Current & Past Mentors

Business, Finance, & Marketing

Brad Allen, Managing Partner, Tau CapitalTaylor Basso, Watercraft Marketing, Sun Country MarineMikal Belicove, Management Consultant, Atomic UnitKurt Bjorkman, General Manager, The Ranch at Laguna BeachCathey Curtis, Chief Marketing Officer, Z SUPPLYChristine Kelleher, Former Senior Advisor, UBSTy Lifeset, Executive Creative Director, TN&PartnersAndrew Lombardi, Owner, Mystic Coders, LLCDavid Makela, CEO, People-Centric GroupChris Murray, Investor, Self-EmployedIva Pawling, CEO/Founder, Richer PoorerCary Redfearn, Restauranteur, The LumberyardRyan Salter, Chief of Staff, Instructure, Inc.Jeremy Samson, General Manager, Big Canyon Country ClubSteve Samuelian, Owner, Samuelian Investment GroupHeather Schwarm, President & Strategist, Carlie & CoKevin Walden, Portfolio Manager, Douglas C. Lane & Associates

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

Jose Alonso, Physicist (ret.), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & MITShayan Doroudi, Professor of Educational Technology, UN IrvineSharon Dugan, Business Systems Analyst and Software Developer, Black Knight Inc.Ryan Goldsmith, Organic Farmer, The Ranch at Laguna BeachMichelle Harper, Director, Booz Allen HamiltonRyan Hertzing, Networks Administrator, LBUSDJulie Holt, Project Manager, San Onofre Nuclear Generating StationBill Madden, Marine Biology Teacher, Brea-Olinda USDLana Nguyen, Senior Environmental Scientist, California State ParksThomas Price, Aerospace Engineer, BoeingMartha Sutula, Southern California Coastal Water Research ProjectStuart Trautenberg, Entrepreneur & Investor, JobzLab

Education & Journalism

• Dustin Bainbridge, CEO/Founder, Horizon Education
• Greg Hardesty, Communications Manager, Children's Hospital of Orange County
• Michael Gamerl, Co-founder, E2 Global Education
• Lindsey Richland, Associate Professor, UCI School of Education
• Vihn Vo, Group Coordinator, Council on Aging

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• Law, Government, & International Relations

• James Azadian, Attorney, Dykema Gossett, LLP
• Steve Chadima, Communications & Public Policy, Retired
• John Duffy, Economics Professor, UC Irvine
• Bill Edwards, CEO, Edwards Global Services, Inc.
• Tom Gregg, Senior Advisor, United Nations 
• Christa Johnson, Assistant City Manager, City of Laguna Beach
• Jennifer Lusser, Head of General Legal Section, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Rev. Mandy McDow, Minister, Los Angeles First United Methodist Church
• Meldie Moore, Attorney, Moore Law for Children
• Jed Mularski, History Professor, Saddleback College
• Anthony Szczurek, Political Science Professor, Saddleback College

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• Sports & Entertainment

• Frank Arellano, Owner & Producer, Laguna Sound
• Tommy Benson, Musician, Love Studios
• Christine Fugate, FIlm Professor, Chapman University
• Aaron Henderson, NFL Agent, Vanguard Sports Group
• Jason Hoffs, Film Producer, Hollywood
• Frank Pearce, Software Developer, Blizzard Entertainment
• Denise Selbe, Athletic Administrator, LBUSD

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• Health & Wellness

• Ursula Calef, Neurobiologist, Calef Biomedical Consulting
• Trisha Church, Family Therapist, Private Practice
• Sydney Colitti, Epidemiology Analyst, LA County Department of Public Health
• Tiffany Crawshaw, Therapist, Acme Psychology, Inc.
• Tim Crilly, Athletic Trainer, LBHS
• Tiffany Ghere, Executive Director, Children's Hospital of Orange County
• Nima Moayedi, Psychologist, Psychology Works, Inc.
• Lisa Murdock, Co-founder, ReVEST Medical Experts
• Kristin Ross, Veterinarian, Quail Animal Hospital
• Holly Viloria, Nurse Practitioner, Laguna Family Health Center
• Ann Vu, Dermatologist, Advanced Dermatology of Orange County
• Lisa Wax Schain, V.P. of Regulatory Affairs, IGM Biosciences
• Forrest White, Medical Device Sales, Saxum/Arthrex
• Monica Yen, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice

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• Art, Fashion, & Design

• Kim Bowen, Costume Designer, Kim Bowen Style
• Miquela Davis, Art Educator, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
• Marisa Driscoll, Artists Agent, Marisa Mgmt Ltd.
• David Hilton, Automotive Designer, Karma Automotive
• Stacey Hunter Harrington, Founder, Quo Active
• Jay Lakhani, Co-founder, Deepa Gurnani Fashion
• Vanessa Rothe-Ribarich, Owner and Curator, VRFA Gallery
• Jen Samson, Interior Designer, Jen Samson Design, Inc.