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 MiraCosta 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
Julian Bush Torres (He/Him)
Major: Political Science
Fun Fact: I like history quite a lot. I love dogs and capybaras. I enjoy listening to classical
music; Beethoven and Bach are my favorite composers
Academic Goals: I'm looking forward to finishing two years at MiraCosta for my Political Science
associate degree and then transferring to a 4-year university in California
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: I love being there for others and connecting with the community by bringing a positive
change and making a difference. Meeting and interacting with people is quite enjoyable
and brings a sense of confidence and empathy within myself
Ceara "CeCe" Carson (She/Her/Ella)
Major: Marine Biology
Fun Fact: I have arm flexibility and starting my own art business
Academic Goals: Bachelors degree in marine biology
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: Helping others and bringing awareness
Mai "Quynh" Dang (She/Her/Hers)
Major: Accounting
Fun Fact: I have 3 siblings, and I have to sleep with the fan on no matter what
Academic Goals: Maintaining a 4.0 GPA or at least passing most classes with an A
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: I'm using my free time to do something more meaningful than wasting them all by doing
nothing like laying on my bed and scrolling on the phone
Jennifer Fukuda Duffy (Any Pronouns)
"The major that I am trying to achieve is an associate's for transfer degree in Biology,
but my current academic goal is to receive my transfer degree in Biology so that I
may transfer to CSUSM to receive my bachelor's degree in either Environmental science
or Biological Science. A fun fact about myself is that I have a deep love for mythology
from various cultures, but I also love nature for the mystery and beauty that it holds.
The thing that I like about volunteering and serving my community is that I get to
bring people together, while also giving information to the youths so that they may
further their understanding of the place that they call home."
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
Cory King (They/Them/Elle)
"I'm an Accounting Major, I'm getting my AA then transferring to a 4-year for my BA,
after which I'll be pursuing my CPA. I love knitting and running. My favorite thing
about volunteering is that it gives me the opportunity to connect with people. Every
time I've volunteered, I've had wonderful conversations and made lasting friendships."
Stephanie Luna (She/Her)
Major: Nursing
Fun Fact: I like to to swim in the waves
Academic Goals: Get my AA in liberal arts math and science and apply to the nursing program in spring
2025
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: Getting involve in the community I belong. Connect myself through the social network
in Mira Costa college. With the finality of contribute to help new generation who
I share the same community in college
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 MiraCosta
College to pursue a Bachelor’s 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
Monica Ruiz Polo (She/Her)
Major: Psychology
Fun Fact: I studied to be a teacher in México
Academic Goals: Get my Master's Degree in Psychology
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: To be able to help people that are in greater need than myself
Tooleen Shrouki (She/Her)
Major: Biology
Fun Fact: I love to read, run, walk, and swim
Academic Goals: Get my bachelors and go to dental school, to help my homeland and family
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: Meeting new people and making conversations is my favorite thing about serving my
community. of course comes the humbling experience as well
Noraa Zenger-Snaer (She/They/It)
Major: Liberal Arts
Fun Fact: I like to skateboard and I like punk rock
Academic Goals: Masters degree in photography
Favorite thing about volunteering and serving your community: I'd like to serve my community because I value the bridges that we build between each
other, and value the support systems that we can provide for those around us. I love
seeing people have their needs met
