Meet the ESCAPE Team
ESCAPE Staff
Nicole Sandonato (she/her)
ESCAPE Program Director
Home: Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? Burnout prevention, Beyonce, & creating spaces of authenticity.
Raghav “Ragz” Chutani, SFS’26 (he/him)
Student Coordinator
Home: Delhi & Dubai
Could talk about forever? Theoretically building a boat, niche feminist literature, and hiking escapades
Henry Ren, C’26 (he/him)
Student Coordinator
Home: Rockville, MD & Hershey, PA
Could talk about forever? the Bronze Age collapse
Nick Vianna, C’25 (he/him)
Musician
Home: New Rochelle, NY
Could talk about forever? Music, Charlie Brown, & Oreo flavors
ESCAPE Team 34 Leaders
Allie Schlicht (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ‘27
Home: La Crosse, WI
Could talk about forever? Marvel, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Percy Jackson (among other fandoms)
Autumn Zhou (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ‘25
Home: I am from Colorado but I call Georgetown home.
Could talk about forever? Witches
Christian Smith (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: Montoursville, Pennsylvania
Could talk about forever? Hawk-watching, board games, and Star Wars
Dhanya Chasmawala (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ‘27
Home: South Windsor, CT
Could talk about forever? Bollywood movies, how Tiktok “aesthetics” are a reflection of society, and romance novels
Duc Than (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ‘25
Home: San Jose, CA; Saigon, Vietnam
Could talk about forever? Road sign designs
Elizabeth Koenck (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ‘27
Home: Aurora, Colorado
Could talk about forever? The Rocky Mountains, deep philosophical quandaries, Game of Thrones, and bread.
Ema Eguchi (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’27
Home: Fukuoka, Japan
Could talk about forever? Cooking shows, Sushi, Hot springs
Eric Chun (he/him)
College of Arts and Science ’25
Home: Seoul, South Korea
Could talk about forever? Music & Songwriting
Erica Lung (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ‘27
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Could talk about forever? Staying hydrated
Evan Cornell (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: High Springs, FL
Could talk about forever? Summer Camp is where you will meet the most genuine and amazing human beings ever.
Fornia He (she/her)
School of Nursing ‘25
Home: Seattle, WA
Could talk about forever? Why the PNW is the most beautiful place in the world
Freddy Rodriguez (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’25
Home: Chicago
Could talk about forever? Chicago, the best city in the world!
Griffin Elliott (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Groton Massachusetts!
Could talk about forever? The German time travel murder mystery TV show called Dark. I know roughly everything there is to know about the show.
Harry Yang (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ‘25
Home: Beijing
Could talk about forever? Pixar Cars
Joe Massaua (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’25
Home: Villanova, PA / Long Island, ME
Could talk about forever? Appalachia and Public Transit in the US!
John Henry Lotz-McMillen (he/him)
College of Arts and Science ‘26
Home: Boston
Could talk about forever? Across the Spiderverse, education, the meaning of life
Lainey Lyle (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’27
Home: Just outside Athens, GA
Could talk about forever? Why pimento cheese is the best party dip.
Luke Hogan (he/him)
McDonough School of Business ‘26
Home: Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? Planes, Taxes, and Parks and Recreation
Macie McPherson (she/her)
School of Health ’27
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Could talk about forever? Baking tips, ranking fruits, and weird dreams you remember
Madeline Jones (she/her)
School of Health ’26
Home: Chicago, IL
Could talk about forever? Reproductive health, music, and Chicago
Mahika Sharma (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ‘27
Home: Fairfax, VA
Could talk about forever? “Dance Moms” :))
Mira Banker (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: Las Vegas, Nevada
Could talk about forever? The difference between “best” and “favorite”
Molly Meehan (she/they)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Could talk about forever? Mistborn, Six of Crows, Florence + the Machine, Arcane, and more!
Nate Morris (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: New Rochelle, New York
Could talk about forever? My job as a sleepaway camp counselor!
Navyah Sathyamoorthi (she/they)
College of Arts and Science ‘27
Home: Phoenix, Arizona
Could talk about forever? Shakespeare, special education and the psychology of disability, how cool physics is, cute dogs
Nicole Hogge (she/her)
School of Nursing ‘27
Home: Falls Church VA (northern VA)
Could talk about forever? Taylor Swift
Nola Goodwin (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’27
Home: Turner, Maine
Could talk about forever? The Oxford comma and the Gnomeo and Juliet movie
Reesa Bhowmik (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Mumbai and Singapore
Could talk about forever? Museums, beaches, and Star Trek (yes, it’s better than Star Wars)
Renee Foo (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’27
Home: Singapore
Could talk about forever? Life, food, home, family
Rian Finn (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ‘27
Home: North End, Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? I could talk forever about languages (in different languages)
Sagun Shrestha (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’25
Home: Clarksburg, MD
Could talk about forever? Boy Bands, crocheting, Spotify Daylists
Sarah Liang (she/her)
McDonough School of Business ‘27
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Could talk about forever? Eating, driving my friends around, and YA fiction
Scottie Vandy (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ‘27
Home: London, Kentucky
Could talk about forever? Beyonce
Shelby Flynn (she/her)
College of Arts and Science ’27
Home: Wheaton, Illinois
Could talk about forever? The Midwest, poetry, Bobby Kennedy
Sophia Lu (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: San Jose, CA
Could talk about forever? The power of storytelling
Tasha Koch (she/they)
School of Foreign Service ’27
Home: Eagan, Minnesota
Could talk about forever? Arcane, baking, and architecture
Valeria Echeverria (she/her)
School of Health ‘27
Home: Chicago, Illinois
Could talk about forever? The strength in being vulnerable, the gym and life’s beauty in nature
Will Severn (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’27
Home: Murfreesboro, TN
Could talk about forever? Aaron Sorkin’s masterpiece, The West Wing
Wonnie Kim (she/her)
School of Health ’25
Home: Columbus, OH
Could talk about forever? Plays, food combinations, Goodreads, and the DC metro