CEMS Peer Mentor Bios
| Name | Short Bio | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Sampsell | Adam is a Senior MechE with minor in Pure Maths. He is a native of Vermont from Bennington. Over the summer, Adam interned at Mack Molding HQ where he helped startup and troubleshoot two different assembly lines. Outside of engineering, Adam loves mountain biking, hiking, climbing, camping, and listening to music. This will be his first year as a CEMS peer mentor. |  |
| Allison Pala | Allison Pala is a sophomore majoring in data science. Allison is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, & this will be her first semester as a peer mentor. Over the summer she spent her time camp counseling & backpacking. She is super excited for next semester to hike, ski & meet you all! |  |
| Asa Burrows Crane | Asa is a junior in civil engineering with a minor in mathematics. Asa is from Bennington, Vermont. This will be his second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and golf. Asa also goes on mountain bike rides and has taken up guitar. |  |
| Christian Rhodes | Christian Rhodes is a senior in Computer Science. He is from Rutland, Vermont. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Christian is working for ID Tech for the summer of '22 teaching programming and game development courses. He likes most things tech and futurism, but also likes to get outdoors to explore and read a good book. He is looking forward to meeting CEMS 050 students and assisting in anything class-related or in general, helping new students with the transition into college life. |  |
| Claire Leahy | Claire is a senior in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. Claire is from Pilesgrove, NJ. This will be her third year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Outside of class, she likes staying active by playing ice hockey, working out, or doing other activities with friends such as running and bouldering. She also enjoys traveling with her family or just hanging out by watching movies and listening to music. |  |
| Grace Kreuser | Grace Kreuser is a senior in biomedical engineering with a concentration in cell, tissue, and organ biomechanics. Grace is from Newark, New York. This will be her second year as a CEMS mentor! When she is not in class she assists in a radiology research lab at the medical center. She spends a majority of her time actively participating in the Army ROTC program. She spends any additional free time with her friends exploring the green mountains through skiing and hiking. |  |
| Hanalei Henderson | Hanalei is a sophomore from Brookline, MA (right outside of Boston) majoring in math with a minor in computer science. Hanalei loves getting involved with organizations within the UVM community and is currently serving as Partnerships Chair with FeelGood and works on the marketing committee of the UVM program board. She usually spends her free time watching Seinfeld or Arrested Development and loves to cook, make art, and listen to podcasts. This will be her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor and she is super excited to get more involved with the incredible community in CEMS! |  |
| Hunter Feeley | Hunter Feeley is a senior in Biomedical Engineering, Cell Tissue & Organ tract with a math minor. Hunter is from Cortlandt Manor, New York. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Some of his interests are hiking, swimming, snowboarding, skateboarding, and music. Last semester Hunter studied abroad at Universidad de Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. |  |
| Jay Hwasung Jung | Jay Hwasung Jung is a senior in computer science with a minor in neuroscience. Jay Hwasung Jung is from Deajeon, South Korea. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. He enjoys playing any sports with ball and spends most of his time watching sport game. He is also interested in weight lifting. He may not be a good English speaker since his mother tongue is Korean, but he is trying his best to be a good listener. |  |
| Joey Collentro | Joey Collentro is a Junior in Civil Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. Joey is from Falmouth Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. I enjoy hiking, although I do not do it as much as I should. I love to paint to get my mind off of everything. Recently I have been trying to teach myself how to produce music as well but we will see how long that lasts. |  |
| Justin Bistrovich | Justin is a senior in Engineering Management. Justin is from Syracuse, New York. This will be his second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Justin enjoys spending his time exploring Vermont and working on his cars. He is an avid golfer and loves to be out driving and hiking through the mountains. |  |
| Kendall Meienho | Kendall is a sophomore in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Studies. Kendall is from Rockland, New York. This will be her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. She has a passion for the outdoors and hopes to one day work in the sustainable energy field. She loves dancing, camping, and spending time with friends. |  |
