Our Senior Admission Fellows are talented, current Holy Cross students who have diverse interests and represent the breadth of backgrounds and academic pursuits we have here in our spirited community. They have all been trained as one-on-one admissions interviewers, and they look forward to hearing about you and how you challenge yourself and share your proudest moments.
Lianna Baatz
Email: lxbaat24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Longmeadow
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Health Studies, Religious Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Advocating Student Interests in Asia (ASIA), HC for a Cure
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I hope to pursue a joint master's in public health and religion, with the ultimate goal of getting my doctorate in religious studies!
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
Seeing campus bloom during the end of the Spring semester and being able to sit on the Hoval with friends!
Karina Calhoun
Email: kjcalh24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Andover
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Physics
Minor: Computer Science
Co-Curricular Involvement: Tour Guide, Physics Tutor, Women in Physics, WCHC Radio Station DJ
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
Applying to both jobs and grad school - undecided on what is to come.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
Sledding down the hill in the winter!
Maura Campbell
Email: mkcamp24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Sparta
State: NJ
Country: United States
Major: Psychology
Minor: Business, Ethics, and Society
Co-Curricular Involvement: HC for a Cure, Varsity Women's Track and Field
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross I hope to live in Boston and pursue a career in Public Relations.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One highlight of my Holy Cross experience has been making connections and friendships with my peers that will last a lifetime.
Kyra Ceryanek
Email: kmcery24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Princeton
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Political Science
Minor: Peace and Conflict Studies, Rhetoric and Composition
Co-Curricular Involvement: Liturgical Ministry, Running Club, Writer's Workshop, Soul Squads
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross I plan to work for a local news station and pursue my career as a journalist. I worked at my local news station, Spectrum News 1, over the 2023 spring semester and in the summer as a digital reporter. My end goal is to be a broadcast journalist, specifically a political correspondent.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One of the highlights of attending Holy Cross was enrolling in the Academic Internship Program, because I was able to get a start on my career while taking what came to be my favorite class at Holy Cross. This experience was so meaningful for me because I always felt more knowledgeable about the current state of politics after each class. It was particularly special to me because political consultant Peter Flaherty ‘87 and former congressman Tim Bishop ‘72 created a classroom environment that encouraged me to speak my mind and voice my opinions.
Alissandra Conlon
Email: arconl24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Medway
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Studio Art
Co-Curricular Involvement: Community-Based Learning (CBL), Feminist Forum, Holy Cross Her Campus, Orientation Leader, Research Fellowship, Resident Assistant, Science Ambassador, Student Art Society, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), The Spire, Working for Worcester, Xchrome
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross, I plan to continue my educational journey by pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry. I hope to utilize this degree by not only running a research lab but also working towards creating a more inclusive and accepting STEM workforce.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
The Holy Cross Gateways Orientation team has allowed me to create connections throughout all class years to form a welcoming environment for incoming first-year students. I have been able to learn and work with almost all offices on campus. This opportunity has allowed me to be a resource, and a smiling face, for all the new members of the Holy Cross community!
Daisy Fanter
Email: djfant24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Reno
State: NV
Country: United States
Major: Biology
Minor: Religious Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Eucharistic Minister, Liturgical Ministry, Spring Break Immersion,
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I plan on continuing my education and pursuing a career in nursing.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
A highlight of my college career has been spring break immersion. I have learned who I am, who I want to be all while fostering new relationships with some really wonderful people.
Kerry Finnegan
Email: kmfinn24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Chicago
State: IL
Country: United States
Major: Psychology
Minor: Urban Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Community-Based Learning (CBL), Eco-Action, HC Radio, Intramurals, Orientation Leader, Purple Key Society, Running Club, Working for Worcester, Yoga
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After graduating I’m interested in doing a year of service before moving back to Chicago. After that I’m looking forward to applying to grad school for a doctorate in clinical psychology!
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
Working freshman orientation my junior leader was such a blast! I had such a good time working with the other orientation leaders and helping welcome the freshman class to Holy Cross.
Sophia Fiordalice
Email: safior24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Easthampton
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: History, Sociology
Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Community-Based Learning (CBL), Feminist Forum, Fools on the Hill, Orientation Leader, Student Government Association (SGA), Student Senate, Working for Worcester
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I hope to move to Washington D.C. and pursue a career in political communications and campaign work.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
A highlight for me has always been the first day of warm weather during the spring semester. Everyone gathers on the Hoval to hang out with friends, enjoy lunch, study, listen to music, and enjoy the start of spring!
