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
51ÂÜÀò
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, 51ÂÜÀò - 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