Emerging Leaders Program: Harvard College Student Mentors
Meet Our Mentors
Emerging Leaders Program mentors connect with, inspire, and mentor high school students on topics of leadership, social activism, and civic engagement.
Through participation in the program, mentors meet with their mentees during weekly in-person sessions, as well as engage in ongoing training and opportunities for reflection. By learning from the ELP curriculum, the holdings of the Schlesinger Library, their mentees, and each other, mentors develop hands-on knowledge and skills related to youth development, mentorship, leadership, and social movements.
By joining this vibrant and diverse cohort of mentors, Harvard undergraduate students have the opportunity to meet classmates outside their own concentration or extracurricular networks and experience the power of positive, supportive community.
![Portrait of Hilary Adeleke](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Adeleke-Hilary_DSC1728_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C371%2C2731%2C2734)
Hilary Adeleke '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Jana Amin](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/48767536-b88f-4edd-9f0b-5a2d42b6456e/Amin-Jana_COURTESYjpg.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Jana Amin '25, 3rd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Princess Ballog](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Ballog-Princess_DSC1801_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C410%2C2731%2C2734)
Princess Ballog '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Ava Bandel](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/bfa8b63e-ffc3-4f8c-a7a0-d73fa681d04e/ava-bandel_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Ava Bandel '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Kashish Bastola](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Bastola-Kashish_DSC1430_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C457%2C2731%2C2734)
Kashish Bastola '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Yusuf Bibars](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Bibars-Yusuf_DSC1471_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C333%2C2731%2C2734)
Yusuf Bibars '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Tijesunimi Borode](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Borode-Tijesunimi_DSC1776_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C391%2C2731%2C2734)
Tijesunimi Borode '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Robyn Boyland](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Boyland-Robyn_DSC1560_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C267%2C2731%2C2734)
Robyn Boyland '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Morgan Byers](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Byers-Morgan_DSC1195_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C438%2C2731%2C2734)
Morgan Byers '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Emmy Cho](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Cho-Emmy_DSC1103_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C572%2C2731%2C2734)
Emmy Cho '24, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Anika Christensen](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Christensen-Anika_DSC1700_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C486%2C2731%2C2734)
Anika Christensen '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Anna Dean](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Dean-Anna_DSC1601_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C524%2C2731%2C2734)
Anna Dean '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/7b6fcf8a-c6d9-492f-859c-be32daa65e71/ELP_placeholder-image.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1499%2C1499)
Tsion Debebe '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Angie De La Cruz](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/DeLaCruz-Angie_DSC1181_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C419%2C2731%2C2734)
Angie De La Cruz '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Andreanna Dillen](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Dillen-Andreanna_DSC1467_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C410%2C2731%2C2734)
Adreanna Dillen '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Daiana Dragos](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Dragos-Daiana_DSC1781_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C200%2C2731%2C2734)
Daiana Dragos '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Imani Fonfield](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Fonfield-Imani_DSC1638_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C256%2C2731%2C2736)
Imani Fonfield '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Eden Getahun](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Getahun-Eden_DSC1662_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C256%2C2731%2C2736)
Eden Getahun '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Rico Givens-Padilla](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Givens-Padilla-Rico_DSC1756_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C384%2C2731%2C2736)
Rico Givens-Padilla '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Justis Gordon](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/dce9d27f-1197-4207-944a-fe06bac504c8/justis-gordon_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Justis Gordon '24, 3rd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Aimee Howard](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Howard-Aimee_DSC1834_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C495%2C2731%2C2734)
Aimee Howard '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Allison Hunter](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Hunter-Allison_DSC1715_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C714%2C2731%2C2734)
Allison Hunter '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Lizbeth Ibarra](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Ibarra-Lizbeth_DSC1386_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C248%2C2731%2C2734)
Lizbeth Ibarra '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Vanessa Iwuoha](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Iwuoha-Vanessa_DSC1166_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C191%2C2731%2C2734)
Vanessa Iwuoha '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Yosely Jimenez De Leon](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/JimenezDeLeon-Yosely_DSC1519_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C267%2C2731%2C2734)
