SNEHA PATEL
RA, North Avenue North

"My Peer Leader my first year left a great impression on me and I wanted to be the reason that another student enjoyed their academic year. Also, I had worked in the community housing office and had a small feel for what being an RA was like so I wanted to explore the possibility further."

Fun Facts
• I am 5ft tall but I have a big presence
• I'm crazy bubbly and usually have a smile on my face
• I am the greatest advocate of giving hugs so if I randomly come up and give you one, it's simply because I'm living up to my name's meaning of "affection."

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Well, seeing as how my major is management I've been able to implement a log of what I've learned in the classroom as well as on the job as an RA to enhance my managerial skills such as planning, event coordinating, working in teams, and time management. One day I hope to serve as a manager for some corporation so I can definitely see a positive correlation with the skills I've picked up as a student staff member with being a positive leader."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"I specialize in community development and interpersonal skills. I pride myself on knowing that I have or at least try to have a personal relationship with each of my residents."

AANGIK KUNDU
Peer Leader, Hanson Hall

"I wanted a job that would involve interaction with people, especially freshmen, who are always the most excited people at Tech. To be able to hang out with them, help them with anything they need, and be someone that they look up to is a very rewarding experience."

Fun Facts
• I was born in India, born in Oman, in the Middle East
• 2nd person to go to Georgia Tech from my school
• I have two parallel scars on my eyebrows, from separate incidents, though they look nothing like Harry Potter's scar.
• Favorite childhood memory was doing "The Giant Drop" in Dreamworld, Australia.

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Some of the qualities that Residence Life looks for in its employees, carry on into the work environment like being a team player, being cooperative and enthusiastic about whatever you are doing."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"I am very diplomatic, and very understanding of different points of view. My programming specialties lie in giving the residents what they want- from pizza nights to movie nights, pretty much getting funds for stuff everyone on the floor wants to do. Also in introducing residents to ethnic Indian music/events/festivals around Tech."

HYE JOO LEE
Resident Advisor, Graduate Living Center

"First of all, I wanted to be more involved in housing programs and secondly, as an international student, I wanted to help and support international students as a student staff member in Georgia Tech Housing."

Fun Facts
• I was born and raised in Seoul, Korea.
• I went to high school in Worcester, Massachusetts.
• I am studying for my Ph.D. in Psychology

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"In the near future, I would like to be in a leadership position. I have not decided whether I want to go into academia or industry but I definitely want to support and lead other people. As a staff member, this experience helps me to prepare what leaders should be."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"I feel I specialize in programs and community building. I was one of the best diversity program team members last year and for community building I put a lollipop in my resident's mailbox on his or her birthday."

SANDRA MANGES
Resident Advisor, North Avenue North

"There was no better way to get involved on campus than with housing, I worked for RHA last year and realized housing is where it's at! Resident involvement provides a fun break to the day and working with the other staff is more fun than I could ever have imagined!"

Fun Facts
• I am a vegetarian who loves nature and climbing trees.
• I love to fence and have a great group of fencing friends!
• I love Arts and Crafts and am very competitive when I play board games.
• My parents are the goofiest people I know!

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Working for Res Life fits into my career plan by helping me to learn how to work with people and to make a living environment fun, safe and enjoyable. My current career plans are to be a mechanical engineer working in an engineering firm. My Res Life skills will help me to work well with future employees and employers to help keep the workplace fun and peaceful."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"As mentioned above, I love arts and crafts, so bulletin boards and door decorations are my specialty. They are fun to do and really make a positive impact on the floor. I have previously worked as a summer campus counselor at my old summer camp for four summers which helped me to be proficient at mediation and problem resolution which has helped me tremendously."

KYLA DEWEES
Peer Leader, Folk Hall

"I have had such a great experience with my PL's my freshman year that I saw being a PL myself as a great and fun leadership opportunity."

Fun Facts
• I am from Macon, Georgia.
• I am an Industrial Design Manger
• I am part of the Campus Crusade Worship Team as a singer
• When I was little I wanted to be the Pink Power Ranger so I work pink leotards everywhere.

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Well I want to be an Industrial Designer so I'll be working for a large variety of clients. I feel the experience I'm getting from being a PL in dealing with such a diversity of Tech students will be directly beneficial to my social interactions with future clients."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"Given the creative nature of my career path I find myself specializing most in the advertisement and esthetic parts of programming."

SHAWN DAVIDSON
Resident Advisor, Maulding Hall

"I became a staff member because I wanted to become more involved in the GT Housing community."

Fun Facts
• I am from Hampton, Georgia
• Greg Maddux threw me a baseball at the first Braves game I went to.

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Residence Life will provide me with leadership experience and allow me to interact with a diverse group of people, both of which will be helpful later in my career."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"I feel that community building is one of my strengths, because I try to interact with my residents and find ways for them to interact with each other."

EMILY LEWIS
Resident Advisor, Woodruff South

"Being a third generation student I grew up loving Tech but it was not until I lived on campus that I truly felt like part of the Institution. I really wanted to be a part of making others feel this way, and what a better to do this than to work for housing."

Fun Facts
• I'm from Snellville, Georgia where the town slogan is, "Snellville, where everybody's somebody!"
• My parents are very supportive.
• I have an older sister who resides in San Diego, California who just recently brought my niece Isabelle into the world.

How will Residence Life fit into your career plan?
"Well I believer that Residence Life prepares one for a variety of interactions with others. Also being a member of a staff helps to develop key skills in one's ability to work in a group. I am not sure of my career plans but I know after working for Residence Life I will be much more prepared in these areas."

Name some projects you feel are your specialty as a student staff member.
"I really enjoyed working on door decorations and hallway decorations. I am a big scrapbooker so any opportunity to be creative with paper I am all for!"