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Meet Our Ambassadors

Our ambassador program is a four-year leadership opportunity designed to promote public speaking skills, professional interaction and overall campus image. The ambassadors give tours during the week and assist in all large campus functions.

	Abigail Flynn '15 is a New Media major from Orangeburg, NY Why Purchase? Good programs, close enough and far enough from home, fun activities and opportunities.		Adriana Arguelles '13 is a Painting & Drawing major from East Meadow, NY Best things about Purchase? Location, activities, lots of performances and shows, and great facutly.
	August Berger ’14 is a Classical Bass Performance major from Plainview, NY Post-Purchase Plans? To get a degree in Music Education where I can take my skills that I have learned at Purchase to other young and apsiring musicians, in hopes of enabling them to explore music to its fullest extent.		Cathleen Mosel ’14 is a Cello Performance major from Plantsville, CT Advice for those applying to college? Plan ahead and know what requirements and expectations there are for reach school you are applying to. Have a safety schools just in case! And, most importantly, be yourself. Show some personality and really let hte school know why you would be a good fit there.
	Dana Malseptic ’13 is a Classical Composition major from Damariscotta, ME		Danielle Leggard ’15 is a Graphic Design major from Sag Harbor, NY Advice for those applying to college? Listen to your parents, they are always right. Even when they’re wrong they’re right.
	Eric Deserto ’13 is a Psychology major from Middletown, NY		Esther Woo ’14 is an Arts Management major from New York, NY
	Ian Abernathy ’16 is a Playwriting & Screenwriting major from Syracuse, NY Post-Purchase/Future plans? I would like to be a head writer for a television show, as well as write and produce independent films.		Ian Cumming ’15 is a Cinema Studies major from West Hartford, CT
	Isabella D'Esposito ’16 is a Playwriting & Screenwriting major from Poughkeepsie, NY Why Purchase? Of the limited pool of colleges that have my major (playwriting/screenwriting), Purchase was the only one that had a large variety of extracurricular to feed my other interests, an outstandingly supportive student body, and a culture of creativity that I expect will fuel my future endeavors as both an artist and as a student.		Jack Tomascak '16 is an Arts Management major from Kensington, CT
	Karol Wernek ’13 is a Photography major from Elmhurst, NY		Kelly McFarlane ’14 is a Literature major from Saratoga Springs, NY Favorite spots on campus? Starbucks or the hammocks
	Laurel Squadron ’15 is a Creative Writing major from Landenberg, PA Hobbies, Interests and Involvement? I run on the Cross Country team at Purchase, and would like to get involved in one of the literature magazines on campus		Lauren Rabideau ’14 is an Arts Management major from Plattsburgh, NY Best things about Purchase?: One of the best parts of Purchase is how as colleagues, we are so willing to accept, and respect one another with a level of kindness and love that I haven’t seen at any other college.
	Leanna Ginsburg ’16 is a Flute Performance major from Richmondville, NY Advice for those applying to college? Apply to schools that you believe will be safe, attainable, and a “reach” for you. You never know where you will be accepted, so apply to schools on all levels!		Leyla Gentil ’16 is a Theatre & Performance major from Lafayette, LA Advice for those applying to college? Make sure that you have filled out all the forms and always have a photocopy of the forms, both in paper and on your computer.
	Margaret Brenenstuhl '16 is a Philosophy major from Melrose, NY		Rachel Pikarsky ’14 is a Printmaking & Art of the Book major from Redland, FL Favorite spot on campus? My all time favorite spot has got to be the fields at the front entrance of the school in spring. All the daffodils come up and everywhere you look is creamy delicious yellow. If I could build a house and live out there, I would.
	Robert Scott ’16 is a History major from Bronx, NY Best things about Purchase? Probably the best thing for me about Purchase is the open-minded environment and accepting people that are here.		Shayska Gonzalez ’14 is a Language & Culture major from New Windsor, NY Post-Purchase/Future plans? I plan to work with Disney for a while and but then I want to work for myself creating games and animation.
	Sophie Bernbaum ’13 is a Liberal Studies major from Scottsdale, AZ		Thomas DeCarlo ’14 is a Sociology major from Glen Cove, NY Hobbies, Interests and Involvement? Anything where I get to interact with people or compete for something. I love sports and play on the Men’s Volleyball team. I’m also an Orientation Leader and a Resident Assistant.
	Zach Jackson ’16 is a Studio Composition major from Cortlandt Manor, NY Advice for those applying to college? Try not to be shy or too modest during interviews, and really strive to make them know how awesome you are.		Zach Raffio ’15 is a Cinema Studies major from Croton, NY Advice for those applying to college? Don’t procrastinate!