Yosely Jimenez De Leon '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Monica Juarez Velasco](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Velasco-Monica_DSC1125_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C505%2C2731%2C2734)
Monica Juarez Velasco '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Saaim Khan](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Khan-Saaim_DSC1128_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C324%2C2731%2C2734)
Saaim Khan '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Esther Kim](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Kim-Esther_DSC1456_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C686%2C2731%2C2734)
Esther Kim '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Tilly Krishna](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Krishna-Tilly_DSC1582_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C476%2C2731%2C2734)
Tilly Krishna '25, 3rd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Paola Lee-Vega](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Lee-Vega-Paola_DSC1735_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C362%2C2731%2C2734)
Paola Lee-Vega '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Miguel Martinez](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Martinez-Miquel_DSC1752_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C256%2C2731%2C2736)
Miguel Martinez '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Elyse Martin-Smith](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Martin-Smith-Elyse_DSC1537_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C391%2C2731%2C2734)
Elyse Martin-Smith '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Mellen Masea](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Masea-Mellen_DSC1367_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C324%2C2731%2C2734)
Mellen Masea '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Priyanka Mukhara](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Mukhara-Priyanka_DSC1505_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C191%2C2731%2C2734)
Priyanka Mukhara '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Sirazam Munira](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Munira-Sirazam_DSC1484_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C572%2C2731%2C2734)
Sirazam Munira '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Saddat Nazir](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Nazir-Saddat_DSC1621_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C391%2C2731%2C2734)
Saddat Nazir '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Amber Nolazco-Torres](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Nolazco-Torres-Amber_DSC1282_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C419%2C2731%2C2734)
Amber Nolazco-Torres '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Diana Ochoa-Chavez](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Ochoa-Chavez-Diana_DSC1388_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C391%2C2731%2C2734)
Diana Ochoa-Chavez '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Khin Oo](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Oo-Khin_DSC1676_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C410%2C2731%2C2734)
Khin Oo '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Sasha Peck](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Peck-Sasha_DSC1546_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C381%2C2731%2C2734)
Sasha Peck '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Jailene Ramos](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/bfa8b63e-ffc3-4f8c-a7a0-d73fa681d04e/Jailene-Ramos_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Jailene Ramos '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Abril Rodriguez Diaz](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Rodriguez-Diaz-Abril_DSC1595_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C457%2C2731%2C2734)
Abril Rodriguez Diaz '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Sophia Scott](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Scott-Sophia_DSC1232_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C248%2C2731%2C2734)
Sophia Scott '25, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Raquel Segars](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Segars-Raquel_DSC1852_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C505%2C2731%2C2734)
Raquel Segars '25, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Davin Shi](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/bfa8b63e-ffc3-4f8c-a7a0-d73fa681d04e/Shi_Davin_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Davin Shi '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Jennifer Su](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Su-Jennifer_DSC1573_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C324%2C2731%2C2734)
Jennifer Su '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Evon Thompson](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/dce9d27f-1197-4207-944a-fe06bac504c8/evon-thompson_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1124%2C1124)
Evon Thompson '24, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Lakota Tollaok](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Tollaok-Lakota_DSC1220_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C362%2C2731%2C2734)
Lakota Tolloak '26, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Liyanni Vazquez](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Vazquez-Liyanni_DSC1797_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C495%2C2731%2C2734)
Liyanni Vazquez '24, 2nd Year Mentor
![Portrait of Jessica Wang](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Wang-Jessica_DSC1182_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C343%2C2731%2C2734)
Jessica Wang '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Kawsar Yasin](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Yasin-Kawsar_DSC1438_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C552%2C2731%2C2734)
Kawsar Yasin '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Ellie Yin](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Yin-Ellie_DSC1611_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C371%2C2731%2C2734)
Ellie Yin '26, 1st Year Mentor
![Portrait of Taylor Zediker](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/cf5246e5-84fd-4eff-9980-2b1f3370eb62/Zediker-Taylor_DSC1822_TR.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C657%2C2731%2C2734)