Meet Your Orientation Student Leaders
To assist new first-year students on campus, Orientation Student Leaders, or OSLs, lead groups of them through the four-day Orientation program.
OSLs are students who are exceptional leaders on campus—and they all went through Orientation themselves when they started at the College! Orientation Student Leader Coordinators help organize the entire Orientation program and have previously served as OSLs.
Orientation Student Leader Coordinators
Jake Hubbard
Hometown: Lindenhurst, IL
Major: Sport Management
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The community that we build.
Elizabeth Kolell
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders and Intercultural Studies, with a focus in Disability Studies and a minor in Psychology
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The support system I have found through my friends, roommates, organizations, professors and staff on campus.
Diana Martinez
Hometown: Morton Grove, IL
Major: Accounting, with a minor in Dance Education
Advice: Be yourself, stay strong and stay focused. Take one day at a time and enjoy the journey.
Kaylah Schukas
Hometown: Saint Charles, IL
Major: Elementary Education and Spanish
Advice: Remember that this is a big change in your life, so cut yourself some slack when things don’t go as planned.
2019 Orientation Student Leaders
Katherine Albano
Hometown: Elburn, IL
Major: Psychology, with minors in Spanish, English and Political Science.
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The genuine people and staff who want to see you grow and flourish.
Giselle Beltran
Hometown: Round Lake, IL
Major: Business Administration
Advice: Stepping out of your comfort zone is the only thing that will help you grow. If you start feeling comfortable, there is a step that needs to be taken.
Patrick Bruen
Hometown: Frankfort, IL
Major: Psychology
Advice: Be sure to balance school work and fun. It’s never fun to be behind.
Abby Daniels
Hometown: Plainfield, IL
Major: Special Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: I love that Elmhurst is such a welcoming community and that everyone is so accepting and positive!
Alec Degnan
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Major: Psychology
Advice: Be yourself so you can find your true friends, find out what you want to do or get involved in, and discover where you want to go. My Orientation Student Leader gave the same advice to me and it has helped in more ways than I can tell.
Alyssa DeJesus
Hometown: Elmwood Park, IL
Major: Communications and Marketing
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The friendly community and always feeling welcomed everywhere I go.
Michelle Diaz
Hometown: Round Lake, IL
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The different resources that are in place to help students succeed and the great campus community.
Cameron Ehlers
Hometown: Mount Carroll, IL
Major: Biology
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The tight-knit community, especial within your area of study. I’m still in classes and study groups with students from three years ago!
Nico Favuzzi
Hometown: Addison, IL
Major: Accounting and Finance
Advice: Get involved and focus on being your true self.
Natalie Filas
Hometown: Saint Charles, IL
Major: Elementary Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: Having the opportunity to get involved in organizations you are passionate about.
Mason Garcia
Hometown: Orland Hills, IL
Major: Computer Science
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: I love the inclusion on campus.
Morgan Gerhardt
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Major: Physical Education
Advice: It takes time to get into the groove of things. Do not worry if it all does not fall into place perfectly on day one. Just give it time and you will find that the best days are only ahead of you!
Zoey Immordino
Hometown: Elmwood Park, IL
Major: Special Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The people I have met and the level of comfort I have felt on campus since the first day.
Emilie Kottmeier
Hometown: Genoa, IL
Major: Nursing
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: Everything! I love every component of Elmhurst College. The community here has provided me with a family and a place to call home.
Chelsea Labay
Hometown: Orland Park, IL
Major: Biochemistry
Advice: Give yourself grace and be kind to yourself.
Vanessa Leon
Hometown: Elk Grove Village, IL
Major: Elementary Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The opportunities students have to get involved and connect to the community.
Noor Maghrebi
Hometown: Glendale Heights, IL
Major: History and Secondary Education
Advice: Do not be afraid to make mistakes. It is more important that you learn from those mistakes and how you move past them.
Stefani Martinez
Hometown: Roselle, IL
Major: Early Childhood Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The environment—both the people and the beauty of the campus.
Kiara McGee
Hometown: Wheaton, IL
Major: Elementary Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The connections I have made through classes, clubs and organizations.
Zach Mietzner
Hometown: Wilmington, IL
Major: Computer Science
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The lifetime friendships I have made since the first day of Orientation.
Josh Nichols
Hometown: Schaumburg, IL
Major: Psychology and Intercultural Studies
Advice: Make the most out of your first year in college, it will be the only time you experience Orientation and the last time you will be a first-year student in your educational career. You will grow so much as a result.
Johnny Perez
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Major: Criminal Justice
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The close-knit community of friends and faculty.
Julia Pollina
Hometown: Mount Prospect, IL
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: All of the study-abroad programs.
Nina Rauzi
Hometown: Bensenville, IL
Major: Music Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: My favorite part about Elmhurst is the people. Everyone here is so genuine, kind and unique. This makes my time at Elmhurst very special and I look forward to who I will encounter on a daily basis.
Josh Robles
Hometown: Franklin Park, IL
Major: Biochemistry
Advice: Do not be afraid to try something new that Elmhurst College has to offer.
Terry Romero
Hometown: Glendale Heights, IL
Major: Exercise Science
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: It is a small campus, which makes it easy to meet people, and it is very pretty.
Laura Rusk
Hometown: Evansville, IN
Major: Political Science and Philosophy
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: Many of the people I have met here (faculty, staff and students) are like family to me and have believed in me since day one.
Teddy Schupack
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Major: Music Business
Advice: Get involved. If you choose to make the effort to get involved in clubs, organizations and leadership roles, you will surely find yourself a group of peers you can call family. Whether you are a commuter or are living on campus, take advantage of the welcoming communities.
Matthew Tobin
Hometown: Johnsburg, IL
Major: Physics and Aerospace Engineering
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: The family aspect that you get here.
Marieli Urquiza
Hometown: Glendale Heights, IL
Major: Secondary Spanish Education
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: I love the small classroom sizes because it gives you the opportunity to create a small community. I have noticed that it makes expressing your opinions and ideas much easier.
Emily Zachman
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
Major: Speech Pathology
Favorite Thing About Elmhurst: My favorite part about Elmhurst is how involved the students are and how there are so many activities for all students to participate in.