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Ambassador Biographies

Aanchal Saharan

Hometown: New Delhi, India
Major: Finance and Economics
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Delta Sigma Pi, Women in Investment, The International Business Club

Aarush Malik

Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Majors: Computer Science (Data Science Emphasis) and Religious Studies
Minor: Mathematics
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Community Facilitator in Finn, Math Department Grader, Engineering Grand Challenges Scholar

Abbey Zimmerman

Hometown: Paradise Valley, AZ
Majors: Political Science (Pre-Law) and English
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: SCU Dance Team, Off Campus Sorority 

Aidan Oates

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

Alex Lopes

Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: SCU Imaginarium Lab, Desk Assistant for Unity

Amara Ueligitone

Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Majors: Biology and Public Health Science
Graduation Year: 2026
InvolvementsCo-Chair of Ka Mana'o O Hawai'i Club, Rho Psi Eta, Intramural sports

Amarachi Onyewuenyi

Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Public Health Science and Biology
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: SCU Igwebuike and Event Coordinator - African Student Association

Anna Horan

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Psychology
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Army ROTC program, SCU Admission Visitor Services Intern, President of Santa Clara National Panhellenic Council

Annika Kruger

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Major: Management
Minor: Sustainability
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Finance Chair for Santa Clara Belles Service Organization, Intramural sports, Marketing Intern for SCU Admission Office

Armen Esa Kazazean

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Biology
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Intramural Sports, Club Co-President of MedLife, Podcast Host, Pre-Health Club

Audrey Thomson

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

Ava Delzotto

Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Neuroscience
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Pre-Health Club, Off-campus Greek Life

Blake Tretter

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

Bobby Duoto

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Political Science
Minor: Philosophy
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Off Campus Greek Life, Formerly in Associated Student Government

Brayden Callan

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Political Science (Pre-Law)
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Student Alumni Council, University Honors Program

Claire Carpita

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Major: Political Science and Economics
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Honors program, Mindset scholars program, Mock trial team, Women’s club soccer team, Political science society, Alpha Phi Sorority, Panhellenic Executive Board member

Cooper McCarthy

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

Dzidzo Lassey

Hometown: Columbia, MD
Major: Accounting
Minor: Studio Arts
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Neighborhood Ambassador, Alpha Kappa Psi, Igwebuike, African Student Association, Leavey School of Business Peer Advisor, LEAD

Elaine Zhang

Hometown: Shanghai, China
Majors: Accounting & Information Systems and Economics
Minor: Japanese
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Information Systems Network, Get Virtual, ACE Leadership Program, The Redwood Yearbook, BUS70 Peer Educator, Phi Chi Theta, University Honors Program

Elise Murugasu

Hometown: Singapore
Major: General Engineering
Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies and Industrial and Systems Engineering
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Vice President of Women Club Rugby, Opus prize ambassador, SCU Survivor Club, Work at Housing Office, Physics Grader, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honors society)

Ella Worthy

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

Emilia Rodriguez

Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
Majors: Theatre Arts and English
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Theatre, SCU Presents, Latiné Student Union, Books and Tea Club

Erin Carney

Hometown: La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Biology
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Into the Wild Leader, Rho Psi Eta, SCU Club Golf

Evan O'Driscoll

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Finance
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Santa Clara Investment Fund, Associated Student Government, University Honors Program, LEAD Scholars Program

Finn McMullen

Hometown: Oak Park, IL
Major: Political Science
Minor: International Business
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: SCU Pre-Law Society Exec Team, Off-Campus Greek Life, Intramural Sports, Study Abroad - Lisbon

Grace Davis

HometownCleveland, OH
MajorsPolitical Science and Philosophy
Minor: Gender & Sexuality Studies
Graduation Year: 2025
InvolvementsSenator-at-Large for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Associated Student Government, University Honors Program, Hackworth Fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, SCCAP, Jean Donovan Fellow at the Ignatian Center

Heather Lyons

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Computer Science (with Data Science emphasis)
Minor: Mathematics and Responsible Artificial Intelligence
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.

Helena Kavanagh

Hometown: Lake Forest, IL
Major: Marketing
Minors: Retail Studies and Studio Arts
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Women In Business - Mentor Program, Leavey Scholars Program, Panhellenic Honors Society, Undergraduate Marketing Association, Retail Management Institute - Marketing Ambassador, Off-Campus Greek Life, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors Society.

