Meet the Staff
DEVAN ZGLESZEWSKI
Director of New Student Programs
She/Her/Hers
dzgleszewski@wcupa.edu
Areas of Responsibility
- Strategic Leadership for New Student Programs
- Overarching Vision for Orientation and Welcome Week
- NSP Budget
- Professional Staff Hiring, Training, and Supervision
- Collaboration with Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management and other Key Campus Partners
- Serving on Strategic Divisional and University Committees
- First-Generation Student Initiatives
JENNIFER RUGGIERO-PATEL
Associate Director of New Student Programs
She/Her/Hers
jruggiero-patel@wcupa.edu
Areas of Responsibility
- Orientation Logistics including Space Reservations, Catering, and Presenters
- Orientation Day Schedules
- NSP Liason with University Partners
- Hiring and Supervision of Summer Graduate Staff
- Hiring and Supervision of Undergraduate Leadership Team and Staff
- Graduate and Undergraduate Team Training
ELLEN DISANTI
Associate Director of New Student Programs
She/Her/Hers
edisantis@wcupa.edu
Areas of Responsibility
- NSP Communications
- Orientation Registration
- Orientation Attendance
- Online Orientation Platform
- D2L Orientation Modules
- NSP Website
MARIA TURNER
Staff Assistant for New Student Programs
She/Her/Hers
mturner2@wcupa.edu
Areas of Responsibility
- NSP Reception
- Staff Clerical Support
- General Orientation Email
- Budget reporting, purchase orders and procurement card reconciliations
- Graduate and Undergraduate Staff Hiring Paperwork, Background Clearances and Payroll
Summer 2022 GRADUATE STAFF
Daniel Eppley
Graduate Assistant
BIO
I recently graduated with a B.A. in Media & Culture and am looking to further hone my communication skills with this internship. My past experience includes involvement with WCUR, the Off Campus and Commuter Association, and PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America). I want to be working in advertising in the future as a copywriter or account manager and am excited to be with NSP this summer!
Matthew Giannella
Graduate Assistant
BIO
Matthew is a former WCU orientation leader and orientation leadership team member who is entering his first-year in the Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs Master's program at West Chester University. Please check back for Matthew's complete bio coming soon!
Talita Solis
Spanish Language Interpreter
BIO
Talita Solis is currently a graduate student at West Chester University pursuing a Master’s degree in Violin Performance. Talita graduated with her Bachelor’s in Music degree in 2017 in Paraguay, her home country. Talita is part of the West Chester Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Graduate String Quartet and the Graduate Quintet of the Wells School of Music. Some of her main hobbies are watching movies, shows and spending time with friends and family.
Talita Solís actualmente está cursando su Maestría en Violín Performance en West Chester University. Se graduó con su Licenciatura en Música en el año 2017 en su país natal, Paraguay. Talita hace parte de la Orquesta Sinfónica y la Orquesta de Cámara de West Chester University. También hace parte del Cuarteto de Cuerdas y Quinteto de la Wells School of Music. Uno de sus pasatiempos favoritos son ver películas, series y pasar tiempo con amigos y familia.
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Samantha Yothers
Graduate Assistant
BIO
"Hi! My name is Sam Yothers and I use she/her pronouns. I graduated from WCU in 2021 with a Health Science - Sports Medicine concentration degree, and I am currently in the Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs program here. As an undergraduate student I was the lead manager for the men's basketball team where I worked with a lot of parents/family, planned many game-day events, and worked long summers of camps so I am very ready and excited for orientation!"
Meet the Orientation Leaders!
Meet the 2022 orientation team below. You can also click the buttons to see the students we're proud to call OLumni or to learn more about becoming an orientation leader!
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2022 Orientation Leadership Team
Bonnie Calhoun
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
4th Year
Major: Music Education
Minor: Psychology
Princess Ogujiofor
She/Her/Hers
4th Year
Hometown: East Lansdowne, PA
Major: Pharmaceutical Product Development: Pre-Pharmacy Concentration
Minor: Chemistry
Fanny Ortiz
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Reading, PA
4th Year
Major: Business Management
Minors: Communications & Digital Marketing
2022 Returning Orientation Leaders
Abby Boquist
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Harleysville, PA
3rd Year
Major: Secondary English Education
Minor: Civic & Professional Leadership
Katie Dick
She/They
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
3rd Year
Major: Anthropology
Minors: Museum Studies & French
Blake Gault
He/Him/His
Hometown: West Chester, PA
4th Year
Dual Majors: German & Interdisciplinary Studies
Grace Gilmore
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Clarks Summit, PA
3rd Year
Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Theater
Emily Lonergan
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
3rd Year
Major: Education - Early Grades Preparation
Molly Seaman
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Shillington, PA
4th Year
Major: Marketing
Minors: Business Analytics and Digital Marketing
2022 New Orientation Leaders
We're so excited to welcome the following students to our team for summer 2022!
Jude Bourdeau
He/Him/His
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA
2nd Year
Major: Marketing
Emily Capolupo
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: West Chester, PA
3rd Year
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Nathan Castimore
He/Him/His
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
2nd Year
Major: Communication & Media Studies
Alexander (Alex) Conzaman
He/Him/His
Hometown: Reading, PA
2nd Year
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Minor: American Sign Language
Savannah Daly
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Avondale, PA
2nd Year
Major: History - Secondary Education Certification
Colleen Donnelly
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
4th Year
Major: Studio Arts
Minor: Art History
Winter (Winnie) Elvin
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Unionville, PA
3rd Year
Major: Psychology
Brianna Joseph
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Tobyhanna, PA
2nd Year
Major: English - Secondary Education Concentration
Jewel Karaisz
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Kutztown, PA
2nd Year
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Resource Management
Danielle Margarite
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: West Chester, PA
2nd Year
Dual Major: Communication & Media and Theatre Arts
Carol McDevitt
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: West Chester, PA
4th Year
Major: Psychology
Cole Mitchell
He/Him/His
Hometown: West Chester, PA
2nd Year
Major: Criminal Justice
McKenna Nugent
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Enola, PA
2nd Year
Major: Sports Medicine
Minor: Civic & Professional Leadership
Grace Plumhoff
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Nazareth, PA
2nd Year
Major: Environmental Health
Minor: Applied Community & Environmental Sustainability
Victory (Vic) Rocca
He/Him/His
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
2nd Year
Major: Chemistry - Forensic Science
Minor: Criminal Justice
Andrew Rubas
He/Him/His
Hometown: Warrington, PA
2nd Year
Major: English - Secondary Education Certification
Minors: Civic & Professional Leadership and Political Science
Jennifer Schubach
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Allentown, PA
2nd Year
Major: Marketing
Sophia Shaloka
She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
3rd Year
Major: Biology - Secondary Education Certification