The Student Advocate Team
Student Advocates are passionate about education, community, advocacy, social justice, and equity. Student Advocates are assigned to a non-profit organization and serve at their site by assisting with a program that supports the local community. Student Advocates also promote their assigned organization during office hours and tabling events to the 美姬社区 campus community. Advocates also work in the Service Learning & Volunteer Center and use their paid office hours as an opportunity to share service opportunities with other college students. The team consists of motivated and engaged students, each with their particular reasons for becoming a Student Advocate.
The Student Advocates
Wafa Allouch Tounsi
Major: Biotechnology
Fun Fact: I speak multiple languages Arabic, French and English and I love learning new ones.
Language is like a puzzle I enjoy solving. During the formulation of a gluten-free
biscuit, I conducted a sensory analysis using a commercially available biscuit as
a reference product. What made the experience particularly rewarding was that the
sensory panel preferred my formulated biscuit over the commercial one.
Academic Goals: My academic goal is to build a strong foundation in biotechnology. I鈥檓 especially
interested in areas like genetic engineering, biopharmaceuticals, and research and
development. Long term, I hope to contribute to innovative solutions in healthcare
or food science through research in the biotech industry.
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: My favorite aspect of volunteering and serving my community is the opportunity to
make a meaningful impact while connecting with people from diverse backgrounds. It
allows me to apply my knowledge in real-world settings, develop empathy, and contribute
to causes that promote health, education, and well-being.
Raphael-Monet Cooke (she/her)
Major: Public Health
Fun Fact: I'm originally from Washington, DC!
Academic Goals: Obtaining my bachelor's in public health or a related health science/social field
and moving on to grad school for nursing or becoming a PA.
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: My favorite thing about volunteering and serving my community is the naturalness of
it. It's something that we are all meant to do, it takes a village! I love knowing
that my community continues to get stronger with support when me and my peers help
out. It helps keep the community alive and this is very special to me!
Ray Garibay (Any Pronouns)
Major: Film
Fun Fact: Some facts about me is that I love any type of animation and reading. I also collect
rocks for fun
Academic Goals: My Academic goals are to become a better student and to learn new things
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: I like helping people and helping out in the community go, I'm always willing to
lend a hand
Brenda Gomez-Ruiz (she/her)
Major: Biology
Fun Fact: I enjoy volunteering at different non-profit organizations, when am not doing anything,
I like to go to the beach, and I enjoy baking.
Academic Goals: Obtain an associate degree while also preparing to transfer over to a UC
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: My favorite thing about volunteering is making connections with people and really
trying to get to know them. I quite enjoy the direct aspect of volunteering as well
as the indirect aspect of it. Being able to do something as small as packing meals
at the food bank makes me feel like I'm a part of something bigger.
Alex Jimenez (he/him)
Major: Nursing/Undecided
Fun Fact: I 'm on a professional soccer team
Academic Goals: Strive for success by narrowing on a career
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: Meeting new people and making friends
Diego Playa Zamora (he/him)
Major: Biology
Fun Fact: My favorite two favorite animals are sea turtles and showbill's. My hobby is playing
video games. My favorite movie franchise are the Jurassic movies
Academic Goals: Get my associates and transfer
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: I like the feeling of helping out the community and knowing that I'm am being useful
to others, but i also like knowing that im helping in their times of need
Angie Rodriguez (She/Her/Hers)
Major: Software Engineering
Fun Fact: I am a homebody who enjoys watching movies and playing video games. I strongly dislike
seafood. I have a cat named Tzuyu (pronounced Chewy) whom I consider to be my son.
Academic Goals: Transfer to a 4-year institution upon completing my academic journey at 美姬社区
College to pursue a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Software Engineering to become a Software
Engineer
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: My favorite thing about volunteering and serving the community is knowing that I
am participating in good causes that I am passionate about
