Writing Center

Marigold Stratford

Faculty Tutor and Multilingual Specialist Marigold Stratford (they/them) works closely with many multilingual students. Marigold received their B.A. in French Studies with a minor in Russian studies and certificate in translation from American University, and their MFA in Creative Writing from University of Arkansas. They have taught English language and academic writing to multilingual students in Washington D.C.; Baku, Azerbaijan; Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Ales, France. They bring a passion for language, literature, and linguistic justice to their work at the Writing Center.

Anjali Agarwal '27

Major: Political Science and Growth and Structure of Cities
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts

Anjali Agarwal '27 (she/her) is a prospective political science and Growth and Structure of Cities major and Economics minor from Lexington, Massachusetts. On campus, Anjali is a part of many student groups such as the Jewish Student Union and Students for Reproductive Health, and she works in the Race and Ethnicity Education and Institutional, Diversity, Equity, and Access offices. Anjali has worked with the CPGC for a summer internship and has also done research on campus. She strives to make academic success at a college level reachable and accessible for every Haverford student, and hopes to meet students who come to the Writing Center wherever they’re at! In her free time, she can be found watching hockey, practicing guitar, and listening to 90s rock music.

Willy Aguilar Montenegro ‘25

Major: Political Science
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Willy (he/him) is a political science major raised in Los Angeles, California. According to his parents, his interest in political science has coursed through him since he was young; anecdotes of him belting campaign songs on public buses in his birth country of El Salvador fill the familial canon. If he is not watching YouTube videos analyzing the British vlogger invasion of the early 2010’s, he is either working at the President’s Office, interning at the Admissions Office, serving as a teaching assistant in the political science department, or whining to his friends about the East Coast’s lack of In-N-Out. Willy is talkative to a fault, both in English and in Spanish, the latter his native tongue, so be prepared to converse vigorously both inside and outside of appointments.

Ayooluwa Akinkunmi ‘25

Major: Biology
Minor: Religion
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Ayo (she/her) is a biology major with a religion minor from Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys reading books, listening to R&B music and NBA podcasts, writing poetry, and walking aimlessly. On campus, you can find her working in the library and the OAR or just taking a break on the swings. While Ayo is focused on biology and religion, she is excited to read and discuss writing from all disciplines and interests. She looks forward to getting to know you and working with you on your various writing projects, no matter the state they are in, and hopes to make the writing process a little less anxiety-inducing and perhaps even fun.

Maura Baker ‘27

Major: Political Science
Hometown: Montclair, NJ

Maura (she/her) is a prospective political science major from Montclair, NJ. She loves watching Broadway musicals, going for walks, playing video games, and writing poetry. Outside of the Writing Center, Maura participates in the Haverford Debate Union, Moot Court, and the Tri-Co Law Review. She’s also a Residential Community Advisor (RCA). Maura is so excited to collaborate with you on your writing in any discipline, assignment type, and stage of the writing process.

Orly Berkowitz-Henkin ‘26

Major: Religion
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Orly (she/her) is a religion major from Brooklyn, New York. Outside of the Writing Center, she is on the leadership committee of FAB and co-runs Haverford's poetry club and poetry magazine, The Coterie. She loves baking, knitting, exploring new towns/cities, and going to baseball games. She loves all kinds of humanities writing, especially creative writing and literary analysis. She is looking forward to helping you at any step of the way in your writing projects.

