Meet your Peer Mentors
Class of 2015...meet your Peer Mentors!
Caitlyn Ahern
Class of 2012
E-mail: CAAhern@email.msmary.edu
Hometown: Newtown Square, PA
Major: Communications, English minor
Involvement: Senior Director of Orientation, Mountain Echo "News" Editor,
Mount Ambassador, Lector & Eucharistic Minister, SGA class Advisory Board,
Senior Class Gift Committee
Favorite Place at the Mount: The Grotto, It's so peaceful and beautiful. We're lucky
to have that famous landmark ( a favorite of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) here on campus!
Tonya Feaster
Class of 2013
E-mail: TSFeaster@email.msmary.edu
Hometown: Middletown, MD
Major: Secondary Education, English
Involvement: Junior Orientation Director, Club Volleyball
President, SGA class Advisory Board, Mount Ambassador, Intramural Sports Worker
Favorite Mount Tradition: Homecoming Weekend
Steven Arnold
Class of 2014
Hometown: White Marsh, MD
Major: Psychology, History minor
Involvement: Mount Ambassador, Peer Mentor
Favorite Mount Moment: Pulling an all-nighter and watching all six Star Wars movies with friends in the Honors lounge
Cindy Asche
Class of 2013
Hometown: Ridgely, MD
Major: History, minor in Business and Education
Involvement: SGA
Favorite Mount Memory: Playing Frisbee on Echo field
Amanda Atwood
Class of 2013
Hometown: Stevensville, MD (Kent Island)
Major: History
Involvement: Pre-Law Society, Cheerleading
Favorite Mount Food: Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Brenda Balcarcel
Class of 2013
Hometown: Washington, DC
Major: Elementary Education
Involvement: Hispanic Cultural Association President, Intramural soccer, Mosaic Peer Educator
Favorite Mount Memory: My first snowfall at the Mount. There was an epic snowball fight in front of Pang!
Diane Bojarcik
Class of 2013
Hometown: Swoyersville, PA
Major: Elementary Education
Involvement: Mount Mentors, Peer Tutor
Favorite Mount Memory: One favorite memory is hard to choose, I have so many! I had great times at all the events the campus
sponsors, such as: Bingo, movie nights in Laughlin, and the trip to NYC. I also enjoyed the scavenger hunt my RA had for my hall the
first weeks of fall semester!
Megan Boyle
Class of 2013
Hometown: Wall, NJ
Major: Communications, minor in Criminal Justice
Involvement: Mount Ambassador, Dance Team
Favorite Place at the Mount: Founders Plaza. I love when the weather starts to get nice, and I can
spend my days on Founders with friends laughing and having a good time!
Teresa Byrnes
Class of 2013
Hometown: York, PA
Major: Elementary Education
Involvement: Education Club, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, Music Ministry, FOCUS Bible Study
Favorite Place at the Mount: IC Chapel
Eddy Caiza
Class of 2014
Hometown: Washington, DC
Major: Accounting, minor in Conflict, Peace and Social Justice
Involvement: CORE Leader, Class of 2014 Treasurer, Club Soccer, HCA, Gospel Choir
Favorite Mount Memory: Attending the first home basketball game of the season. It was really awesome to see so many people under one roof cheering on the basketball team and showing off our school pride. It was a really intense game, but what made it even better was the victory that the Mount's basketball team earned.
Taylor Cathey
Class of 2012
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Major: Accounting
Involvement: Mount Ambassador Coordinator, CORE Leader, School of Business Advisory Board, Co-President of Accounting Club
Favorite Mount Memory: Being taught how to fly-fish with President Powell
Giuliana Cofone
Class of 2014
Hometown: Rutherford, NJ
Major: Psychology and Spanish
Involvement: Dance Team, Environmental Club, Mount Mentors
Favorite Mount Memory: The Tiki Dance because it was the first big Mount event I went to. It was a good way to meet a lot of people, it was outside and a lot of fun.
Gabby Colarusso
Class of 2012
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Major: Communications
Involvement: Intramurals, Mount Dance Crew, Eucharistic Minister, Radio DJ, Senior Class Gift Committee
Favorite Mount Food: The wraps and/or the grilled chicken sandwiches with cheese, and Old Bay on them along with a side of fries, and Old Bay and Ranch to dip!
