Meet the New Student Orientation Advisors

WHAT IS THE NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION STAFF?

At the Office of Student Orientation and Transition, our mission is to assist new undergraduate students in their transition to the University of Maryland, College Park. Our office is dedicated to hiring a well-rounded, diverse student staff that is reflective of the student population we serve. As part of the New Student Orientation Staff, you will have the opportunity to enhance your public speaking and leadership skills, learn to work on a team, and develop relationships with your peers, as well as UMD faculty and staff.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING AN ORIENTATION ADVISOR!

Let's take an inside look at the student staff that will assist you during 2025 New Student Orientation!

Our Orientation Office Assistants (OOAs) and Orientation Advisors (OAs) assist new students and their families throughout their entire New Student Orientation experience.

Isha Sesay

Student Coordinator | New Student Orientation

Psychology & Criminology/Criminal Justice

Greenbelt, MD

Abinezer Abate

Student Coordinator | New Student Orientation

Bioengineering

Washington, DC

Sophia Parra

NODA Intern | New Student Orientation

M.Ed in College Student Affairs

Avenel, NJ

Jenna Majors

NODA Intern | Terp Family Orientation

M.Ed in Postsecondary Administration & Student Affairs (PASA)

Gilroy, CA

Yeicy Ramirez

Team Lead

Secondary Education: World Languages & Spanish

Damascus, MD

Addy Jordan

Orientation Office Assistant

Theatre & Art History

Waldorf, MD

Addyson Miller

Orientation Advisor

Government and Politics & Criminology and Criminal Justice

Columbia, MD

Andrew Papalia

Orientation Advisor

International Business

Ashton, MD

Caiya Campbell

Orientation Advisor

Psychology

Hanover, MD

Chidum Obiadi

Orientation Advisor

Chemistry & Theater

Laurel, MD

Chisom Ezenduka

Orientation Advisor

Letters & Sciences

Upper Marlboro, MD

Claire Lee

Orientation Advisor

Chemical Engineering

Woodstock, MD

Crystal Kitburi

Orientation Advisor

Environmental Science and Technology & Atmospheric & Oceanic Science

Springfield, VA

Diana Lyons

Orientation Advisor

Government and Politics & International Relations

Odenton, MD

Donovan Campus

Orientation Advisor

Psychology

District Heights, MD

Edwin Mariche Garces

Orientation Advisor

Bioengineering

Hyattsville, MD

Favour Gam

Orientation Advisor

Neuroscience

Bowie, MD

Fortune Ezeogu

Orientation Advisor

Biological Science: Physiology and Neurobiology

Bowie, MD

Free Bakare

Orientation Advisor

Information Science

Upper Marlboro, MD

Gisselle Diaz

Orientation Advisor

Psychology

Clarksburg, MD

Huswat Olajide

Orientation Office Assistant

Biological Sciences

Gaithersburg, MD

Jackie Chicas Argueta

Orientation Advisor

Public Health Science

Baltimore, MD

Jaylen McCullough

Orientation Office Assistant

English & Secondary Education in English

Brooklyn, NY

Josue Diaz Lozano

Orientation Advisor

Information Science

New Carrollton, MD

Joy Reider

Orientation Advisor

Kinesiology

Greenbelt, MD

Kevin Ha

Orientation Advisor

Public Health Science

Laurel, MD

Kyla Durán

Orientation Advisor

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Olney, MD

Liam Trump

Orientation Advisor

Economics & Information Science

Ashton, MD

Lita O'Brien

Orientation Advisor

Public Health Science & Information Science

Silver Spring, MD

Michael Oliver

Orientation Advisor

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics

Baltimore, MD

Michelle Zheng

Orientation Advisor

Finance & Information Systems

Laurel, MD

Naomi Feldman

Orientation Advisor

Atmospheric & Oceanic Science

Potomac, MD

Quinn Muller

Orientation Advisor

Journalism

Sleepy Hollow, NY

Raul Cervantes Osorio

Orientation Advisor

Aerospace Engineering

Laurel, MD

Sarah Kaminski

Orientation Advisor

Letters & Sciences

Frederick, MD

Shaun Yeboah

Orientation Advisor

Information Science

Germantown, MD

Theresa Ukpelegbu

Orientation Advisor

Government and Politics & Linguistics

Glen Burnie, MD

Tony Lopez-Luna

Orientation Advisor

Cinema Studies

Silver Spring, MD