Matteo Akbarpour
Peer Career Advisor
Sylvia Goldfond
Peer Career Advisor
College | Class of 2023 | She/Her
Career Goal/Dream Job: Still figuring this one out but would LOVE to be the person who updates Spotify’s playlists
Favorite Internship/Work experience: Summer Associate for Grow Psychiatry (the startup’s first employee and got to see it build overtime!)
Favorite quarantine activity: Spending way too many hours on Tik Tok
Currently Watching: The Good Place
Dream vacation: Iceland to see the Northern Lights
Autumn Leak
Peer Career Advisor
Justin Moore
Peer Career Advisor
College | Architecture | Class of 2023 | He/Him
Career Goal/Dream Job: Owning a major sports franchise
Favorite Internship/Work experience: This past summer, I worked for a sustainable architecture firm in Vietnam
Favorite quarantine activity: Working on my golf game
Currently watching: Better Call Saul
Dream vacation: Anywhere I can go scuba diving
Shivek Narang
Peer Career Advisor
Kofi Nightingale
Peer Career Advisor
Jonah Proepper
Peer Career Advisor
Isabella Rocco
Peer Career Advisor
College | PPE | Class of 2023 | She/Her
Career goal/dream job: No clue, but something that would teach me something new every day!
Favorite internship/work experience: My internship at McKinsey this past summer. My team was so welcoming and encouraging!
Favorite quarantine activity: Watching Gordon Ramsey into the late hours of the night
Currently watching: Nothing but considering rewatching Gossip Girl for the 4th time
Dream vacation: I’ve always wanted to make it to Greece!! But honestly with the right people any destination can be a dream vacation
Ariel Zhou
Joy Olatunde
Pre-Law Peer Coach
Joy Olatunde (she/her/hers) is currently a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, with a concentration in Political and Moral Philosophy and minors in Africana Studies and Legal Studies and History. As the Pre-Law Peer Coach, she enjoys guiding students to the many resources for pre-law students on campus and helping students plan their path to law school. On campus, Joy also plays an active role in Nigerians at Penn, Penn Undergraduate Law Journal, and Penn Democrats. In her free time, she enjoys reading historical fiction, window-shopping online, and walking to the farmers market near campus. Her favorite study spot on campus is the Van Pelt Shakespeare reading room.
Specialties and Interests
Pre-LawKatelyn Owusu
Pre-Health Peer Coach
Katelyn Owusu (she/her/hers) is currently a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a concentration in Choice and Behavior. As the Pre-Health Peer Coach, she enjoys assisting students in identifying their goals and locating campus resources, as well as determining ways to improve the pre-health experience on campus. Katelyn is a member of the PPE Undergraduate Advisory Board and is involved with The Women’s Network and the Penn Epilepsy Awareness club, amongst others. She enjoys reading, painting, listening to music, hanging out with her friends, and trying out new restaurants in her spare time.
Specialties and Interests
Pre-HealthGrace Chen
Master's PCA
Master’s in Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS), 2024, she/her
- Career goal/dream job: Therapist & Founder of a mental health private practice
- Favorite internship/work experience: I like my current internship at Family Therapy and Consultation Services because I have learned much about the Philly community.
- Favorite activity to do in your spare time: I love seeing various classical music concerts.
- Currently watching: You thriller TV series
- Dream vacation: I want to see the Paris 2024 Olympics game after graduation with my family. It will be a lot of fun!
Specialties and Interests
Master's StudentsD'Jonita Cottrell
Master's PCA
SP2, Master of Social Work, 2024, she/her
Career goal/dream job: Providing therapy and therapeutic support to individuals and groups from marginalized communities
Favorite internship/work experience: Working at Colgate’s Office of Admissions (getting to meet prospective students and hearing about the experiences of current students and Professors was incredibly rewarding!)
Favorite activity to do in your spare time: Cooking! Anything involving food and I’m there!
Currently watching: The Last of Us
Dream vacation: A lengthy Hawaii trip exploring, connecting with nature, learning more about indigenous Hawaiian populations/culture, and better understanding the impact of tourism on Hawaii
Specialties and Interests
Master'sLinqian (Lin) Wang
Master's PCA
GSE, Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development | Class of 2023 | She/Her
Career Goal/Dream Job: Undecided
Favorite Internship/Work experience: Summer internship in Tencent
Favorite quarantine activity: Facetime with my family
Currently Watching: Ginny & Georgia
Dream vacation: Anywhere near the sea