Hydeia Wysinger

Hometown: El Sobrante, CA
Majors: Psychology and Public Health
Minors: Religious Studies and Political Science
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: LEAD Scholars Program, Co-Chair of Igwebuike (Black Student Union), Co-President of Black Pre-Health Student Association, Markkula Center (Hackworth Fellowship), Center for Student Involvement Student Assistant, Orientation Leader, Research Assistant (Psychology and Public Health)

 

Isabella Simonutti

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Co-Chair of Event Coordinator - Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inclusion and Diversity Coalition for School of Engineering

James Click

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Finance
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: KSCU Radio, Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative Program, Lifeguard, Off-Campus Greek Life

Jamie McCoy

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Psychology
Minor: Classics
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Captain of the SCU Dance Team & the Director of Academics for off-campus sorority

Jocelyn Madrigal

Hometown: Watsonville, CA
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish Studies
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: LEAD Seminar Peer Educator, the Honors Program, SCU Dental Society, Dr. Bayless’ Biology Research lab, Tribeta

Johanna Brown

Hometown: Rocky Hill, CT
Major: Bioengineering
Minor: History
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: University Honors Program, Igwebuike, Biomedical Engineering Society, Society of Women Engineers

Jonathan Felix

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: Business Analytics and Real Estate
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Mindset Scholar for Ciocca center, Alpha Kappa Psi (DEI chair), Jiu jitsu club, ISN network, Intramurals soccer and Volleyball

Joseph Bianco

Hometown: Ely, Minnesota
Major: Finance
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Study Abroad - Milan, Real Estate Association, Off Campus Greek Life

Kae Allen

Hometown: Reno, NV
Major: Anthropology and Spanish
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Rainbow Resource Center, Housing Office, Women's Club Rugby 

Kaleigh Ruegg

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Finance
Minor: Classical Studies
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Women in Investment Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member, Rome Study Abroad Program, Off Campus Greek Life Officer

Kashina Daceus

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: First-year representative for ASA and Igwebuike, LEAD Scholar, Alpha Kappa Psi.

Kayla Malloy

Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Association for Computer Machinery - Women's Chapter, Event Coordinator for the Society of Women Engineers, SCU dance department, off-campus Greek life

Lea Rosztoczy

Hometown: Litchfield Park, AZ
Major: Marketing
Minor: Retail Studies
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Event Coordinator CHAARG, Women in Business, SCU Surf club, Off Campus Greek Life

Lena Doan

Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Major: Accounting
Minor: International Business
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Honors Program, Transfer Student Union

Leyla Castillo

Hometown: Broomfield, CO
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: International Business
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Associated Student Government, Phi Chi Theta (professional business fraternity), University Honors Program

Lucy Nelson

Hometown: Bend, OR
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Spanish, Biology
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Club equestrian team, intramural sports, VP of Operations for an off-campus sorority, Study Abroad in Spain, Neuroscience lab research assistant, summer internship at biotech firm. 

Marcus Mata

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Bioengineering
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: SCU Triathlon member, Barkada of SCU, University Honors Program

Meg Rawson

Hometown: Petaluma, CA
Major: Web Design & Engineering
Minor: Classics (Ancient Studies Track) and Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (Business and Commercialization Fundamentals Track)
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: VP of Society of Women Engineers, Project Lead at Human Computer Interaction Lab, Fellow for Ciocca Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Miller Center for Global Impact, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education

Mia McLean

Hometown: Osterville, MA
Major: Public Health Science (Health Science)
Minor: Biology and Gerontology
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Ladies Run the World

Madison Ray

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Psychology
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Community Facilitator

María Tobar

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Majors: Gender & Sexuality Studies and Sociology
Minors: Religious Studies and Latinx Studies
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Treasurer of Ballet Folklorico, Peer Educator for Italian Cultures and Ideas, Student Assistant for the Gender and Sexuality Departments, VP of Events for the Women’s Network, Open Recruitment Specialist for ADPi

Nicholas Le

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Accounting Information Systems
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: SCU Brazilian Jiujutsu

Nick Pecora

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Majors: Political Science and Communication
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvement: University Honors Program, SCU KSCU FM 103.3 - Sports Broadcasting, The Santa Clara

Nneka Onyewuenyi

Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Biology
Minor: Urban Education
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Kids on Campus Student Aide, Child Studies Research Assistant, African Student Association, Igewbuike, Black Pre-Health Student Association

Noor Khan

Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Major: Marketing
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Intandesh, Muslim Student Association, Women's Club Volleyball, HUB Writing Center, Alpha Kappa Psi, University Honors Program, Student Research

Owen Oates

Hometown: Newton, MA
Major: Economics
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Pickleball Club, Investment Club, Sports Business Club, Intramurals, off-campus Greek Life.

