Student Employees

Alba Salcido-Diaz

Alba is a junior from Dallas, Texas and began working at the Tech Center in Fall 2021. She is double majoring in Spanish and Psychology. She hopes to one day travel abroad to Spain.

Maher Al Zuhairi

Maher is senior from San Antonio. He is double majoring in biology, psychology, and minoring in Arabic. His dream is to become a dentist. He started working at the Tech Center since his first semester in SMU.

Rose Greze

Rose is a sophomore from Chaudes-Aigues, France and is a Pre-med Biology major with a minor in Economics and Biomedical Anthropology. She began working at the Tech Center in Fall of 2022 and is fluent in French with some proficiency in Spanish.  

Abigail Jasso

Abigail is a sophomore President's Scholar from Dallas, Texas and is an Accounting Major with a minor in Spanish. She is fluent in Spanish and hopes to become an accountant one day. She started working at the Tech Center Fall of 2022.

Ahmed Ahmed

Ahmed is a junior from Dallas, Texas. He is double majoring in Human Rights, International Studies, and minoring in Law and Legal Reasoning, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Arabic. He is fluent in Kurdish and Arabic, and his goal is to become an international human rights attorney. He began working at Tech Center in the Fall of 2022. 

Patricia Zendejas-Ornelas

Patricia is a freshman majoring in Political Science and Psychology, with a minor in Economics. She speaks Spanish and English and hopes to learn French. Patricia plans to attend law school and eventually pursue a career as a Foreign Service Officer. She would love to work at a European consulate one day!

Ariana Ybarra

Ariana is a first-year President’s Scholar from Donna, Texas. She is part of the University Honors Program. Ariana is a Psychology major and has some proficiency in Spanish. She began working at the Tech Center in Spring of 2023.