Spring 2026 PLFs
Our Peer Learning Facilitators (PLFs) are student leaders who provide peer-to-peer academic support in key courses across UNM.
Use the cards below to learn more, find a PLF, see what they support, and connect during office hours.

Alberto Castro Mendoza
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
El Paso, TX
Major
Exercise Science
Course(s) Supported
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry for STEM Majors 1
Fun Fact
I'm an avid concert-goer, having been to more than 30 concerts in total across several different genres within the last couple years.

Aleisa Lopez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Belen, NM
Major
Sociology & Biochemistry
Course(s) Supported
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry for STEM Majors
Fun Fact
I love traveling, I've been to 6 countries and I hope to make it 10 by the end of the year. Learning about different cultures is a passion of mine.

Alexis Cordova
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Farmington, NM
Major
Biology
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2101 Molecules to Cells
Fun Fact
I've wanted to be a veterinarian since I was 5, and hope to work in wildlife rehabilitation one day!

Alissa Jones
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Major
Biochemistry and Psychology
Course(s) Supported
CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II
Fun Fact
I wrote and published a children's book!

Allison Patrick
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Nursing
Course(s) Supported
BIO 2305 Microbiology for Health-Related Sciences
Fun Fact
I love hot yoga!

Alonzo Ramirez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Centennial, CO,
Major
Consturction Management
Course(s) Supported
Accounting 2110
Fun Fact
A fun fact about myself is that I lived in Costa Rica and in Kenya for a brief time after highschool!

Amber Toddy
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque
Major
Biochemistry
Course(s) Supported
General chemistry I for STEM majors CHEM 1215
Fun Fact
I can do the splits

Amelia Witney
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
I was born in the UK and moved all over
Major
Biochemistry and a minor Biology
Course(s) Supported
I support BioL 1140 a intro health science class.
Fun Fact
I am obsessed with my cat and my fish tanks

Anna Wampler
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Tucker, GA
Major
Biology
Course(s) Supported
BIOL300C (Evolution)
Fun Fact
My go-to meal to cook while doing field work is spam kimchi fried rice

Brianne Knudson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Nutrition and Dietetics
Course(s) Supported
NUTR-2110 Human Nutrition
Fun Fact
I am a twin! My sister is also at UNM, and she is studying Exercise Science.

Celeste Maldonado Taheri
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Major
Nuclear Medicine
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2225 Anatomy and Physiology II
Fun Fact
I'm half-Persian, half-Honduran and I was born in Norway! Still somehow ended up in New Mexico after all that...

Chaney Cyboron
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO
Major
Nursing
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2305 Microbiology for Health- Related Sciences
Fun Fact
I've been to 21 concerts!

Colin Economou
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque
Major
B.A. in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Spanish, and a certificate in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts.
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2210 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Fun Fact
At one point in my life, I was ranked 350th in North America in Valorant

Dawnelle Schroder
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
El Paso, TX
Major
exercise science
Course(s) Supported
Anatomy and Physiology 1
Fun Fact
I love watching sports, with my favorites being college basketball and pro football. I also enjoy following my favorite teams to different cities.

Delino Kapelianis-Donado
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Geography and Languages
Course(s) Supported
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry I
Fun Fact
I'm a bit of a languages nerd.

Emily Lynn Davis
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Montrose, CO
Major
Biology and Chemistry
Course(s) Supported
BIOL1140
Fun Fact
I am a 5th generation artist and outside of my classes I love to make art, from photography to beadwork.

Gretchen Breitfeld
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Nutrition
Course(s) Supported
NUTR 2110 Human Nutrition
Fun Fact
I love to ski!

Gus Lopez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Upland, California
Major
Biochemistry
Course(s) Supported
Phys 1240 and Biol2101
Fun Fact
I love baseball and have two pet bunnies

Isa Roddy
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Major in Biochemistry, Minor in Psychology
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2305 - Microbiology for Health Sciences
Fun Fact
I share a birthday with Harry Potter!

