First Blazers Mentors
Lead Mentor
Odeth Leal
Lead Mentor
Mentor Team
Sami Raja
Kiersten Ratcliff
Mary Stoltz
Quintoira Warren
Mentor Eligibility Requirements
Each spring semester, students in the current year’s First Blazers cohort can apply to be mentors for the next academic year. If all the mentor positions are not filled by current members and/or mentors, mentor applications will be opened to first-generation students who may not have participated in First Blazers—with priority given to previous participants.
To be eligible to serve as a mentor, students must:
- Identify as a first-generation student as defined by UAB,
- Be able to attend summer training dates,
- Be able to hold office hours for one-on-one scheduled meetings and drop-ins with mentees the next academic year,
- Commit to attending First Blazer small-group and full-organization events,
- Maintain a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment each semester during the academic year, and
- Must have and maintain a 2.5 cumulative UAB GPA during the academic year of membership.
For more information on how to become a First Blazer mentor, please contact the program’s advisor,