Meet the Orientation Staff
Our student orientation staff members are excited to welcome to you to campus! The students highlighted below are part of our New Student Orientation (NSO) team. Every new student, whether they participate in NSO in person or virtually, is assigned an Orientation Leader who will guide them through orientation and provide support throughout the summer.
The 2023 Orientation team is featured below!
If you have any questions before meeting your Orientation Leader, please reach out to us at orientation@wit.edu or 617-989-4702.
Orientation Coordinators
Sindi Bendo
Orientation Coordinator
Email: bendos@wit.edu
Class of: BSM '22 and Master's in Project Management '23
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Former President of Wentworth Student Government, Vice-President of the Student Association of Management, and Orientation Leader/Assistant
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I have found community at Wentworth in not only clubs but also getting to know the staff in all the departments as well as my professors.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The Quad is my favorite spot especially in the summer semester!
What is your favorite part about orientation?
My favorite part about orientation is creating a mini family with the students and staff and getting to meet new people!
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I am originally from Albania which is a small country in Europe and I speak Albanian!
A piece of advice I have for new students is:
Make the most out of every opportunity offered as you never know where it could lead to in the next 4 years.
Jason Levreault
Orientation Coordinator
Email: levreaultj1@wit.edu
Class of: 2024
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Wentworth club rugby team treasurer/recruiter, Former Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Other OLs, the staff, classmates, teammates.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot is either Beatty or the Quad!
What is your favorite part about orientation?
My favorite part about orientation is being able to help new students meet other people in the same spot as they are in.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I don't like chocolate.
A piece of advice I have for new students is:
Get involved and enjoy college, best four years of your life.
Carla Reyes
Orientation Coordinator
Email: reyescastilloc@wit.edu
Class of: 2023
Major: Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering Concentration
Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Involvement on campus: President and Co-Founder of the Wentworth International Student Association, Admissions Ambassador Coordinator, member of Wentworth Student Government and Student Association of Management, Former Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I have found community at Wentworth through the various clubs I am involved and with the international student community at Wentworth.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is by far the Library (mezzanine area). FYI: it has lots of comfy seats!
What is your favorite part about orientation?
Best part of orientation is that you get to meet a lot of people that you then call friends.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
My favorite hobby is baking!
A piece of advice I have for new students is:
Get involved! That’s the best way to meet new people and feel part of the community.
Isaiah Simpson
Orientation Coordinator
Email: simpsoni1@wit.edu
Class of: 2023
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York and Port St. Lucie, Florida
Involvement on campus: WIRE, WIT Asian Student Association, WIT IEEE, WIT Ultimate, Former Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Center for Diversity and Social Justice, Center for Student Life, Center of Wellness, ASA.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot is Beatty or the Quad!
What is your favorite part about orientation?
Being a part of the leadership community.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I like making music (Tikiven on all streaming platforms)
A piece of advice I have for new students is:
Take care of yourself, inside and outside of the classroom.
Orientation Leaders
Katerina Alexandrou
Orientation Leader
Email: Alexandrouk@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Windham, New Hampshire
Involvement on campus: ASCE (secretary), Women at Wentworth club, Womens phone-a-thon
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
On-campus housing on my floor with fellow girls and Community Advisor.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is the CEIS 4th Floor.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I was baptized in Greece.
Peter Barrett
Orientation Leader
Email: barrettp@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Electromechanical Engineering
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I found great community in the NSBE club as well as common folk in the library.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Library study room 8.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love to play guitar and piano.
Condoleezza Coleman
Orientation Leader
Email: colemanc5@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Architecture
Hometown: Bloomfield, Connecticut
Involvement on campus: WASU, WAC, Sustainability club, Women's Council, NSBE
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Studio and Center for Diversity.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Studio
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love good food.
Alejandrina Estrada
Orientation Leader
Email: estradaa4@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Architecture
Hometown: Allston, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Leopard Line and WITSS
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I've found lots of support from the students within my major and my neighbors in the dorm halls regardless of whether we are close or not. I've also gotten support from the Center of Wellness and my Advisor.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Library Study Rooms.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love to play volleyball and do fun little crafts of all sorts!
