IEEE CS USF x IEEE CS FWCS Mentorship Program

Spring 2026

Program Overview

The IEEE CS USF × IEEE CS Florida West Coast Section Mentorship Program connects USF students in computer science and related majors with industry professionals for a structured mentorship experience during Spring 2026.

Built around three 30-minute online coffee chats across three months. Goals: help students learn about the tech industry, professional development, career paths, and real-world expectations; give professionals a chance to support students and contribute to the local community.

Applications for Spring 2026 are now closed.

Join the Fall 2026 waitlist here.

Mentorship Timeline

  1. Step 01 · March 14, Saturday

    Student application opens

  2. Step 02 · April 1, Wednesday

    Student application closes

  3. Step 03 · April 6, Monday

    Round 1 pairing

  4. Step 04 · May 4, Monday

    Round 2 pairing

  5. Step 05 · June 1, Monday

    Round 3 pairing

  6. Step 06 · June 13, Saturday

    Certificates issued

  7. Step 07 · June 13, Saturday

    Online closing ceremony

Statistics

58

Mentors

51

Mentees

90 min

Of 1:1 conversation per mentee

~75 hours

Total conversation time

Our Community

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Chase Christensen

Chase Christensen

VP Information Technology and CIO · Jabil

mentor
Randy Von Allmen

Randy Von Allmen

Manager Enterprise Architecture · Jabil

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Enton Kane

Enton Kane

Director Value Realization · Jabil

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Robert Collins

Robert Collins

CISO · Jabil

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Milind More

Milind More

Enterprise Architect · Jabil

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Gabriel Hernandez

Gabriel Hernandez

Enterprise Architect · Jabil

mentor
Brian Mirlenbrink

Brian Mirlenbrink

Sr. Manager AI and Architecture · Jabil

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Dan Penning

Dan Penning

Sr. Director Information Technology · Jabil

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Cooper Koepping

Cooper Koepping

Manager Business Intelligence · Jabil

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Leslie Knight

Leslie Knight

VP Channel Partnerships · NextPath

mentor
Stephanie Markese

Stephanie Markese

Chief Strategy Officer · NextPath

mentor
Amanda Dugger

Amanda Dugger

CEO · DGR Systems

mentor
Ande Johnson

Ande Johnson

Managing Director · Accenture

mentor
Meghan Okeefe

Meghan Okeefe

Executive Director · Tampa Bay Tech

mentor
Hitali Shah

Hitali Shah

Advanced Analyst · Electronic Arts

mentor
Yesha Patel

Yesha Patel

Senior Solution Architect & eCommerce SME · IBM

mentor
Shiva Chitta

Shiva Chitta

Technical Architect · Salesforce

mentor
John Wesly Sajja

John Wesly Sajja

Manager · Deloitte

mentor
Harvendra Singh

Harvendra Singh

IT Delivery Manager · Publix

mentor
Dominic Patruno

Dominic Patruno

Chief Enterprise Architect · Jabil

mentor
Akmal Kurbanov

Akmal Kurbanov

Apprentice Software Engineer · VSP Vision

mentor
Aaqib Ali

Aaqib Ali

Electrical Electronic Engineering · Graduating Spring 2026

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Adelina Albert

Adelina Albert

Artificial Intelligence · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Alifiya

Alifiya

Artificial Intelligence · Graduating Spring 2026

mentee
Aviral Gupta

Aviral Gupta

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Ayush Pramanik

Ayush Pramanik

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Bernardo Passos Beligolli

Bernardo Passos Beligolli

Computer Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Bruno Waishaupt Almeida

Bruno Waishaupt Almeida

Information Technology · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
Caio Carraro Bahlis

Caio Carraro Bahlis

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Cesar Calderon

Cesar Calderon

Computer Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Daud Ahmad Nisar

Daud Ahmad Nisar

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Deep Akbari

Deep Akbari

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Dominic Thompson

Dominic Thompson

Cybersecurity · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
Duong Mai (Eric)

Duong Mai (Eric)

Computer Science · Graduating Summer 2026

mentee
Egor Kharitonov

Egor Kharitonov

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
Elan Berezovskiy

Elan Berezovskiy

Computer Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Eljay Cuaresma

Eljay Cuaresma

Cybersecurity · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Hana Ahmed

Hana Ahmed

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Harshil Patel

Harshil Patel

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
Hector Colon Jr.

Hector Colon Jr.

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
Jake Nguyen

Jake Nguyen

Information Technology · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Jason Lee

Jason Lee

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
JL

Johan Lidros

Cybersecurity · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Joo-Young Gonzalez

Joo-Young Gonzalez

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2026

mentee
Josueh Ramirez

Josueh Ramirez

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
Juan

Juan

Computer Science · Graduating Summer 2027

mentee
Julian Pineda Viteri

Julian Pineda Viteri

Cybersecurity · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
Khanbaba Fatullayev

Khanbaba Fatullayev

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Kimberly Bahena

Kimberly Bahena

Artificial Intelligence · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Krish Shah

Krish Shah

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2026

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Laura Schneider

Laura Schneider

Information Technology · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Leonardo Henriques Lemos Nascimento

Leonardo Henriques Lemos Nascimento

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Lucas Birnbrook-Palm

Lucas Birnbrook-Palm

Aerospace Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Lyndon Joseph Magdael

Lyndon Joseph Magdael

Cybersecurity · Graduating Fall 2026

mentee
Maria Alejandra Valencia Perez

Maria Alejandra Valencia Perez

Cybersecurity · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
MD Zahid Hasan

MD Zahid Hasan

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Minh Hoa Vu

Minh Hoa Vu

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Muhammad Danish

Muhammad Danish

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
My Duyen Ngo

My Duyen Ngo

Cybersecurity · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Nadia Korostyleva

Nadia Korostyleva

Biomedical Engineering (M.S.) · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Nguyen Phuc Tran

Nguyen Phuc Tran

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
Paulette Saucedo

Paulette Saucedo

Pre-Architecture · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Pranjal Valecha

Pranjal Valecha

Artificial Intelligence · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Quoc Khanh Do

Quoc Khanh Do

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Syed Abdullah M J Shah

Syed Abdullah M J Shah

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2027

mentee
Tangil Khondaker

Tangil Khondaker

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Tarik Castro de Oliveira

Tarik Castro de Oliveira

Computer Science · Graduating Fall 2027

mentee
Tasnia Mahsin Simin

Tasnia Mahsin Simin

Biomedical Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Timothy Hawks

Timothy Hawks

Computer Engineering · Graduating 2028 or later

mentee
Uday Kochela

Uday Kochela

Computer Science · Graduating Summer 2026

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Vedanshi Verma

Vedanshi Verma

Computer Science · Graduating 2028 or later

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Viet Duc Nguyen

Viet Duc Nguyen

Computer Science · Graduating Spring 2027

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