Meet Your Orientation Leaders

Orientation Leaders help in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for our First-Year Students during New Student Orientation as well as Welcome Weekend. During your New Student Orientation Session this Summer they will guide you through activities, help introduce you to campus resources, and be ready to give their best advice.

 

This year's Orientation Leaders are looking forward to welcoming each of you to Gonzaga, answering all of your questions, and showing you what it means to be a Zag! We hope you enjoy learning a little about them as they are beyond excited to meet you!

Kendall Adams

Kendall Adams

Team Lead

Hometown: Los Altos, CA, Major: Broadcast & Electronic Media Studies, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I play rugby and I have my boating license.

Mary Browne

Mary Browne

Team Lead

Hometown: Spokane, WA, Major: Music Education, Year: Senior, Fun Facts: I have a twin brother. I am going on a choir tour to Italy this summer!

Alex Sautereau

Alex Sautereau

Team Lead

Hometown: Paris, France, Major: Computer Science, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I lived in France for 12 years before moving to Seattle and I broke my cousin's wrist 3 times (during soccer).

Maddie Van Blaricom

Maddie Van Blaricom

Team Lead

Hometown: Spokane, WA, Major: Communications w/ minors in Music and Ed, Year: Senior, Fun Facts: I have 5 leo placements and I am an RA but not at Gonzaga.

Laura Kate Byers

Laura Kate Byers

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Sierra Madre, CA, Major: Accounting, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I saw Jojo Siaw at a restaurant in Beverly Hills and I have ridden a camel and an elephant.

Mia Crutchfield-Martinez

Mia Crutchfield-Martinez

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Portland, OR, Major: Education w/ a minor in Critical Race, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I have a twin sister who looks nothing like me (blonde hair and blue eyes) and I love to rock climb!

Ray Dagher

Ray Dagher

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Olympia, WA, Major: Communications Studies, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I will be Student Conductor in Bulldog Band this year and I go to Las Vegas at least once a year.

Madelyn Derr

Madelyn Derr

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Gig Harbor, WA, Major: Environmental Studies and Communications Studie on Pre-Law Track, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I have swam with Manta Rays and have been to 29/50 States.

Leah Etchieson

Leah Etchieson

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Portland, OR, Major: Nursing, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I have two dogs named Nutmeg and Pickles. I also used to work at Trader Joe's.

Clarissa Flores

Clarissa Flores

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Spokane, WA, Major: Psychology w/minors in Leadership Studies and General Business, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I speak English and Spanish. My favorite summer activities are picnics, hammocking, and hiking!

Dane Foster

Dane Foster

Orientation Leader

Hometown: McMinnville, OR, Major: Mechanical Engineering, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: Loves to climb all types of rocks, slackline, and hacky sack!

Finlay Hughes

Finlay Hughes

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA, Major: Community, Culture, and Language with an Endorsement in Elementary Education, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: The youngest of 4 sisters and when I was younger I got stung by 1 wasp 8 times.

Ethan Larick

Ethan Larick

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Spokane, WA, Major: Sports Management, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I have a twin sister and I got my Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish!

Sophia Shepard

Sophia Shepard

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Carson City, NV, Major: Business (finance) w/a minor in Sports Management, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I can do the worm and I can parallel park.

Caroline Slack

Caroline Slack

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Harringotn, WA, Major: Broadcast Studies w/ minors in Sports Management and Theater Arts, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: My family owns a coffee shop and my parents met while attending GU.

Cullen Sorrick

Cullen Sorrick

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Seattle, WA, Major: Business, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I played hockey fro 10 years and I play the piano.

Quinn Teubert

Quinn Teubert

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Forst Atkinson, WI, Major: English (Writing), Political Science Public Relations, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I grew up on a farm and have 2 dogs!

Makena Thatcher

Makena Thatcher

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Mukilteo, WA, Major: Math with a Secondary Education Certificate, Year: Junior, Fun Facts: I'm scared of camels and I've met Zac Efron.

Caroline Triplett

Caroline Triplett

Orientation Leader

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO, Major: Civil Engineering, Year: Sophomore, Fun Facts: I love chocolate and I love fruit, but I hate them together.