Orientation Leaders and Mentors
Meet the 2023 Orientation Mentors and Leaders, who will help you make a smooth transition to Hobart and William Smith Colleges through team-building activities and information sessions.
orientation coordinators
alex cottrell '20 mhel '24
Hometown: Westbrook, ME
Favorite Place on Campus: Smith Hall
Favorite Song: Cake - Remi Wolf
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
katie pratt '23 mat '24
Hometown: Auburn, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Orientation Leaders
delores amponsah '25
Orientation Mentor Coordinator
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: PNB Rock
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: CL Luffy
Ashley aronson '24
events
Hometown: Farmington, CT
Favorite Place on Campus: Women's Resource Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Hozier
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Empire Coffee & Donuts
malak fadlou-allah '24
international students
Hometown: Fez, Morocco
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: Daniel Caesar
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
md khairul islam '25
events
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Favorite Place on Campus: Eaton 116
Favorite Song: Another Love
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
eden laronde '24
Orientation mentor coordinator
Hometown: Canastota, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Blackwell Room
Favorite Musical Artist: Hozier
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Mr. Twistee's
biruk nardos '25
Events
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Favorite Place on Campus: Bristol Gym
Favorite Musical Artist: NF
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
katelyn oswalt '24
orientation central
Hometown: Baldwinsville, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The benches by the lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Geneva Gelato
ande richardson '24
Social Media and spirit
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Favorite Place on Campus: Coxe Hall
Favorite Song: Hush - The Marias
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
victoria smith '25
events
Hometown: Astoria, OR
Favorite Place on Campus: Bristol Pool
Favorite Musical Artist: Panic! at the Disco
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
Charlie Stockwell '24
Orientation Central
Hometown: Troy, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Houghton House
Favorite Song: My Old School - Steely Dan
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
jillian vanlare '26
social media and spirit
Hometown: Williamson, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Delancy House
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Water Street Café
anjalee Wanduragala '25
Transfer Students
Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Bazzi
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
orientation mentors
maggie adams '25
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Song: Brazil - Declan McKenna
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
wedad al rousan '26
jameson ardis '26
Hometown: Sturbridge, MA
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: Travis Thompson
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Cam's Pizzeria
Jamachukwunma Atumonyogo '26
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Song: Charm - Rema
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Man Yuan
emely bacon '26
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse or Blackwell Room
Favorite Song: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Estelle Bignet '26
Hometown: Paris, France
Favorite Place on Campus: Bristol Field House
Favorite Musical Artist: Nekfeu
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
Addie Brinkler '26
Hometown: Damariscotta, ME
Favorite Place on Campus: Demarest Study Room
Favorite Musical Artist: ABBA
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
Abigail Britton-Lowden '25
Hometown: Toledo, OH
Favorite Place on Campus: Blackwell Room
Favorite Musical Artist: Lana Del Rey
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Madeleine Buck '26
Hometown: Winchester, MA
Favorite Place on Campus: Outdoor tennis courts
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Emma Burges '26
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Favorite Place on Campus: The benches by the lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Twisted Rail
Clare Burke '24
Hometown: Baldwinsville, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Blackwell Room or Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Song: I Know it Won't Work - Gracie Abrams
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
Jack Carlin '26
Hometown: New Albany, OH
Favorite Place on Campus: Houghton House
Favorite Musical Artist: Atlantic City
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Saga
jake carlin '26
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Favorite Place on Campus: Au Bon Pain
Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Uzi Vert
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
ryan coe '26
Hometown: Potomac, MD
Favorite Place on Campus: Geneva Room
Favorite Musical Artist: Nas
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Saga
katie crandall '25
Hometown: Goshen, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Sitting in my hammock in the trees on the hill, reading a book in the sun.
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
Favorite Musical Artist: The 502s or The Lumineers
joshua cruz '24
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Bristol Field House
Favorite Musical Artist: Brent Faiyaz
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
jayden dasher '26
Hometown: Newark, NJ
Favorite Place on Campus: My dorm
Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: McDonald's
Habisona Diallo '25
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Stern Hall
Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Baby
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
marie diarrassouba '26
Hometown: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Musical Artist: Rema
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Eddie O'Briens
nico diaz-aguilar '26
Hometown: Vina del Mar, Chile
Favorite Place on Campus: The quad
Favorite Musical Artist: Arctic Monkeys
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Yashimabet Drummond '24
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for the Performing Arts or the Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
Favorite Song: Never Find - Jah Cure
colin dubose '25
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Baby
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Ichiro
chimee ezike '25
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Bristol Field House
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
arshi fawad '26
Hometown: Sahiwal, Pakistan
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Song: Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
jamie fine '24
Hometown: Mount Kisco, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The benches by the lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Tyler Childers
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
emily gorczynski '26
Hometown: Jamesville, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
alden harchick '26
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: Kanye West
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Linden
isabel hare leiva '26
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Musical Artist: Daniel Caeser
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
sydney herbruck '25
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Song: Bleed to Lover Her - Fleetwood Mac
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
Angie hernandez '25
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Bad Bunny/The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
riyadh heusner '25
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Jhene Aiko
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
randy hong '26
Hometown: Winnetka, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: CL Luffy
marybridget horvath '24
Hometown: Mount Desert Island, ME
Favorite Place on Campus: The Geoscience department
Favorite Musical Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
