Our friendly and knowledgeable Orientation Leaders are excited to meet you and ready to help answer questions. Incoming students, parents, families and supporters are invited to interact with our Orientation Leaders during events and more.
| Photo | Name | Pronouns | Role | Class Year | Areas of Involvement |
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 | Erin Adams | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Kalabash Dance Troupe • Rebecca Lee Pre-Health Society • Our Time Has Come Scholar • LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) • CSTEP (Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program) |
| Summer Adams | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • SU Child Health Lab Research Assistant • Dean’s Team, Z89 Radio • Greek Life |
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 | Umar Bilgrammi | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • WellsLink Leadership Program • U100 Campus Ambassadors • Economics Student Association • Sustainability Committee • Renee Crown Honors Program |
 | Liam Biscari | He/Him/His | Student Coordinator | 2025 | • Club Roller Hockey • Pre-Law Society • Special Olympics |
 | Emily Bosco | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Live From Studio B • Citrus TV • Greek Life • Renée Crown University Honors Program |
 | Grace Brashears | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • OttoTHON • Greek Life • Falk Student Ambassador • Upstate Medical University • Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital |
| Madison Camp-Lane | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Maxwell School Student Ambassador • Student Association • National Black Law Students Association • SOURCE Undergraduate Program Associate • Our Time Has Come Leadership Program • Renegade Magazine • Mixtape Magazine |
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 | Emily Castillo-Langley | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2024 | • Department of Drama • Renee Crown Honors Program • First Year Players • U100 • Office of Financial Literacy • SU Launchpad • Stevenson Center Athletics Tutoring • Latine Honors Society |
 | Rahnaya Clarke | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Greek Life • Renée Crown Honors • WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) • Wellslink Leadership Program • National Society of Black Engineers • Kalabash Dance Troupe |
 | Seth Colan | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Greek Life |
 | Alex Dacanay | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Renée Crown University Honors Program • Anthropology Club • Crochet Club • The Women's Network • Filipino Student Association • Camp KESEM • College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell Ambassador • Greek Life |
 | Lucy DiSalvo | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Greek Life • Hendrick's Food Chapel • Food Recovery Network • ECS Academic Excellence Workshop Facilitator • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society |
 | Kathleen DiSalvo | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Syracuse University Ambulance • Pre-PA club • Camp Kesem • Upstate Hospital • AXID Sorority |
 | Ava Dornburgh | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Groovestand A Cappella • U100 Student Ambassador • Greek Life |
 | Ih'san Ellis | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Black Reign Step Team • Our Time Has Come Scholar • National Association of Black Accountants |
 | Eliora Enriquez | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Greek Life • Ottonomous Productions • VPA Peer Advisor • VPA Ambassador • VPA Cage • WellsLink Leadership Program • The Senses Project |
 | Kim Escobar | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Las Naranjas • La Lucha • GMB |
 | Greta Freed | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Newhouse Ambassador • Live from Studio B • Juice and Java (Citrus TV) • Club Gymnastics • OttoTHON • Greek Life • Reach • Jerk Magazine |
| Ashlyn Garcia | She/Her/Hers | Student Coordinator | 2026 | • Kessler Scholar • Reel! Magazine • Baked Magazine • What Everyone Really Wants Media • Jerk Magazine |
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 | Justin Gomez | He/Him/His | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • DelSol Magazine • First Year Seminar 101 Peer Leader • Greek Life |
 | Jiya Gumaste | They/Them | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Army ROTC • South Asian Student Association |
 | Nandita Gupta | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Global Medical Brigades • Syracuse University Outdoors Club • South Asian Student Association |
 | Max Herbert | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Women’s Rugby Team • National Society of Black Engineers • Society of Women Engineers • Biomedical Engineering Society |
 | Noah Jackson | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • ASCE and NSBE |
