Interns and Student Staff

Geri Pirkle

Geri Pirkle, Customer Service Staff

Empathy, Developer, Restorative, Includer, Positivity

Hometown: Monterey, CA
Year & Major: 4^th year Experience Industry Management Major with minors in Psychology and Sustainable Environments

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? It has allowed me to connect with a community of people who share my passions and values and help me grow into a better leader. It's given me the opportunity to be a part of a team that is working towards making Cal Poly an inclusive home for everyone.

Randie Billesbach

Randie Billesbach, Customer Service Staff

Empathy, Includer, Responsibility, Developer, Harmony

Hometown: Castaic, CA
Year & Major: 4^th year Liberal Studies Major with Child Development and Psychology Minors

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? Seeing the opportunities for growth, personally as well as professionally. I think about who I was as a WOWie and who I am now. I owe this program a lot for the people that have come into my life, the challenges I faced, the lessons I learned and ultimately how I can utilize the way I view myself as a leader in a future career.

Savannah Brown

Savannah Brown, Customer Service Staff

Discipline, Restorative, Empathy, Individualization, Responsibility

Hometown: Novato, CA
Year & Major: 4^th year Chemistry Major with a Psychology Minor

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? I love the people this program has connected me to. From my first day of WOW to my fourth year, I have created lasting friendships that I intend to carry long past college.

Anna Howard

Anna Howard, Sponsorship & Marketing Intern

Positivity, Includer, Developer, Individualization, Woo

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Year & Major: 3^rd year Journalism Major

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? I love how warm and welcoming the NSTP community is. Everyone is very encouraging and helps you be your best self.

Brendan Cerutti

Brendan Cerutti, Marketing & Special Projects Intern

Positivity, Developer, WOO, Adaptability, Empathy

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Year & Major: 3^rd year Graphic Communication Major with a minor in Photography and Video

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? I love the community that I found in New Student and Transition Programs. I am proud to be apart of a program that is doing so much for our campus.

Cody Capella

Cody Capella, Marketing & Special Projects Intern

Context, Learner, Achiever, Responsibility, Input

Hometown: Nevada City, CA
Year & Major: 5^th year Art and Design Major with minors in Computer Science and Photography

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? I really love the family that New Student and Transition Programs gives you; you're constantly surrounded by people who really, truly care about you and want to see you be your best self.

Shea Brennan

Shea Brennan, Multimedia & Marketing Intern

Relator, Adaptability, Empathy, Individualization, Achiever

Hometown: Ukiah, CA
Year & Major: 3^rd Year Business Administration Major

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? NSTP has allowed me to take Learn by Doing outside of the traditional classroom setting and continually challenges me to explore my potential!

Jessica Patton

Jessica Patton, Program Mentor

Achiever, Input, WOO, Maximizer, Communication

Hometown: Woodside, CA
Year & Major: 4^th year English Major with French and Integrated Marketing Communication minors

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? My favorite thing about NSTP is the learn by doing experience that our students get to have. Our student leaders have the opportunity to be professionals within this space, and can really grow and learn more about themselves, while developing their professional skills.

Mick Ucciferri

Mick Ucciferri, Program Mentor

Discipline, Restorative, Empathy, Individualization, Responsibility

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Year & Major: 4^th year Business Administration Major concentrating in Management and Human Resources

What is your favorite part about New Student & Transition Programs? My favorite thing about NSTP is the opportunity it provides for ordinary students to become extraordinary leaders through professional and personal development. I have spent most of my college experience being involved with NSTP, and I can honestly say this program has made me more confident in myself as a leader and as a person.