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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		 PA Photo
Peer Advisor Coordinator

Name: Branson Jones (he/him) 

(Senior)

Majors: Computer Science, Economics

Minor: Mathematics

Email: bhjones@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

N/A

Office Hours:

Monday: 11:00am-12:00pm Howarth 114A

Wednesday: 11:00am-12:00pm Howarth 114A
Branson Jones
Transfer Student Peer Advisor (Fall)

Name: Iris Manring (they/them)

Senior

Major: Psychology

Minor: Studio Art

Email: imanring@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Bell

Office Hours:

N/A

See hours for Sara Ponsioen the transfer student peer advisor for Spring 2025.
Iris Manring Headshot
Transfer Student Peer Advisor (Spring)

Name: Sara Ponsioen (she/her)

Junior

Majors: Spanish, EPDM

Email: sponsioen@pugetsound.edu

Biography coming soon!

Advisors:

Bell

 

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 10:00-11:00am Howarth 114E

Monday: 10:30-11:30am Diversions Caf茅
Sara Ponsioen Headshot

Name: Charlotte Saxton (she/her) 

Junior

Major: French 

Minor: Bioethics

Email: csaxton@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Hutchinson 

Utrata

 

Office Hours:

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

Monday: 12:00-1:00pm Diversions Caf茅
Charlotte Saxton Headshot

Name: Deantae Daley (he/him)

Sophomore

Major: Business Leadership Program

Email: ddaley@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Brody

O'Neil

Simms

Office Hours:

Tuesday: 4:00-5:00pm Howarth 114E

Monday: 11:00am-12:00pm Lillis Caf茅
Deantae Daley Headshot

Name: Dora Williams (she/her)

Junior

Major: Mathematics

Minors: Education, CLJ

Email:dfwilliams@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Brown 

Erzen

Weinstein

Office Hours:

Friday: 9:30-10:30am Howarth 114E

Monday: 10:00-11:00am Oppenheimer Caf茅

 

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Name: Elizabeth Matsumoto (she/her)

Senior

Major: Business Leadership Program 

Minor: International Political Economy

Email:ematsumoto@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Behling

Li 

Liao

Office Hours:

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

Tuesday: 3:00-4:00pm Diversions Caf茅

 
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Name: Emma Smith (she/her)

Senior

Major: Theatre Arts 

Minors: International Political Economy, Asian Studies

Email: ecatherinesmith@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Leuchtenberger

Nunn

Woods, Wind

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 2:00-3:00pm Howarth 114E

Thursday: 3:30-4:30pm Diversions Caf茅
Emma Smith Headshot

Name: Erin Wilson (she/her)

Senior

Major: Exercise Science

Minor: French

Email: ewilson@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Erving

Tollefson

Office Hours:

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

Wednesday: 2:00-3:00pm Diversions Caf茅
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Name: Gianna Friendy (she/her)

Junior

Major: Psychology

Minor: Education

Email: gfriendy@pugetsound.edu 

Advisors:

McCullen

Stockdale

Office Hours:

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

Friday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Caf茅
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Name: Grace Farrell (she/her) 

Sophomore

Major: Psychology

Minor: Politics & Government 

Email: gfarrell@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Ferrari

Valentine

Office Hours:

Tuesday: 10:00-11:00am Howarth 114E

Thursday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Caf茅
Grace Farrell Headshot

Name: Julia Meyers (she/her)

Senior

Major: Exercise Science

Minor:  Neuro Bioethics

Email: jgmeyers@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Lago-Grana 

Mifflin

Worland

Office Hours:

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

 
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Name: Kylie Sullivan (she/her)

Junior

Major: Business Leadership Program 

Minors: Mathematics, Education 

Email: kmsullivan@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Matthews

Milam

 

Office Hours:

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

Wednesday: 10:00-11:00am Diversions Caf茅
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Name: Max Orr (they/them)

Sophomore

Majors: Art History, History

Minor: French

Email: morr@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Hirsch

Tracy Hale

 

Office Hours:

Monday: 3:00-4:00pm Howarth 114E

Wednesday: 1:00-2:00pm Diversions Caf茅 
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Name: Nima Taherzadeh (he/him)

Senior

Major: Natural Science 

Minor: Education

Email: ntaherzadeh@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Chambers

Chiu

Madlung

Office Hours:

Monday: 2:30-3:30pm Howarth 114F

Friday: 1:30-2:30pm Diversions Caf茅
Nima Taherzadeh Headshot

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

Sophomore

Major: Biology 

Email: scolvin@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Fisher

Hannaford 

Imbrigotta

 

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 3:00-4:00pm Howarth 114F

Friday: 2:00-3:00pm Diversions Caf茅
Sofia Colvin Headshot

Name: Valeria Jacobo-Guzman (she/her) 

Senior 

Major: Latina/o Studies, Economics

Email: vjacoboguzman@pugetsound.edu

Advisors:

Gomez

Lanctot

Rajbhandari

Office Hours:

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

Monday: 12:30-1:30pm  outside of Diversions Caf茅

Wednesday: 4:00-5:00pm outside of Diversions Caf茅
Valeria Jacobo-Guzman Headshot