in the CA. I am a currently a Junior studying Sociology. My favorite class I've taken at SCU so far has been Basic Ceramic Sculpture!
A few fun facts about me are I love listening to music ranging from music scores, video game scores, nu metal etc. I also really enjoy collecting things as a new addiction comes in phases, currently like collecting Pokémon cards. I love star wars a lot it is basically what I grew up on!
I am looking forward to meeting all of you!
Esmerelda Ortiz
Transfer Peer Mentor
Biography
Hi my name is Esmeralda Ortiz. I am from Salinas, CA. I am a rising senior studying Finance and minoring in Real Estate. My favorite class I've taken at SCU so far has been U.S. Hispanic Theology.
A few fun facts about me are that I enjoy baking, going on hikes, and trying different food spots around the Bay.
In addition to LEAD, some other organizations I am involved in are the Transfer Student Union and Women in Investment.
I am looking forward to meeting all of you!
Isabel Espinoza
Transfer Peer Educator
Biography
Hey! My name's Isabel Espinoza. I am from Alviso, a small town between Santa Clara and Milpitas. I am a super senior who will graduate in the fall, and I am English major and a Creative Writing minor. My favorite class I've taken at SCU so far has been Dr. Morgan's African American Comedy class where she intertwined pop culture and literature to showcase what African American comedy is.
A few fun facts about me are I am an unpublished poet, I wasn't born with curly hair but it curled after I hit puberty, and I don't have my driver's license.
In addition to LEAD, I am the President of the Transfer Student Union (TSU) and a student worker in the English Department.
I am very excited to meeting all of you!
Hardavid Singh
Transfer Peer Educator
Biography
Hi my name is Hardavid Singh and I'm from Milpitas, California. I am a senior studying political science. My favorite class I've taken at SCU so far has been "Writing Flash Fiction".
A few fun facts about me are: most of my clothes are grayscale, I can flip off a diving board, and I graduated from De Anza in one year.
In addition to LEAD, I am also involved in our SCU Improv Club.
I am looking forward to meeting all of you!