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Office of Student Engagement, Experience and Achievement
- Taylorsville Redwood Campus | Student Center 1st floor Room 101 | 4600 Redwood Road
- 8:00 am - 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday
- 801-957-4954
- seea@slcc.edu
- @SLCC_SEEA
- @SLCC_SEEA
- @SLCC_SEEA
Ulysses Tongaonevai
Director
Dr. Ulysses “Sione” Tonga’onevai was raised in westside of the Salt Lake Valley with childhood roots in Southern California. He is of Polynesian ancestry and is a first-generation American Tongan. He is an alumnus of Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) where he completed his Associates Degree and transferred to the University of Utah where he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies. His undergraduate degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology and a Minor in Consumer and Community Studies. His graduate work let him to earn a Master’s of Education then a Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Culture & Society. His graduate studies focused on race, ethnicity, masculinity and antiracism practices in college athletics. Dr. Tonga’onevai continues to stay active with academic scholarship and practices pertaining to student success in higher education. He serves the SLCC and the Salt Lake Valley communities hand-in-hand with the rest of the SEEA staff to advocate, empower, affirm, embrace, and most importantly to elevate student success.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101 K
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
He/Him/His
Alisi Mateitalo Hoa'mofaleono Niupalau
Assistant Director
Alisi Mateitalo Hoa’mofaleono Niupalau is a first-generation, Tongan American from San Mateo, California. She attended the College of San Mateo before transferring to the University of Utah, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Promotion and Education then a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & Policy with an emphasis in student affairs. Alisi joined Salt Lake Community College in 2018 working with the TRIO Programs before accepting a position with the Student Engagement, Experience and Achievement Office. She looks forward to working alongside the SEEA team to offer support, guidance, and to connect students with resources toward their academic and career aspirations at our institution.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101 J
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
Jamie Koger
Administrative Assistant
Jamie Koger is a Filipino American, born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in communications. Her education, along with experiences traveling internationally including Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe, have informed her of cultures, practices and ways of knowing. Jamie currently is the Administrative Assistant, serving as the initial point of contact and programmatic support for SEEA. She brings a student-centric attitude, commitment to promoting a supporting environment, and team-oriented mindset to SLCC.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers/Ella
Student Involvement
- Taylorsville Redwood Campus | Student Center 1st floor Room 101 | 4600 Redwood Road
- 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
- 801-957-4954
Glory Johnson-Stanton
Student Success Initiatives Manager
Hi, I'm Glory Johnson-Stanton, many students warmly refer to me as Ms. Glory. I'm originally from Picayune, Mississippi , which is a small Southern city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and 25 miles northeast of New Orleans.
It's a very beautiful area with huge Mississippi Magnolia trees, green grass, lovely flowers, trees everywhere, beaches, delicious fresh seafood, and great food in general! Southern hospitality is the BEST!
I attended college and received my Bachelor of Science degree at Mississippi Valley State University, which is a Historically Black College/University-HBCU in the Mississippi Delta, where I majored in Communications and minored in Music/Voice.
I've been a Licensed Utah Educator for 38 years. I worked as an educator for the Clearfield Job Corps Center, where I was also a Senior Instructor/Supervisor for the GED-ESL-Reading departments. I'm also endorsed in English as a Second Language (ESL). I've been at Salt Lake Community College since 2008 and began my career here as a Multicultural Academic and Career Advisor for 8 years. I became a Multicultural Student Success Coordinator in 2016, and the Manager of Multicultural Student Success Initiatives in 2017. I am now the Manager for Student Success Initiatives/Student Involvement Center, in the Student Engagement, Experience, and Achievement (SEEA) department.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101 U
Phone:
Email:
glory.johnson-stanton@slcc.edu
Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
Luis Player-Delgado
SEEA Student Coordinator: Student Success Initiatives
Luis joins the SEEA team after serving students in foster care for the Granite School District’s Y.E.S.S. (Youth Educational Support School) program. He lived in Minnesota and Georgia before moving to Utah in 2021. The Southeast San Diego native worked for TRIO programs in Minnesota at two-year and four-year institutions, as a teacher for High School Upward Bound (HSUB) and an advisor and program director for Student Support Services (SSS). While living in the Greater Atlanta area, he served students identified as low income and first generation in both University and community settings, as well as taught career development and life skills at an area charter school.
