Meet the Student Staff

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Peer Advisors and Graduate Assistants are your first point of contact with Career and Professional Development. Meet with us early and often!

Visit careers.lmu.edu/lobby from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PST to meet with a Peer Advisor or Graduate Assistant and get help on your resume, cover letter, job search strategy, and more. All drop-ins are 15 minutes long and are held on Zoom Web Conferencing or in-person at VDA 135. You can access Zoom Web Conferencing via a web browser or download the application to a smart device. Learn how to create your Zoom Web Conferencing account. No appointment necessary. 

Drop-ins for the spring 2023 semester will end on Friday, May 5 and resume in the fall. 

Graduate Assistants

Andrew Emmerson

Class Year: 2025
Program: MFA - Writing for the Screen
Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Camille Chambers

Class Year: 2024
Program: Writing and Producing for Television
Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Hannah Newhall

Class Year: 2025
Program: MA Counseling
Hometown: Portland, ME

Sabah Harris 

Class Year: 2025
Program: Marketing and Management 
Hometown: Oakland

Peer Advisors‌

Anastasia Akimkina

Class Year: 2024
Program: Environmental Studies and Modern Languages
Hometown: Limassol, Cyprus

Emery Markey

Class Year: 2025
Program: Political Science
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA

Hannah Samson

Class Year: 2024
Program: Screenwriting and Film Production
Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Margaux Bastian

Class Year: 2023
Program: Marketing
Hometown: Glendale, CA

Marisa Barrett

Class Year: 2024
Program: Communication Studies
Hometown: Los Altos, CA

Michael Ford

Class Year: 2024
Program: Psychology
Hometown: Danville, CA

Monika Platek

Class Year: 2024
Program: Communication Studies
Hometown: Marin County, CA

Ryne Umemoto

Class Year: 2025
Program: Finance
Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Valentina Leiva 

Class Year: 2026
Program: Finance and Economics
Hometown: Argentina

Data Entry Specialist

Ileana Martinez

Class Year: 2026
Program: Economics
Hometown: Miami, FL

James Zimmerman

Class Year: 2025
Program: Information Systems & Business Analytics (ISBA)
Hometown: South Pasadena

Naomi JianCang Alvarado 

Class Year: 2026
Program: Statistics and Data Science
Hometown: Long Beach

Preston Conner 

Class Year: 2026
Program: Economics
Hometown: Sacramento

Employer Engagement Specialist  

Emily Kelly

Class Year: 2024
Program: Film and TV Production & Screenwriting
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia