Meet Your Peer Adviser
At New Student Orientation, you will officially check into Cal Lutheran. You will be ushered by your Peer Advisers through activities geared to introduce you to the Cal Lutheran community.
You will meet your classmates, figure out where your classes are, find out what the surrounding community has to offer, move into your residence hall (if you are living on campus), and much more! You will also meet your Mentor Team, which is made up of two to four people.
- Peer Adviser Lead - An upperclassmen student leader that help facilitate orientation and oversees all Peer Advisers and assists them throughout the PA Program.
- Peer Adviser - An upperclassman student leader who is responsible for guiding you through the first weekend and co-teaching your Freshman Seminar course during the Fall Semester. Note: Some groups have two Peer Advisers.
- Faculty Adviser - A member of the Cal Lutheran faculty who teaches your Freshman Seminar class with your Peer Adviser(s).
Peer Adviser Leads 2026
Audrey Pagel '27
Major: Liberal Studies in Education
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Sarissa Betancourt '27
Major: Marketing Communications
Hometown: Fontana, CA
First Year Peer Advisers
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: Paso Robles, CA
Nathalie Alvardo '27
Major: Psychology & Business Administration
Hometown: Santa Paula, CA
Alexis Barry '29
Major: Film and History
Hometown: Reseda, CA
Maddie Busby '28
Major: Communications
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
Lauren Avelino '27
Major: Liberal Studies In Education
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Mia Erikson '27
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Porter Ranch, CA
Ivy Esparza '28
Major: Art
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Jovi Estrada '29
Major: Biochem and Molecular Biology
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Lea Flores '29
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Pacoima, CA
Tania García-Mata '27
Major: Liberal Studies in Education and Spanish
Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Amanda Gibson '28
Major: Psychology with Clinical & Behavioral Applications
Hometown: Orange, CA
Faith Hennessy-Phillips '29
Major: Criminology and Business
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Priscilla Hilgado '28
Major: Liberal Studies in Education and Spanish
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Hadyn Hughes '27
Major: Film & TV and Theater Arts
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Mia Mariani '27
Major: Business Management
Hometown: Alhambra, CA
Ada Montiel '29
Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Nyema Nation '29
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Klara Pimenta '27
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Woodland Hills, CA
Maddie Popielak '29
Major: Technical Theater
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Diego Romero '28
Major: Exercise Science and Public Health
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Peter Vlaskovits '28
Major: Data Science
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA