Mentor Roster

Professionals from a wide variety of industries have partnered with our MBA, MM and MALI mentor program to develop relationships with students. Take a look at the list below to get a small taste for the breadth of experience and knowledge our mentors provide:

Alex Adamopoulos
CEO
Emergn Ltd.
Jake Aguas
Associate Professor
Crowell School of Business
Hugh Allen
General Manager
Epic Auto
Laura Alvord
President
Pacific West Consulting
Rick Alvord
President & CEO
Powerstride Battery Co.
Tara Andersen
Area Director
Mission Increase Foundation
Donald Ayres III
Principal
Ayres Hotel Group
Michael Ayulo
Director of Performance Improvement
Nationwide Insurance
Andy Bales
CEO
Union Rescue Mission
Colleen Balius
Clinical Data Coordinator (RN)
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Randy Bergstedt
Director of Marketing and Sales
THOR Photomedicine Ltd.
Kahni Bizub
Tax Partner, CPA
Wright Ford Young & Co.
Thomas Bohlinger
Principal
Bohlinger Creative Solutions
Gary Book
Program Director, Customer Satisfaction and Quality (Retired)
IBM
David Boras
CFO
Pacific Coast Warehouse Co.
Steve Bray
CEO
Power Plus! Utility Services
Craig Brazeal
Branch Manager (Former)
Toyota Financial Services
Janet Brazeal
Educator (Retired)
Higher Education
Rob Brinkman
COO
NZXT Computer
Bob Brumleu
CEO
Omni Duct Systems
Ed Buckley
Chief Executive Officer
Select Data LLC
Andrea Burgess
Customer Success Manager
Pluralsight
David Cain
Adjunct Professor
Public Sector Finance Policy
CSULB/CSUN
Joshua Chang
Executive Director of Administration and Finance
Chick-Fil-A La Habra and Whitwood
Joe Chung
Technical Program Manager
Cruise
Brandon Consalvi
President
Bear Up Consulting
Mitch Cook
Managing Partner
LCM Group LLC, DBA Avalon
Daniel Counts
CEO
US CAD
Robert (Bob) Curtis
Director MBA/MM Mentor Program
Crowell School of Business
Letitia Davis
Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (Retired)
Edison International
Sarah Downing
Financial Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
Marty Dutch
Vice President, Philanthropic Services
First Foundation
Robert Eakin
CEO
JCAP Financial Group
Tom Ellsworth
Principal
Premier Digital Publishing
William Erickson
President
Viking Capital, LLC
Carol Ferguson
Senior Donor Relations & Program Office
Orange County Community Foundation
Betsy Flint
Director of Philanthropy
Opportunity
Daniel Fong
Owner
Milliona Dollar Baby
Jim Franklin
Chief Executive Officer
Harbro
Elise Froistad
Regional Director of Admissions
Trinity School of Medicine
Cordell Gee
Controller
St. Cloud Capital
Anita Gibson-Johnson
CEO/Business Developer
Right Stand Consulting
Fred Gladney
President & CEO
Designed Living
Cindy Glessner
CEO (Retired)
VA Desert Pacific FCU
Paul Glyer
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development (Former)
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Phillip Gomez
Chief Executive Officer
DSD Partners
Victor Guerrero
CFO/Founder
Infinity Bank
Lori Gulsvig
President
Sun Trade Group, Inc. DBA Sun Apparel
Zane Hall
Executive Director, IT
Maxim Integrated
Rosalie Hamman
Director of Leadership and Curriculum
Equipping Leader Ministries
Dale Hedges
Principal/Owner
Hedges LCI Consulting
Pam Hedges
President
Hedges & Associates
James Hendrickson, MD
President/CEO (Retired)
MicroTek Electronics, Inc.
Ron Henry
President
The Sterling Group
C. James Hillquist
COO (Retired)
The UPS Store
Gwyn Hoyt
Co-founder (Retired) & Board Member
UniReach International
Trisha Iinuma
Project Manager
Pharmavite
Wendy Isbell
Director, Engineering (Retired)
Western Digital
Jonathan Johnson
General Manager
Trinity Construction
Ray Johnson
Vice President/Senior Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Casey Journigan
President
Arcadia Chair Co.
Eric Jue
Senior Business Improvement Manager
Anthem – CareMore
Jennifer Kapur
Senior Vice President
Lee & Associates
Hap Kellogg
President/CEO
Kellogg Garden Products
Diana Knifer
Chief Executive Officer
K-VAC Environmental Services, Inc.
Stephen Komanapalli
Director
Sacred Harvest Foundation
Jeff Lane
Owner
PJ Printers
Elaine Kung
Founder/Co-Chair
Called To Work
Carl LaBarbera
President
Kingdomworks SDG Foundation
Terry Lambert
Executive Associate Pastor
Cypress Church
Hye Jin Lee
Director of Public Works
City of Fountain Valley
Janice Lee
Chief Marketing Officer
The Accidental Wine Co.