Paige Giordano

Hometown: Burlington, MA
Major: 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

Pranav Bhargava

Hometown: Davis, CA
Major: Marketing
Minors: Music and Digital Filmmaking
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Activities Programming Board, AKPsi (Business Fraternity), University Honors Program and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club

Philip LoScalzo

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Finance
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: SCU Club Ice Hockey, Investment Banking Club

Rayyan Hussain

Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Minor: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Underclassmen Representative for Student Advisory Board at the Ciocca Center, Association for Computing Machinery, Alumni Association, Robotics Systems Lab

Riley Chafin

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

Rishi Dhawan

Hometown: Hayward, CA
Major: Finance
Minor: Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship 
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: ACE Leadership, Santa Clara Consulting, Ciocca Center: Student Advisory Board, ASG (VP of Finance), Leavey School of Business Ambassador, Bronco Venture Accelerator, Bronco Academy of Mentorship, SCU GetVirtual, Intandesh, SCU Finance Association, Real Estate Association.

Saanvi Agrawal

Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: Computer Science
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Alpha Kappa Psi - Professional Business Fraternity, Intandesh, Miller Center for Global Impact, Peer Educator/Teaching Assistant

Sarah Hazel Sallee

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Majors: English and Philosophy (Pre-Law)
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Research Assistant - Anthropology Department, Safe Walker - Manager of SCU Self Defense Program, Co-Chair - SCU Young Life

Setay Assadzadeh-Nahvi

Hometown: Orange County, CA
Major: Public Health
Minor: Healthcare Innovation and Design
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Freshman rep for MENA, freshman rep for Honors Advisory Council, Grand Challenges scholar, and Posse Scholar.

Shloka Raghavan

Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Biotechnology
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Delta Epsilon Mu (pre-health fraternity), Community Facilitator for Graham Residence Hall, Intandesh

Siham Arsalane

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Major: Marketing
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Community Facilitator, SCU Admissions Marketing Intern, Wellness Center Marketing Intern

Sofia Ervin-Agudelo

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Communication and Ethnic Studies
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: University Honors Program, Multicultural Center, SCU Igwebuike, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, College of Arts and Sciences Peer Educators, KSCU Student Radio, SCU Television

Sophia Dwyer

Hometown: Arlington, MA
Major: Biology and Public Health Science
Minor: Spanish
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Honors Program, Honors Advisory Council, LEAD Scholars, SCU Club Swimming, SCU Panhellenic Honors Society, Off Campus Greek Life.

Sophia Mikkelson

Hometown: Lakeville, MN
Major: Management
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: SCU Club Swim, Lighthouse Bible Study, Mindset Scholars, University Honors Program, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Fraternity

Sophia Standard

Hometown: Leawood, KS
Majors: Marketing and Psychology; Pre-Law
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: VP of Public Relations for the Associated Student Government, Mental Health Chair for Rho Psi Eta (Pre-Health sorority) Peer Advisor for the Psychology Department, Panhellenic Honor Society, Sales Manager for University Tees

Sydney Shelby

Hometown: Chino, CA
Majors: Biology and Public Health Sciences 
Minors: African American Studies and Medical and Health Humanities
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: Associate Director for SCCAP, Co-President of the Black Pre-Health Student Association, Honzel Fellow in Health Care Ethics in the Markula Center, Health Professions Peer Advisor, Neighborhood Representative in the Villas, Research Assistant in Microbiology Lab, University Honors program, Johnson Scholars Program, Valorite Goldman Public Health Leadership Program

Tess Wei

Hometown: New York City, NY
Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Graduation Year: 2027
Involvements: Chinese Student Association, Society of Women Engineers

Tiago Moreno

Hometown: Portland, OR
Majors: Political Science and Psychology
Minor: History and Public Health
Graduation Year: 2028
Involvements: Senator in the Associated Student Government, Marketing Manager for Santa Clara Community Action Program, Research with Public Health Department, LGBTQ+ Working Group, University Honors Program, Johnson Scholars Program, Inclusive Excellence Fellow, Hayes Fellow.

Vansh Malik

Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: SCU Club Soccer, KSCU FM Radio, Santa Clara Community Action Program, Off-Campus Greek Life

Will Nyman

Hometown: Bend, OR
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Environmental Science and Mathematics
Graduation Year: 2025
Involvements: SCU Club Tennis, Math Department Grader, Off-Campus Greek Life

Zach Henderson

Hometown: Golden, CO
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics
Graduation Year: 2026
Involvements: Club golf team, Ski Club, Off-Campus Greek Life, Res Hall Desk Assistant