| Lauren Waters | Lauren Waters is a sophomore in Environmental Engineering. Lauren is from Ipswich, Massachusetts. This will be her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. In her free time, she skis, hikes, and plays soccer. At UVM, she is involved with the Outing Club and Chicks on Sticks. |  |
| Xinyu Liu | Xinyu Liu is Senior in Computer Science with Mathematics - Pure. Xinyu Liu is from China. This will first year as CEMS peer Mentor. I like sports, and my favourite sport is basketball. I'm learning about NFTs recently. I'm very friendly and willing to help you all. |  |
| Yibing Liu | Yibing Liu is a Junior in mathmatics! Yibing is from China and This will be her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor! Yibing usually likes snowboarding, climbing, cycling and some adventurous sports. At the same time, Yibing usually likes to play the guitar. He hopes to meet some new friends and share some new things in CEMS. |  |
| Maddie Parent | Maddie is senior studying Environmental Engineering from Farmington, Connecticut. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Outside of CEMS she is part of the Orchesis Dance Company at UVM and loves to hike and ski on days off. This summer she is interning with the Maintenace and Fleet Division of VTrans where she is collecting data on roadside swales for a statewide stormwater project. |  |
| Malina Krotzer | Malina is a senior statistics major with a minor in chemistry. Malina is originally from New Hampshire but spent most of her childhood overseas and now lives in Falls Church City, Virginia. This will be their first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Malina enjoys hammocking, reading manga, and hanging out with her tuxedo cat. This past summer Malina was a data science intern at a medical device company and participated in a summer intensive biostatistics program at UCIrvine! |  |
| Marit Scott | Marit is a senior Biomedical Engineering major with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. Marit is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. When she’s not in class, Marit assists with knee biomechanics research in the UVM MIOB lab and enjoys exploring the green mountains through hiking and skiing. |  |
| Morgan Swain | Morgan Swain is a senior with a mathematics major and an anthropology minor. She is from Andover, Massachusetts. This will be her first year as a CEMS peer mentor. She is the networking chair for the Women in STEM club and loves empowering women to study math and statistics. She works as a server in downtown Burlington, so if you ever want food recommendations she is happy to help! Outside of work and school, Morgan enjoys rollerblading on the bike path, swimming in the lake, and skiing. |  |
| Olenka Duncan | Olenka is a senior in environmental engineering with a secondary major in Spanish. Olenka is from Canandaigua, NY. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Over the summer, Olenka interned with an environmental engineering company in Essex, VT. In her free time, she enjoys diving, swimming hiking, and playing piano. |  |
| Olivia Szumski | Olivia is a junior in Civil Engineering. She is from Springfield MA, this will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Olivia enjoys cooking dinner with her roommates and exploring all the diverse cuisine Burlington has to offer. She also enjoys backpacking, open water swimming, and a good book. |  |
| Paige Borden | Paige is a senior in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. Paige is from Monmouth County, New Jersey. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. She enjoys hiking small trails around Burlington and knows she has many more to discover. At home, she loves to surf and swim at the beach. |  |
| Sarah Foy | Sarah Foy is a junior environmental engineering major from New Jersey. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. She enjoys hiking and snowboarding on all the beautiful mountains of Vermont. In addition, she is excited to meet new CEMS students and show them everything UVM has to offer! |  |
| Venus Rohra | Venus is a senior in Environmental Engineering with a minor in Pure Mathematics. Venus is from Pakistan but grew up in Saudi Arabia. This will be her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. She is the Vice President of Society of Women Engineers and has done research since her sophomore year. She really enjoys painting and photography. |  |
| Yang Lichao | Lichao is a senior in Computer Science with a minor Math-Pure. Lichao is from Shanghai,China. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Personal interests: I enjoy making GARAGE KIT, skiing and hiking. I hope to be able to travel in the USA during the summer holidays. |  |
| Yeager Ferreira | Yeager is a sophomore pursuing mechanical engineering, with a minor in math. He grew up in Milton and Harwich MA, as well as Meriden Ct. This will be his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor, and when he's not studying, Yeager can be found backpacking in the white mountains and spending a day at the beach. On a day off, he enjoys resting his eyes on the couch with histwo adopted cats." |  |
| Yiyu Chen | Eyu(Yiyu) Chen is a senior in CS. Eyu is an international student from China. This will be her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Having fun in music, games, animation, cooking and cute stickers! |  |