Program Coordinators and Current Peer Advocates
Program Coordinators
Lee H. Coleman, Ph.D., ABPP
Clinical Director of Counseling Services
Pronouns: he/him/his
Education: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Miami University, 1999
Professional Affiliations: Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology; International Mindfulness Teachers Association
Professional Interests: Depression and anxiety; preventing depressive relapse; suicide prevention; emotion regulation; mindful awareness skills
Liaisonships/Committees: Liaison to Blacker and Dabney Houses
Hobbies/Self-Care: Meditation, playing bass guitar, cooking, and reading
Wellness Tip: Meditation isn't necessarily something you have to set aside separate time for. It's an attitude of welcoming awareness that you can bring to whatever you happen to be doing anyway.
This is my 17th year at Caltech. It's an incredible privilege to work with such talented, insightful, and delightful students. There's so much that Wellness Services can offer you - please come talk with us, and let's find out how we can work together.
Vanessa Tejada, M.E.d.
Residential Life Coordinator
Peer Advocate Program Advisor and TA
Education: Currently a doctorate student in the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, M. Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs at University of Southern California, B.A., Political Science and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Professional Interests: First-Year Experience, Residential, College Access and Success
Vanessa Tejada began at Caltech in April 2016 and is the Undergraduate Residential Life Coordinator (RLC) for Avery, Ricketts and Marks. Vanessa graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BA in Political Science and Chicana/o Studies. In 2016, Vanessa graduated with a Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA) from the University of Southern California. When not on campus, she will most likely be in class at UCLA, walking her puppy around campus, or trying a new restaurant. Vanessa looks forward to continuing to serve the Caltech community! Her office in located in Avery 268 right across the Avery Conference Room.
2020-2021 Peer Advocates
| PA | House |
|---|---|
| Hannah Chen | Avery |
| Seunghee Cho | Avery |
| Bradley Chun | Avery |
| Miles Cua | Avery |
| Albert Kyi | Avery |
| Christian Zapata-Sanin | Avery |
| Alexandra Lai | Avery |
| Hayward Melton | Avery |
| Jonathon Corrales de Oliveira | Blacker |
| Evan Dicker | Blacker |
| Lorenzo Shaikewitz | Blacker |
| Adam Abbas | Blacker |
| Mitchell Paromita | Blacker |
| Sarah Dunbar | Dabney |
| Aelin Preuss | Dabney |
| Luc Davis | Dabney |
| Malik Paulino | Dabney |
| Andrea Hands Arocha | Dabney |
| Daniel Wendt | Dabney |
| Jina Lee | Dabney |
| Sophia Marguerite Hewitt | Dabney |
| Vanna Woo | Dabney |
| Juan Arvelo | Fleming |
| Kristina Stoyanova | Fleming |
| Jackie Wang | Fleming |
| Allessandra Mondello | Fleming |
| Ankita Roychoudhury | Fleming |
| Jennifer (Jen) Yu | Fleming |
| Katherine Chang | Lloyd |
| Sujai Hiremath | Lloyd |
| Margaret Sui | Lloyd |
| Amelia Whitworth | Lloyd |
| Kavya Rajagopalan | Lloyd |
| Anirudh Rangaswamy | Lloyd |
| Michelle Hyun | Lloyd |
| Hannah Grauer | Page |
| Arya Mevada | Page |
| Johnathon Soro | Page |
| Arielle Tycko | Page |
| Chan Gi Kim | Page |
| Jaeyoon Kim | Page |
| Jocelyn Kho | Page |
| Aanica Gonzales-Rogers | Ricketts |
| Anna Lapteva | Ricketts |
| Amanda Piyapanee | Ricketts |
| Aditi Venkatesh | Ricketts |
| Kriti Devasenapathy | Ricketts |
| Maya Mutic | Ricketts |
| Shubh Agrawal | Ricketts |
| Joeyta Banerjee | Ruddock |
| David Oliveira | Ruddock |
| Sophie Li | Ruddock |
| Irene Crowell (PAAC) | Blacker |
| Marguerite Hewitt (PAAC) | Dabney |
| Elaine Lowinger (PAAC) | Ruddock |
2019-2020 Peer Advocates
| Name | House |
|---|---|
| Alvin On | Avery |
| Melba Nuzen | Avery |
| Christopher Wang | Avery |
| Kevin Yu | Avery |
| Haward Melton | Avery |
| Katie Chu | Avery |
| Adam Abbas | Blacker |
| Irene Crowell | Blacker |
| Paro Mitchell | Blacker |
| Bethany Suter | Blacker |
| Megan Durney | Blacker |
| Alex Reeves | Blacker |
| Danny Wendt | Dabney |
| Noah Ortiz | Dabney |
| Jina Lee | Dabney |
| Sophia Hewitt (Marguerite) | Dabney |
| Sarida Pratuangtham | Dabney |
| Polina Verkhovodova | Fleming |
| Jennifer Yu | Fleming |
| Sophie Devoe | Fleming |
| Anjani Chandra | Lloyd |
| Michelle Hyun | Lloyd |
| Lorenzo Van Munoz | Lloyd |
| Nivedita Kanrar | Lloyd |
| Chan Gi Kim (Chan) | Page |
| Jocelyn Ko | Page |
| Jae Yoon Kim | Page |
| Maya Mutic | Ricketts |
| Shubh Agrawal | Ricketts |
| Malcolm Tisdale | Ricketts |
| Gokul Gowri | Ricketts |
| Izzy Muise | Ricketts |
| Kriti Devasenapathy | Ricketts |
| Mahi Gokuli | Ruddock |
| Elaine Lowinger | Ruddock |
| Vivienne Patwardhan | Ruddock |
| Ashima Agarwal | Ruddock |
| Erik Herrera | Ruddock |
| Iman Wahle | Ruddock |
| Rona Yu | Ruddock |
| Vanessa Woo (Vanna) | Bechtel |
| Maya Srikanth | Bechtel |
| Liana Merk | Bechtel |
| Izzy Camplisson | Bechtel |
2018-2019 Peer Advocates
| Name | House |
|---|---|
| Isabella Camplisson | Page |
| Dominic Catanzaro | Lloyd |
| LC Chen | Page |
| Steven Csaposs | Fleming |
| Kriti Devasenapathy | Ricketts |
| Megan Durney | Blacker |
| David Fager | Ruddock |
| Gokul Gowri | Ricketts |
| Reggy Granovskiy | Bechtel |
| Arushi Gupta | Dabney |
| Andrea Hands Arocha | Dabney |
| Erik Herrera | Ruddock |
| Esther Kim | Avery |
| Yelim Lee | Avery |
| Regina Lee | Lloyd |
| Morgaine Mandigo-Stoba | Dabney |
| Liana Merk | Page |
| Allessandra Mondello | Fleming |
| Siqiao Mu | Blacker |
| Izzy Muise | Ricketts |
| James Park | Avery |
| Sarida Pratuangtham | Dabney |
| Anirudh Rangaswamy | Lloyd |
| Netra Ravishankar | Fleming |
| Alex Reeves | Blacker |
| Ankita Roychoudhury | Fleming |
| Miranda Schwacke | Bechtel |
| Iman Wahle | Ruddock |
| Dovovan Ye | Avery |
| Rona Yu | Ruddock |
| Vivian Yu | Marks/Braun |