Katie Perullo

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: cperullo@ucsd.edu

Position: Senior New Student Program Specialist

Fun Fact: I recently completed the LA Marathon in March!

Angelien Nguyen

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: atn022@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Undergraduate Intern

Major: International Business

Minor: Film Studies

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Sixth College Student Council (Vice President of Programming), Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement, Campus Events (Event & Marketing Assistant)

Fun Fact: I met Oprah, Selena Gomez, Alicia Keys, and Ali Wong all on the same day.

Angelien is also a commuter and first generation student. 

Kriscia Uson

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: kuson@ucsd.edu

Position: Senior Orientation Leader

Major: Public health with a concentration in medicine

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Ascension Competitive Dance Team, Division 12 Dance Team, Dance Co-Coordinator Kaibigang Pilipin@

Fun Fact: I've been stuck in a desert.

Alexander Edwards

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: apedwards@ucsd.edu

Position: Senior Orientation Leader

Major: Marine Biology

Minor: Environmental Studies

Year: 4th Year

Fun Fact: I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes. 

Alexander is also a transfer student and commuter. 

Annie Nguyen

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: ann030@ucsd.edu

Position: Senior Orientation Leader

Major: Political Science (Public Law)

Minor: Business Economics

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Chancellor's Scholar Alliance and Retirement Resource Center

Fun Fact: My favorite song is All Too Well (10 Minute Version) by Taylor Swift!

Annie is also a first generation student.

John Smith

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: Jos019@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Aerospace Engineering 

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: IDEA Scholars Program in the Jacobs School of Engineering

Fun Fact: I can fly planes.

Nathaniel Santana

Pronouns: he/him

Email: a3santana@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Mechanical Engineering 

Minor: Business

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: IDEA Scholars

Fun Fact: I am a huge sports fan and play tennis and basketball in my free time here at UCSD.

Sarah Baim

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: sbaim@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Physics w./ a spec. in Astrophysics, Philosophy

Minor: Law and Society

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Society of Physics Students, Astronomy Club, SVAC

Fun Fact: I love traveling and have been to all 50 states and over 20 countries!

Sarah is also a commuter and out of state student. 

Kayleigh Dennen

Pronouns: she/her

Email: kdennen@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 

Minor: General Biology

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Treasurer/Captain of UCSD Club Water Polo Team, Research Volunteer in the Grossfeld Lab, ThinkNeuro Research Team Leader, Myelin Healthcare Scribe

Fun Fact: I ran my first marathon last Spring. 

Kayleigh is also a commuter student. 

Christina Hughes

Pronouns: she/her

Email: c2hughes@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Human Biology 

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: UC San Diego Dance Team

Fun Fact: I really like giraffes. 

Sheila Nguyen

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: skn004@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Public Health w Concentration in Medicine Science

Minor: Biology & Psychology

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: NSU

Fun Fact: I can’t ride a skateboard!

Sheila is also a first generation student. 

Vicky Mei

Pronouns: she/her

Email: vmei@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: Human Health Psychology

Minor: General Biology

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Nikkei Student Union Finance Chair (2023-2024) and Nikkei Student Union appointed board Advisor (2024-2025)

Fun Fact: I can retrieve a 10lb brick from the bottom of a pool and tread for 2 minutes.

Vicky is also a commuter and first generation student. 

Cat-Minh Huynh

Pronouns: he/him

Email: c5huynh@ucsd.edu

Position: Returning Orientation Leader

Major: General Biology 

Minor: Music

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Sixth College Co-Board and AMSA (American Medical Student Association)

Fun Fact: I can make a heartbeat and motorcycle sound effect! (If you see me around, you can ask me to do it)

Cat-Minh is also a commuter student. 

Christy Deliivanov

Pronouns: she/her

Email: cdeliivanov@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Biology (Spec. Bioinformatics)

Minor: Computer Science

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: BSSA (Biological Sciences Student Association), Navigators at UCSD

Fun Fact: I have an Instagram page where I review dining hall and other UCSD food!

Arpita Pandey

Pronouns: she/her

Email: a4pandey@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Math-CS

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Women In Computing UCSD, Project Rishi

Fun Fact: I'm a second degree black-belt in taekwon-do!

Dhruv Sharma

Pronouns: he/him

Email: d4sharma@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Computer Engineering 

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Triton UAS, Triton Robotics

Fun Fact: I was a member of Singapore's junior chess squad.

Dhruv is also an international student. 

