University at Albany - Student Ambassador Profiles

Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, is the enduring symbol of the University at Albany.

Members of Purple & Gold serve as ambassadors for the University. Their diverse backgrounds and interests reflect the diverse culture of the University and its student body

	Name: Victoria Bonds Class Status: Senior Major: Social Welfare Minor: Public Policy Activities: Housing Manager, Project Excel Mentor, Member of Tau Sigma Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Vice President of Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, Member of Reclassifying All Children Equally (R.A.C.E.), Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), Student Association Student Group Affairs Director, NASPA Fellow.
	Name: Whitney Brown Class Status: Graduate Student Program: Master of Public Administration Minor: Spanish Activities: Graduate Assistant to the Vice President for Student Success, Assessment Council, UAlbany Spirit Committee, Omicron Delta Kappa
	Name: Tom Buonincontri Class Status: Junior Major: Accounting Minor: Business Administration Activities: Honors College, Dean’s List, Presidential Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi, Wellness Assistant for Residential Life
	Name: Oluwatoyin Busari Class Status: Senior Major: Human Biology Activities: Residential Life Resident Assistant, Presidential Honor Society
	Name: Matthew Curran Class Status: Sophomore Major: Public Policy Activities: Student Association Director of Marketing, Dean’s List, Presidential Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Legislative intern in the office of Senator John J. Flanagan, Albany Business Leaders Emerging (ABLE), Pre-Law Association.
	Name: David Gold Class Status: Sophomore Major: Psychology (Pre-Dental) Minor: Chemistry Activities: Pre-Dental Club Treasurer, Presidential Honors Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Pre-med Club, Hillel, Albany Business Leaders Emerge (ABLE)
	Name: Emma J. Guzman Class Status: Junior Major: Human Biology Minor: Latin American and Caribbean Studies Activities: Vice President of Tau Sigma National Honor Society, Vice President of Knemesis Dance Crew, Project Excel Mentor, Presidental Honor Society, Chi Alpha Epsilon, Pre-Dental Club, Fuerza Latina, C-STEP, Researcher at the Pharmaceutical Research Institute
	Name: Ian Ellis-Jones Class Status: Senior Majors: Financial Analysis and Accounting Activities: School of Business Investment Group, Cross-Country, Delta Sigma Pi: International Professional Business Fraternity, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Presidential Honors Society
	Name: Simeon Kawakami Class Status: Senior Majors: Financial Analysis and Accounting Activities: Presidential Honors Society, Honors College Governing Board, Intramural Soccer, Department of Residential Life, Newman Association, UAlbany Business School Investment Group
	Name: Meghan Nyman Class Status: Senior Major: Public Policy (Urban Issues Concentration) Minor: Spanish Activities: Orientation Assistant, Tour Guide, Honors College, Presidential Honors Society, College Democrats, University Dance Council, Dean's List, Recipient of 2010 President's Award for Leadership (Spirit Award)
	Name: Chris Onuorah Class Status: Senior Major: Information Science Minors: Music, Business Activities: Residential Life Resident Assistant, Project Excel Peer Mentor, DREAM Org. C-STEP, Chi Alpha Epsilon, CASA, Omicron Delta Kappa, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Presidential Honor Society
	Name: Kay Peat Class Status: Junior Major: Human Biology Minor: Communication Activities: Tour Guide, Dean's List, C-STEP, Chi Alpha Epsilon
	Name: John-Raphael Pichardo II Class Status: Senior Major: Political Science Minor: Music Activities: Fuerza Latina, National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Trainer, Resident Assistant, NASPA Fellow, Division of Student Success Strategic Planning Committee , Spirit Street Team, Dean's List, Spellman Award Recipient, Omnicron Delta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha
	Name: Leah Rotella Class Status: Graduate Student Program: Master of Science in Secondary Education - Adolescent Spanish 7-12 Activities: Graduate Assistant for Residential Life, Student Involvement and Leadership - Emerging Student Leaders Program, Cornerstone Campus Ministry, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Pi
	Name: Ryan Selock Class Status: Senior Majors: Psychology and Criminal Justice Activities: Vice President of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Omnicron Delta Kappa, UAlbany Dance Team, University Dance Council, University Chorale, National Society for Collegiate Scholars, Students of Albany Against Cancer
	Name: Lauren Stern Class Status: Junior Major: Theater (Concentration in Stage Management) Minor: Theatre Activities: Office of Student Involvement Leadership Coordinator and Information Desk Manager, Assistant Production Manager and Stage Manager for UAlbany Theatre Department, Production Manager of Theatre Council
	Name: Lauren Ursaki Class Status: Junior Major: Accounting Minor: Business Administration Activities: Delta Sigma Pi International Professional Business Fraternity, Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
	Name: Sara Ventura Class Status: Junior Majors: Journalism and Documentary Studies Minor: Japanese Studies Activities: Founder and President of the UAlbany Society of Professional Journalists, Editor-in-Chief of the UAlbany Sentinel, Public Relations chair of the Japanese Student Association, Albany Student Television, University Dance Council, Emerging Student Leaders Program
	Name: Arianna Lyn Wedin Class Status: Junior Majors: Biology and History Activities: President of Circle K, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Honors College, Founder of I Care Kits-Honors College Service Project, Pre-Med Club, Newman Association, St. Peter's Hospital Volunteer
	Name: Samantha M. West Class Status: Graduate Student Major: Accounting Minor: Business, Spanish Activities: Dean’s Leadership Council, American Marketing Association, Student Advisory Board, Athletic Academic Tutor
	Name: Sophie Whalen Class Status: Junior Major: History Minors: Education and Psychology Activities: Orientation Assistant, Future Educators of America