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Meet the Her Campus Santa Clara Team!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SCU chapter.

Sydney Lee

HC Position: President & Publisher

Major: Marketing

Year: Senior

Residence Hall/Living: Flamingo

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Why did you decide to start Her Campus Santa Clara? Even though I’m a business major, I enjoy reading and writing in my free time. Sophomore year, my friend was telling me about her experience on Her Campus USF’s team, and I thought Her Campus would be something cool to bring here to SCU. I love how it’s this fun outlet for me but still keeps me connected to what’s going on in and around campus.

Who is your favorite superhero? Without a doubt, Batman. I’ve always found him intriguing.

What is your most embarrassing moment? Definitely too many to count! My sophomore year though, I was walking to Ike’s and ran into a pole because I was texting. Of course there had to be a ton of cars driving down The Alameda that most likely saw me.

Where is the most interesting place you’ve traveled to? So far, Amsterdam. The architecture gives the city such a quaint feel and all its museums and history are fascinating.

Natalie Kelly

HC Position: Editor-in-Chief 

Major: English

Year: Junior

Residence Hall/Living: Beach House (811 Alvisos)

Hometown: New Orleans, LA/Denver, CO

Who is your favorite superhero? Captain America. 

What do you like most about Santa Clara? How happy and friendly everyone is on campus.

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? All of my major scars are on the left side of my body, but I’ve only broken bones on the right.

Regina Fields

HC Position: Managing Editor

Major: Theatre and Religious Studies

Year: Senior

Residence Hall/Living: Off Campus

Hometown: Oakland, CA

What was your favorite vacation? My favorite vacation was when I went with Artists Striving to End Poverty to Nicaragua to teach theatre in a small village. 

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? I speak French!

Where do you see yourself after college? After college I definitely see myself pursuing theatre as an actress and hopefully starting my own company a decade or two from now! 

Katie Civgin

HC Position: Contributing Writer

Major: Political Science

Year: Junior

Residence Hall/Living: Sobrato

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Who is your favorite superhero? Batman.

Where was your favorite vacation? Monaco.

What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod? “Homecoming” by Kanye West.

Alyssa Feldsine

HC Position: Contributing Writer

Major: Psychology

Year: Freshman

Residence Hall/Living: Swig

Hometown: Seattle, WA

What do you like most about Santa Clara? I love the size of Santa Clara! I imagine it would be so easy to get caught up in the chaos of a big school. It is so nice that you can almost always find a familiar face wherever you go. 

What is your most embarrassing moment? I have so many embarrassing moments that I can’t decide which was the most mortifying; however, my most recent embarrassing moment was when I walked out of my room in my retainer and glasses to find my whole hall outside judging me. 

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? An interesting fact is that I can do the splits. 

Nick Granato

HC Position: Section Editor

Major: Marketing

Year: Senior  

Residence Hall/Living: Park Central Apartments

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

What do you like most about Santa Clara? The sunshine.

Who is your favorite superhero? Cat Woman.

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? One time I counted to a thousand. That’s as interesting as I get.

Kyra Heenan

HC Position: Section Editor

Major: Theatre and Communication

Year: Senior

Residence Hall/Living: Off Campus

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Who is your favorite superhero? Batman.

What is one thing you want to do before you graduate from Santa Clara? Swim in the Benson Fountain!

Where is the most interesting place you’ve traveled to? The Scottish Highlands—parts of Skyfall were filmed there, as well as scenes from the Harry Potter movies.

Victoria Juarez

HC Position: Features Writer

Major: Political Science

Year: Freshman

Residence Hall/Living: San Filippo

Hometown: Chino Hills, CA

What is one thing you want to do before you graduate? Before I graduate, I want to study abroad.

Who is your favorite superhero? Captain America.

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? I lived in Spain for 4 months!

Brittany Peters

HC Position: Contributing Writer

Major: Public Health

Year: Sophomore

Residence Hall/Living: Graham

Hometown: Vernon Hills, IL (Chicagoland area)

Who is your favorite superhero? Captain America.

What is one thing you want to do before you graduate? Before I graduate from Santa Clara, I want to ride the Bronco statue. Who doesn’t?!

Where do you see yourself after college? After college, I see myself starting a business or practice of some sorts. I want to be my own boss :)

Keyonna Smith

HC Positon: Social Media Director

Major: Accounting

Year: Senior

Residence Hall/Living: Villas

Hometown: Oakland, CA

What do you like most about Santa Clara? The sunshine, the campus, and the people.

Who is your favorite superhero? Wonder Woman.

What is one interesting fact people might not know about you? I can say the alphabet backwards.

Grace Gilman

HC Position: Publicity & Events Coordinator

Major: Communications & Political Science

Year: Sophomore

Residence Hall/Living: Dunne

Hometown: Seattle, WA

What is one thing you want to do before you graduate from Santa Clara? One thing I want to do before I graduate is study abroad or attend the Washington, D.C. semester.

What is the most interesting place you’ve traveled to? The most interesting place I’ve ever been is either Sao Paulo, Brazil or Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Where do you see yourself after college? After college, I can see myself moving to Washington, D.C. to work for a few years and then hopefully ending up back in my hometown of Seattle, WA.

Laura LaBombarda

HC Position: Publicity & Events Coordinator

Major: Communications

Year: Dunne

Hometown: Los Gatos, CA

Where do see yourself after college? When I graduate I want to work on the marketing and communication side of a professional sports team, preferably the San Francisco Giants.

What is your favorite thing about Santa Clara? My favorite thing about Santa Clara is the great community and caring environment.

What is your most embarrassing moment? My most embarrassing moment is tripping down the stairs in Lucas, cliché I know, but it was super embarrassing!

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