Bailey Bowman ‘25

Major: Political Science and English
Hometown: Warsaw, OH

Bailey (she/her) is a double major in political science and English. In addition to working as a Writing Center tutor, Bailey works as a library liaison, so she can consistently be found within the walls of Lutnick. Outside of these activities, she is passionate about thrifting, making silly TikToks that gain no traction online, crocheting, and yoga. Bailey will always take an opportunity to talk about her pets (Kai, Morty, and Baby G), Bo Burnham, or Renaissance poetry. She has experience with theoretical English texts and with a range of poetry, political theory, philosophy, and gender and sexuality studies courses. This past summer Bailey also worked as a communications intern through a CPGC Fellowship with an organization named FairVote. Bailey is super excited to learn more about your interests and assist you in whatever stage of the writing process you find yourself in! :)

Isabelle Buchanan '25

Major: Psychology
Minor: Religion
Hometown: Holyoke, MA

Isabelle (she/her) is a psychology major and religion minor from Holyoke, Massachusetts. She loves watching old movies, taking photographs, practicing yoga, and trying her hand at new kinds of arts and crafts. On campus, you can find her on the Nature Trail or in her kitchen baking (usually banana bread). Isabelle especially loves the humanities and social sciences, but she’s excited to work on your writing with you, no matter the subject.

Erica Cooper ‘26

Major: English
Minor: Classics and Creative Writing
Hometown: San Francisco, California

Erica (she/her) is an English major with minors in Classics and Creative Writing. She grew up in San Francisco, California, and remains constantly surprised by East Coast seasons. Outside of the Writing Center, she is on the editorial board of Milkweed, Haverford’s literary magazine, and is a member of Inclusive Lifting Club. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading fantasy novels, and creating hyper-specific playlists inspired by fictional characters. She is excited to work with you on any and all projects you bring to the Writing Center! Erica will be studying abroad in the Spring of 2025.

Adriana Cruz ‘27

Major: English and Comparative Literature
Hometown: Cataño, Puerto Rico

Adriana (she/her) is a prospective English major (or Comparative Literature, depending on the hour) from Cataño, Puerto Rico. She is a secretary for ALAS and an opinion writer for the Bi-College News as well as a member of the women’s track team. In her free time, she loves to bake, go to the movies, find new TV shows (some of her favorites are The Other Two, The Bear, and Fleabag), and go into Philly for live music. She is excited to help anyone during their writing process for papers in either English or Spanish!

Alexa David-Lang '27

Major: Environmental Studies and Anthropology
Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Alexa (they/he) is a prospective Environmental Studies or anthropology major and Gender and Sexuality Studies minor from Brooklyn, NY. Outside of the Writing Center, probably a solid 80% of their time is spent working as a board member for Students for Reproductive Health. Alexa enjoys reading, listening to music, and spending exorbitant amounts of money at the Ardmore thrift stores. He is looking forward to working with you on any type of writing and is a massive grammar fiend if you're looking for help with that as well!

Ellie Esterowitz '25

Major: English
Minor: Philosophy
Hometown: Rockville, MD

Ellie Esterowitz (she/her) is a senior English major and philosophy minor from Rockville, Maryland. She's an English major and philosophy minor who does a lot of freelance photography, particularly for the Hurford Center and Womens' Tennis Team. She loves music and movies and intersections of the two, considering herself a soundtrack connoisseur.

Ben Fligelman ‘26

Major: Religion
Hometown: Redding, Connecticut

Ben Fligelman (he/him) is a hat-loving religion major who hails from the charming rural hamlet of Redding, Connecticut. You’re most likely to find him in the Gest Center attending to his tomes, but he can also be spotted wandering the campus in the wee hours of the morning on an “evening constitutional” or combing through library stacks — particularly the “BL” section (religion and the philosophy of religion). Ben is also co-head of the Haverford Debate Union, a member of the Mock Trial Team, and (somehow) the junior class representative to the Board of Managers. Ben would be delighted to whimsically waltz into whatever writing assignment strikes your fancy, be it an unvarnished masterpiece or just the unvarnished page.

Gia Frank '27

Major: Psychology
Minor: Educational Studies & History
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Gia (she/her) is a psychology major with a double minor in educational studies and history. You can find her in the library cafe, at monthly Lit House meetings, or playing volleyball with her teammates in the GIAC. Gia works as a nanny for two families off campus and has a special affinity for animals and kids. In her free time, she enjoys reading, petting random dogs around campus, listening to music (her favorite artists are Phoebe Bridgers and Alanis Morrisset), and trying different coffee shops in the Ardmore area. Gia enjoys working on any part of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, and editing. She particularly enjoys history and English papers but is happy to help with any discipline, ranging from the humanities to the sciences. She looks forward to hearing your wonderful ideas and addressing any questions or concerns you may have to make the writing process less stressful!

