Leadership Team

Carolayne Lage '26 (she/her)

SENIOR LEAD MENTOR
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Major: Media Studies
Minor: Film Studies
Places they call home: Rockland, MA
What makes them smile: Concerts, Good Food, Warm Sunny Days, Beach, Wallows, Music, and Baby Animals
Areas of Involvement: Women's Club Soccer, Women's Club Rugby, Student Leadership and Engagement (SLE) Marketing Team, Culturally-Focused Clubs Council (CFCC), Go Team, Women's Club Basketball, City Hope, and 826 Valencia

Favorite Quote: "Everything happens for a reason" 

Karolyne Lajera '27 (she/her)

LEAD MENTOR
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Major: Chemistry
Places they call home: Oceanside, New York
What makes them smile: Sunny days, puppies, passionate people, and bad jokes!
Areas of Involvement: Muscat Scholars Program (MSP), ASUSF Finance Committee, Kasamahan, Delta Zeta Sorority, Reading Partners, Women in Pre-Med, USF Prime Student Brand Ambassador, Go Team, and PERIOD
Favorite Quote: "Love empowers us to surrender. We do not need to have endless anxiety and worry about whether we will fulfill our goals or plans. Death is always there to remind us that our plans are transitory. By learning to love, we learn to accept change. Without change, we cannot grow. Our will to grow in spirit and truth is how we stand before life and death, ready to choose life.” - bell hooks

Maia Goldberg '26 (she/her)

MENTOR
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Major: Sociology
Minor: 
Places they call home:  Portland, Oregon
What makes them smile: My labradoodle, quality time with family & friends, Dutch Bros, and sunny days in SF!
Areas of Involvement:  Honors College Global Jumpstart, Kesem San Francisco, Pre-Health Peer Mentor Program, United Students for Veterans' Health, Go Team, Leo T. McCarthy Center Fellow, and Women in Pre-Med Society
Favorite Quote: “I have what I have and I am happy I've lost what I've lost and I am still happy" - Rupi Kaur

Sofi Pardo '27 (she/her)

MENTOR
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Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Public Service & Community Engagement; Politics
Places they call home: Santa Rosa, California
What makes them smile: New adventures with my family!
Areas of Involvement: Go Team, Latinas Unidas, SLE Student Organization Consultant (SOC), Leo T. McCarthy Center Fellow, Political Analyst Intern, and Honors College
Favorite Quote: "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on this Earth for" - Dolores Huerta

Jordan Pinckney '27 (he/him)

MENTOR
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Major: Politics
Places they call home: Chula Vista, California
What makes them smile:  My niece, nephew, and the kids I work with always bring a smile to my face!
Areas of Involvement: Engage SF Literacy, Brother Connection, Breakthrough Collaborative, Community Assistant, Resident Advisor, and McCarthy Center Site Leader
Favorite Quote: " Education is cheaper than war"- Jordan Pinckney

Bob Just (he/him)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR (Full-Time Staff)
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Master of Science: Adult Development Theory & Higher Education Administration (College Student Personnel)
Bachelor of Science: Human Development & Family Studies with a minor in Business Administration
Places they call home: Manchester, VT, Macomb, IL, Concord, CA, and San Francisco
What makes them smile: Kindness ... and nachos, I just LOVE a good plate of nachos
Areas of Involvement: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Leadership Educators Institute (LEI), International Coaching Federation (ICF), City Hope SF, USF Mission Council, and the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
Favorite Quote: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African Proverb shared by Mersert "Mercy" Mehzun (2020 Fellow & 2021 Leadership Team)