isabel huelgas '25
Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Favorite Place on Campus: The Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Song: When the Day is Done-Grent Perez
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
Nicholas Jones '26
Hometown: Albany, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Song: Sweet Caroline
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: HWS Café
miki Kahana '25
Hometown: Randolph, NJ
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse or the docks
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
Favorite Musical Artist: Billy Joel
alexandria lacoste '26
Hometown: Manchester, VT
Favorite Place on Campus: The Cellar Pub
Favorite Musical Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
jadon layne '25
Hometown: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
haley levine '26
Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Fire place in Scandling Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Everything
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
ava levinson '26
Hometown: Natick, MA
Favorite Place on Campus: My room
Favorite Musical Artist: Rex Orange County
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Reilly malloy '25
Hometown: New Hartford, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake/chairs by Winn Seeley
Favorite Musical Artist: Lana Del Rey or Freddie Cribbs
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
kyle mast '24
Hometown: New Paltz, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Redman's BBQ
holden may '26
Hometown: Driftwood, TX
Favorite Place on Campus: The Cellar Pub
Favorite Musical Artist: Zach Bryan
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Kindred Fare
riley McCabe '26
Hometown: Madison, NJ
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: Neon Trees
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Eddie O'Briens
laura mcdonough '26
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Cam's Pizzeria
Elliot Menzies '24
Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
Favorite Musical Artist: Kali Uchis
tim miller '25
Hometown: Clifton Park, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Musical Artist: Morgan Wallen
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
sophia mughal '25
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Favorite Place on Campus: Blackwell Room
Favorite Musical Artist: Elton John
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
Isabella Mujevic '26
Hometown: Lehighton, PA
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Musical Artist: Peach Pit
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Loreine Mungcal '26
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Second floor of the library
Favorite Musical Artist: Adele
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: CL Luffy
Lizzy nafz '24
Hometown: Butler, NJFavorite Place on Campus: Arts campus
Favorite Musical Artist: Jack Johnson
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
jessica nguyen '26
Hometown: Corona, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: The quad
Favorite Musical Artist: Alec Benjamin
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: CL Luffy
Joy nguyen '26
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Song: Die for You - The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Main Moon
Jack norkus '25
Hometown: Manchester, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The quad
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
Favorite Musical Artist: Metro Boomin
Lamia Nur Rahman '26
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Favorite Place on Campus: Hirshon staircase overlooking Odell's pond
Favorite Musical Artist: Halsey
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
Chidalu Nwokolo '26
Hometown: Abuja, Nigeria
Favorite Place on Campus: Arts campus
Favorite Musical Artist: Rema
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
javier pacheco '26
Hometown: Elizabeth, NJ
Favorite Place on Campus: Albright Auditorium
Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
andrew painton '25
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Song: Hotel California - The Eagles
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Mr. Twistee's
nicole pendleton '26
Hometown: Camden, MEFavorite Place on Campus: Science building/quad
Favorite Song: Sleeping Giants - The Crane Wives
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Jaheim pierre '25
Hometown: Fairfield, CT/Mero, Dominica
Favorite Place on Campus: Saga
Favorite Musical Artist: Years and Years
spencer pinque '26
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Trinity Hall
Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Hog Wallow Tavern
Timur piskiner '24
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Favorite Place on Campus: The quad
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Favorite Musical Artist: Miles Davis
Bethany poirier '25
Hometown: Malone, NY
Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Ichiro
Nwabisa Qoba '25
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Favorite Place on Campus: The gym
Favorite Song: Favorite Song - Toosii
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
samantha quinones '24
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Song: I'm in Love with You - The 1975
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
Griffin Reiner '24
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Song: Serotonin Moonbeams - The Blessed Madonna
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Twisted Rail
adison roberts '26
Hometown: Marcellus, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Rusty Pig
Robert Roseboro '26
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Song: Don't Lose Sight - Lawrence
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Eddie O'Briens or Water Street Café
Stephanie ryan '26
Hometown: Frisco, CO
Favorite Place on Campus: Teaching Fellows
Favorite Musical Artist: The Doors
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
Jamaiqui Santana '25
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: Lana Del Rey
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
madison scheirer '26
abigail soika '25
Hometown: Clinton, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Fry Bird
Lacey Somerville '26
Hometown: New Hartford, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Smith Hall
Favorite Musical Artist: SZA
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Monaco's
Crystal strother '24
Hometown: Lancaster, SC
Favorite Place on Campus: The Café
Favorite Musical Artist: Ms. Lauryn Hill
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
Sandeep Tissaaratchy '26
Kiera Toussaint '25
tim Trakhachov '26
Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine
Favorite Place on Campus: The library
Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Wegmans
Godson-Kemfon Asuquo Umoren '26
Hometown: Schenectady, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Rosenberg-009
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
aidan vanek '25
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
roberto vega '25
juliana victor '26
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The lake
Favorite Musical Artist: Doja Cat
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Eddie O'Briens
luke viggiani '25
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: The quad
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar
Clyde williams '24
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Emerson 350 or Adams Intercultural Center
Favorite Musical Artist: G-HERBO
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Taqueria Los Amigos
ahmed wise '24
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Bagels and Cakes
brook wood '25
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Favorite Place on Campus: Bozzuto Boathouse
Favorite Song: Real Love - Father John Misty
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: The Elephant Geneva
mohammad Yassin '25
Hometown: Ramallah, Palestine
Favorite Place on Campus: The docks
Favorite Musical Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Flavors
emma yeager '24
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearan Center for Performing Arts
Favorite Musical Artist: Post Malone
Favorite Place to Eat in Geneva: Char Burrito Bar