Jeffrey Alei
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
albuquerque
Major
Nutrition and Dietetics + Biology + minor in chemistry
Course(s) Supported
NUTR 2110
Fun Fact
My cat and I share a birthday 😸

Joey Gilson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Business Administration (Accounting Concentration)
Course(s) Supported
ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting 1
Fun Fact
I have been doing Tae-Kwon-Do since I have been in elementary school and still practice to this day.

Jonathan Shin
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Austin, TX
Major
Biology and Chemical Biology
Course(s) Supported
BIOL300c Evolution
Fun Fact
My favorite food is egg.

Justin Spitz
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Taos
Major
Medical Laboratory Science
Course(s) Supported
Anatomy and Physiology 1
Fun Fact
I have been playing guitar for 10 years, and I also enjoy playing the piano and singing. I also like to write songs, short stories, and prose.

Katherine Whitley
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Los Alamos
Major
Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Course(s) Supported
Anatomy and Physiology 2 - Dr. Amanda Standfeild
Fun Fact
I really love rock climbing and hiking. I recently hiked in the Alps and loved it!

Lila Allen
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Environmental Science
Course(s) Supported
Information Design in Science & Society (GEOG-2115)
Fun Fact
I play the trumpet!

Martina Montoya
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
Major
Nutrition and Dietetics with minors in Chemistry and Psychology
Course(s) Supported
Human Nutrition Nutr 2110
Fun Fact
I love art and currently helping to revive the art of traditional pottery making at my pueblo. I also love the mountains, so far my favorite is Mount Baker.

Miranda Jaquez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Bloomfield, NM
Major
Biology
Course(s) Supported
CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II
Fun Fact
I enjoy baking in my free time and I love cats.

Nathaniel Norman
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque
Major
Exerrcise Science
Course(s) Supported
Human Anatomy/Physiology II
Fun Fact
Love going to the gym and lifting weights!

Nevaeh Martinez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Computer Science
Course(s) Supported
CS-105L Intro to Computer Programming
Fun Fact
Outside of class, I enjoy working on creative projects, especially art and crafts.

Nicholas Kovach
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Flanders, New Jersey
Major
Nursing
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 1140 (Dr. Buckholz)
Fun Fact
I enjoy long distance backpacking and have completed over 1,100 backpacking miles.

Nico Huggins
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Denver, CO
Major
Finance & Accounting
Course(s) Supported
ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting 1
Fun Fact
I enjoy outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking!

Nicolas Olson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Biology
Course(s) Supported
Gen Chem 1
Fun Fact
I am a biology major because I watched Jurassic Park as a child and wanted to become a geneticist.

Obed Blanco
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Clovis, NM
Major
Biochemistry
Course(s) Supported
Microbiology for Health Sciences
Fun Fact
I like to spend my time staying active by playing sports and going to the gym

Rebecca Martinez-Zamora
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Liberal Arts & Integrative Studies
Course(s) Supported
SOCI 1110 Intro to Sociology
Fun Fact
I'm originally from New Mexico, but I used to live in Minnesota.
Savannah Bennett
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Major
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2225 - 002
Fun Fact

Sophia Bennett
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Ferndale, WA
Major
Nursing
Course(s) Supported
Chem 1225 General Chemistry 2
Fun Fact
I enjoy hiking and baking in my free time.

Teresa Austin
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Santa Fe
Major
Biology
Course(s) Supported
2101 Principles of Biology: Molecules to Cells
Fun Fact
I have two rabbits, a minilop and dutchie.

Xavier Larason
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 300C Evolution
Fun Fact
I love to snowboard!

Zen Menendez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Major
Major: B.S. Biology, Minor: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Course(s) Supported
BIOL 2101, Biology Molecules to Cells.
Fun Fact
For as long as I can remember I've always been a massive nerd about all things prehistoric, and I hope one day to become a paleontologist! I'm always sketching dinosaurs in my note books, on white boards, and whenever I get a free moment. In fact, you can see me standing in front the skeleton of Big Al, the Allosaurus, in my picture at the University of Birmingham during the 2025 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference.