Emily Dargay
Class of 2014
Hometown: Colver, PA
Major: Elementary & Special Education
Involvement: Swim team, Intramural Softball
Favorite Place at the Mount: Patriot Hall. The food is good and it is a great place to hang out with friends!
Marge Deane
Class of 2014
Hometown: Dover, DE
Major: Biology/Nursing
Involvement: Bible Study, Best Buddies, Freshman Ambassadors.
Favorite Place at the Mount: The Grotto- it is so peaceful
Rachael DeMartino
Class of 2013
Hometown: Berlin, PA
Major: Elementary Education, Spanish minor
Involvement: Mount Chorale, University Choir, Education Club, Peer Tutor, Kairos leader, Bible Study, Education Department Advisory Board, Pi Lambda Theta.
Favorite Mount Memory: The little ones you make with new friends in most random places. Everyone thinks that there is nothing to do in such a small town, but when you are in such good company at such a great place like the Mount, you will find there are a thousand things to do and memories waiting to be made! Oh, and the Mount bakery is irresistible!
Paige Duvall
Class of 2014
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major: Biology and Pre-physical therapy
Involvement: AMP
Favorite Place at the Mount: Campus Activities Office. I work there with the rest of the AMP staff members and it is like a family away from home.
Laurel Edgar
Class of 2012
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
Major:Elementary and Special Education
Involvement: Intramural Sports Supervisor
Favorite Mount Memory: St. Patrick's Day with everyone outside playing cornhole and having fun on the nice, warm days
Katie Flohr
Class of 2013
Hometown: Fairfield, PA
Major: Accounting and Economics
Involvement: Freshman Ambassador Coordinator, Accounting Club, Lab Assistant for GNSCI, Peer Mentor
Favorite Mount Memory: My favorite memories always happen on my way to the Mount Café with all of my roommates. Those late night walks for study snacks are always entertaining and create a much needed break from homework.
Quintin Gabler
Class of 2012
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Major: Chemistry
Involvement: Mount Ambassador, CRUX Leader, Peer Mentor
Favorite Place at the Mount: It is actually behind the school, up on Mary's Mountain. Indian Look-out is a short hike up the mountain, with a great view overlooking rolling fields. This is also the site where Mount students & seminarians viewed the battle of Gettysburg!
Emily Guertin
Class of 2013
Hometown:York, PA
Major: Elementary and Special Education
Involvement: Peer Mentor, Honors Society, Education Club, Pi Lambda Theta member/Vice President, work at the Learning Center
Favorite Mount food: Yankee pot roast and chicken and dumblings
Kat Harvey
Class of 2013
Hometown: Olney, Md
Major: Biology
Involvement: Women in Science
Favorite Mount Memory: Meeting my friends during freshmen year. I remember coming in freshmen year a little nervous not knowing what to expect. I must say that once you establish new friendships everything gets a bit easier.
Nicole Helmick
Class of 2014
Hometown: Hampstead, Md
Major: Business
Involvement: Swim team
Favorite Food at the Mount: Chicken wraps
Courtney Hill
Class of 2014
Hometown: Easton, MD
Major: Biology
Involvement: Freshman Ambassador, Club Softball, Club Soccer, Intramural Soccer
Favorite Mount Memory: The first nice hot day of spring! Everyone was able to go outside and relax on the lawn.
Melissa Hilleary
Class of 2014
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Major: Psychology
Involvement: Freshman Ambassador, Mount Ambassador, Best buddies
Favorite Place at the Mount: Patriot Hall. The food is really good and it is nice to know that no matter what time it is someone you know is always in Patriot that you could sit with and talk.
Noel Hilliard
Class of 2013
Hometown: Windsor Mill, MD
Major: Chemistry and minor in Environmental studies
Involvement: Peer Tutor, Environmental Club, Tri-Beta, Women in Science
Favorite Place at the Mount: The Cafe.
Maureen "Moe" Howard
Class of 2014
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ
Major: Secondary Education History
Involvement: Intramural Soccer & Basketball, Education Club, Environmental Club, Class of 2014 Advisory Board Member, Community Service Spring Break Trip to Ohio
My favorite Mount memory so far would have to be the weekend of "the great flood." People were dancing in the rain, going mud sliding, or playing games out in the hallways when the power went out. It allowed me to meet new people in the dorm.
