Spring 2026 PLFs

Our Peer Learning Facilitators (PLFs) are student leaders who provide peer-to-peer academic support in key courses across UNM. 

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Alberto Castro Mendoza
Alberto Castro Mendoza
Exercise Science
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Hometown:
El Paso, TX
Class 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
Aleisa Lopez
Sociology & Biochemistry
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Hometown:
Belen, NM
Class 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
Alexis Cordova
Biology
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Hometown:
Farmington, NM
Class 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
Alissa Jones
Biochemistry and Psychology
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Hometown:
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Class Supported:
CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II
Fun Fact:
I wrote and published a children's book!
Allison Patrick
Allison Patrick
Nursing
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
BIO 2305 Microbiology for Health-Related Sciences
Fun Fact:
I love hot yoga!
Alonzo Ramirez
Alonzo Ramirez
Consturction Management
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Hometown:
Centennial, CO,
Class 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
Amber Toddy
Biochemistry
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Hometown:
Albuquerque
Class Supported:
General chemistry I for STEM majors CHEM 1215
Fun Fact:
I can do the splits
Amelia Witney
Amelia Witney
Biochemistry and a minor Biology
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Hometown:
I was born in the UK and moved all over
Class Supported:
I support BioL 1140 a intro health science class.
Fun Fact:
I am obsessed with my cat and my fish tanks
Anna Wampler
Anna Wampler
Biology
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Hometown:
Tucker, GA
Class Supported:
BIOL300C (Evolution)
Fun Fact:
My go-to meal to cook while doing field work is spam kimchi fried rice
Brianne Knudson
Brianne Knudson
Nutrition and Dietetics
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class 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
Celeste Maldonado Taheri
Nuclear Medicine
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Class 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
Chaney Cyboron
Nursing
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Hometown:
Colorado Springs, CO
Class Supported:
BIOL 2305 Microbiology for Health- Related Sciences
Fun Fact:
I've been to 21 concerts!
Colin Economou
Colin Economou
B.A. in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Spanish, and a certificate in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts.
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Hometown:
Albuquerque
Class 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
Dawnelle Schroder
exercise science
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Hometown:
El Paso, TX
Class 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
Delino Kapelianis-Donado
Geography and Languages
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry I
Fun Fact:
I'm a bit of a languages nerd.
Emily Lynn Davis
Emily Lynn Davis
Biology and Chemistry
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Hometown:
Montrose, CO
Class 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
Gretchen Breitfeld
Nutrition
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
NUTR 2110 Human Nutrition
Fun Fact:
I love to ski!
Gus Lopez
Gus Lopez
Biochemistry
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Hometown:
Upland, California
Class Supported:
Phys 1240 and Biol2101
Fun Fact:
I love baseball and have two pet bunnies
Isa Roddy
Isa Roddy
Major in Biochemistry, Minor in Psychology
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
BIOL 2305 - Microbiology for Health Sciences
Fun Fact:
I share a birthday with Harry Potter!
Jeffrey Alei
Jeffrey Alei
Nutrition and Dietetics + Biology + minor in chemistry
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Hometown:
albuquerque
Class Supported:
NUTR 2110
Fun Fact:
My cat and I share a birthday 😸
Joey Gilson
Joey Gilson
Business Administration (Accounting Concentration)
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class 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
Jonathan Shin
Biology and Chemical Biology
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Hometown:
Austin, TX
Class Supported:
BIOL300c Evolution
Fun Fact:
My favorite food is egg.
Justin Spitz
Justin Spitz
Medical Laboratory Science
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Hometown:
Taos
Class 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
Katherine Whitley
Biology, Minor in Chemistry
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Hometown:
Los Alamos
Class 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
Lila Allen
Environmental Science
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
Information Design in Science & Society (GEOG-2115)
Fun Fact:
I play the trumpet!
Martina Montoya
Martina Montoya
Nutrition and Dietetics with minors in Chemistry and Psychology
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Hometown:
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
Class 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
Miranda Jaquez
Biology
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Hometown:
Bloomfield, NM
Class Supported:
CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II
Fun Fact:
I enjoy baking in my free time and I love cats.
Nathaniel Norman
Nathaniel Norman
Exerrcise Science
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Hometown:
Albuquerque
Class Supported:
Human Anatomy/Physiology II
Fun Fact:
Love going to the gym and lifting weights!
Nevaeh Martinez
Nevaeh Martinez
Computer Science
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
CS-105L Intro to Computer Programming
Fun Fact:
Outside of class, I enjoy working on creative projects, especially art and crafts.
Nicholas Kovach
Nicholas Kovach
Nursing
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Hometown:
Flanders, New Jersey
Class Supported:
BIOL 1140 (Dr. Buckholz)
Fun Fact:
I enjoy long distance backpacking and have completed over 1,100 backpacking miles.
Nico  Huggins
Nico Huggins
Finance & Accounting
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Hometown:
Denver, CO
Class Supported:
ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting 1
Fun Fact:
I enjoy outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking!
Nicolas Olson
Nicolas Olson
Biology
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class 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
Obed Blanco
Biochemistry
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Hometown:
Clovis, NM
Class 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
Rebecca Martinez-Zamora
Liberal Arts & Integrative Studies
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
SOCI 1110 Intro to Sociology
Fun Fact:
I'm originally from New Mexico, but I used to live in Minnesota.
Savannah Bennett
Savannah Bennett
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Hometown:
Class Supported:
Fun Fact:
Sophia Bennett
Sophia Bennett
Nursing
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Hometown:
Ferndale, WA
Class Supported:
Chem 1225 General Chemistry 2
Fun Fact:
I enjoy hiking and baking in my free time.
Teresa Austin
Teresa Austin
Biology
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Hometown:
Santa Fe
Class Supported:
2101 Principles of Biology: Molecules to Cells
Fun Fact:
I have two rabbits, a minilop and dutchie.
Xavier Larason
Xavier Larason
Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class Supported:
BIOL 300C Evolution
Fun Fact:
I love to snowboard!
Zen  Menendez
Zen Menendez
B.S. Biology, Minor: Earth and Planetary Sciences
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Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Class 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.