With fall classes starting soon, it's time to introduce the new team of peer advisors [PAs] for the 2023-24 academic year! Congratulations to all the students who have been selected to support our newest loggers! 

Below are the details for each of our advisors, including our new coordinator, Denali, and our four senior PAs, Abbey, Angela, Julian, and Ophir. We are excited for you and all of the guidance these amazing Puget Sound students will offer you during your first year here! These students have been where you are, and want to help you succeed, so don't hesitate to reach out to them with any questions!

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Details about the 2023-2024 Academic Peer Advisor Team

 

PEER ADVISOR

Name, Major/Minor, Year, Email

Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Sp23 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

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Peer Advisor Coordinator

Name: Denali Nelson (Senior)

Majors: Exercise Science, Science, Technology, Health and Society

Email: dmnelson@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

N/A

Office Hours:

TBD

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Transfer Peer Advisor

Name: Julian Cañeda-Santos (Senior)

Major: Sociology and Anthropology

Minors: Business, Crime, Law, and Justice, African-American Studies

Email: jcanedasantos@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

N/A

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Abbey Hansen (Senior)

Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Email: ahansen@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Grinstead

Johnson, Kristin

Lanctot

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Abigail Edinger (Senior)

Majors: Economics, Psychology 

Email: aedinger@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Fortmann

Beyer

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Allie Chapman (Senior)

Majors: Chinese, International Political Economy

Email: achapman@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Kessel

Kendall

 

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Angela Ronces-Cortes (Senior)

Majors: Music, Spanish

Email: aroncescortes@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Brown

Rogers. B

Chiu

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Bailey Fuhrmann (Senior)

Majors: Natural Science (Biology), Environmental Policy and Decision Making

Minor: Education

Email: bfuhrmann@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Protasi

Gardner

Office Hours:

 

TBD

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Name: Branson Jones (Junior)

Majors: Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics

Email: bhjones@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Smith, Adam

Monaco

Nunn

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Chris Nicol (Senior)

Major: Exercise Science

Minor: Neuroscience

Email: cnicol@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Austin

Krughoff

Paradise

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Else Mayo (Senior)

Major: Biology

Minors: Exercise Science, Music

Email: emayo@pugetsound.edu

 

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Advisors:

Sosa

Tromly

Valentine

Office Hours:

 

TBD

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Name: Grace Playstead (Senior)

Majors: Music (Performance), Environmental Policy and Decision Making

Email: gplaystead@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Smith, Jess

Hutchinson

Jacobson

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Iris Manring (Junior)

Major: Psychology

Minor: Studio Art

Email: imanring@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Utrata

Neighbors

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Lily Steller (Senior)

Majors: Business Leadership Program, International Political Economy

Minor: German Studies

Email: lsteller@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Krause

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Mimi Carrier-Berndt (Senior)

Major: Exercise Science

Minor: Neuroscience

Email: mcarrierberndt@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Leutchenberger

Pepper

Tiehen

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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Name: Ophir Klein (Senior)

Majors: Biology, Neuro Philosophy

Minor: Bioethics

Email: oklein@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Burgard

Crocker

 

Office Hours:

 

TBD

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Name: Sara Ponsioen (Sophomore)

Majors: Spanish, Environmental Policy and Decision Making

Email: sponsioen@pugetsound.edu

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Advisors:

Melchior

Tracy Hale

 

Office Hours:

TBD

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