Meet the ESCAPE Team
ESCAPE Staff

Maddie Kling, M.A., (she/her)
Director of the ESCAPE First-Year Retreat Program
Home: Arlington, VA, & Hackettstown, NJ
Could talk about forever? Developmental psychology, family, & the performing arts.

Madison Barrett, MSB ’22 (she/her)
Student Coordinator
Home: Bainbridge Island, WA
Could talk about forever? Pens, planners, sticky notes, reality TV, cults, & gluten-free baking.

Justin Bustamante, NHS ’23 (he/him/his)
Student Coordinator
Home: Brookeville, MD
Could talk about forever? The struggles of being pre-med, the sky, being colorblind, skincare, tourism.
ESCAPE Communications & Outreach Leads

Lin Henke, COL ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Hamilton, NY
Could talk about forever? Chinese philosophy, vegetable farming, & “Legally Blonde”.

Briley Thomas, SFS ’23 (she/her)
Home: Nashville, TN
Could talk about forever? All things Disney, books (especially historical fiction), & why Baked & Wired > Georgetown Cupcake.

Veronica Williams, COL ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: West Orange, NJ
Could talk about forever? The importance of solo dance parties, reality TV, & of course “Kiss it Better” by Rihanna.
ESCAPE Team 31 Leaders

Muhammad Ahsan Shafique, SFS ’22 (he/him/his)
Home: Multan, PK
Could talk about forever? Soccer, “New Girl”, Taylor Swift, One Direction, restaurants in DC.

Claire Alarid, SFS ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Bellingham, WA
Could talk about forever? Washington State, my dog, “Grey’s Anatomy”, & food.

Anna Csigirinszkij, SFS/MSB ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Delray Beach, FL
Could talk about forever? Basketball, the Apple ecosystem, & “High School Musical 3” > 2.

Kat DeMaret, SFS ’24 (she/her)
Home: Fort Collins, CO
Could talk about forever? Colorado, personalities (especially MBTI), languages, music & film.

Iliana Diaz, COL ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Washington, DC
Could talk about forever? Film, movies, cartoons, TV shows, anything on a TV really.

Christian DiVincenzo, COL ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Andover, MA
Could talk about forever? Music theory, sharks, The Beach Boys.

Rena Gabber, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Summit, NJ
Could talk about forever? International relations, food & my dog. 🙂

Sydney Gilbert, SFS/MSB ’23 (she/her)
Home: Evergreen, CO
Could talk about forever? Colorado, organizational culture, & whatever I’m currently learning.

Silas Glaude, SFS ’24 (he/him/his)
Home: Columbia, MO
Could talk about forever? Missouri native plants, ice-cube chewing, international relations & geopolitics.

Addison Goodman, COL ’24 (she/her)
Home: Orlando, FL
Could talk about forever? Period pieces, Taylor Swift.

Aniya Harris, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Akron, OH
Could talk about forever? Travel, music, “Criminal Minds”, “Hamilton”, & languages.

Tommy Harten, COL ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Northport, NY
Could talk about forever? The most recent books I’ve read, philosophy, the universe, TikTok.

Olivia Henry, COL ’24 (she/hers)
Home: Frederick, MD
Could talk about forever? Music, the best “Just Dance” dances, & why coffee is best black!

Sabrina Hernandez, SFS ’22 (she/her)
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Could talk about forever? The national parks system, post-Soviet politics, history & books!

Heather Huo, COL ’22 (she/her)
Home: Rockville, MD
Could talk about forever? Restaurants in DC, food, national parks, movies, music, concerts, & hot takes.

Dilara Kamrava, COL ‘23 (she/her)
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Could talk about forever? Soccer, video game design, & my four cats.

Gene Kim, COL ’23 (she/her)
Home: Columbus, OH
Could talk about forever? My love for New Zealand & Haribo Gummies.

Daniel Lee, COL ’23 (he/him)
Home: Leesburg, VA
Could talk about forever? Cars, coffee, cameras.

William Leonard, COL ’23 (he/him/Él)
Home: La Habra, CA
Could talk about forever? “The West Wing”, “The Office, musicals.

MJ Ninal, COL ’24 (she/her)
Home: Scott AFB, IL
Could talk about forever? Musicals, Marvel, military life.

Sammy Orozco Contreras, COL ’24 (he/him/his)
Home: Berwyn Heights, MD
Could talk about forever? Food, sports, & why Coldplay is the best band to ever exist.

Jenny Park, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Fairfax, VA
Could talk about forever? Moral objectivity, hiking, concerts, & “Love Island UK”.

Anela Ramos, NHS ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Honolulu, HI
Could talk about forever? Emojis & their meanings, why Reels > Tiktok, perfect acai bowl consistency, & pronouncing acai.

Kim Robles, COL ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Could talk about forever? “RuPaul’s Drag Race”.

Katie Rose, COL ’24 (she/her)
Home: Potomac, MD
Could talk about forever? “True Crime”, “Criminal Minds”, “The Bachelor”, meteorology (especially natural disasters).

Caroline Sarpy, NHS’ 23 (she/her)
Home: Charlottesville, VA
Could talk about forever? Ghosts, ghost stories, why apples are the worst fruit, the movie “Moonstruck”.

Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng, COL ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Springfield, MA & Accra, Ghana
Could talk about forever? Shows & social justice.

Anndy Serrano-Marcillo, COL ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Bronx, NY
Could talk about forever? “Harry Potter”, “Grey’s Anatomy” & Starbucks’ drinks (there’s only one right drink).

Leah Smith, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Could talk about forever? Ruth Asawa, “Killing Eve” & Amy Winehouse.

Katherine Stockman, NHS ’22 (she/her)
Home: Rocky Hill, CT
Could talk about forever? My dog, books, DC coffee shops.

Dora Szegedy, COL ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Hillsborough, NJ
Could talk about forever? Rock climbing, places to hike, sociolinguistics.

Justin Tanaka, SFS ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Las Vegas, NV
Could talk about forever? Baseball, photography, & emergency medicine.

Annika Wang, COL’ 23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Miami, FL
Could talk about forever? My favorite romcoms & Nintendo games!

Katie Woodhouse, COL ’22 (she/her/hers)
Home: Indianapolis, IN
Could talk about forever? “The Great British Bake Off”, “Survivor”, & really all of the simple joys of reality television.

Box Wu, COL ’23 (he/him)
Home: New York City, NY
Could talk about forever? Classical music, The Beatles, Haruki Murakami.

Connie Xiao, SFS ’22 (she/her/hers)
Home: Cheshire, CT
Could talk about forever? Constellations, whales, the ocean, ancient civilizations.