Sophia Furman '26

Majors: Chemistry and French
Hometown: Ambler, PA

Sophia (she/her) is a double major in chemistry and French. In addition to working at the Writing Center, she is a member of the Pre-Health Society Board and the women's cross country and track team. Some of her favorite pastimes include reading fantasy books, walking in nature, and making beaded bracelets. She looks forward to helping her peers navigate the writing process at any stage and in any discipline.

Noa Gilbert ‘27

Major: Political Science and Growth and Structure of Cities
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Noa (any pronouns) is a prospective political science and Growth and Structure of Cities double major, originally from Omaha, Nebraska. Noa's favorite activities include baking challah for JSU, climbing with the climbing club, writing snail mail, and spending time with trees. They are excited to work with writing from all subjects.

Sakina Gulamhusein ‘25

Major: Neuroscience and Environmental Studies
Hometown: Queens, NY

Sakina (she/her) is a proud New Yorker. She is majoring in Neuroscience and Environmental Studies, mostly because she is indecisive. You can find her hunched over her iPad drawing squirrel comics or decorating the OAR. Sakina is also a Chesick Scholar and a Reproductive Health Peer Mentor. Although writing can be a cumbersome process for Sakina, she loves editing. As a peer tutor, she enjoys brainstorming ideas with students and having them leave a tutoring session feeling more confident. In her downtime, she will be sleeping for an ungodly amount of time or will lie in bed scrolling through Webtoons or Instagram Reels. On the rare occasions that she has energy, she enjoys crocheting, painting, getting lost in the city, reading, and FaceTiming her pet sun conure (aka her daughter), Pumpkin.

Valerie Heredia-Piñeiro '25

Major: Psychology and Neuroscience
Minor: French
Hometown: Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

Valerie is a psychology and neuroscience major from Puerto Rico. She loves language learning and literature, and she hopes to explore the cognitive processes involved in language acquisition. Outside the Writing Center, you can find her working at the Nest, singing a capella, and going to ALAS activities. She is also a proud Padín Scholar and Chesick Scholar. In her free time, she enjoys drawing and painting, reading books, and picnicking with her friends. Valerie welcomes papers in Spanish and is proficient in French as well. She is super excited to get to know and work with you!

Emmett Huiskamp ‘25

Major: English and Fine Arts
Hometown: Mansfield, MA

Emmett (he/him) is an English and Fine Arts double major with a concentration in printmaking. He loves music, creative writing and anything ever written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. You can find him in the print studio, out and about hanging posters for the next Lit House, or in the Lutnick Dungeon writing his approximately one article a year for The Consensus. He is also inexplicably the Head, Founder, and Fearless Leader of Haverford's Third Amendment Protection Club (the one about quartering troops). Send him your work in the humanities, creative writing, or anything else you’d like to discuss!

Zoe Karp ‘26

Major: English
Minor: Education Studies, Classical Culture and Society
Hometown: New York, NY

Zoe (she/her) is an English major and an Education Studies and Classical Culture and Society minor from New York City. She loves reading (her favorite book is Little Women), cooking and baking (her favorite food is soft pretzels), binging TV (her favorite show is New Girl), and crocheting. On campus, you can find her singing with the Oxford Blues, working as a Peer Mentor for Students for Reproductive Justice, or taking walks around the nature trail. She is so excited to work with you on your writing! Zoe is studying abroad in spring 2025 (either in Dublin or Copenhagen, she’s still making up her mind).

