Check out the peer mentors for 2021-2022. See who your peer mentor is for your first year at LC State and learn a bit about them!

Peer Mentors

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Chloe Birkmaier

  • Major: Justice Studies & Psychology 
  • Hometown: Imbler, OR
  • Interests: 
  • Why LC State? Excellent program for my major, awesome professors, small classes, and high quality learning.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Homecoming
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Emma Hartley

  • Major: Justice Studies/Paralegal Studies 
  • Hometown: Kuna, ID
  • Interests: Snails, shopping, and walks!
  • Why LC State? Best programs for what I want to do.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Baseball games.
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Bonolo Molefe

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Hometown: Kopong, Botswana
  • Interests: Sports, tennis, music, friends.
  • Why LC State? Feels like home, has very nice people and professors.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Batter up.
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Katelynn Young

  • Major: Business Administration
  • Hometown: Weiser, ID
  • Interests: Working at Red Cross, family and being at our cabin.
  • Why LC State? Location and small class sizes.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Sporting Events.
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Kendall Teichmer

  • Major: Elementary Education
  • Hometown: Lewiston, ID
  • Interests: Sports
  • Why LC State? Small class sizes, opportunities for help, and fun activities!
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Welcome Fair.
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Anna Hirtle

  • Major: Psychology
  • Hometown: Eagle, ID
  • Interests: Cooking and hanging out with friends.
  • Why LC State? Small atmosphere and all the professors are very helpful.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Movie nights.
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Rosa Morales

  • Major: Pre-med Biology
  • Hometown: Gooding, ID
  • Interests: Music, swimming, kayaking, and traveling!
  • Why LC State? Feels like home, great clubs/organizations, and small campus!
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Movie Nights.
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Clark Reynolds

  • Major: Elementary Education
  • Hometown: Eagle River, AK
  • Interests: Basketball, Running and Tennis.
  • Why LC State? Able to build great relationships with peers/professors.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Baseball games.
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Yakira Jones

  • Major: Psychology
  • Hometown: Sandpoint, ID
  • Interests: Painting, photography, fx makeup, outdoors.
  • Why LC State? Community/environment is accepting.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Baseball/basketball games.
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Antonia Gutierrez

  • Major: Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Studies
  • Hometown: Jerome, ID
  • Interests: Organizing, One Direction, journaling, my cats, cooking, PASTA.
  • Why LC State? Perfect sized campus.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Homecoming
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Myriam Pacheco

  • Major: Paralegal/Spanish Minor
  • Hometown: Caldwell, ID
  • Interests: Friends, walks, reading, and watching TV.
  • Why LC State? Small school, everyone is friendly, my professors know me.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Freshman Orientation
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Wade Scott

  • Major: Secondary Education: Psychology
  • Hometown: Athol, ID
  • Interests: Sports, Cars, Video Games and the outdoors.
  • Why LC State? Great community/program.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Homecoming
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Simone Johnson

  • Major: Social Work
  • Hometown: Post Falls, ID
  • Interests: Start an art business and become a school counselor.
  • Why LC State? The faculty are awesome. 
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Intramural Sports
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Hannah Winter

  • Major: Mathematics: Secondary Education
  • Hometown: Clarkston, WA
  • Interests: Shoes, sports, calligraphy.
  • Why LC State? Cost, close to home, and great education program.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Homecoming Week!!
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Emily Crawford

  • Major: Accounting
  • Hometown: Kuna, ID
  • Interests: Music and dinosaurs! I could always use recommendations!
  • Why LC State? Feels like home and great place to learn and grow.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Homecoming
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Jack Palo

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Hometown: Ellensburg, WA
  • Interests: Sports, food, movies, music.
  • Why LC State? The class sizes are small enough that the teachers actually know who you are.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Welcome Fair 
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Brooklynn Menti

  • Major: Elementary Education
  • Hometown: Spirit Lake, ID
  • Interests: Dance, longboarding, and thrift shopping.
  • Why LC State? LC has an excellent teaching program, and is close to home.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: The career fair.
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Kaylee Sawyer

  • Major: Earth Science
  • Hometown: Hayden, ID
  • Interests: Hiking, rockhounding, and astrology!
  • Why LC State? I came to LC State because of the geology surrounding the area! 
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Family Weekend!
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Kaylan Youngman

  • Major: Biology
  • Hometown: Spirit Lake, ID
  • Interests: Caring for animals, cooking and baking new things, and watching baseball.
  • Why LC State? Close to family, and a comfortable setting.
  • Favorite LC State Tradition: Art Under the Elms
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Rebekka Kalmbach

  • Major: Social Science, Anthropology
  • Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
  • Interests: Sports have been always been a passion of mine. 
  • Why LC State? I like the familiar and welcoming atmosphere on campus.
  • Favorite LC State Traditions: Multicultural Awareness Week and Art Under the Elms..
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Abby Vanhorn

  • Major: Psychology
  • Hometown: Lewiston, ID
  • Interests: Hiking, fly fishing, and spending time with my family. 
  • Why LC State? It is in my hometown and I wanted to stay close to my family.
  • Favorite LC State Traditions: Native American Awareness Week
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Emma Lake

  • Major: Nursing
  • Hometown: Ilwaco, WA
  • Interests: Being a enthusiast of films and the cinema, art, and music. 
  • Why LC State? It is right for me because of the size and the amazing nursing program!
  • Favorite LC State Traditions: The Easter Egg Hunt

OLIVIA CARDENAS

  • Major: Elementary Education / Special Education
  • What do you love about LC State? I enjoyed the small homelike campus. 
  • Favorite LC State tradition: Homecoming
  • Fun Fact: I have a huge family with over 100 cousins.