Andressa Gomes
Orientation Leader
Email: gomesa6@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Architecture
Hometown: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Orientation Leader.
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
My community would be my fellow classmates in my Architecture studio. we spend a lot of time together working on our projects.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
I really love the library space. It's a great and calm environment to be in.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
My favorite hobby would b music. Playing the piano or guitar always helps me get through stressful times.
Carlos Gutierrez Leon
Orientation Assistant
Email: mailto:gutierrezleong@wit.edu
Class of: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Guttenberg, New Jersey
Involvement on campus: Community Advisor for Baker Hall
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Diversity and identity based clubs.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is the Accelerate MakerSpace.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
Making little clay sculptures is my hobby .
Matthew McCann
Orientation Leader
Email: mccannm2@wit.edu
Class of: 2025
Major: Industrial Design
Hometown: Rutland, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I have found a great community in general within the Industrial Design program and the professors within it.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The quad.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love photography!
Jenna Poliansky
Orientation Leader
Email: polianskyj@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Brookline, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I've met a lot of people through the library and have found support through the student help center.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The library study rooms.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
My favorite hobby is reading.
Malik Ruffin
Orientation Leader
Email: ruffinm@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: NSBE, Wentworth event Board
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Doormates.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Tent behind the quad.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I make video games.
Reymond Sanchez
Orientation Leader
Email: sanchezr1@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Framingham, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Primary in the library. After my classes, I would go to the library where I found a great group if people.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The Library.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love to program video games.
Khunnary Thach
Orientation Leader
Email: thachk@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Admissions Ambassador, Stem Ambassador, Honors Cohort, and Biomedical Lab Assistant.
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
In the Biomedical Labs, I've met a lot of people that are so nice/generous and always willing to help.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences (CEIS) building.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love tennis.
Malik Thomas
Orientation Leader
Email: thomasm13@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Information Systems
Hometown: Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I found my community from RAMP and the CLP supports me academically and mentally.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
FitRec (Gym).
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I'm a Lakers fan.
Kaleigh West
Orientation Leader
Email: westk@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Weymouth, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Admissions Ambassador, and Wentworth Track and Field
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I found support from other women in my major as well as the multiple groups I'm involved in on campus.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The library.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love drawing and painting pictures of the places I've traveled to.
Amanda Williams
Orientation Leader
Email: williamsa29@wit.edu
Class of: 2025
Major: Interior Design
Hometown: Brockton, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Orientation Leader
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Through the friends I made during my freshman orientation! We've grown to be incredibly close and I've met other awesome people through them!
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot is definitely my studio space. I have my own spot to do my work and decorate it however I want.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I am technically allergic to apples, but I eat them anyways!
Orientation Assistants
Nakeeya Douglas
Orientation Assistant
Email: douglasn1@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Brockton, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: ASCE and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
The success studio and advisors have been a great support at Wentworth when coming to my endeavors.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The Library is definitely my favorite spot.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
Since I'm a Percussionist i'd say that my favorite hobby is playing the drums and just vibing to a song.
Vincent Hua
Orientation Assistant
Email: huav1@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Involvement on campus: Asian Student Association
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
Through the Asian Student Association Club.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Center for Engineering, Innovation and Science (CEIS) building.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
I love going to the gym.
Maggie Stahl
Orientation Assistant
Email: stahlm@wit.edu
Class of: 2026
Major: Architecture
Hometown: Westerly, Rhode Island
Involvement on campus: Honors Cohort, Women's Rugby, Wentworth Architecture Club
Where have you found community and/or support at Wentworth?
I have found community within the architecture department, the rugby team, and within my residence hall.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is the library patio or the courtyard between Baker and 610.
Share one fun fact about yourself or your favorite hobby:
My favorite hobby is art. I love making pottery and painting with watercolors.