Irene Kim '26

Major: Political Science
Minor: Neuroscience
Hometown: Boston, MA / Cheonan, South Korea

Irene (she/her) is a Political Science major and Neuroscience minor. Out of the many places she's lived, she considers Boston and Cheonan home. Her experiences growing up in both settings shape her appreciation for multiculturalism and multilingualism (fluent in Korean) and interest in understanding the connection between public policy, education, and language. Outside of the Writing Center, she enjoys creating welcoming spaces through the Pan Asian Resource Center, Affinity Group Coalition, Student Council, and Customs. She loves cooking, listening to music, everything matcha flavored, and Ghibli films. Irene hopes to make the writing process less stressful and is happy to provide any support across humanities and social science disciplines!

Skyler Kim-Schellinger ‘26

Majors: Environmental Studies and Fine Arts
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Skyler (she/her) is a Environmental Studies and Fine Arts major born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her favorite punctuation marks are em-dashes and semicolons; she might overuse them to a fault. She loves making art things in all sorts of mediums, rewatching Ghibli movies (especially Nausicaä - she's a proud owner of the manga set), hiking, backpacking & camping, and obsessively overplaying the same songs (currently America has a problem ft. Kendrick). This summer she received a research stipend from the Environmental Studies department. Skyler would love to help you work through whatever you need in your writing process, whether that be big picture ideas or the nitty gritty details.

Tiffany Lan '26

Major: Philosophy
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Millburn, NJ

Tiffany (she/her) is a philosophy major with a Health Studies minor. On the pre-med track and familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, she is fascinated by the different frameworks through which we understand the human body, illness, and healing. She also enjoys art, dance, reading, and bird-watching. Passionate about the intersection of her interests with her larger community, Tiffany serves on the teaching board of Mei (the bi-co Chinese dance club) and is the graphic designer for GCC (Global China Connection). Regarding writing, she especially loves literary analysis and philosophical essays. That said, she adores intellectual play with ideas and would love to collaborate on writing for any subject.

Ingrid Layman ‘27

Major: English
Hometown: Vienna, VA

Ingrid (she/her) is a prospective English major from Northern Virginia but grew up internationally. She loves contemporary Irish literature, traditional American music, and lemon poppyseed muffins. In addition to being a Writing Center tutor, she works as the Library Associate at the GRASE Center. Off campus, she loves going to concerts and spending hours in a good bookstore. Ingrid looks forward to working with you on your writing!

Jesse Lim ‘26

Major: Chemistry
Minor: Biochemistry, Math
Hometown: Seongnam, Korea

Jesse (he/him) has a penchant for anything related to portraiture, tissue engineering, or rotund birds. His interest in regenerative medicine has led him to work under Prof. Whalen as a KINSC Summer Scholar to research viral endocytic trafficking. While he leans more towards scientific writing and English literary analyses, he is more than happy to look over writing for all sorts of disciplines. Outside of the Whalen Lab, he is an avid viewer of anime films and a fervid artist of half-finished portraits. Through his tutoring position, he hopes not only to share his writing experience but also to learn more about what it takes to produce structured yet varied written work.

Sofia Malaspina ‘26

Major: Neuroscience
Major: Health Studies and Spanish
Hometown: Montclair, NJ

Sofia (she/her) is a Neuroscience major and Health Studies minor from Montclair, New Jersey. On campus, Sofia enjoys conducting research in a biology lab and working as the Features Editor for The Clerk. In her free time, Sofia likes hiking, baking, and practicing yoga. When off campus, Sofia can be found visiting overpriced cafes and art museums. She is excited to help students create more efficient and rewarding writing habits and become confident writers. Sofia is studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark in fall 2024.

Santiago Melendez ‘27

Major: Political Science
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Santiago (he/him) is a prospective political science major who was born in New Orleans and raised in Austin, Texas before he moved to Philadelphia. In addition to working at the Writing Center, he works for the Haverford Libraries in Access and Collections Services. When he finds free time, he enjoys watching baseball with his parents and exploring the public transit networks of the Mid-Atlantic, reveling in the fact that SEPTA is much better than anything in the Austin area. On the writing side, he finds joy in putting clear words on paper while constantly improving his and others’ abilities to do so. Therefore, even though his interests lie in the humanities and social sciences, he is happy to work on any writing at any stage of the process.

