| Addie Bush
Environmental EngineeringAddie is a senior majoring in Environmental Engineering from Philadelphia, PA. This is her first year as a CEMS peer mentor and she is so excited to connect with incoming students! She enjoys skiing, running, yoga, and spending time with friends. |
| Anjana Gupta B.
Environmental EngineeringI am Anjana. I was born in India but grew up in Qatar my whole life. I’m a junior (will be a senior in fall2026) majoring in Environmental Engineering. I’m the Vice-president of both Jazbaa (Bollywood dance club) and International student club. This is my first year as CEMS Peer mentor but I was previously a grader! I’m also an assistant student advisor for CEMS students services. I enjoy travelling, playing tennis, crocheting, reading and a big fan of watching movies (any language). |
| Claire Ballou
Mechanical EngineeringClaire Ballou is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering major from Hollis, New Hampshire. This is her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. This past summer she interned for a defense contractor in Milford, New Hampshire. In her free time, she loves to hike and mountain bike and has done six triathlons. |
| Daniel Cooper
Mechanical EngineeringDaniel is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering from Arlington, VA. This is his second year a peer mentor and he is excited to be supporting incoming CEMS students. Daniel enjoys working on cars, dirt bikes, and bicycles. |
| Liam Benson
Civil EngineeringLiam is a sophomore majoring in Civil Engineering from Reading,MA. This is his first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor and he is excited to support and guide the incoming students. He enjoys basketball, golf, board games and Pokémon. |
| Lena Bromberg
Biomedical EngineeringLena is a sophomore Biomedical Engineering major with a minor in Law and Society. This is her first year within the Peer Mentor program, and she’s very excited to get to know the CEMS students! Lena is also involved in the STEM Scholars program at UVM and performing undergraduate research in the Biology and Neuroscience department. Outside of academics, Lena is a tour guide, a first-time orientation leader, and involved in a number of clubs on campus. In her free time, she loves to try out new coffee shops, go to arts productions, and hike! |
| Gabrielle Spagnuolo Chawla
Biomedical EngineeringGabby is a Senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering from Essex Junction, VT. This is her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Gabby works in a pulmonary research laboratory at UVM and this past summer she completed an internship with Novo Nordisk in product optimization. In her free time she enjoys skiing, playing basketball on the women's club team at UVM, and hanging out with her friends. |
| Maisie Datson
Environmental EngineeringMaisie Datson is a senior Environmental Engineering major, with a pure mathematics minor. She is from Westerly, Rhode Island, and this is her second year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. On campus, she is the Domestic Project Lead for Engineers Without Borders. When she’s not studying in a corner of the library, Maisie enjoys reading, baking cookies, playing guitar, making sure she keeps up her Duolingo streak, and taking pictures of the sunset. |
| Lindsey Groves
Mechanical EngineeringLindsey is a Mechanical Engineering student from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She enjoys spending time with horses and sewing clothes for her friends. She is involved as a research assistant in UVM's INTERACT Lab studying the behavior of cohesive granular media. This is her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. |
| Kita Guerra
Environmental EngineeringMy name is Kita Guerra and I am a senior Environmental Engineering student in the CEMS college. This is my second year as a Peer Mentor, I had so much fun last year I had to come back! I am originally from NJ, but when I’m here in VT I enjoy playing hacky sack, swimming at the beach, snowboarding on the mountain, and spending time with my friends. |
| Sedona Jelinek
Mechanical EngineeringSedona is a junior in mechanical engineering, from Brooklyn, New York. In her free time, she loves to be outside, hangout with friends, and read. She works at the Tutoring Center and interned for a construction engineering firm over the summer. On campus, Sedona is the co-president of UVM’s club water polo team. She’s looking forward to her second year as a peer mentor. |
| Marisa Rogers
Environmental EngineeringMarisa is a junior majoring in Environmental Engineering from Jamestown, RI. This is her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor and she is ecstatic to start supporting new CEMS students. When she isn’t studying, she is hanging with friends, sewing, enjoying the outdoors, or reading a book. |
| Taylor Seitz
Biomedical EngineeringTaylor is a senior studying biomedical engineering and minoring in Chemistry from Buffalo, New York. This will be Taylor’s third year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Besides being a peer mentor, Taylor is a researcher in the Freeman Trauma Physiology lab in the College of Medicine, and the Nanotechnology and Biomaterials Lab within the BME department. Outside of school, Taylor enjoys running, baking, and active involvement in her extracurriculars organizations. She spent this past summer interning in Seattle, WA, where she worked on optimizing CAR-T cell therapies for a pharmaceutical company. |
| Jack Thompson
Mechanical EngineeringJack Thompson is a senior in Mechanical Engineering from Harwich, Massachusetts. This will be his third year as a CEMS Peer Mentor. Jack enjoys fishing, building wooden boats, and planning trips out on the ocean. Jack plans on using a boat he had built a few years ago to travel from the ocean into a reclaimed cranberry bog near his house. |
| Elizabeth Williams
Electrical EngineeringElizabeth Williams is a junior majoring in electrical engineering, with a minor in mathematics. She is from North Chittenden, Vermont. This will be her second year as a CEMS peer mentor. Elizabeth enjoys reading, playing tennis, and skiing in her free time. |
| Senique Wilson
Electrical EngineeringSenique is a sophomore majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Martha's Vineyard MA. This is her first year as a CEMS Peer Mentor and she is thrilled to be supporting incoming CEMS students! On campus she is a member of the Taekwondo Club and President of the Robotics Club. In her free time, she enjoys running. |
