Orientation Leader Bios

Name: Marjan Moshiri 

Major: Sociology (Social Work) 

Orientation in 5 words: A fun way to start 

Fun fact: I’m a black belt in tae kwon do 

Favorite Orientation memory: Working with my OL partner to welcome new students! 

Name: Alondra Alvarez 

Major: Political Science and Sociology 

Orientation in 5 words: Exhilarating, Exciting, Community, Welcoming, Friendly 

Fun fact: I’m bilingual and have dual citizenship  

Favorite Orientation memory: My foot was broken throughout the entire orientation process and I rode around on a little scooter!  

Name: Kyle Tanimura 

Major: Strategic & Corporate Communication and Political Science 

Orientation in 5 words: Exciting, Informative, Zealous, Beneficial, Thrilling 

Fun fact: I am 4 time U.S. National Team Member 

Favorite Orientation memory: My favorite memory was being able to sit on the football field and watch the fireworks. At this moment, I realized that college was happening and I was so excited to start this new chapter in my life.  

Name: Eva Askaryar 

Major: Business Administration (Marketing) 

Orientation in 5 words: exciting, nerve wracking, joyful, experiences, ecstatic 

Fun fact: an interesting fact about me: I love cars and getting to know the different models and brands. I would travel the world in a year. 

Favorite Orientation memory: My favorite OL memory was the candle ceremony with my parents and all the fun games and activities they had over zoom. As well as meeting other transfers and new students. 

Name: Katlyn Barbaccia 

Major: Political Science and Sociology 

Orientation in 5 words: exhilarating, loud, emotional, fun, energizing 

Fun fact: I am an aspiring plant mom! 

Favorite Orientation memory: As an OL last year, I loved having the opportunity to meet new people and discover new perspectives. 

Name: Monika Maeda 

Major: Business Administration (Marketing) 

Orientation in 5 words: Spontaneous, new, exciting, prideful, adventurous 

Fun fact: I was born without any wisdom teeth so I will never have to get them taken out 

Favorite Orientation memory: My favorite orientation memory is the very last day where we got to dance and sing to the music being played in AF. It was so much fun where I got to meet more people and just having a fun time singing along with everyone and getting out those nervous first day jitters. Also, I remember meeting a few people in my orientation group on the first day. And we ended up becoming best friends coincidentally because we rushed for AKPsi together. And now we are planning on living together for the next school year. So it is very cool to see that a friendship can bloom due to being in the same orientation group. 

Name: Brendon Ada 

Major: Screenwriting 

Orientation in 5 words: Potential, Opportunity, Connection, Exciting, New  

Fun fact: I’m from Guam! 

Favorite Orientation memory: My favorite memory from orientation was the icebreakers shared in my group. It helped me relate to my peers and made me more comfortable 

Name: Lauren Bramlett 

Major: Dance 

Orientation in 5 words: bright, invigorating, illuminating, comfortable, multifaceted  

Fun fact: Over quarantine I picked up embroidery! I’m very slow at it but I have a blast 🙂 

Favorite Orientation memory: I remember watching the We Are Chapman speaker series in Musco as a new student and leaving in tears. They were good tears — happy tears, excited tears, tears of awe at the wonderful people I would get to share my college experience with. 

Name: Braden Koch 

Major: Strategic and Corporate Communication 

Orientation in 5 words: Accepting, informative, eye-opening, entertaining, bold 

Fun fact: I’m really good at Mario Kart! Like, REALLY good.  

Favorite Orientation memory: My favorite memory from my orientation was when I had a deep conversation with my OL about the best places to study on campus.  

Name: Kaila Spencer 

Major: Film Studies 

Orientation in 5 words: Fun, informative, collaborative, connections, worthwhile. 

Fun fact: I host a podcast about horror movies! 

Favorite Orientation memory: I loved getting to know the other people in my orientation group when we played ice breakers. 

Name: Tara Mann 

Major: Creative Writing 

Orientation in 5 words: An experience like none other! 

Fun fact: I love tap dancing! 

Favorite Orientation memory: A few weeks after my first Orientation as an OL, I was in the Student Union and saw some of my students hanging out together. It made me so happy to see that they had become friends after meeting in my Orientation group! 

Name: Gaurav Chintamneedi 

Major: Political Science 

Orientation in 5 words: Realization that Chapman is Home 

Fun fact: 11 is my favorite number b/c I’m born on November 11th 

Favorite Orientation memory: As a new student I loved when I entered a zoom meeting with my OL’s blasting throwback songs super loudly. I quickly figured out that Orientation would not just be an informative session but an enjoyable week where I get to meet mentors and people in my major that I will see on a daily basis in my classes. The ice breakers were super fun too because no one is judgmental and you can freely express yourself and talk about yourself. I truly felt like I was starting a new chapter in my life during orientation.  

Name: Sophie Pelton 

Major: Computer Engineering 

Orientation in 5 words: new, exciting, nerve-racking, engaging, fun  

Fun fact: I once had 80 mosquito bites at one time 

Favorite Orientation memory: my favorite orientation memory was the ice breakers because I got to meet a bunch of new people which made me less nervous for the upcoming year. The ice breakers were fun to do at the beginning of each session because they got all of our nerves out and make us more comfortable to share on the zoom because we were all already talking. This made each session better and more engaging.