Olivia Mentz '25

Major: English
Hometown: Branford, CT

Olivia (she/her) is an English major concentrating in creative writing and following the pre-med track. In addition to reading and writing, Olivia loves playing with her two corgis and watching movies with friends. She is also a soccer and basketball fan. She is from Branford, Connecticut, and lives right by the beach. Olivia loves creative writing, and has written many short stories, along with pieces on disability advocacy. She is a member of DASH and hopes to improve the medical system from within as a doctor. On campus, she’s involved equally in the sciences and humanities, and so is happy to read writing of any kind.

Fatema Mun ‘25

Major: Political Science
Minor: Comparative Literature
Hometown: West Chester, PA

Fatema Mun (she/her) is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Comparative Literature in English and Spanish. Outside of the Writing Center, she’s also involved with the Hurford Center and the WHRC. While Fatema loves to travel and see new places, she can also give you great recommendations for things to do around Philly! Besides being a self-proclaimed Philly expert, she also loves baking, graphic design, and getting coffee at Green Engine. Fatema is excited to help you wherever you are in your writing process, especially in humanities and social sciences! She especially enjoys research and would love to help with your research paper, whether in political science or any other discipline. Fatema has interned through the Hurford Center and the CCPA in the past and can help you with applications as well!

Umika Pathak '25

Major: English
Hometown: Falls Church, VA

Umika (she/her) is an English major. Other than writing, she loves limited series, Pilot V7 rolling ball pens in black ink, memoirs, the game Taboo, and Fentimans rose lemonade. She can be found working on the Hurford Center’s “patch work” journal, which publishes student art and scholarship (@patch_workjournal), co-heading the WHRC radio, or baking up a storm for her roommates in their apartment. Literary analysis is her favorite kind of writing to work on, but she is well-versed in many kinds of writing, including science writing. She’s looking forward to meeting you where you are in this difficult but rewarding process.

Lulu Potter ‘26

Major: Philosophy
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Phoenicia, New York

Lulu (any pronouns) is a philosophy major and Health Studies minor from upstate New York. Lulu enjoys reading and talking about continental philosophy and feminist/queer theory. Lulu can often be found doodling in class and sometimes be found working on surreal and macabre paintings. Lulu has been a CPGC fellow twice, working this past summer in Moshi, Tanzania on a mental health intervention for youths living with HIV. Lulu writes, edits and illustrates for JOLT magazine about the relationship between the natural and social sciences. Lulu enjoys helping others come up with arguments and edit for coherence and conciseness. Lulu plans to study abroad in Galway, Ireland in spring 2025.

Claire Reisberg '27

Major: English
Minor: Growth and Structure of Cities
Concentration: Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Hometown: New York City

Claire (she/her) is a prospective English major, with a minor in Growth and Structure of Cities, a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights, and whatever else she can manage to fit in there. She loves reading (especially the random books they give away for free in Stokes), swimming (whenever she manages the trek to Bryn Mawr), and lying in the grass listening to music (often the same song over and over again). Outside of the Writing Center, you can find Claire gardening at the HaverFarm, reading your poetry as an editor of The Coterie, endlessly looking through the Constitution as a StuCo Co-Librarian, or escaping campus to go on hikes with the Outdoors Club. She is excited to help you with papers and writing from all disciplines at any stage of the process in English or elementary Spanish.

Michaela Richter '25

Major: Linguistics and Political Science
Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Michaela (she/her) is a double major in linguistics and political science. She is passionate about exploring the intersection between the two disciplines through proactive policy for language reclamation and revitalization. She calls San Francisco, California home and will never lose her fondness for the fog and the ocean. Michaela has received funding from the CPGC twice, and she looks forward to helping you with both academic work and applications!

