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Meet our Mentors
Here are the amazing mentors joining us for our summer 2025 program
2025 Mentors
To be announced
Past Mentors
2021
Krishna Bhakar- Vice President of Human Resources at Bristlecone Inc.
Karina Rich- Marketing Admin at Network Remedy
Dinesh Goyal- Certified Financial Planner at Mehta and Associates
Phil Marcoux- Mentor at Silicon Valley Score
Milton Goldman- Mentor at Silicon Valley Score
Kathryn Besser- Art Director and Graphic Designer at Graystar Design
Leanne Holmes- Owner of LStringz Entertainment, LLC & Holmes Natural Products, LLC
Elisa Lee- Controller at Native Cos
Christian Mezger- CFO of Global Eagle Entertainment
Corinna Strickland- Financial Operations Manager for the Connor Group
Judy Parkman- Director of Human Resources at the Hewlett Foundation
Kristen Dillard- Director of Product Management for Quicken Inc.
Stephanie Pierce- Head of Growth Marketing for Quicken Inc.
Rick Reinoehl- Financial Controller for Hewlett Packard
Past Mentors
2022
Payje Redmond- SCCOE Community Engagement Specialist
Anita Jarman- Founder & CEO of the JiLi Project
Allison Wang- Professor/Externship Director at Golden Gate University Law School
Faith Mason- Koreleo Founder
Nisha Khalsa- Senior Product Manager at TrueAccord
Lee Thorpe- Chief Quality Officer for HCA Regional Medical Center of San Jose
Dot Burnworth- Owner of Sawmill Pottery
Jill Stolarik- Senior Business Development Manager at Wilson Sonsini
Judy Parkman- Director of Human Resources at the Hewlett Foundation
Past Mentors
2023
Payje Redmond- SCCOE Community Engagement Specialist
Jill Stolarik- Senior Business Development Manager at Wilson Sonsini
Sherrell Leslie- Former Department Manager at a Global Logistics Corporation
Erica Odoemene- CEO/Founder of ERIODO Cosmetics and ERIODO Education
Monique Parsons- President & CEO of McGaw YMCA
Christian Mezger- Chief Financial Officer at Anuvu
Chelsey Susin Kantor- Global Director of Marketing for Virtual Reality at Meta
Sydney Pridgeon- Social Media Strategist for The University of California Berkeley
Brandi Woods- National Candidate Fundraising Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Adrienne Diop- Chief Administrative Officer for College Ave Student Loans
Kaye Parks- TRPDD Career Coach
Past Mentors
2024
Payje Redmond- SCCOE Community Engagement Specialist
Roseline Joseph- Project Manager at Quest Diagnostics Senior, Owner of The Answer Management Services, Co-Founder of Hollistic Executive Suites
Salman Ansari- Principal Software Engineer at Unsupervised Inc.
Luisa Guzman Gomez- Founder of Bella Hair Theory
Kyrah Brown- West Contra Costa Unified School District Strategic Project Manager
Christian Mezger- CFO at ORBCOMM
Jill Stolarik- Senior Manager and Business Development at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosatti
Alecia Greenlee- Founder & CEO, Psychiatrist at Bloom & Build Integrative Psychiatry
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