Leadership Team
The Leadership Team of the Magis Emerging Leadership Program is comprised of 4 upperclassmen who serve as mentors throughout the program experience. These 4 Mentors are mostly selected from previous cohorts of the program as well as from the larger USF student leader community. Among the 4 mentors, 1 serves as the Lead Mentor for the program. The Lead Mentor plays a significant role in the management and facilitation of the program.
The Leadership Team is guided by a full-time professional staff member, the Program Director for the Change the World From Here Institute, who designs, facilitates, and coaches those engaged in the program.
BOB JUST (He/Him)
PROGRAM DIRECTOR (Full-Time Staff)
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), and the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
Lorenzo jáuregui '25 (He/Him)
LEAD MENTOR
Major: English
Places they call home: Whittier, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and USF
What makes them smile: Their friends
Areas of Involvement: Club Boxing, GO Team, Future Teachers Association (FTA), and the Undergraduate Teacher Education Center (UTEC)
metyia phillips '23 (SHE/HER)
MENTOR
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Major: Politics
Minor: Public Service/Com. Engagement; African American Studies
Places they call home: Houston, TX and USF
What makes them smile: New experiences and being around the people I love :)
Areas of Involvement: Muscat Scholars Program (MSP), Culturally-Focused Clubs Council (CFCC), ASUSF Senate, Student Leadership Conference (SLC), GO Team, and the Leo T. McCarthy Center
Kat Soria '24 (SHE/HER)
MENTOR
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Major: Nursing
Places they call home: Livermore, CA, San Francisco, and the Philippines
What makes them smile: Greenery, when people are passionate about a specific thing, my beat up honda CR-V, and groups of unlikely people in one place <3
Areas of Involvement: Kasamahan, Open Heart Kitchen, Nursing Department, Consent is USFCA, and HandsOnBayArea
Alexis villadelgado '25 (She/HER)
MENTOR
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Major: Nursing
Minor: Philippine Studies
Places they call home: Los Angeles, California, Koret Gym, and UC 4th Floor
What makes them smile: My weekly "Letterboxd Rushed" email because I am a film geek who looks for new movies to add to the watchlist and later review
Areas of Involvement: Army ROTC, Nursing Student Association (NSA), Male Student Nurses Society (MSNS), and the Campus Activities Board (CAB)
Timeline for 2023-24 Leadership Team Selection
Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level? Apply to be on the Magis Leadership Team!
How do I become a part of the Leadership Team?
Are you interested in continuing your journey through Magis? Become a Magis Mentor! Magis Mentors act as role models and guide Magis Fellows through their individual and group leadership process. Each Magis Mentor will be assigned a group of 5 Magis Fellows and lead the students through small group discussions and activities at retreats and weekly development sessions over the course of the full academic year.
2023-24 Leadership team Selection Timeline
Applications open: Tuesday, March 7
Applications due: Sunday, March 26 by 11:59 PM
Interview Offers: Thursday, March 30
Interviews: Monday, April 3 - Thursday, April 6
Position Notifications: Monday, April 10
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