Maia Roark ‘25

Major: History
Minor: Fine Arts, Art History, and Spanish
Hometown: Nashville, TN

Maia Roark (she/her) is a history major who can't pick a lane and is minoring in Fine Arts and Spanish. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Maia is happy to regale you with odd facts about Music City but wants you to know that she does not like country music (except for Johnny Cash). When she's not writing for The Consensus or playing badminton, Maia enjoys reading (hence her residency in Lit House), knitting, watching SNL, and melting chocolate chips late at night so she can make chocolate-covered strawberries. As someone who had a writing partner her first year, Maia knows what it's like to be frustrated or confused with an essay and is eager to help you work through your assignments. Maia has also received internship funding from the Hurford Center and is happy to look over applications.

Kate Robbins '25

Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Kate (she/her) is a neuroscience major and Health Studies minor from Chicago. Outside of the writing center, Kate gives tours with Admissions and is a member of Best Buddies and DASH. She also loves poetry, creating (and eating!) baked goods, and going to concerts in Philly. Having worked in her high school’s writing center as both a mentee and a mentor, Kate knows what it’s like to struggle with writing. She’s excited to help her peers feel more confident in expressing their ideas, no matter where they happen to be in the writing process.

Camila Rosario '26

Major: Political Science
Minor: Mathematics
Concentration: Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Hometown: Manhattan, NY

Camila (she/her) is a political science major who enjoys playing the piano and listening to all kinds of music, as well as going to the gym and playing sports with friends. She hopes to go to law school and to work in international law and human rights. Camila grew up in NYC, but her mom is from Colombia and her dad is from Puerto Rico so she speaks Spanish at home and always travels to Colombia over the summer. She will be doing a CPGC funded fellowship in Guatemala this summer with Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo. Camila hopes to study abroad in Madrid or Barcelona, Spain next year in her spring semester!

Emma Scharff ‘25

Major: English
Minor: Comparative Literature
Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Emma (she/her) is an English major from Bethesda, Maryland. She loves poetry, especially Mary Oliver’s, the movie Juno (she’s seen it 9 times), Cat Stevens, and salmon-avocado rolls from OSushi in Ardmore. When she’s not in the Writing Center, you can find Emma playing ultimate frisbee on Duck Pond Field with the Sneetches, making linocut prints, or reading in her hammock. She loves all kinds of writing in the humanities and social sciences, but especially enjoys working on literary analysis and creative writing. She is excited to work with you on your writing in English or Spanish, no matter where you are in the process.

Jessica Schott-Rosenfield ‘26

Major: English
Minor: Classics
Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Jessica Schott-Rosenfield (she/her) is an English and Classics double major with a minor in Religion. She has been known to write poetry and flash fiction, and after attending an arts high school she is especially interested in the creative work of her fellow students — but of course she also has a zeal for crafting the perfect scholarly sentence. Outside the Writing Center, you can find her at the Bi-College News office disseminating trustworthy journalism to the masses, or lending a hand to the Committee for Environmental Responsibility. Last summer she was a CPGC fellow working with Voice of Witness, and she is happy to help with internship applications. Her hobbies include finding the odd cheap concert in Philly, thrifting, and reclining on a patch of grass with a book and a playlist. She looks forward to working with you on any and all writing projects.

Elana Sewell-Grossman ‘26

Major: History
Minor: Education
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Elana (she/her) is a history major and education minor from Brooklyn, New York. Outside of the Writing Center, she works as a Customs leader and does fieldwork in Philadelphia schools. Elana loves playing board games with friends, watching TV shows she’s already seen, exploring new thrift stores, and endlessly re-decorating her dorm room. She looks forward to working with you on writing pieces in any discipline and at any stage in the writing process.

Alexandra Stevens ‘25

Major: History
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Alexandra (she/her) is a senior history major from Brooklyn. Her academic interests focus on Latin American studies and land. She also is a Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellow. In her free time she likes to dance, cook, go on walks with friends, and listen to music. She welcomes papers from all disciplines and looks forward to learning from your work!

