Sheena Carey, serves as internship director and lecturer in communication studies for the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University, is a consultant in the areas of intercultural communication, cultural sensitivity and workforce diversity, small group dynamics, and teambuilding. She has worked in creative collaboration with Coyaba Dance Theater in Washington, D.C. and the Ko-Thi Dance Company in Milwaukee. She wrote narrative poetry and performed spoken word for the dance productions. She is a graduate of Marquette University's Master of Arts in Speech Communication and completed post-graduate coursework in rhetorical criticism, literary theory, and Africana philosophy. She’s served in Marquette Mentors since 2013 as a charter campus partner on behalf of the Diederich College of Communication. 

Kayley Reith is a Marquette University student pursuing a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences specializing in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense (2026) and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Data Science (2025) with a minor in computer science. On campus, she serves as president of the Data Science Club and is an active member of the Core Honors Program, Women’s Rugby Team, Kappa Delta Sorority, and Math Club. Kayley brings a wealth of professional experience, having worked as a SharePoint Solutions Lead & UX Architect at GE Healthcare, a business intelligence development and infrastructure intern at Captive Resources LLC, and an incoming digital solutions healthcare consultant at Baker Tilly. Passionate about advancing female leadership in STEM, technology, and sports, she is particularly driven to leverage data to fuel innovation and enhance performance across these fields.

Nic Schmidt is a corporate associate with Perkins Coie specializing in middle market and lower middle market private equity mergers and acquisitions. He counsels clients in negotiating complex buy-out, add-on, and sale transactions, as well as growth equity transactions and general corporate governance. Nic started his legal career as a patent attorney and was an engineer prior to that. Nic is a 2018 graduate of the Opus College of Engineering, a Burke Scholar, a two-time Marquette Mentors mentee, a first-time mentor, and a member of the Marquette Mentors Leadership Council. 

Dan Stein is a native Milwaukeean (Cudahy, Wis.), and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has been dedicated to the field of IBD since his mother was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease while he was in high school. Dan earned a degree in biology at Marquette University and subsequently joined the research laboratory of Dr. David Binion and Dr. Subra Kugathasan at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).