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