Helping students, student athletes and organizations achieve their full potential is his passion. In addition to his work in education, Luis has mentored youth through community organizations as well as his individual mentoring efforts. He also coached baseball at the youth, high school and collegiate levels, and remains active in the sport as an advisor, evaluator and skills development coach. A former stay-at-home father of three, Luis was a group and individual facilitator for a father’s program that served non-custodial fathers between the age of 18-24, and values his present association with the Utah Fathers and Families Coalition, where he serves as member of the board.
Among his personal interests and hobbies are spending time with family, reading, being outdoors (especially going to ballparks), and listening to music on vinyl. While baseball is his main sport, Luis is also a hockey fan, which he attributes to his twenty years living in Minnesota, the “State of Hockey.”
Luis holds a M.Ed. In Professional Counseling and is a proud husband and father of three outstanding gentlemen.
Kimberly Querales
Student Success Coordinator
Hablo Español
Kimberly is a first-generation Venezuelan American born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated from Utah Tech University in sunny St. George with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Kimberly is driven by her passion for advocating for mental health awareness in higher education. Eager to support students in achieving their academic aspirations, she is committed to equipping them with the necessary tools and resources for success throughout their journeys at SLCC.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
Student Center (STC)
Room:
101F
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers/Ella
Dr. Kamal Bawar
Student Success Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Dr. Kamal Bewar was born in Kurdistan, Iraq, and moved to the United States as a refugee. He served as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Defense for ten years, teaching Kurdish, Arabic, and Middle Eastern Culture. Dr. Bewar completed his Ed.D. in Higher Educational Leadership and began working at Salt Lake Community College in 2015. He currently serves as a Student Success Coordinator in the Department of Student Engagement, Experience, and Achievement (SEEA), where he is dedicated to ensuring the academic success of every student. Dr. Bewar is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and has basic proficiency in Farsi. Lastly, Dr. Bewar is also SEEA’s refugee student liaison.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101M
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
He/Him/His
Shari-Fa Harrigan
Student Success Initiatives Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Shari-Fa Harrigan is a Full-Time Student Success Specialist who works at Salt Lake Community College. For the past five years, she has worked on helping students get started at the college with their admissions application process, residency questions, and informing students about the resources the college has to offer.
Shari-Fa currently works in the Office of Student Engagement, Experience and Achievement where she provides outreach to the students enrolled at SLCC. While working in SEEA, she hopes to provide individual support and cultivate a friendly environment.
Shari-Fa is passionate about helping new and returning students enroll. She ensures that perspective students are fully equipped to attend classes, she advises students to get involved in extracurricular activities, and makes sure students know their way around the campus. Her goal at the college is to make sure students of color feel comfortable and safe on campus and in classrooms.
After graduating from high school in St. Thomas U.S Virgin Islands, Shari-Fa applied to SLCC to pursue her career of becoming a Wedding and Event Planner. She has successfully completed the courses in the Fall semester of 2020 through Salt Lake Community College. She is currently working on getting a degree in Hospitality Management.
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
STC
Room:
101 G
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Dream Center
- SLCC West Valley Center | RM: 130 | 3460 S. 5600 West
- 801-957-2129
- dreamcenter@slcc.edu
- @SLCCDreamCenter
Brenda Santoyo
Dream Center Manager
Hablo Español
Brenda Santoyo is an SLCC alumnus, and the College has been a home away from home for her for several years now. She completed her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy with an emphasis in Student Affairs at the University of Utah. As a daughter of Mexican undocumented immigrants, she has always strived to serve the individual needs of her beloved community. Brenda’s drive and passion for the field stem from her background in serving undocumented students initially enrolled in the Bridge to Success and Bruin Scholars programs through the office for Orientation & Student Success. In her time at the College, she has played a role in launching the Bruin Dreams scholarship program, upholding the charge of the Undocumented Student Resource Committee, and managing SLCC’s Dream Center, the second in the state of Utah, now as the inaugural coordinator.
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Room:
STC 101U & WVC 125
Phone:
Email:
Pronouns:
she/her/hers/ella
Cristina Guerrero Perez
Dream Center Coordinator
Hablo Español
Cristina, a first-generation student, DACA recipient, and an SLCC alumnus, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Writing and Rhetoric Studies from the University of Utah. As an undergrad, Cristina has provided support to students as the Writing and Rhetoric Fellow for the SLCC Dream Center and aided with many research projects focusing on first generation students and undocumented immigrants. She started her career as an Admissions & Concurrent Enrollment Advisor at Granite, Jordan, Canyons, and Murray school districts, cultivating connections with staff, and faculty while learning about resources available to prospective college students. Cristina supports the community in a multitude of ways, and she hopes to continue uplifting students in the ways that she hoped she was supported when she was a student.
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