Meet Your Peer Academic Advisors (PAAs)
Peer Academic Advisors (PAAs) are para-professionals trained to help with general advising, major/minor changes, course selection, etc. Unlike the full-time Advising Center staff, PAAs serve the entire student population, not just first-years.
Appointment Topics
- General Advising Needs: Schedule planning, registration help, and adding or changing your major/minor.
- Academic Success & Study Skills: Support with study skills, time management, GPA calculations, assignment mapping, and assignment accountability, etc.
- Graduation Application & Planner Support: Support using the Planner tool, building a digital course-by-course academic plan to take to your faculty advisor, filling out the Graduation Application, etc.
- FirstGen & SEID Support: Support navigating university systems, building connections and academic thriving.
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PAA Directory
Hannah Lee
Graduation Application & Planner Support
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Hannah Lee
- Class Year: Fourth Year
- Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: The City of Ember
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: planner.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Naomi Tanojo
Biology
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Naomi Tanjo
- Class Year: Fourth Year
- Major: Biology
- Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Robinson Crusoe
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: biology.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Lim 117 and Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. (Lim)
- Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Sutherland)
- Thursday: 3–5 p.m. (Sutherland)
- Friday: 9–10:30 a.m. (Lim)
Devin Adachi
FirstGen & SEID Support
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Devin Adachi
- Class Year: Fourth Year
- Major: Multidisciplinary, TESOL
- Hometown: Anaheim, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: TThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: firstgen.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
- Thursday: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Annie Tolkamp
Online Bachelor Support
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Annie Tolkamp
- Class Year: First Year Graduate Student
- Major: M.A. in Theology
- Hometown: La Mirada, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Chicken Run
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: ob.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Remote (Virtual)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 8–9 a.m.
- Tuesday: 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
- Wednesday: 12–2 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Madeline Cliffe
CSDS & KNES
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Madeline Cliffe
- Class Year: Third Year
- Major: Kinesiology
- Hometown: Auburn, WA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Watership Down
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: kinesiology.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday: 3:30–5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Thursday: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Hailey Lim
Academic Success & Study Skills
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Hailey Lim
- Class Year: Third Year
- Major: Sociology
- Hometown: San Francisco, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: High School Musical
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: study.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 3–5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9–10:30 a.m.
- Thursday: 9–11:30 a.m.
- Friday: 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Haley Penner
Psychology
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Haley Penner
- Class Year: Third Year
- Major: Psychology
- Hometown: Beaverton, OR
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: The Princess Diaries
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: psychology.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 3–5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9–10:30 a.m.
- Thursday: 9–11:30 a.m.
- Friday: 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Lainie Nozicka
Graduation Application & Planner Support
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Lainie Nozicka
- Class Year: Fourth Year
- Major: History
- Hometown: Monterey, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: How to Train Your Dragon
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: planner.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
- Thursday: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Lauren Stanley
Study Abroad
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Lauren Stanley
- Class Year: Third Year
- Major: Accounting and Business Analytics
- Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Harry Potter (book series)
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: study.abroad@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
Abby Johler
Cinema and Media Arts
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Abby Johler
- Class Year: Second Year
- Major: Cinematography
- Hometown: St. Louis, MO
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Justice League
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: cma.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 8:30–11 a.m.
- Tuesday: 2–5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 9–9:30 a.m.; 10:30–11:30 a.m.
- Thursday: 2–4 p.m.
Isaiah Harrison
Cinema and Media Arts
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Isaiah Harrison
- Class Year: Fourth Year
- Major: Game Design and Interactive Media
- Hometown: Kingsburg, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Nacho Libre
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: cma.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 12:45–2:45 p.m.
- Tuesday: 3–5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 2:30–4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30–10 a.m.; 2–3:30 p.m.
Emily Perez
Registration & Enrollment
Schedule an AppointmentAbout Emily Perez
- Class Year: Third Year
- Major: Nursing
- Hometown: Torrance, CA
- Favorite Childhood Book or Movie: Ratatouille
Contact & Office Hours
- Email: registration.peer.advising@biola.edu
- Location: Sutherland Hall (First Floor)
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 1–4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.