Meet the Resident Assistant (RA) Staff!
What are Resident Assistants (RA)?
Resident Assistants facilitate community engagement, support community safety, and provide resources in a class-based model through the Pitzer co-curriculum. RAs assist ResLife with programming and mentorship for their assigned students and support a class-based year.
Pitzer Hall, Atherton Hall, Sanborn Halls (PAS) RA's:
Hannah Chimpampwe
Hometown: Carson, CA
Major & Minor: Organizational Studies Major Economics Minor
Hobbies: Baking, Reading Wikipedia articles, listening to R&B music, exploring with friends
Fun Fact: I have been to 3 countries in 3 days
Eliza Levy
Lead RA
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Major & Minor: Media Studies major, Theater minor
Hobbies: Improv, theater, dance
Fun Fact: I was on a game show when I was younger!
Ryan Lee Nguyen
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
Major & Minor: Philosophy, Politics, Economics(PPE) and Data Science
Hobbies: Reading, video games, playing uno, and traveling.
Fun Fact: I am an avid reader and I've binge-watched shows/movies for 3 days straight.
Dominic Feder Di Toro
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Major & Minor: Spanish & Portuguese
Hobbies: Eating ice cream, skiing, busking and long walks on the beach
Fun Fact: A sneeze can travel up to 100 miles per hour.
Brenda Aguilar
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Major & Minor: cognitive science and data science minor
Hobbies: I like to dance, read, act, solve puzzles and hike!
Fun Fact: I collect snow globes.
Osvaldo Garcia Barron
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado
Major & Minor: Sociology and Chicanx/Latinx Studies
Hobbies: Spending time with family, dancing, listening to music, watching sports, exploring nature, and going to coffee shops!
Fun Fact: I was part of Baile Folklorico in middle school, and it was really fun!
Milan Whittier
Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL
Major & Minor: Biology and Econ Double Major
Hobbies: I play chess, draw, read, and socialize
Fun Fact: I played water polo in high school
Brian Yeung
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Major & Minor: Psychology
Hobbies: I love to walk my dog, drive at night, lift weights, try different types of food, tanning, and enjoying quality family time!
Fun Fact: I’ve had a pet octopus before!
Allistair Cunningham
Hometown: New Orleans
Major & Minor: Neuroscience/French
Hobbies: Running, reading, photography, sports
Fun Fact: In my opinion, the best food is gumbo.
Megha Madhabhushi
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Major & Minor: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Hobbies: Reading, singing, dancing, badminton, watching movies (thriller/action), art, pool
Fun Fact: my name means clouds!
West, East & Skandera Halls (WES) RA's:
Feven Aklilu
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Major & Minor: History + Political Studies
Hobbies: Binging Abbott Elementary Playing Volleyball Eating Everyone Else’s Food Except for my own
Fun Fact: I am tri-lingual (Amharic, English, and Arabic) Most importantly, I am an avid hater of cooked onions!
Ruthie Zolla
Lead RA
Hometown: Manchester, NH
Major & Minor: Critical Global Studies Major, Spanish Minor
Hobbies: Reading (preferably in the sun with a delicious coffee drink), painting (amateurly), curating my closet (when the bank account allows for it), doing yoga, exploring Los Angeles, looking at menus for obscure restaurants, yapping with friends for hours
Fun Fact: Chance the Rapper went to my elementary school in Chicago, Michelle Obama went to my high school, and Sarah Silverman went to my high school I transferred to in New Hampshire!
Manisha Arun
Hometown: Oak park, CA
Major & Minor: Data Science and Cognitive Science
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, reading, cooking, eating
Fun Fact: I have lived in 2 different countries, and have attended over 10 schools
Daisy Schmeling
Hometown: Biology, Minoring in Sociology
Major & Minor: I love swimming, reading, music, and spending hours a day on pinterest! I also like
Hobbies: journaling and spending time with friends.
Fun Fact: I'm a jazz vocalist and sing in a band in my hometown!
Aaron Matsuoka
Hometown: Redding, CT
Major & Minor: Organizational Studies and French Studies
Hobbies: Camping, hiking, cooking, running, and listening to music
Fun Fact: I summited Mt. Baldy on my birthday. I love language learning, so if you want to learn a new language ask me for tips!
Sofia Marquez-Gomez
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major & Minor: Mathematics on Pre-Med Track
Hobbies: Listening to music, reading, skateboarding, working out, going on walks
Fun Fact: I really love anything related to spiderman.
Karrys Benson
Hometown: Houston, TX
Major & Minor: Sociology Major, Africana Studies minor
Hobbies: I am just your friendly neighborhood up-and-coming third year trying to survive college. I am usually pretty active in the morning and love interacting with new people on a daily. I tend to spend most of my time hanging out with friends or having one on one time on a random adventure. I love anything dealing with art or gardening and at the end of the day, a little meditation and a good book is my ideal night.
Fun Fact: I have three siblings and All of our names start with K's. I like to say we couldn't afford other letters. I am a self-taught instrumentalist, but if you ask me to play I will forget everything I know and will hand you my Ukulele. Nine times out of ten I will hug you if you just ask!
MEAD RA's
Meadow Solares
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Major & Minor: Environmental Analysis Major / Art Minor
Hobbies: Swimming, crocheting, pottery, rock climbing, gardening
Fun Fact: I'm named after the daughter of a fictional Italian mob boss!
Saman Alikhani
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Major & Minor: Biology
Hobbies: Crocheting, getting victory royales, running, and being outside.
Fun Fact: I am a black belt at Taekwondo.
Emilio Muscarolas
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major & Minor: Creative Writing
Hobbies: Reading in the outback, napping on the mounds, writing, staring at airplanes, making glitch art.
Fun Fact: I haven't been on a plane since March 2020 and I don't plan on changing that
Matthew Gainsboro
Hometown: Concord, MA
Major & Minor: Cognitive Science
Hobbies: Listening to music, running, hiking, watching sports.
Fun Fact: My favorite food is meatloaf
Hassan Aftab
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Major & Minor: Mathematical Economics and Data Science minor
Hobbies: I love playing cricket weekly with the club!
Fun Fact: I have had grey hair ever since I was 7 years old.
Ramya Herman
Lead RA
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major & Minor: Critical Global Studies and Sociology
Hobbies: Crochet, reading, painting, poetry, walks in nature (especially rainy day walks), exercise
Fun Fact: I have a four year old little sister who is my best friend and I’ve had my work in a museum twice. My mom is also an elected official
Claremont Collegiate Apartments (CCA) RA's:
Adaija Sheppard
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major & Minor: Organizational Studies & Psychology
Hobbies: Acting, reading,playing Nintendo switch, and spending time with my cat
Fun Fact: I’ve been a RA for all 4 of my years at PZ!
Alex Kasiske
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Major & Minor: Neuroscience Major
Hobbies: I love reading science-fiction and playing games with friends from back home. I also really enjoy spending time at the beach and scuba diving if I have the chance.
Fun Fact: I can speak Japanese relatively well!
Bee Joyner
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major & Minor: Sociology
Hobbies: I enjoy playing GTA online, planning events and outings and translating my favorite Kpop songs.
Fun Fact: I have never broken a bone!
Somari Beckett
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Major & Minor: Organizational Studies
Hobbies: I love cooking, baking, watching anime and documentaries, and learning about personal finance!
Fun Fact: I am only 5 years old since my birthday has only come around 5 times (Leap Year)!