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
Alberto Castro Mendoza
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

El Paso, TX

Academic Major/s

Exercise Science

Class you Support as a PLF?

CHEM 1215 General Chemistry for STEM Majors 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I'm an avid concert-goer, having been to more than 30 concerts in total across several different genres within the last couple years.

Alexis Cordova
Alexis Cordova
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Farmington, NM

Academic Major/s

Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2101 Molecules to Cells

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I've wanted to be a veterinarian since I was 5, and hope to work in wildlife rehabilitation one day!

Aleisa Lopez
Aleisa Lopez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Belen, NM

Academic Major/s

Sociology & Biochemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

CHEM 1215 General Chemistry for STEM Majors

Fun Fact About Yourself?

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.

Alissa Jones
Alissa Jones
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Spring Hill, Tennessee

Academic Major/s

Biochemistry and Psychology

Class you Support as a PLF?

CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I wrote and published a children's book!

Allison Patrick
Allison Patrick
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Nursing

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIO 2305 Microbiology for Health-Related Sciences

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I love hot yoga!

Alonzo Ramirez
Alonzo Ramirez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Centennial, CO,

Academic Major/s

Consturction Management

Class you Support as a PLF?

Accounting 2110

Fun Fact About Yourself?

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
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque

Academic Major/s

Biochemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

General chemistry I for STEM majors CHEM 1215

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I can do the splits

Amelia Witney
Amelia Witney
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

I was born in the UK and moved all over

Academic Major/s

Biochemistry and a minor Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

I support BioL 1140 a intro health science class.

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I am obsessed with my cat and my fish tanks

Brianne Knudson
Brianne Knudson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Nutrition and Dietetics

Class you Support as a PLF?

NUTR-2110 Human Nutrition

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I am a twin! My sister is also at UNM, and she is studying Exercise Science.

Colin Economou
Colin Economou
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque

Academic Major/s

B.A. in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Spanish, and a certificate in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts.

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2210 Human Anatomy & Physiology I

Fun Fact About Yourself?

At one point in my life, I was ranked 350th in North America in Valorant

Chaney Cyboron
Chaney Cyboron
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Colorado Springs, CO

Academic Major/s

Nursing

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2305 Microbiology for Health- Related Sciences

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I've been to 21 concerts!

Celeste Maldonado Taheri
Celeste Maldonado Taheri
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Academic Major/s

Nuclear Medicine

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2225 Anatomy and Physiology II

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I'm half-Persian, half-Honduran and I was born in Norway! Still somehow ended up in New Mexico after all that...

Delino Kapelianis-Donado
Delino Kapelianis-Donado
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Geography and Languages

Class you Support as a PLF?

CHEM 1215 General Chemistry I

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I'm a bit of a languages nerd.

Dawnelle Schroder
Dawnelle Schroder
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

El Paso, TX

Academic Major/s

exercise science

Class you Support as a PLF?

Anatomy and Physiology 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I love watching sports, with my favorites being college basketball and pro football. I also enjoy following my favorite teams to different cities.

Emily Lynn Davis
Emily Lynn Davis
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Montrose, CO

Academic Major/s

Biology and Chemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL1140

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I am a 5th generation artist and outside of my classes I love to make art, from photography to beadwork.

Gus Lopez
Gus Lopez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Upland, California

Academic Major/s

Biochemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

Phys 1240 and Biol2101

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I love baseball and have two pet bunnies

Gretchen Breitfeld
Gretchen Breitfeld
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Nutrition

Class you Support as a PLF?

NUTR 2110 Human Nutrition

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I love to ski!

Isa Roddy
Isa Roddy
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Major in Biochemistry, Minor in Psychology

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2305 - Microbiology for Health Sciences

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I share a birthday with Harry Potter!

Jeffrey Alei
Jeffrey Alei
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

albuquerque

Academic Major/s

Nutrition and Dietetics + Biology + minor in chemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

NUTR 2110

Fun Fact About Yourself?

My cat and I share a birthday 😸

Joey Gilson
Joey Gilson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Business Administration (Accounting Concentration)

Class you Support as a PLF?

ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I have been doing Tae-Kwon-Do since I have been in elementary school and still practice to this day.

Justin Spitz
Justin Spitz
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Taos

Academic Major/s

Medical Laboratory Science

Class you Support as a PLF?

Anatomy and Physiology 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

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.

Jonathan Shin
Jonathan Shin
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Austin, TX

Academic Major/s

Biology and Chemical Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL300c Evolution

Fun Fact About Yourself?

My favorite food is egg.

Katherine Whitley
Katherine Whitley
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Los Alamos

Academic Major/s

Biology, Minor in Chemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

Anatomy and Physiology 2 - Dr. Amanda Standfeild

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I really love rock climbing and hiking. I recently hiked in the Alps and loved it!

Lila Allen
Lila Allen
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Environmental Science

Class you Support as a PLF?

Information Design in Science & Society (GEOG-2115)

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I play the trumpet!

Miranda Jaquez
Miranda Jaquez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Bloomfield, NM

Academic Major/s

Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

CHEM 1225 General Chemistry II

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I enjoy baking in my free time and I love cats.

Martina Montoya
Martina Montoya
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

Academic Major/s

Nutrition and Dietetics with minors in Chemistry and Psychology

Class you Support as a PLF?

Human Nutrition Nutr 2110

Fun Fact About Yourself?

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.

Nico  Huggins
Nico Huggins
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Denver, CO

Academic Major/s

Finance & Accounting

Class you Support as a PLF?

ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I enjoy outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking!

Nicholas Kovach
Nicholas Kovach
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Flanders, New Jersey

Academic Major/s

Nursing

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 1140 (Dr. Buckholz)

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I enjoy long distance backpacking and have completed over 1,100 backpacking miles.

Nevaeh Martinez
Nevaeh Martinez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Computer Science

Class you Support as a PLF?

CS-105L Intro to Computer Programming

Fun Fact About Yourself?

Outside of class, I enjoy working on creative projects, especially art and crafts.

Nathaniel Norman
Nathaniel Norman
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque

Academic Major/s

Exerrcise Science

Class you Support as a PLF?

Human Anatomy/Physiology II

Fun Fact About Yourself?

Love going to the gym and lifting weights!

Nicolas Olson
Nicolas Olson
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

Gen Chem 1

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I am a biology major because I watched Jurassic Park as a child and wanted to become a geneticist.

Obed  Blanco
Obed Blanco
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Clovis, NM

Academic Major/s

Biochemistry

Class you Support as a PLF?

Microbiology for Health Sciences

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I like to spend my time staying active by playing sports and going to the gym

Rebecca Martinez-Zamora
Rebecca Martinez-Zamora
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Liberal Arts & Integrative Studies

Class you Support as a PLF?

SOCI 1110 Intro to Sociology

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I'm originally from New Mexico, but I used to live in Minnesota.

Savannah Bennett
Savannah Bennett
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

 

Academic Major/s

 

Class you Support as a PLF?

 

Fun Fact About Yourself?

 

Sophia Bennett
Sophia Bennett
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Ferndale, WA

Academic Major/s

Nursing

Class you Support as a PLF?

Chem 1225 General Chemistry 2

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I enjoy hiking and baking in my free time.

Teresa Austin
Teresa Austin
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Santa Fe

Academic Major/s

Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

2101 Principles of Biology: Molecules to Cells

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I have two rabbits, a minilop and dutchie.

Anna Wampler
Anna Wampler
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Tucker, GA

Academic Major/s

Biology

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL300C (Evolution)

Fun Fact About Yourself?

My go-to meal to cook while doing field work is spam kimchi fried rice

Xavier Larason
Xavier Larason
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 300C Evolution

Fun Fact About Yourself?

I love to snowboard!

Zen  Menendez
Zen Menendez
Peer Learning Facilitator
Hometown / Where are you from?

Albuquerque, NM

Academic Major/s

Major: B.S. Biology, Minor: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Class you Support as a PLF?

BIOL 2101, Biology Molecules to Cells.

Fun Fact About Yourself?

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.