Elide Carbajal Perez

Pronouns: she/her

Email: ecarbajalperez@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Human Biology

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Raza Resource Center (First year intern)

Fun Fact: My favorite color is dark green.

Elide is also a first generation student. 

Irene Joo

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: ijoo@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Cognitive Science (Spec. Design and Interaction) 

Minor: Marketing

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Design Co, Alpha Phi Omega, Design For America, ACM, VSA

Fun Fact: I love making at-home matcha and coffee drinks :)

Janhavi Shah

Pronouns: she/her

Email: j7shah@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Cognitive Science (Spec. Design Interaction)

Minor: Computational Social Science

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Design Co, Work for the Center for Student Involvement, Design for America

Fun Fact: I've lived in 3 continents!

Janhavi is also a transfer and out of state student. 

Kevin Dominado

Pronouns: he/him

Email: kdominado@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Urban Studies and Planning / Global Health 

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Sixth College Student Council (Vice President Internal), KSDT Radio (Radio Show Host & Design Intern), CALPIRG UCSD (Volunteer), Alternative Breaks (Atlanta Team Member), CicLAvia (Los Angeles) (Event Volunteer), Streets for All (Los Angeles) (Volunteer)

Fun Fact: I remember wanting to be a bus operator when I was 7 because I really enjoyed taking public transportation at the time. Public transportation is still my #1 advocacy focus and my passion for improving transit infrastructure is why I chose my major!

Maggie Vannavong

Pronouns: she/her

Email: mvannavong@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Business Economics 

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Vietnamese Student Association

Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik's cube!

Maggie is also a commuter, transfer, and first generation student.

Michelle Tran

Pronouns: she/her

Email: mit018@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Bioengineering 

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Christman Lab, Engineering World Health, Biomedical Engineering Society, VOICES Leadership Program

Fun Fact: I love to read. My reading goal for this year is 25 books.

Michelle is also a first generation student.

Nadia Salah

Pronouns: she/her

Email: nsalah@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Human Biology

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Pre- Dental Society, Flying Sams, CASP (Peer Leader)

Fun Fact: I have been to over 25 countries!

Nadia is also a first generation student.

Navyaa Gupta

Pronouns: she/her

Email: n7gupta@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Computer Science 

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Women in Computing, CSE DEI Committee

Fun Fact: I love to bake!

Nicole Tran

Pronouns: she/her/they/them

Email: nit003@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Psychology

Minor: General Educational Studies

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: CASP (Peer Leader), Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), 2Excel (Participant)

Fun Fact: I really enjoy drinking milk tea! (its become an addiction) 🧋

Nicole is also a commuter and first generation student.

Quynh Tran

Pronouns: they/them

Email: qut001@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Biochemistry 

Year: 4th Year

Involvements: Nikkei Student Union and Zid Lab (Research Volunteer)

Fun Fact: I was born and raised in Vietnam for 13 years!

Quynh is also a first generation student.

Sirirack Sukhaseum

Pronouns: she/her

Email: sisukhaseum@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: International Business 

Year: 2nd Year

Fun Fact: I played piano for many years and love playing whenever I have free time at home.

Sofia Ruiz-Murphy

Pronouns: she/her

Email: soruizmurphy@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Physics (Spec. in Astrophysics)

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Player on Womens Rugby Team

Fun Fact: A fun fact about me is that i raced Mountainbikes in highschool.

Sofia is also an out of state student.

Vienna Nguyen

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: vin027@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Undecided

Year: 2nd Year

Fun Fact: Silly 0.5 photos are my favorite photos to take of myself and others.

Vienna is also a commuter.

Viviana Espino

Pronouns: she/her

Email: vespino@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Business Psychology and Economics

Year: 2nd Year

Involvements: Sixth College Student Council, Women in Business, HerCampus, College Corps

Fun Fact: I'm obsessed with anything chocolate.

Crystal Gutierrez

Pronouns: she/her

Email: crg007@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Real Estate and Development

Minor: Marketing

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Student Success Coaching Program, Nueva Herencia Organization, and Women in Business

Fun Fact: I have never been to a wedding before!

Crystal is also a first generation student.

Rhowan Ho

Pronouns: he/him

Email: r1ho@ucsd.edu

Position: Orientation Leader

Major: Molecular and Cell Biology

Minor: Marine Science

Year: 3rd Year

Involvements: Diver at Canyonview Aquatic Center

Fun Fact: I do cosplay.

Rhowan is also a commuter and international student.