Current Mentors

Meet our awesome mentors who are here to help new international students at IUPUI!

Mentors work together in teams to welcome and support new students. Click on each mentor to learn more about them!

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    Simbiat Abdul
    Nigeria

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate 

    Junior 

    Major(s)

    Biology

    Team

    Maserati 

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    Fernanda Alonso
    Mexico and USA

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Graduate

    Master's (2nd Year)

    Major(s)

    Human-Computer Interaction 

    Team 

    Tesla 

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    Pearl-Marie Andoh
    Ghana

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

     Junior 

    Major(s)

    Biomedical Engineering

    Team

    Aston Martin 

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    Brian Cheong
    Malaysia

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Undergraduate

    Senior  

    Major(s)

    Computer Engineering

    Team

    Aston Martin 

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    Shreya Chopra
    USA and India

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Junior

    Major(s)

    Biology

    Team

     Lamborghini

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    Meman Diaby
    Côte d'Ivoire

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Graduate

    Master's (2nd Year)

    Major(s)

    Health Economics

    Team

     Tesla

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    Frances Dimaranan
    USA and The Philippines

    Pronouns

     She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

     Junior

    Major(s)

    Visual Communication Design

    Team

     Porsche

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    Prisca Gidi
    Togo and Ghana

    Pronouns

     She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

     Junior

    Major(s)

    Health Service Management

    Minor(s)

    Global Health

    Team

     Porsche

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    Tanny Khun
    Myanmar and USA

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Sophomore

    Major(s)

    Exploratory

    Team

    Maserati

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    Solomon Ladipo
    Nigeria

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Undergraduate

    Sophomore

    Major(s)

    Mechanical Engineering Technology

    Minor(s)

    Africana Studies

    Team

    Lamborghini

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    Wadah Mahmoud
    Sudan

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Undergraduate

    Senior

    Major(s)

    Biomedical Informatics 

    Team

    Maserati

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    Sania Mohamed Sheifuddin
    United Arab Emirates and India

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Sophomore 

    Major(s)

    Biology

    Team: 

    Toyota

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    Tom Nguyen
    Vietnam and United States

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Undergraduate

    Senior

    Major(s)

    Finance

    Team

    Toyota

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    Avinash Pandey
    India

    Pronouns

    He/Him/His

    Undergraduate

    Senior

    Major(s)

    Computer Science

    Team

    Porsche

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    Sevinch Pasilova
    Uzbekistan

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Sophomore

    Major(s)

    Mechanical Engineering

    Team

    Lamborghini

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    Rachael Peterson
    USA

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Senior

    Major(s)

    American Sign Language, English Interpreting 

    Team

    Toyota

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    Hailie Ridge
    USA

    Pronoun

    She/Her/Hers

    Undergraduate

    Junior 

    Major(s)

    Exercise Science

    Minor(s)

    Health Psychology, Medical Sociology

    Team

    Toyota

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    Nithika Sanghi
    India

    Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

    Graduate

    Master's (2nd Year) 

    Program

    Human-Computer Interaction 

    Team

    Tesla 

Meet the International Peer Mentoring Program Staff!

Staff in the Office of International Affairs coordinate and manage the International Peer Mentors. Click on each staff member to learn more about them!

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    Haley Russ
    USA

    Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

    Assistant Director of Student Success Programs

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    Sachin Kawa
    India

    Pronouns: He/Him

    Student Success Programs Assistant

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    Sanjana Pachipulusu
    India

    Pronouns: She/Her

    Student Success Programs Assistant

Click Here to Read Profiles and Success Stories about Former Mentors!

Former Mentors