Aysha Syeda ‘26

Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Carteret, NJ

Aysha Syeda (she/her) is from a small town called Carteret in New Jersey. She is on the pre-med track and a PASS scholar. When she is not at Lutnick Library or the biology lab, she can be found in the GIAC playing badminton or practicing henna. She is currently interested in exploring the social determinants of health and understanding how to overcome barriers to healthcare. Also, she plans to learn how to cook this year! She is excited to discuss/vent about any stage in the writing process. She is also happy to speak with you in Urdu or Hindi.

Grace Tarry ‘25

Major: Anthropology & Sociology
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Grace (she/her) is a double major in anthropology and sociology, with a minor in Health Studies. Juggling all that, she totally gets how it feels to need some help at the Writing Center, and she's always ready to lend a hand in any way she can. She hails from Brooklyn, NY, and when not in the Writing Center she enjoys binge-watching bad movies and getting lost in audiobooks or podcasts. If you spot her strolling around campus, chances are she's rocking her headphones and deep in her own little world. While she's a true introvert at heart, Grace is super eager to meet new students through the Writing Center and be part of their campus experience.

Rebecca Voss ‘26

Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Lexington, MA

Rebecca (she/her) grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts before attending boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. She is a neuroscience major on the premed track, and she hopes to minor in either English or French. When she is not in the Writing Center, Rebecca loves to play on the women's club soccer team and take long walks around campus with friends. Over her breaks, she works towards her goal of hiking all the 4,000 footers in New England. Rebecca especially enjoys working on analytical essays, but is more than happy to look over any type of paper, in either English or French. She is so excited to read your writing, and help you create something amazing

Wendy Wang '25

Major: Linguistics
Minor: Psychology and East Asian Languages and Cultures
Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Wendy (she/her) is a linguistics major with double minors in psychology and EALC. She was born in China and moved to Bethesda, MD during elementary school. At home she speaks Mandarin with her family. Wendy loves reading during her free time and is always looking for book recommendations to add to her reading list. She also enjoys getting an assortment of snacks from Maido, and creating lists with her friends (whether it’s movies to watch, places to go, or crazy things she’ll probably never attempt). Wendy is looking forward to reading all kinds of writing from different disciplines. She cannot wait to hear all your amazing and creative ideas, work with you during different stages of the writing process, and get to know and learn from you.

Yuriko Zhang ‘25

Major: Anthropology
Minor: Asian American Studies
Hometown: Queens, NY

Yuriko (she/her) is an anthropology major with a minor in Asian American Studies. Her experiences being born and raised as an ABC (American Born Chinese) in the beautiful Flushing (Chinatown) of Queens, NYC shape her deep passion for the AAPI and larger BIPOC community, which shows up in her work with the Pan Asian Resource Center, the Affinity Group Coalition, and the Office of Race and Ethnicity Education. Outside of the Writing Center, she enjoys creating safe spaces for and mentoring other FGLI students as a Chesick FLI SL, as well as advocating for the student body as the StuCo Senior Board of Managers Representative. Additionally, Yuriko is a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow. She loves drawing, singing, painting, going to the gym, tarot reading, and making stir fry in the DC. Yuriko is happy to connect with you, collaborate on papers from all disciplines, and answer any questions about anything and everything at Haverford.

Mary Zhou ‘25

Major: Biology
Minor: Health Studies
Hometown: Vorhees, NJ

Mary Zhou is a sophomore from Voorhees, NJ and an aspiring biology major and Health Studies minor on the pre-med track. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, but she is still improving upon her reading and writing skills. In her free time, she loves immersing herself in high fantasy, historical fiction, thrillers, or a leather-bound classic. She also enjoys listening to music; currently on her Spotify most-played are Kings of Leon, Twice, Roosevelt, Dua Lipa, and Doja Cat. Having had experience across a wide variety of writing styles and assignments, she is eager to help her fellow students perfect any writing pieces they have, ranging from cover letters to lab reports.