Margaret Kenney
Class of 2013
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Major: Elementary and Special Education
Involvement: Mount Ambassador, Honor Society, Education Honor Society, FOCUS and peer tutor
Favorite Mount Memory: The Crab Feast, I made a lot of friends (who were not from Maryland-by showing them how to pick crabs :)
Caitlin Kerwin
Class of 2013
Hometown: Point Pleasant, NJ
Major: Philosophy
Involvement: Dance Team, FOCUS Bible Study
Favorite Mount Food: The wraps at lunch and the stir fry for dinner on Fridays ("StirFridays)"
Heather Kokoski
Class of 2012
Hometown: Thurmont, MD
Major: Communications and Accounting minor
Involvement: Senior Class Secretary, member of WAM, member of Mount Students for Life, Intramural Scorekeeper
My favorite Patriot food is definitely their crab cakes, especially with cheesy mashed potatoes.
Molly Kristiniak
Class of 2012
Hometown: Oreland, PA
Major: Chemistry
Involvement: Mount Swim team (co-captain), Student Advisory Board Class of 2012, Senior Gift Committee 2012, Mount Ambassador, Peer Tutor, Lab Aid (Chemistry Department)
Favorite Mount Tradition: Any of the dances the school has for us! Tiki Dance in the quad in the very beginning of the school year; Christmas dance in December before finals; or Homecoming dance sometime in late January or early February. Among these three dances, everyone gets to have a great time dancing with one another and also lets all of us dress up too!
Sarah Jane Leder
Class of 2012
Hometown: Manalapan NJ
Major: Economics and math and theology minor
Involvement: Womens lacrosse , FOCUS student leader , CORE student leader , work study, commencement assistant, class of 2012 advisory board
Favorite Mount Tradition: There are too many to name them all, but I really like Move-in Day. It is a whole campus activity, and everyone helps everyone else.
Mary MacAdam
Class of 2014
Hometown: Palmyra, NJ
Major: Business with accounting and management
Involvement: Women's lacrosse
Favorite Place at the Mount: The Grotto because it is so beautiful and has been a part of the Mount community for so many years.
Charlie Mays
Class of 2013
Hometown: La Plata, MD
Major: Business
Involvement: Club Baseball, Intramurals and SGA
Favorite Mount Memory: August Orientation of my freshman year.
Jack McGowan
Class of 2013
Hometown: York, PA
Major: International Business
Involvement: Club baseball, SIFE
Favorite Place at the Mount: Library.
Justine Miller
Class of 2013
Hometown: Biglerville, PA
Major: Sport Management
Involvement: President of Sport Management Club, Club Field Hockey, Mens' Basketball Team Manager, Intramural Sports (flag football, basketball, soccer, softball, kickball/handball), Freshman Ambassador, Peer Mentor.
Favorite Mount Memory: When the men's basketball team played Loyola at home my freshman year, and we had a blue-out. It is a big rivalry game and tradition that we play them every year. We wound up winning the game. I will never forget it because basketball games and any other sporting event on campus brings the students together, and they show their love for the Mount with all the school spirit.
Katie Muir
Class of 2014
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Major: Elementary & Special Education
Involvement: Best Buddies, Mount Ambassador, Desk Assistant, Eucharistic Minister, Special Olympics Volunteer
Favorite Mount Tradition: Orientation, it's when you get the chance to meet your Freshman Seminar class. We all became very close and I got some of my best friends out of it!
Emily Myers
Class of 2013
Hometown: Martinsburg, WV
Major: History & Spanish, Legal Studies Minor
Involvement: Class of 2013 Vice President, Orientation Committee, Criminal Justice Student Association, Co-Program Manager for Purple Heart, Honors Program
Favorite Mount Food: Pasta bar at lunch
Lily O'Beirne
Class of 2014
Philadelphia, PA
Major: Communications
Involvement: Women's lacrosse
Favorite Mount Food: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich, with a Chocolate Chip Muffin and Cran-Grape Juice (only way to go!)
Alex Proffitt
Class of 2013
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Major: Business & Spanish
Involvement: Class of 2013 President, Honors Society, Cheerleading, Mount Ambassador
Favorite Mount Food: Chicken Quesadilla and Orange Rumba Smoothie
Blythe Przekop
Class of 2014
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Major: Biology
Involvement: Campus Ministry, Women in Science, Mount Ambassadors
Favorite Mount Memory: When the warm weather came and everyone on campus was outside hanging out, playing catch, Frisbee and playing music. When the weather is warm the campus is very alive.
