First-Generation Mentors are part of Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) either through Faculty, Staff, Alumni, or Honorary membership status. They not only support students in Tri-Alpha but are a resource for all first-generation students at Southwestern University.

Faculty

• Adriana Ponce, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Bryan Kauma, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History
• Emily Niemeyer, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry

Staff

• Anna Castillo, M.A., Senior Associate Director of Campus Recreation
• Amalia Merino, Ph.D., Hispanic Academic Success Coordinator
• Dave Seiler, M.Ed., Senior Director of Academic Success and Advising
• Jennifer Frias, M.A., Academic Success Coordinator
• Randall Ischy, B.A., Project Director for Violence Against Women Act
• Serena Bettis*, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
• Veronica Jones, B.S., Academic Advisor for Upward Bound

Alumni

• Adrián Gilberto González ’25
• Caroline Rose Reed ’25
• Chelsey Vianee Rocha ’25
• Eric Salinas ’25
• Jamal Collins ’25
• Kaelyn Austin Connelly ’25
• Lila Goicoechea Milam-Kast ’25
• Riley Bryce Wolfe ’25
• Terri Ann Ray ’25
• Vanessa Lynn Villarreal ’25