
IPG Coordinators
Coordinators (Coords) play an administrative role in helping to train, supervise, and motivate IPG Mentors. They act as liaisons between Mentors and professional staff and are often called upon to help guide IPG Scholars.
Student Staff Bios

Vivian Chong
Senior, Biological Sciences
Temple City, California

Navdha Jindal
Senior, Informatics
Pune, India

Jee Yoon Kim
Senior, Sociology, Social Policy & Public Service
Seoul, South Korea

My “Selena” Nguyen
Junior, Psychological Sciences
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
IPG Mentors 2022-2023
Mentors help IPG Scholars identify and utilize the campus and community resources necessary for academic and social success at UCI. In addition, they build strong relationships with their first-year mentees through small group activities and one-on-one meetings. Mentors collaborate with fellow ISEP student leaders on various activities throughout the year to create an educational and welcoming environment.

Abdullah Alhussain
Engineering
Sophomore

Yi-Shiuan “Grace” Chen
Economics
Junior
Taiwan

Chih Hsien” Teresa” Chu
Business Administration
Sophomore
Taiwan

Ananya Jajoo
Sophomore
Information and Computer Sciences
India

Suyeon “Ally” Ju
Data Science
Junior
Seoul, South Korea


Anushuree Konwar
Engineering
Sophomore
India

Hee Jean “Jean” Kwon
Computer Engineering
Sophomore
Seoul, South Korea

Rachel Nellis
Junior
Irvine, CA

Yuxin “Selena” Pan
Sophomore
Psychological Sciences
China

Nghi “Ella” Phung
Business
Sophomore
Vietnam

Kornrat “Mew” Rojkanok
Sophomore
Computer Science & Engineering
Thailand

Soleil Saavedra
UU
Junior
US

Keane Setiawan
Sophomore
Business
Indonesia

Jingjing Wang
Biological Sciences,
Chemistry
Junior

Siyang “Steven” Wang
Biological Sciences,
Chemistry
Junior
Shanghai, China

Sera Xu
Business Administration
Senior

Xuefei “Melody” Zhou
Psychological Sciences
Senior
China
Global Leaders Peer Research Advisors 2022-2023
Peer Research Advisors (PRAs) will guide their scholars through the research process on student-selected research topics and provide ongoing mentorship and expert knowledge.

Yu-Chen “Angel” Lai
Sophomore
Biological Sciences

Zhuoyang “Oceanus” Zhang
Sophomore
Biological Sciences

Dengxin “Bonnie” Yu
Sophomore
Biological Sciences

Sara Alshehabi
Junior
Biological Sciences
ISEP Administrative Staff
Crysta Hu, M.Ed., PPS
Program Coordinator
International Peer Group (IPG) Scholars Program
Crysta has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Cal Poly Pomona and a Masters of Education in School Counseling from the University of Southern California. She has experience working with and counseling the K-12th population, and has always been passionate about working with students. She believes in empowering students and helping to promote their emotional, academic, and professional success. She also has experience working at a non-profit in Orange County, serving the AAPI community and individuals with mild to severe mental health struggles. Being born in another country and being a daughter of immigrant parents, Crysta understands the challenges and barriers immigrants and international students face, which drives her passion to work within the International Excellence Student Programs (ISEP). She is excited to serve as the International Peer Group (IPG) Coordinator under Student Success Initiatives (SSI) at UCI. In her free time, Crysta loves to eat, listen to music, watch TV shows and movies, travel to national parks, and spend time with family and friends.
Sei Young Lee, Ph.D.
Program Director
International Student Excellence Program (ISEP)
Sei graduated from Claremont Graduate University and earned her PhD in Higher Education. She has previously taught in the Program in Academic English and Composition Program at UCI for the past five years. She is interested in and very passionate about helping multilingual students with all aspects of their experience in the US. As a bilingual herself, she hopes to make each student included and engaged in the campus community irrespective of their language and cultural backgrounds. Sei enjoys cooking, spending time with her family including two furry animals, being outdoors and doing Californian activities, and eating Asian food.
Scheduling an appointment
Sei offers academic counseling and personal guidance to international undergraduates via phone and Zoom. To schedule an appointment, please email seiyl@uci.edu
OR
visit Sei’s appointment system-https://appointments.web.uci.edu/ and follow these steps.
- Use the drop-down menu to find ‘Student Success Initiatives
- Find ‘Sei Lee’
- Click on the appointment time available
- Describe the concern in the text box when prompted
- Use this zoom meeting ID on the day of the appointment: 591 702 5005
ISEP is part of Student Success Initiatives in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE). Meet other SSI’s staff!