Mark Quaranta
Class of 2013
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Major: Economics and Business
Involvement: SGA- Academic Affairs Committee, Baseball, Honors Program, PEER MENTORS.
Favorite Mount Memory: After a long night of tearing up the Club 1808 dance floor with my wingman Alec Scheuer (also a Peer Mentor!), we raced to the cafe just in time to scarf down some burgers and fries before closing time.
Mary-Kate Rose
Class of 2013
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Major: Secondary Ed, Social Studies
Involvement: Education Club, Relay for Life
Favorite Mount Tradition: The Christmas/Winter dance. It's always great getting all ready and dressed up with your friends for one of the biggest Mount events of the year!
Lauren Savage
Class of 2012
Hometown: Drexel Hill, PA
Major: Political Science, Spanish
Involvement: Mount Ambassador, Peer Mentor, Class of 2012 Ring Committee
Favorite Mount Tradition: The Junior Class Ring Ceremony. It is a bonding experience for your class and the ring you receive symbolizes your forever connection to the Mount community.
Alec Scheuer
Class of 2013
Hometown: Falls Church, VA
Major: Communications
Involvement: Intramruals, PEER MENTORS!, Service trips, Kairos cook team, Campus Ministry Retreats, Best Buddies, Special Olympics volunteer, Relay for Life.
Favorite Mount Tradition: Crab Feast!
Katie Sheehy
Class of 2013
Hometown: Crofton, MD
Major: Elementary & Special Education
Involvement: The Mountain Echo Writer, Dance Team, Best Buddies, Ring Committee, Orientation Committee
Favorite Mount Memory: The weekend last spring when there was so much rain, and a ton of people went mud-sliding on Echo Field!
Ian Soller
Class of 2013
Hometown: Woodbine, MD
Major: Biology
Involvement: Intramurals
Favorite Place at the Mount: The area around the statue of St. Francis of Assisi, near the Grotto. It is especially nice during the summer, when the shade of the giant trees can protect one from the rays of the sun. During the summer, visitors will congregate there and often strike up a friendly conversation (one group actually fed me!)
Rebecca Spencer
Class of 2014
Hometown: Dallas, PA
Major: Elementary Education
Involvement: Mount Mentors for Kids, Freshman Ambassador
Favorite Mount Memory: Participating in Mount Mentors for the first time. It was so much fun playing with the kids at Mother Seton School.
Chemonique Veney
Class of 2014
Hometown: Clarksville, MD
Major: International Studies/Information Systems
Involvement: Black Student Union, FOCUS Bible Study, Women 2 Women, Information Systems Organization, Global Leaders Alliance Treasurer, Vice-President of French Club
Favorite Place at the Mount: Definitely 1808, because whether you are there to dance during Club Night, or to win prizes at Bingo Night, 1808 is a place where people are always happy, friendly, stress-free and having a great time!
Jenna Warehime
Class of 2012
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Major: Biochemistry
Involvement: Honors Society, Lab Aide, Women in Science, Tri-beta Honors Society, Supplementary Instructor, Tutor
Favorite Mount Food: Caprese panini from the Cafe.
Chris Wild
Class of 2012
Hometown: Pasadena, MD
Major: Business & Philosophy
Involvement: Mount Ambassador Coordinator, School of Business Advisory Committee, Senior Class Gift Committee Chair, Delta Mu Delta, Phi Sigma Tau, Honors Society, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Coordinator
Ariel Wirchnianski
Class of 2013
Hometown: Horsham, PA
Major: Biology
Involvement: Educators for Justice, Ring Tradition Committee
Favorite Mount Food: Caesar Wrap
Kierstin Young
Class of 2013
Hometown: Mifflinville, PA
Major: Communications, English
Involvement: Club Field Hockey, Honors Society, Lector, Tutor
Favorite Mount Memory: All of my memories include great friends, and we're usually doing something random. I can't pick just one! Kairos was amazing and is at the top of my list.
Amy Zatt
Class of 2012
Hometown: Lorton, VA
Major: Elementary Education
Involvement: Club Field Hockey
Favorite Mount Food: I am majorly obsessed with the taco wraps and the nacho bar they typically have one night for dinner during Taco Week :) Sooo good!
