The Office of First Year Students and Students in Transition Announce the selection of 48 Peer Advisors for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Peer Advisors (PAs) are a group of student leaders dedicated to helping first-year and transfer students in their transition to Western New England University. Peer Advisors work the summer and academic year to assist new students in the formation of their personal success plan and act as an advocate for student success. Success is much more probable when students have direction and purpose as they experience a variety of transitions, including acclimation to academic life, major selection, and overall academics. The personal success plan provides a framework for establishing specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely goals for the first semester.
Each first year student is assigned to a Peer Advisor who serves as a source of information, point of first contact, and conduit to university programs and support services. Peer Advisors are a highly select and comprehensively trained team of students who undergo over 150 hours of training in order to better support first year students.
Nina Aurichio, SO, Law & Society, Greenport, NY
Rylee Benzing-Plourde, SO, Psychology, Wallingford, CT
Katie Bials, JR, Neuroscience, Portland, CT
Ashley Bomireto, SO, Pre-Optometry, Rochester Hills, MI
Tyler Brault, JR, Psychology, Springfield, MA
Nicole Bryant, SO, Computer Science, Chepachet, RI
Gehrig Burnett, SO, Mathematics, Chicopee, MA
Kaitlyn Cazares, SO, Psychology, Waterford, CT
Tyler Clark, JR, Civil Engineering, Windsor, CT
Tyler Clement, JR, Electrical Engineering, Vernon, VT
Andrew Cohen, SO, Electrical Engineering, Monroe, CT
Danielle Conlon, SO, Forensic Biology & Chemistry, Foxborough, MA
Caleb Cruzado, SO, Law & Society, Springfield, MA
Corey Deeves, SO, Computer Engineering, Bristol, CT
Samantha Dion, SO, Marketing Communications & Advertising, Wilbraham, MA
Brooklynn Downing, JR, Communications, Oxford, MA
Kaitlyn Feyre, SO, Psychology, Westfield, MA
Andrew Gardner, JR, Electrical Engineering, Lunenburg, MA
Anthony Gelsomini, SO, Sport Management, Marlborough, CT
Tom Graf, SR, Mechanical Engineering, Torrington, CT
Joseph Guerrera, JR, Business Analytics Information Management, Oakville, CT
Shae Helminiak, SR, Health Sciences, Plymouth, MA
Autumn Kelly, SO, Computer Engineering, Princeton, MA
Emma Laughlin, SO, Communications-, Chicopee, MA
Jaclyn Lepsch, SO, Exploratory Business, Springfield, MA
Caitlyn Marchand, SR, English, Palmer, MA
Shannon Mellett, JR, Electrical Engineering, East Islip, NY
Melissa Montalvo, SR, Psychology, Bronx, NY
Daniel Morabito, JR, Electrical Engineering, New Paltz, NY
Bryan Moran, JR, Criminal Justice, Dracut, MA
Colin Murchie, SO, Mechanical Engineering, Westminster, MA
Sarah O’Hazo, JR, Management & Leadership, Harwinton, CT
Adetayo Olatinwo, SO, Pre-Science, Monroe, CT
Sabrina Portal, SO, Criminal Justice, West Hartford, CT
Aubrey Rumbolt, SO, Secondary Education- Math, North Adams, MA
Czarina Sabitsana, SO, Communications, Oxnard, CA
Billy Sanfardino, JR, Mechanical Engineering, Yorktown Heights, NY
Laura Sawyer, JR, Electrical Engineering, Islip Terrace, NY
Michael Shortell, SO, Secondary Education-Biology, Ansonia, CT
Katelyn Storey, SO, Forensic Biology, Sloansville, NY
Joseph Strid, SR, Criminal Justice, Bristol, CT
Jimmy Sullivan, SR, History, Guilford, CT
Alexandra Summa, SR, Psychology, Schenectady, NY
CJ Westbrook, SO, Mechanical Engineering, East Hampton, CT
Caleb White, SO, Political Science Sandwich, MA
Chloe Wood, SO, Accounting, Colchester, CT
Sienna Wurl, SO, Pre-Pharmacy, Mattapoisett, MA
John Young, SO, Mechanical Engineering, Housatonic, MA
