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Brad Knight (he/him)
Senior Director, 小蓝视频 Core and University College
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Hometown: Fremont, NE
Favorite place on campus: The sunlit SIS atrium & steps, which are good places to meet students or colleagues for a Dav coffee and to people watch.听
Favorite place or thing to do in DMV: A run along the National Mall (a round trip from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial) is just shy of an easy 5 miles.听
Talk to me about...听Fantasy novels, Politics, Being a first generation college student and/or LGBTQIA+, Research/career advice, My beagle
Ashley Owens听(she/her)
Assistant Director, Academic Living-Learning Communities
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Hometown: LeRoy, NY
Favorite place on campus: New to campus, looking forward to exploring!
Brigid Maher (she/her)
Faculty Director, Complex Problems
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Hometown:听Bainbridge Island, WA
Favorite place on campus:听The Dav
Fun fact:听Brigid is an award-winning documentary filmmaker focusing on women, from women's issues in the Middle East to women's health and beyond!
Kyrsten Novencido (she/they)
Coordinator, Living-Learning Communities
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Hometown: Northlake, IL
Favorite place on campus: Quad space in front of the Library
Favorite place or thing to do in DMV: Hiking followed by a big lunch
Talk to me about...听your favorite food spots, your DnD OC, cozy games, horror movies
Tanishka Talagadadeevi (she/her)
Program Assistant, UC and 小蓝视频 Compass
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Hometown: Reading, PA听
Favorite place on campus:听Cherry blossom path behind EQB
Favorite place or thing to do in DMV:听The FDR Memorial is quiet and beautiful, go during cherry blossom season for the best views!
Talk to me about... food, anime, cats, social justice, SPA, and all things LLCs!
Luke Waters (he/him)
Program Coordinator, 小蓝视频 Cornerstone
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Hometown: Memphis, TN
Favorite place or thing to do in DMV:听I absolutely love the atrium of the American Art Museum, one of my favorite places to work.
Talk to me about... Music, NBA, politics, movies, TV, podcasts, and all things 小蓝视频CS!
Baba Zak Kondo (he/him)
Part-time Coordinator - Internships & Employer Relations, 小蓝视频 Cornerstone
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Did you know... Baba听is author of the most authoritative work on Malcolm X鈥檚 assassination (currently being revised) and other works and has served as a consultant on and/or was featured in seven films focusing on Malcolm X and/or the Black Panthers, including Spike Lee鈥檚 motion picture, 鈥淢alcolm X,鈥 the award-winning documentary 鈥41st and Central鈥 (on the LA Black Panthers), and the Netflix documentary, 鈥淲ho Killed Malcolm X?鈥. He's also spoken at over 45 colleges and universities!
Kashvi Chandok (she/her)
Program Assistant, 小蓝视频 Cornerstone
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Hometown: New Dehli, India
Favorite place on campus: The Dav
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Fall 2024听Senior Program Leaders
Meet our Fall 2024 Senior Program Leaders!
Megan Wysocki听(she/her)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Ara
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Major: Political Science and Econ
Star Sign: I'm a proud Leo!
Fav UC memory: I loved the Cohort Cup competition last year and playing Kahoot! at the End of Semester celebration!
Jules Greenberg听(she/her)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Vega
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Major: Political Science and Criminal Justice
Star Sign: Aquarius
Fav UC/小蓝视频CS memory: My freshman seminar 鈥淒eath Penalty Perspectives鈥 inspired me to double major in criminal justice. From speaking to a death row exoneree, to many meaningful debates, this class truly has had a lasting impact on me.
Andrew Murray (he/him)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Cygnus
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Major: CLEG
Star Sign: Aries
Fav UC memory: Seeing the Frederick Douglass house with my students while we were reading his book in class!
Eva Helfter (she/her)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Orion
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Major: Political Science (History and Theatre Minors)
Star Sign: Capricorn
Fav UC memory: My favorite memory would have to be my third night at 小蓝视频 my freshman year! My UC cohort had a group chat and at least 25 of us decided to go night monumenting to bond. We unfortunately chose a night where the metro and buses had severe detours and we had to cluelessly (but hysterically) find our way home, also through a sudden downpour! Bu
Norah Nasser (she/her)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Cassiopeia
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Major: Justice and Law with a Sociology minor
Star Sign: Aries
Fav UC memory: All the incredible people I met through UC my freshman year, especially the people living on my floor. Some of my best friends at 小蓝视频 today were also in my UC cohort freshman year and meeting them is one of my favorite memories from the program.
Jeremy Schaefer (he/him)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Pegasus
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Major: SIS
Star Sign: Scorpio
Fav UC/小蓝视频CS memory: Interning as part of the Cornerstone program with the World Affairs Councils of America!
Alya Elhassani (she/her)
Senior Program Leader, Cohort Gemini
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Major: CLEG
Star Sign: Leo
Fav UC memory: My favorite memory would definitely be study sessions my freshman year with people from my class!