Kwan Lee
President
Martplan Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sean Lee
Managing Director
CTP Networks
Helen Liew
Marketing Consultant
Mirafide LLC
Ruth Lopez-Novodor
President
On-Cue Consulting
Rudy Lugo
Vice President of Sales
Perfect Power Systems
Silvia Mah
Founding Partner
Ad Astra Ventures
Bob Mancini
Senior Research Analyst
Biola University
President
RK Mancini Consulting
Andre (Lake) Mayer
Co-Founder
Hydrate
Deborah Mayes
Fiscal Officer
Tessie Cleveland Community Services
Mark McGrath
Director of Sales
Environmental Control
Ellen McGuirk
Chief Performance Officer
South Coast Community Service
Jeff McHugh
Associate Professor
Crowell School of Business
Ann McKusick
Partner
Women Doing Well
Deborah McMaster
First Vice President, Investments
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Deborah Meyers
Vice President Operations
Nationwide Insurance
Loren Miller
CFO (Retired)
Yankovich Company
Helen Mitchell
Associate Professor
Crowell School of Business
Patrick Monroe
CEO
Rose Hills Co.
Mishal Montgomery
Senior Policy Advisor (Former)
City of Anaheim
Jan Moorad
Founder/Managing Partner
JLJ & Associates
David Morgan
Principal
Tantivy Group
Alan Nakamura
Senior Vice President/Wealth Management Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Mark Nerud
CEO
Jackson National Asset Management
Jeff Nicols
President
Pacific Flooring Co., Inc.
Adam Noritake
Pastor (Former)
Seeds of Life Church
Sandy Olsson
Director of MBA Mentor Program
Crowell School of Business
German Ospina
Vice President
RPX Corporation
Nicole Ospina
Co-founder
MOD Design
David Pelser
Manager
HR Green
Julie Puentes
Regional Vice President, Orange County Office (Former)
Hospital Association of Southern California
Thomas Purtell
Owner/Operator
Chick-fil-A (La Habra Marketplace/Whittier)
Suzee Ramirez
Relationship Development Officer
Christian Community Credit Union
Kimberly Rice
Technical Program Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Alfonso Romano
Senior Manager Quality Assurance
Beckman Coulter
Greg Sabala
Financial Solutions Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Julie Sagatelian
Financial Advisor
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
Connie Salios
National Managing Partner
Barnabas Group
Mark Salo
Sr. Mgr. Technical Development
NetApp
Jim Sanders
Executive Vice President
Ambassador Advertising
President
Amb-OS Media
Don Saulic
Private Wealth Advisor, Estate Planning Strategist
The Bahnsen Group
John Schad
Vice President, Marketing (Retired)
Disney/Fox Home Entertainment
Scott Shone
Vice President Operations
Opthalmic Instruments, Inc.
Bill Shumard
President & CEO
Special Olympics Southern California
Bob Siemon
President & CEO
Bob Siemon Designs
Bob Slater
Owner/President
Bob Slater Painting
Betty Smith
Mortgage Banker (Retired)
Beth Starr
Assistant Dean for Administration
Crowell School of Business, Biola University
Ava Steaffens
Strategic Partnership Director
World Relief
Kevin Stevenson
Owner, President (Former)
Johnson Jewelers
Jenise Steverding
Chief Impact Officer
Gifts for Good
Daniel Streit
Owner
SSP Insurance Services
Mark Strom
Partner and Management
Consulting Leader (Retired)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Kim Tan
Marketing Professor
CSU San Bernardino
Jim Tanis
Owner
Expert Restoration Services, Inc.
Jenn Tarbell
Vice President, Business Development
Cappital
Julie Tenwolde
Vice President, HP Account/Client Director
Gartner
Cindy Thompson
Senior Vice President
Relationship Manager
Capital Group
Sarah Tse
Chief Executive Officer
TSE Worldwide Press
Alister Scott Uy
Program Manager
Custom Goods, LLC
John Vander Velde
Vice President, Operations
Shea Homes
Shireesh Verma
Chief Investment Strategist
3 Strand Investment Decision Science
David Viel
President
Metal Cutting Service, Inc.
Mike Voris
Senior Program Manager
Zodiac Aerospace
Janie Watanabe
Director of National Sales
Logos
Barry Watkins
President/Founder
Watkins Commercial Properties
Michele Watkins
Assistant Controller (Former)
Adams Rite Aerospace
Mark Welches
Vice President Advertising (Retired)
SoCal News Group
Todd Williams
President (Retired)
Continental Western Corp.
Gregg Williamson
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary
Dorothy Wilson
Director, Internal Communications (Former)
Disneyland Resort
Nivine Woods
Head of Global Strategic Marketing
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Victor Wright
Senior Chief Quality Engineer (Retired)
Raytheon
Bruce Wysocki
Sales Representative (Retired)
The Orora Landsberg Company
Lucy Yeager
Owner/President
Urban Planning Consultant
Yeager & Associates
Anton Yergat
Founder and President
Gather and Care Ministries
S. Robert Yi
President & COO
Westfall Group
Bob Zalk
Executive Producer
Creative Development (Retired)
Walt Disney Imagineering