SASP Peer Team
Meet the Leadership Team
Jay Chopra
Peer Program Coordinator
212.393.6394
jchopra@jjay.cuny.edu
Alisha Springer
STEM Transfer Engagement Coordinator
Major: Forensic Psychology
Minor: Africana Studies
Fave accomplishment: Becoming a Peer Success Coach.
Maleeka Mitchell
Peer Program Associate
Major: Forensic Psychology
Fave accomplishment: Getting my HS diploma and AS degree in the same year. Making it to John Jay and becoming a Peer Success Coach!
Meet Your Peer Success Coaches
Vanessa Duller
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Criminology
Minor: Psychology
Fave accomplishment: Getting accepted into John Jay and being on the Dean's List while workig two jobs.
Cami Achury
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Deviance, Crime, & Culture
Minor:ISP
Fave accomplishment: Earning a CUNYAC title for Women's Swimming in the '21-'22 season.
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Anthony Cohn
Freshman & CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Financial Forensics & Fraud Examination
Fave accomplishment: Continuously making my family proud!
Lex Wasniewski
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Criminology
Fave accomplishment: Being part of the group of students who successfully advocated for a LGBTQ+ resource center here on campus.
Jessica Torres
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Criminal Justice
Minor: ISP and Counseling
Fave accomplishment: Being able to actually help students in person and growing a relationship with them throughout the months!
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Nayeli Zempoaltecatl
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Law and Society
Fave accomplishment: Being accepted into the Macaulay Honors College here at John Jay!
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Jheyleinnies Guerrero
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Criminology & Forensic Psychology
Fave accomplishment: Being part of the Honors Program
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Tabea Ulrich
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Forensic Psyhology
Minor: Criminology
Fave accomplishment: Landing an internship with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office!
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Janat Yahya
APPLE Corps Peer Success Coach
Major: Computer Science and Information Security
Minor: Criminology
Fave accomplishment: I have been on the Dean’s List for the last two semesters.
Jenifer Chen
APPLE Corps Peer Success Coach
Major: Forensic Psychology
Minor: Counseling
Fave accomplishment: Being a Peer Success Coach and meeting with most of my mentees!
Nayelle Pace
APPLE Corps Peer Success Coach
Major: Forensic Psychology
Minor: Biology
Fave accomplishment:Making the dean's list my entire first year of college and joining the SASP team!
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Marjorie Prieto
¡Adelante! Peer Success Coach
Major: Forensic Psychology
Minor:Counseling
Fave accomplishment: Becoming a Peer Success Coach.
Sam Ascencio
Early Start Peer Success Coach
Major: English (Law track)
Minor: Film Studies & Art
Fave accomplishment: Becoming a Bloodhound and a fierce advocate for justice. Being a trans representative, a beacon, and an example for other John Jay students.
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Megha Sharma
CORE Peer Success Coach
Major: Forensic Psychology
Minor: Counseling
Fave accomplishment:Having the opportunity to be a PSC and getting my first internship right after my freshman year!
Taneil Newell
APPLE Corps Peer Success Coach
Major: Fraud Examination & Financial Forensics
Minor: Economics
Fave accomplishment: Continuously helping peers in high school and college and being apart of APPLE Corps.
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