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Ambassador Biographies 2023-2024

Aidan Oates

Hometown: Newton Highlands, MA
Major: Finance
Minor: Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: SCU Sports Club, Club Lacrosse Leadership, Off campus Greek Life

Alexa Esposito

Hometown: New Milford, CT
Majors: Finance and Studio Arts
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Santa Clara Investment Fund, Honors Program Mentor, Economics Teaching assistant, Intern for Professor’s Bronco Venture-backed start up

Alex Zhu

Hometown: Ontario, Canada and Shanghai, China
Majors: Management Information Systems and Dance
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: AKPsi (Pre-professional Business Fraternity), Community Facilitator, Images Dance Concert, Santa Clara Dance Coalition, International Student Club

Alexandre Lopes

Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: SCU Latinx Student Union and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Allison Hughes

Hometown: Western Springs, IL
Majors: Psychology and Biology
Minor: Urban Education
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: President of Pre-Health Club, Study Abroad, Malley Employee, Intramural sports, Off-campus Greek Life

Anna Horan

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Psychology
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Army ROTC program, Sophomore senator in ASG, VP of Health/Wellness/Accountability for off-campus sorority.

Annika Kruger

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Major: Management
Minor: Sustainability
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Residence Life Desk Assistant, Intramural sports, Women's Service Organization

Ashley Lyons

Transfer Student
Hometown: Danville, CA
Major: Political Science
Minor: Creative Writing and Professional Writing
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: English Club, Desk Assistant for Residence Hall, and off-campus Greek Life.

Audrey Thomson

Hometown: Boise, ID
Major: Theatre Arts
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: SCU Presents, Honors Program, ASL Club

Bobby Duoto

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Majors: Political Science
Minor: International Business
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Greek Life, Junior Class Senator for ASG (Student Government).

Brandon Rosenberg

Hometown: Shoreline, WA
Majors: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Club Tennis and Club Frisbee

Blake Tretter

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Majors: Marketing and Economics
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Santa Clara Consulting, Santa Clara Community Action Program

Chelsea Ebisuya

Hometown: Tustin, CA
Majors: Ethnic Studies and Psychology
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Research Assistant for Ethnic Studies Department, Off-campus Greek life, Research Assistant in Psych Dept. (Socio-Psychology Lab), Hawaii Club, Study Abroad - Netherlands, YEP (Youth Empowerment Program) Facilitator - MCC. Fellow for Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.  

Chloe Bedford

Transfer Student
Hometown: El Dorado Hills, CA
Major: Accounting Information Systems
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Women in Business, Beach Volleyball Intramurals, off-campus Greek Life, Accounting internship, Certified Mental Health First-Aider on campus

Cooper McCarthy

Hometown: Everett, WA
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Aerospace Engineering
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Into the Wild, Engineers without Borders, KSCU Radio

David Macias

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Majors: Communication and History
Minor: Spanish
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Athletic Department - Fundraising Intern, Intramurals - Beach Volleyball, Summer Admission Intern

Dzidzo Lassey

Hometown: Columbia, MD
Major: Accounting
Minor: Studio Arts
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: SCU Igwebuike, Leavey School of Business Peer Advisor, AudioSync Acapella, AKPSI (Business fraternity)

Ella Worthy

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Majors: Psychology and Communication
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Belles Women Service Organization, Intramural Supervisor/Sports, Founding member of Communication Club

Esha Grewal

Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Majors: Public Health Science (Health and Society emphasis)
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Residence Life: Desk Assistant, Co-President of Intandesh - the South Asian Student Association within the Multicultural Center, Health Care Ethics Intern (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)

Gabby Nelson

Hometown: Bexley, OH
Majors: History
Minor: Premodern Studies and Women's and Gender Studies
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Acting - SCU mainstage theatre productions, Backstage in theatre department costume shop, Chamber singers choir, SCU Survivor Club.

Grace Davis

Hometown: Westlake, OH
Majors: Political Science and Philosophy
Minor: Women and Gender Studies
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvement: Director of Santa Clara Community Action Program, University Honors Program, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and Jean Donovan Fellow, ASG- Senator at Large for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Heather Lyons

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Computer Science (with Data Science emphasis)
Minor: Mathematics
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab Research , Society of Women Engineers, Honors Program, Mindfulness club, College Catholics, Student Liturgies, Clara Craft Club, Into the Wild, 

Hydeia Wysinger

Hometown: El Sobrante, CA
Majors: Psychology and Public Health
Minors: Religious Studies and Political Science
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Orientation Leader, Peer Health Educator, Igwebuike, Delta Epsilon Mu (pre-health fraternity), Research Fellow - Religious Studies, LEAD Scholars Program, on-campus jobs

Jeremy Lo

Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Major: Accounting
Minor: Philosophy
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: ACE Leadership and Peer Career Consulting

Julia Loeger

Transfer Student
Hometown: Lake Forest, IL
Majors: Marketing
Minor: Sustainability
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Business Fraternity - AKPsi, SCU Into the Wild, Teach Yoga at Malley Center, and Volunteer at the Forge

Kaleigh Ruegg

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Finance
Minor: Classical Studies and Management Information Systems
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Get Virtual, VP of Operations for Women in Investment, CHAARG, Ski Club, off-campus Greek Life

Kimber Wood

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Majors: Political Science and Dance
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Santa Clara Dance Team, Santa Clara Dance Coalition, the tUrn Project, Government Ethics fellow, Fitness Instructor at Malley, Greek Life, Honors Program, Research Assistant for the Agroecology, Climate Resilience and Food Justice Lab

Laura Clark

Hometown: Durango, CO
Majors: Philosophy and Religious Studies
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Honors program, APB, SCCAP, REAL program, Jean Donovan Program, Bronco Academy of mentors, off campus greek life, study abroad 

Lucy Nelson

Hometown: Bend, OR
Majors: Neuroscience
Minor: Spanish
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Club Sports, intramural sports, Off-campus Greek Life

Nick Pecora

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Majors: Political Science and Communication
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvement: University Honors Program, SCU KSCU FM 103.3

Paige Giordano

Hometown: Burlington, MA
Majors: Marketing
Minor: Retail Studies
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Business Fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, Women in Business, Retail Studies Student Association, Study Abroad at Milan, Italy

Riley Chafin

Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Major: Bioengineering
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: SCU Belles, Research with Chemistry department, Green Club, and off campus greek life

Saanvi Agrawal

Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Professional Chair - AKPSI, Intandesh (South Asian Club), Data Intern for Miller Center

Sam Curran

Hometown: Portland, OR
Major: Finance
Minors: Business Analytics, Real Estate, and Spanish
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Honors College, Johnson Scholars, Study Abroad, Intramurals, Off-Campus Greek Life

Sarah Hazel Sallee

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Majors: English and Philosophy
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Research Assistant - Anthropology Department, Safe Walker - runs self-defense program, SCU Young Life, Pre-Law

Siham Arsalane

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Major: Marketing
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Women in Business, Water Polo Club, Community Facilitator for Dunne RLC.

Sydney Shelby

Hometown: Chino, CA
Majors: Biology
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Delta Epsilon Mu, Orientation Leader, SCCAP, University Honors Program/ Johnson Scholars Program

Taylor Nguyen

Hometown: Portland, OR
Major: Economics
Minor: Management Information Systems
Graduation Year: 2024
Involvements: Club Volleyball. Activities Programming Board. Business School Peer Consultant

Zach Henderson

Hometown: Golden, CO
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Club golf team, Ski Club, Off-Campus Greek Life