Get to Know Your 2009 Peer Mentors
KRISTIN DONAHUE
Hometown: Allendale, NJ
Major: Criminal Justice
Favorite Thing about LVC: I think either Dutchmen Day or ValleyFest
GLORIA SLOVAK
Hometown: Lambertville, NJ
Major: Music Education, Clarinet
Favorite Thing about LVC: Being close enough to my friends to be goofy together at a moment's notice, living in a beautiful place, the Allen, and all the music performances and talented other students.
ALYSE CANCIELLO like "A LEASE" on a car.
Hometown: East Windsor, NJ, aka the best state. :)
Major: I'm majoring in Spanish Education/Special Education, and Psychology.
Favorite Thing about LVC: I love the Peace Garden and the Coffee Bar at LVC, and I like the small size of my classes. Actually, I pretty much like everything about being a Dutchwoman!
CHRISTOPHER KLIMOVITZ
Hometown: Baltimore, MD.
Major: Political Science
Favorite Thing about LVC: The quaintness of the town, and the kindness found at the school.
SAMANTHA GARNER
Hometown: Lititz, PA
Major: Music Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: The close knit family atmosphere... and my favorite holiday...Chicken Tender Thursday!
SAMANTHA MOHR
Hometown: Brookeville, MD
Major: International Business (Individualized)
Favorite Thing about LVC: Greek Life
MELISSA DEMKO
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Major: Physical Therapy
Favorite Thing about LVC: My favorite things about LVC are the smaller size of the school and the people here. It is so nice to walk to class and see people I know and even receive smiles from people I do not.
JANNA HERBERT
Hometown: Hamburg, NJ
Major: Digital Communications Design Focus, Art/Art History Minor
Favorite Thing about LVC: The peace garden and small classes
ASHLI GUM
Hometown: Manheim, PA
Major: Elementary Education and Special Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: I like the size of LVC- It's nice to see familiar faces when you are walking around campus... and of course I love Dutchmen Day!
GINA DICAMILLO
Hometown: Woodlyn, Pennsylvania
Major: Elementary Education/ Special Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: My favorite thing about LVC are the friendships that I have made in the past 3 years. At LVC, you are surrounded by your friends every single day. You eat meals together, go to class together, hang out together, play outside together, go to the UG together, have fun together and much more. The amazing people I have met at LVC have become more than friends; they've become family.
MICHAEL NELSON
Hometown: Telford, PA
Major: Actuarial Science, Music (Piano Performance)
Favorite Thing about LVC: The new Steinway grand piano in Lutz Hall
SHERAE JONES
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland
Major: Digital Communications w/ english minor
Favorite Thing about LVC: The Peace Garden
KRISTINE BOVA
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA
Major: Biology
Favorite Thing about LVC: I love the close-knit community and opportunities of a small college. Also, the professors are awesome!
TARA NEIHEISER
Hometown: Exeter, PA
Major: Elementary Education and Special Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: The small class size and the individual attention you receive from your professors, especially the relationships you can build with those professors in your major.
MEL WEIDENSAUL
Hometown: Hershey, PA
Major: Elementary and Special Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: it's small but has a welcoming atmosphere
CHASE FERRARIO
Hometown: Halifax
Major: Actuarial Science
Favorite Thing about LVC: all the Awesome People there!
BRIAN FARKAS
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Major: Physics/Mathematics
Favorite Thing about LVC: The opportunities available
KATIE ZWIEBEL
Hometown: Pottsville, PA
Major: Elementary & Special Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: Friendly atmosphere and Peace Garden
ANN MARIE CRIDER
Hometown:Shippensburg, PA
Major: Psychology
Favorite Thing about LVC: The Razzmatazz coffee at Cup of Joe's
LAUREN BARAN
Hometown: Beaver Meadows, PA
Major: Physical Therapy
Favorite Thing about LVC: It's small so everyone knows everyone else and making new friends is easy! =]
KATHRYN LEWIS
Hometown: Wethersfield, CT
Major: Elementary/ Special Ed.
Favorite Thing about LVC: Theater Company/ Leedy Theater
HEIDI RUDELITCH
Hometown: New Ringgold, PA
Major: Accounting and Business
Favorite Thing about LVC: Being a member of the cheerleading squad. Being part of this team allows me to have 20 close friends that I know I can always count on, along with an endless amount of good times and great memories that are made.
ADAM ABRUZZO
Hometown: Kent Island, MD
Major: Physical Therapy Major/Psych Minor
Favorite Thing about LVC: All the shenanigans I can get into...don't worry, they're all safe :)
AARON TRASATT
Hometown: Mohrsville, PA
Major: Music Recording Technology/ Jazz Studies
Favorite Thing about LVC: I like that fact that, since it is a small school, the people you meet will always be around campus and it is easy to keep in touch. You can loose that at larger schools and sometimes only run into people you meet only 2 or 3 times over a semester.
SARA PIASECKI
Hometown: Nazareth, PA
Major: Biochemistry
Favorite Thing about LVC: Alpha Phi Omega
BRITTNEY FALLUCCA
Hometown: Vineland, NJ
Major: Chemistry and PsychoBiology
Favorite Thing about LVC: I love the family atmosphere at LVC.
BECKY GENTZLER
Hometown: Mechanicsburg
Major: Elementary Education
Favorite Thing about LVC: LVC's friendly community
KIMMY HOLT
Hometown: Denver, PA (Lancaster County)
Major: Chemistry Education and a minor in bio
Favorite Thing about LVC: Clubs and Activities here...there is so much to do!!!
LAUREN TRAIN
Hometown: Saylorsburg, PA
Major: Actuarial Science, Economics
Favorite Thing at or about LVC: The UG and the people
KATE TOUHEY
Hometown: Dallas, PA
Major: Actuarial Science, Art/Art History
Favorite Thing at or about LVC: Lounging around outside when the entire campus is out playing frisbee, baseball, and soaking up the sun on an beautiful day