2025-2026 Engineering Ambassadors

Lauren Darzynkiewicz
President
Materials Engineering ’26
Truckee, CA
Sarah Grady
Internal Vice President

Aerospace Engr ’26
Gig Harbor, WA
Emma Dickinson
External Vice President

Chemical Engineering ’26
Denver, CO
Cooper Darling
Co-Director of Tours

Civil Engineering ’27
Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Taylor
Co-Director of Tours
Bioengineering ’26
St. Louis, MO
Ryan Friedman
Activities Director

Civil Engineering ’27
Corona, CA
Andrea Alas
Mechanical Engr ’28
Canyon Country, CA
Gallena Anderson
Bioengineering ’27
Sacramento, CA
Nick Bailey
Computer Science ’26
Manhattan Beach, CA
Agnes Bitoka
Civil Engineering ’27
North Hollywood, CA
Abby Brooks
Mechanical Engr ’26
Mill Valley, CA
Michaela Chou
Electrical Engineering ’26
Santa Clara, CA
Nicola Conta
M.S. Electrical Engineering ’26
Irvine, CA
Elaine Chu
Mechanical Engr ’26
Rowland Heights, CA
Julien Clairis-Gauthier
Bioengineering ’26
Phoenix, AZ
Michelle Cortez-Peralta
Civil Engineering ’27
Duarte, CA
Will Dennehy
Civil Engineering ’26
Carlsbad, CA
Daniela Finch
Civil Engineering ’27
Chula Vista, CA
Anastasia Gabrik
Bioengineering ’27
Pebble Beach, CA
Evelyn Garza
Civil Engineering ’28
McFarland, CA
Maria Guerra
Bioengineering ’28
Coronado, CA

 

Caitlyn Hill
Aerospace Engr ’27
Mecca, CA
Kirby Johnson
Bioengineering ’26
Oklahoma City, OK
Maya Josifovska
Computer Science ’26
Los Gatos, CA
Yuta Kiami
Bioengineering ’27
Seattle, WA
Heidi Kinsey
Materials Engineering ’26
Fort Myers, FL
Jackie Li
Aerospace Engr ’26
Temple City, CA
Audrey Liao
Mechanical Engr ’26
Danville, CA
Marissa Lupo
Civil Engineering ’26
El Cajon, CA
Apar Mahajan
Computer Science ’27
San Marcos, CA
Matea Marinez
Civil Engineering ’27
Carlsbad, CA
Quinn McCall
Computer Science ’26
Park City, UT
Rhiana McKee
Aerospace Engr ’28
Glendale, CA
Kyle Medina
Aerospace Engr ’27
El Cajon, CA
Lorenzo Miller
Computer Science ’28
Pasadena, CA
Kiyan Naraghi
Mechanical Engr ’28
Chandler, AZ
Steven Norell
Materials Engineering ’26
Nebo, NC
Maia Pham
Mechanical Engr ’26
Westminster, CA
Rhett Selby
Undeclared Engineering ’28
Santa Barbara, CA
Luke Sell
Electrical Engineering ’27
Los Angeles, CA
Suraj Shah
M.S. Mechanical Engr ’26
Temple City, CA
Kayleen Speller
Mechanical Engr ’28
Oceanside, CA
Sarah Soto
Civil Engineering ’27
Riverbank, CA
Eli Stein
Mechanical Engr ’26
Honolulu, HI
Jasmin Tiong-Smith
Chemical Engineering ’28
Baldwin, NY
Matt Swanbeck
Civil Engineering ’27
Fresno, CA
Vanshika Turkar
Computer Science ’28
Cupertino, CA
Layla Wright
Aerospace Engr ’27
Boulder, CO
Sophia Zappetti
Chemical Engineering ’28
Lebanon, NJ

Read about some of our current and former Engineering Ambassadors featured in the UCLA Samueli Newsroom

Julien Clairis-Gauthier, Bioengineering ’26
Ingrid Lee, Computer Science & Engineering ’25
Sasha Grishchenko, Chemical Engineering ’23
Anjali Koganti, Aerospace Engineering ’24
Aleksandra Dudek, Mechanical Engineering ’23
Annie Zhao, Materials Engineering ’21
Anneliese Peterson, Aerospace Engineering ’21
Claire Killian, Civil Engineering ’20
Annika Mellquist, Civil Engineering ’22
Annika Mellquist, Civil Engineering ’22
Melody Young, Materials Engineering ’18

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