Name: Teri Poucher
Position: Program Coordinator
Year: Graduate Student
Major: B.S. in Marine Biology/ M.S. in Educational Leadership
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is about finding and/or advancing leadership skills within every individual and giving them the opportunity and ability to become the best community leaders they can be.
Hobbies/ Interests: Scrapbooking, SCUBA diving, dancing, cooking, good food and live music
Contact: tepoucher@fullerton.edu

Name: Harshangi Bhatt
Position: Director
Major: Biological Science
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me: The Student Leadership Institute is an organization that enables individuals to discover leadership abilities within themselves, as they learn to strive to their highest potential by serving our community. Out of all the organizations on campus at CSUF, SLI is by far the most welcoming and beneficial. With excellent workshops and presenters, participants are given the opportunity to learn essential concepts and skills, grow as an individual, and get involved on campus! SLI provides training that is necessary to excel academically and socially to enhance the experience of our college years. For the last two years, being involved with SLI has been one of the most memorable and worthwhile experiences I have encountered at CSUF.
Hobbies/ Interests: I love to laugh, dance, listen to a variety of music, ride my bike, and spend quality time with friends and family. I also enjoy participating in a variety of sports such as the following: Basketball, Track and Field, Badminton, and Soccer.
Contact: slidirector@fullerton.edu

Name: Golzar Yaghoubpour
Position:Assistant Director
Major: Business Administration - Marketing & American Studies
Year: Junior
What SLI means to me: An organization that fosters an environment for students to grow and become leaders.
Hobbies/Interests: Eating, reading, painting, and going to the beach to watch the sunset.
Contact: sliassistantdirector@fullerton.edu

Name: Jennie Phuong
Position: Newsletter Coordinator and Historian
Major: Accounting and Information Systems
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is a program where I can improve and gain more leadership skills. I get the opportunity to meet new people, network with other faculties and staff, and create new friendships with other students. It is also where I am able to show the leadership side of me to the world. SLI is a place where I can show the inner side of myself and it is where I feel like I belong!
Hobbies/Interests: My hobbies are listening to music because with music, I am able to relax from all the stress I have and cumulative throughout the day. I like volunteering to give back to my community and school through programs like SLI and Titan Student Center Governing Board. In the evening or when I have free time, I would play my violin even though I am no longer part of an orchestra. I enjoy traveling to Sweden because my mother’s side of the family resides there. On rainy and cold days, I enjoy reading and watching movies whether Chinese, Korean, or American.
Contact: slinewsletter@fullerton.edu

Name: Julieta Ballesteros
Position: Workshops Coordinator
Major: Accounting
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me: SLI believes everyone is a leader. It is a non discriminatory Institute which provides students life long tools through a series of workshops and experience. SLI gives the tools for everyone to develop and practice their leadership skills. It is also a great tool to network with other students and professionals. SLI recognizes students with a certificate with the value that the students become better prepared to work with people with effective communication and many other leadership skills.
Hobbies/Interests: I love to dance and listen to all types of music. I like to meet new people especially from different backgrounds. I enjoy traveling and learning new languages.
Contact: sliworkshops@fullerton.edu

Name: Pieter Saerang
Position: Graphics Coordinator
Major:Fine Arts – Animation
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me:A place where I can learn and apply leadership skills.
Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, playing games, socializing, going outdoors, exercising, learning something new.
Contact:sligraphics@fullerton.edu

Name:Chi (Cindy) Tran
Position: Banquet Coordinator
Major: Accounting/ Finance
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me:SLI means to me: SLI not only offers students the opportunities to master and utilize their leadership skills but also helps them discover strengths as well as overcome weaknesses. Besides, it is a great place to network with people and to develop long term friendship.
Hobbies/Interests:Jogging, outdoor activities, music, movies, drawing, eating, meeting people and hanging out with friends.
Contact:slibanquet@fullerton.edu

Name:Gabriela “Gabby” Ramirez-Rodriguez
Position: Promotions Coordinator
Major: Business Administration, Marketing
Year:Senior
What SLI Means to Me:What SLI Means to Me: SLI is the extracurricular program that every student should experience at least once. Once you join, you will want to return the following semesters, and you will want to recommend it to all your friends. SLI is the place to meet new and diverse people who share the same passion to gain leadership skills and grow as individuals. SLI gives you the opportunity to complete the track(s) of your choice with workshops that are fun and that give you the necessary tools and knowledge to succeed as leaders in the work environment. After completing the track(s), you will receive an awards ceremony and certificate recognizing your achievement of transforming from a student to the leader of tomorrow. So join now and be a leader!
Hobbies/Interests:Drawing, Painting, Dancing, Music, Volleyball, Sailor Moon, learning about different cultures and meeting new people
Contact:slipromotions@fullerton.edu

Name: Abi Prabakar
Position: Presentations Coordinator
Major: Business Administration
Year: Freshman
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is an amazing program that helps individuals understand the importance of being a leader. It also gives motivated individuals an opportunity to connect and network with fellow leaders. The workshops offer essential skills that improves one's leadership and communication skills. I am glad to be a part of this great program and help my fellow titans be the best they can be.
Contact: slipresntations@fullerton.edu
Hobbies/Interests: Editing, Photography, Drawing, music, metting new people and badminton.

Name: Maria Mederos
Position: Assessment Coordinator
Major: Communication Theory and Process
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me:
Hobbies/Interests:
Contact:sliassessment@fullerton.edu

Name: Juan Bugarin
Position: Events Coordinator
Major: Story and Visual Development for Animation
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is about making the most of one’s experience in college by taking advantage of every opportunity to grow and learn.
Hobbies/Interests: Music (in so many ways!), playing hockey, tennis, animation, The Beatles!
Contact: slievents@fullerton.edu

Name: Veronica Garcia
Position: Experiential Coordinator
Major: International Business with a double concentration in Chinese and General Management, Minor: Chinese
Year: Junior
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is the organization that helped me become a leader. Because of their tutelage through workshops and SITM and SLICC Team member, I have grown into an inspired, confident individual. I became a participant with SLI during my freshman year, and since then I have become more involved. SLI means opportunities. Whether one aspires to acquire a job or become an active club member, SLI gives you the tools to network with other organizations on campus as well as the wonderful staff members who run them.
Hobbies/Interests: Singing out loud in the car, Reading under a tree, swimming in Big Bear Lake, listening to my dad and brother play guitar, going to get boba in Rowland Heights, and playing with my cat Mimzy.
Contact: sliexperiential@fullerton.edu

Name: Guiyu "Zoey" Zhao
Position: Marketing Coordinator
Major: Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Year: Senior
What SLI Means to Me: SLI is about further developing and improving student participants’ leadership skills such as communication, problem solving, time management, goal setting, conflict resolution, and professional etiquette. SLI helps the student participants discover their own leadership styles, and provides them opportunities to put their leadership skills into practice.
Interests/Hobbies: Photography, piano, badminton, tennis, swimming, cooking, and “farming.” I grow an avocado tree, green onion, garlic chives, and 8 different fruit trees/ plants including apricot, fig, orange, lemon, banana, and guava.
Contact: slimarketing@fullerton.edu

Name: Jonathan Nakatsui
Position: Technology Coordinator
Major: Finance
Year: Senior
What SLI Means to Me: A place to meet good people.
Interests/Hobbies: Poker, video games, music, reddit.com/r/csuf.
Contact: sliwebmaster@fullerton.edu