Meet the ESCAPE Team
ESCAPE Staff
Nicole Sandonato (She/her/hers)
ESCAPE Program Director
Home: Boston, MA
Could talk about forever? Burnout prevention, Beyonce, & creating spaces of authenticity.
Koby Twist, C’25 (he/him)
Student Coordinator
Home: Newport Beach, CA & Boulder, CO
Could talk about forever? In N Out, BoJack Horseman, movies, & modern monetary theory in the Pixar universe.
Alice Chen, SFS’24 (she/her)
Student Coordinator
Home: Hong Kong, China
Could talk about forever? Financial crimes, Rubik’s cubes, carbonara, & finally learning to drive.
Nick Vianna, C’25 (he/him)
Musician
Home: New Rochelle, NY
Could talk about forever? Music, Charlie Brown, & Oreo flavors
ESCAPE Team 32 Leaders
Abby Bettendorf (she/her)
School of Health ’26
Home: Cambridge, Minnesota
Could talk about forever? All things Minnesota and the great outdoors!
Addison Basile (she/her)
College of Arts and Science ’26
Home: Middletown, New Jersey
Could talk about forever? Ted Lasso, Psychology, & doing what you love
Aidan Connors (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Virginia
Could talk about forever? Food
Alan Chen (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’25
Home: Orlando, FL
Could talk about forever? Vampire Weekend, Columbus (2017), random entrepreneurship ideas
Allie Gaudion (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Atlanta, GA
Could talk about forever? British politics, specifically the rise and fall of Boris Johnson
Angel Lee (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’25
Home: New York
Could talk about forever? Zodiac signs and learning languages
Anjali Ramesh (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Long Island, NY
Could talk about forever? The viability of kelp as a food source, Pacific Ocean supremacy, and sandwiches
Bahar Hassantash (she/her)
McDonough School of Business ’26
Home: Milan, Italy
Could talk about forever? Christopher Nolan, Terrence Malik, Abbas Kiarostami, and all my favourite movie directors
Beatriz de Arístegui (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Atlanta, GA
Could talk about forever? Books, food, Avatar the Last Airbender, and Star Wars
Bennie Chang (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: San Jose, CA
Could talk about forever? Food, music, & sports
Cade Spencer (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’25
Home: Austin, TX
Could talk about forever? All things books! Right now, I can talk on and on about the “Extraordinary” series
Calla O’Neill (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Maryland
Could talk about forever? Dance Moms
Carolina Wesley (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Miami, FL/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Could talk about forever? The environment, the gym, food
Christian Hahm (he/him)
McDonough School of Business ’24
Home: Orange, CA
Could talk about forever? La La Land, National Parks, and Shohei Ohtani
Dylan Davis (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Los Angeles, FL
Could talk about forever? First Aid
Falyn Stalnaker (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Onalaska, WI
Could talk about forever? Dialect and slang, common childhood experiences, cheese
Frances Ovadje (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: McDonough, GA
Could talk about forever? Minor League Baseball, Jimmy Buffett, & my cat
Henry Ren (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Rockville, MD
Could talk about forever? U.S. Presidents trivia and dystopic fiction
Jackson Metzger (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’24
Home: Salt Lake City, Utah
Could talk about forever? Any National Park, history, which fruit/vegetable is best, Star Wars
Jupiter Huang (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’25
Home: Guangzhou, China
Could talk about forever? Science fiction (yes, including Star Wars), planes, and random historical facts
Kat Scarborough (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’24
Home: Jupiter, FL
Could talk about forever? The linguistics behind ChatGPT and other similar AI programs!
Kat Bouker (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Washington, D.C.
Could talk about forever? My love for traveling, theater and early 2000s TV shows!
Lauren Amodio (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Pembroke Pines, FL
Could talk about forever? The podcast Maintenance Phase!
Lauren (Lau) Regan (she/her)
School of Nursing ’25
Home: Staten Island, New York
Could talk about forever? Reading, being outdoors & peanut butter
Lincoln Le (he/him)
College of Arts and Sciences ’24
Home: Lighthouse Point, FL
Could talk about forever? Hosting dinner parties for strangers and friends
Linsey Brookfrield (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Brookline, MA
Could talk about forever? The militarization of children in the Hunger Games
Lukas Soloman (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Arizona
Could talk about forever? Our unbreakable connection to the environment
Maeve Kramer (she/they)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Washington, D.C.
Could talk about forever? Video game soundtracks, rollercoasters
Mason Hall (she/her)
McDonough School of Business ’26
Home: Wallingford, PA
Could talk about forever? Baking, Star Wars, and NBC comedies
Peter Sukstorf (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: Omaha, Nebraska
Could talk about forever? Nature
Peyton Kelleher (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’24
Home: Orinda, CA
Could talk about forever? Constitutional Law!
Ragz Chutani (he/him)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: India
Could talk about forever? Kendrick Lamar’s discography
Ruby Gilmore (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’26
Home: New York City
Could talk about forever? Opera, songwriting, and Taylor Swift!
Serena Korkmaz (she/her)
School of Foreign Service ’24
Home: Glastonbury, CT
Could talk about forever? Phruitcore music, laïcité, and New England fall
Siona Mondal (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’26
Home: Pleasanton, California
Could talk about forever? Formula 1, why Guy Fieri is the best celebrity chef, and sourdough bread
Val Juárez (she/her)
College of Arts and Sciences ’25
Home: Salt Lake City, Utah
Could talk about forever? Spotify Playlists