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The table below includes details about each or our amazing peer advisors ready to help our newest Loggers, including PA Coordinator, Branson Jones and two senior PAs, Iris and Sara. 

We are excited to welcome all of our new students to Puget Sound and look forward to getting you connected to your PA to ensure you have all the support you need during your first year here! 

Peer advisors are fellow students who have been where you are, and want to help you succeed! So don’t hesitate to reach out to them with any questions!

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2024-2025 Academic Peer Advisor Team Details

The following table includes details about your peer advisor for the 24-25 academic year. Included is your PA’s scheduled hours when they are available to meet you and where you will find them. Of course, your PA is always a text, call or email away!

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Faculty Advisors/ Advising class Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

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PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Peer Advisor Coordinator

Name: Branson Jones (he/him) 

(Senior)

Majors: Computer Science, Economics

Minor: Mathematics

Email: bhjones@pugetsound.edu

Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

N/A

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Thursday: 10:30-11:30am Howarth 114 E or F

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Branson Jones

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Transfer Student Peer Advisor (Fall)

Name: Iris Manring (they/them)

Senior

Major: Psychology

Minor: Studio Art

Email: imanring@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Bell

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 12:00-1:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Tuesday: 12:00-1:00pm SUB

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Iris Manring Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Transfer Student Peer Advisor (Spring)

Name: Sara Ponsioen (she/her)

Junior

Majors: Spanish, EPDM

Email: sponsioen@pugetsound.edu

Biography coming soon!
Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Bell

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

TBD

TBD

PA PHOTO

Sara Ponsioen Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Charlotte Saxton (she/her) 

Junior

Major: French 

Minor: Bioethics

Email: csaxton@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Hutchinson 

Utrata

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Thursday: 2:00-3:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 1:00-2:00pm Oppenheimer Café

PA PHOTO

Charlotte Saxton Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Deantae Daley (he/him)

Sophomore

Major: Business Leadership Program

Email: ddaley@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Brody

O’Neil

Simms

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 10:00-11:00am Howarth 114 E or F

Tuesday: 4:00-5:00pm Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Deantae Daley Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Dora Williams (she/her)

Junior

Major: Mathematics

Minors: Education, CLJ

Email: dfwilliams@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Brown 

Erzen

Weinstein

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 9:10-10:00am Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 9:00-10:00am Oppenheimer Café

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Dora Willilams Headshot

 

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Elizabeth Matsumoto (she/her)

Senior

Major: Business Leadership Program 

Minor: International Political Economy

Email: ematsumoto@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Behling

Li 

Liao

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 4:00-5:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Tuesday: 3:00-4:00pm Diversions Café

 

PA PHOTO

Elizabeth Matsumoto Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Emma Smith (she/her)

Senior

Major: Theatre Arts 

Minors: International Political Economy, Asian Studies

Email: ecatherinesmith@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Leuchtenberger

Nunn

Woods, Wind

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 9:00-10:00am Howarth 114 E or F

Tuesday: 2:00-3:00pm Oppenheimer Café

PA PHOTO

Emma Smith Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Erin Wilson (she/her)

Senior

Major: Exercise Science

Minor: French

Email: ewilson@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Erving

Tollefson

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 1:00-2:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 2:00-3:00pm Diversions Café

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Erin Wilson Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Gianna Friendy (she/her)

Junior

Major: Psychology

Minor: Education

Email: gfriendy@pugetsound.edu 

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

McCullen

Stockdale

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Thursday: 1:00-2:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Monday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Gianna Friendy Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Grace Farrell (she/her) 

Sophomore

Major: Psychology

Minor: Politics & Government 

Email: gfarrell@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Ferrari

Valentine

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 1:00-2:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Grace Farrell Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Julia Meyers (she/her)

Senior

Major: Exercise Science

Minor:  Neuro Bioethics

Email: jgmeyers@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Lago-Grana 

Mifflin

Worland

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Thursday: 8:00-9:00am Howarth 114 E or F

Tuesday: 12:30-1:30pm Oppenheimer Café

PA PHOTO

Julia Meyers Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Kylie Sullivan (she/her)

Junior

Major: Business Leadership Program 

Minors: Mathematics, Education 

Email: kmsullivan@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Matthews

Milam

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 11:00am-12:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Wednesday: 11:00am-12:00pm Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Kylie Sullivan Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Max Orr (they/them)

Sophomore

Majors: Art History, History

Minor: French

Email: morr@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Hirsch

Tracy Hale

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Monday: 2:00-3:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Wednesday: 1:00-2:00pm Oppenheimer Café 

PA PHOTO

Max Orr Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Nima Taherzadeh (he/him)

Senior

Major: Natural Science 

Minor: Education

Email: ntaherzadeh@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Chambers

Chiu

Madlung

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 11:00am-12:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 2:00-3:00pm Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Nima Taherzadeh Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Sofia Colvin (she/her/they/them)

Sophomore

Major: Biology 

Email: scolvin@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Fisher

Hannaford 

Imbrigotta

 

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 4:00-5:00pm Howarth 114 E or F

Friday: 2:00-3:00pm Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Sofia Colvin Headshot

PEER ADVISOR NaME; Pronouns

Year

Major/Minor

Email

Name: Valeria Jacobo-Guzman (she/her) 

Senior 

Major: Latina/o Studies, Economics

Email: vjacoboguzman@pugetsound.edu

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Faculty Advisors/ Advising class

Advisors:

Gomez 

Lanctot

Rajbhandari

Sp24 OFFICE HOURS Time/Location/Link

Office Hours:

Friday: 2:00-3:00pm Howarth 114 E or F
 

Wednesday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Café

PA PHOTO

Valeria Jacobo-Guzman Headshot