Meet the ESCAPE Team
ESCAPE Staff
Nicole Sandonato (She/her/hers)
Director of the ESCAPE First-Year Retreat Program
Home: Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? Burnout prevention, Beyonce, & creating spaces of authenticity.
Briley Thomas, SFS ’23 (she/her)
Student Coordinator
Home: Nashville, TN
Could talk about forever? All things Disney, books (especially historical fiction), & Italian food/culture/language.
Justin Bustamante, NHS ’23 (he/him/his)
Student Coordinator
Home: Brookeville, MD
Could talk about forever? The struggles of being pre-med, skydiving, & juice.
ESCAPE Communications & Outreach Leads
Aniya Harris, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Akron, OH
Could talk about forever? Travel, music, “Criminal Minds”, “Hamilton”, & languages.
Anndy Serrano-Marcillo, COL ’24 (he/him/his)
Home: The Bronx, NY
Could talk about forever? Grey’s Anatomy, Pokemon, why NYC is the best city ever, & which Starbucks drink is the best.
Gene Kim, COL ’23 (she/her)
Home: Columbus, OH
Could talk about forever? My love for New Zealand & Haribo Gummies.
Anela Ramos, NHS ’24 (she/her/hers)
Musician
Home: Honolulu, HI
Could talk about forever? Youtube channels that talk about food!!!
ESCAPE Team 31 Leaders
Abigail Evangelista, SFS ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Stone Harbor, NJ
Could talk about forever? Travel (Antarctica, Southeast Asia), Sports (soccer, rugby), & Cooking.
Adam Pack, SFS ’23 (he/him)
Home: Charleston, WV
Could talk about forever? All things West Virginia 🙂
Aiai Price-Smith, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Phoenix, AZ
Could talk about forever? Hikes, monument bike rides, postcards, & how the west coast > east coast.
Alice Chen, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Hong Kong, China
Could talk about forever? My fascination with Scientology & cults.
Anya Wahal, SFS ’23 (she/her/hers)
Home: Scottsdale, AZ
Could talk about forever? The joy of Asian-Americans succeeding in creative spaces (and enaging their work)!
Brendan Oliss, COL ’25 (he/him)
Home: Cleveland, OH
Could talk about forever? Road trips and anything outdoorsy (kayaking, hiking, fishing, you name it).
Briana Sparacino, COL ’25 (she/her)
Home: Long Island, NY
Could talk about forever? Outer space, playing/watching sports, video editing, playing instruments, Italian music/food, One Direction/80s music, & New Girl!
Carina Dahmani, SFS ’23 (she/her)
Home: Bethesda, MD
Could talk about forever? How food brings people together <3
Claire Denault, COL ’25 (she/her)
Home: Pasadena, CA
Could talk about forever? Trader Joes Almond Butter.
Daniel Gilbert, COL ’24 (he/him)
Home: Greenwich, CT
Could talk about forever? Food, music, & sports.
Elise Merchant, COL ’25 (she/her)
Home: Greensboro, NC
Could talk about forever? Why warm weather is better than cold weather.
Elli Ahn, SFS ’25 (she/her/hers)
Home: Ellicott City, MD
Could talk about forever? Birth order/resemblance, high school readings, planned obsolescence.
Grace Parcover, SFS ’25 (she/her)
Home: Towson, MD
Could talk about forever? Baseball, my family, & books!
Harrison Roth, COL ’25 (he/him/his)
Home: Norman, OK
Could talk about forever? Why Kevin Jonas is the best Jo-Bro.
Jack Silverman, SFS ’25 (he/him)
Home: Pittsburgh, PA
Could talk about forever? I could talk about other countries, their culture, their people, & their politics for hours!
Jack Healey, SFS ’25 (he/him)
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Could talk about forever? Minor League Baseball, Jimmy Buffett, & my cat.
Jada Farrar, SFS ’23 (she/her)
Home: Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? Love!
Jasmine Alas-Castillo, SFS ’25 (she/her/hers)
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Could talk about forever? “Big Brother”, Vegan Baking, & Personality Tests (Enneagram >>>).
Jazz Jones, SFS ’25 (she/her)
Home: Miami, FL & Dallas, TX
Could talk about forever? Storytelling tropes, Bayonetta lore, & obscure-ish board games.
Katherine Hawes, SFS ’25 (she/her)
Home: Tucson, AZ
Could talk about forever? Being a camp counselor, & Arlo Parks.
Kevin Moreno, COL ’24 (he/him/his)
Home: Miami, FL
Could talk about forever? Poetry!
Koby Twist, COL ’25 (he/him)
Home: Newport Beach, CA & Boulder, CO
Could talk about forever? Politics, BoJack Horseman, movies, computers, & modern monetary theory in the Pixar universe.
Liz Ortmann, SFS ’25 (she/her/hers)
Home: Twin Falls, ID
Could talk about forever? Idaho, Tracy Chapman, toast, mountains, fishing, & faith.
Madi Dwyer, SFS ’25 (she/her/shers)
Home: Las Vegas, NV
Could talk about forever? Taylor Swift & cats!
Max Zhang, SFS ’23 (he/him)
Home: Naperville, IL
Could talk about forever? Futuring, contemporary art, & poetics.
Mioko Ueshima, COL ’24 (she/her)
Home: New York City, NY
Could talk about forever? (1) Avatar the Last Airbender, (2) Why savory is almost always better than sweet, & (3) Your favorite home cooked meal.
Nick Vianna, COL ’25 (he/him)
Home: New Rochelle, NY
Could talk about forever? Music, Charlie Brown, & Oreo flavors.
Nima Majidi, SFS ’23 (he/him/his)
Home: Somerset, NJ
Could talk about forever? Ancient history, sports, post-1900 fiction, modern cinema, & and film-bro culture.
Olivia Cooley, COL ’23 (she/her)
Home: Providence, RI
Could talk about forever? Finding ways to raise the voices of those who have been silenced by society.
Renee DeMaio, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Hong Kong, China
Could talk about forever? Fat birds, bread, hiking, & the importance of high-fiving yourself in the mirror.
Rory Dixon, COL ’24 (he/him)
Home: Cardiff, Wales
Could talk about forever? British TV shows you’ll never watch.
Sam Lynch, SFS ’25 (he/him/his)
Home: Lititz, PA
Could talk about forever? Everything soccer, GeoGuessr, birds, & Walter Moers novels.
Sarah Hewitt, COL ’24 (she/her/hers)
Home: Menlo Park, CA
Could talk about forever? Italian food & culture.
Sarah Khan, SFS ’24 (she/her)
Home: Douglasville, GA
Could talk about forever? R&B music.
Sofia Negrete Retamales, SFS ‘ (she/they/ella)
Home: Antofagasta & Santiago, Chile
Could talk about forever? Chile, my dog, social justice, & the color PINK and why it’s superior.
Tyler Clough, MSB ’24 (he/him)
Home: The Woodlands, TX
Could talk about forever? Credit cards & travel points/hacks.