 | Benning Johnson | He/Him/His | Student Coordinator | 2026 | • Syracuse University Ambulance • Student Association for Public Health Education |
 | Jessica Kim | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Hill Communications • Korean American Student Association |
 | Maeve King | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • U100 • OttoTHON • Undergraduate Organization of Geosciences (UGoGeo) • Greek Life |
 | Sophia Lee | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • NEPA (Nutrition Education Promotion Association) • Club Running • OttoTHON • Food Recovery Network • Shaw Center- Nutrition Initiative (Books & Cooks and Cooking on the Hillside) |
 | Carmen Lee-Bennett | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Main Squeeze A Cappella • NSD (Books and Cooks) • Club Gymnastics • OttoTHON • Greek Life |
 | Ryan Lima | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Z89 • University Union • WERW Radio |
 | Mikey Lupton | He/Him/His | Student Coordinator | 2025 | • Shaw Center • National Society of Black Engineers • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers • Club Lacrosse • Our Time Has Come • Greek Life • U100 |
 | Mrem Megahed | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Syracuse University Ambulance • President Of Global Medical Brigades • Greek Life • Camp Kesem |
| Abbie Nass | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Greek Life | |
| Grace Newell | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Marching Band • Pep Band • Greek Life • YDSA • Undergraduate Labor Organization • First Year Seminar 101 Peer Leader |
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 | Ryan Nkongnyu | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • College of Visual & Performing Arts Ambassador • Black Student Union • CitrusTV • Student Association • Black Honors Society • Men of Color Initiative • Black Celestial Choral Ensemble • Royal Orange Court • African Student Union |
 | Paula Noriega Madrazo | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • OrangeSeeds • Whitman Women in Business |
 | Kerrin O'Grady | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • First Year Players (FYP) • Best Buddies • Biomedical Engineering Society • Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) • Catholic Student Association • Engineering Ambassadors • STEM Explorer • Researcher in BioInspired Institute |
 | Kait Paige | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Student Association • University Union • Hill Communications • Daily Orange • Greek Life |
 | Jacob Pasteur | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • University Union • Z89 |
 | Jeremiah Patterson-Yancey | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Women's Basketball Manager • U100 • Sport Professionals of Color |
| Julia Provvisionato | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • TNH Advertising Agency • Weiss Center Ambassador • Newhouse Ambassador • Perspectives Scholar |
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 | Jayden Ramos | He/Him/His | Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Economic Student Association • Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service • Tutor for Athletes - Stevenson Educational Center • WERW Radio • Greek Life |
 | Maya Rizzo | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Renee Crown Honors Program • Orange Pulse Dance Troupe • First Year Players • TNH |
| Justine Smith | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • OttoTHON • Women's Club Soccer • Greek Life • U100 |
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 | Kennedy Smith | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Campus and Dome Catering • University Union • Greek Life • Live From Studio B • "Star's Wars" Podcast Editor |
 | Hannah Sottile | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Greek Life • Pre-Law Program • First Year Players |
 | Miani Stafford | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • National Black Law Students Association • Maxwell Dean's Team • Office of Financial Literacy |
 | Aniya Strong | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Outlaws Dance Troupe • Z89 Radio |
 | Cailyn Thomas | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • U100 • OttoTHON • Syracuse CARE Research Lab • Greek Life |
 | Sydney Thomas | She/Her/Hers | Student Coordinator | 2026 | • U100 • Falk Ambassador • Greek Life • InclusiveU |
| Rob Valliciergo | He/Him/His | Returning Orientation Leader | 2026 | • Greek Life • Barnes Center • OttoTHON |
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 | Ryann Washington | She/Her/Hers | Returning Orientation Leader | 2025 | • Save a Child's Heart Foundation at SU • Black Honor Society, Black Pre-Medical Society • Syracuse University Ambulance • Club Field Hockey • Greek Life |
 | Riley Worrall | She/Her/Hers | Orientation Leader | 2027 | • Renée Crown Honors Program • Whitman Ambassador • Slice Consulting • Balancing the Books |