Carolyn Fisk
Email: cefisk24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Albany
State: NY
Country: United States
Major: Health Studies
Minor: Anthropology
Co-Curricular Involvement: Club Field Hockey, Community-Based Learning (CBL), Feminist Forum, Orientation Leader, Spring Break Immersion, Student Government Association (SGA), CIS Student Advisory Committee Co Chair, Academic Internship Program
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross, I am hoping to pursue a career in the field of public health in a consulting or government relations role. I would also love an opportunity to learn more about the science behind public health, global health, and infectious disease through a graduate program and earn a master of public health.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One highlight of my Holy Cross experience was getting the opportunity to study abroad in Melbourne, Australia during the spring 2023 semester. This was an amazing opportunity, and I really loved getting to know the other Holy Cross students in my cohort who I might not have met otherwise. I also really loved getting to grow as an individual through such a fun program and traveling with my friends.
Antoinette Frascone
Email: arfras24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Yonkers
State: NY
Country: United States
Major: Economics, Political Science
Co-Curricular Involvement: Club Hockey, HC Sales Group, Real Estate Club, Student Government Association (SGA), Student Senate, Working for Worcester, study abroad
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross, I plan to pursue a career in the real estate industry in either NYC or Boston. I look forward to visiting Holy Cross as an alumni!
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One highlight of my Holy Cross experience was my first parents weekend. This weekend really made me feel a part of the close knit Holy Cross community and I was so excited to welcome my parents to the hill!
Katherine Gourley
Email: kggour24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Sacramento
State: CA
Country: United States
Major: Accounting
Minor: French and Francophone Studies, Studio Art
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, French Club, Holy Cross Her Campus, The College Street Journal
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After graduation, I will be moving to Boston and spend the summer studying for the CPA Exam before beginning my career in international auditing.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
My favorite experience at Holy Cross so far was during my class's first semester on campus in January of 2021. There had just been a huge snowstorm and my entire class headed down to freshman field one afternoon when classes were over and went sledding down all of the hills. It was the first real time we had all bonded since we were online during our first fall semester. It was so much fun sharing sleds and getting to know my fellow classmates!
Kevin Hamilton
Email: kdhami24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Chelmsford
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Political Science, Spanish
Minor: Peace and Conflict Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Best Buddies, House Council, Liturgical Ministry, Orientation Leader, Spring Break Immersion, Student Government Association (SGA), Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), Working for Worcester
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
Since being a student at Holy Cross, I believe that my vocation is to work in higher education. I hope to pursue a career in either academia or student affairs (or both!).
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
Studying abroad in Granada, Spain transformed my Holy Cross experience. I made international connections, improved my language abilities, traveled to new places, enjoyed delicious food, and found a new home.
Peter Jussaume
Email: pejuss24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Kennebunk
State: ME
Country: United States
Major: Political Science
Minor: Russian and Eastern European Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Club Tennis, The Fenwick Review
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I want to continue my career in Law Enforcement. I hope to join a Federal or State enforcement agency in my home state of Maine
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
My favorite experience at HC was traveling to Ireland with my friends.
Several of my friends were studying abroad there, and I was able to visit over October break.
Grace Lillis
Email: gmlill24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Mount Vernon
State: NY
Country: United States
Major: International Studies, Spanish
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Club Lacrosse, Orientation Leader, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), Working for Worcester
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I plan on moving to New York and working in a job field that relates to both my Spanish and International Studies majors.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
Studying abroad in Granada, Spain during the Fall of my junior year was one of the more rewarding experiences I have had at Holy Cross. I met so many new friends who I am still close with and got to see new places all over the world!
Audrey McGrail
Email: ahmcgr24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Hawthorn Woods
State: IL
Country: United States
Major: Classics
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Club Basketball, Community-Based Learning (CBL), Liturgical Ministry, Orientation Leader, Peer Tutor, Residence Hall Association Board Member
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I am in the process of discerning my post-graduate plans. Upon graduation I plan to return to the Chicago area and pursue employment there. I hope to attend graduate school in a few years and continue my studies in the Humanities, an area of study that I was introduced to and have come to really love at Holy Cross.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
It is special to the Holy Cross education that what you learn here, about yourself, others, and the world, will continuously inspire and guide you, wherever you are. I spent my junior year abroad in Greece and in Italy. My Holy Cross education and experience brought me to those places and also, though physically distanced from campus and the community, guided and grounded me as I navigated new places. I am also grateful to have participated in two Holy Cross Maymesters, one in Rome and the other in London. These two experiences living and learning abroad with my classmates and with our Holy Cross professors have been especially significant to my education at Holy Cross and my aspirations post-graduation.
Jennifer Paul
Email: jspaul24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Ridgefield
State: CT
Country: United States
Major: Psychology
Minor: Neuroscience
Co-Curricular Involvement: American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Club Field Hockey, Club Lacrosse, Community-Based Learning (CBL), Habitat for Humanity, Purple Key Society, Running Club, Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), Working for Worcester
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After graduating Holy Cross, I hope to mount a medical research lab before attending graduate school. I hope to further progress my road in higher education to eventually become a neuropsychologist!
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One highlight of my Holy Cross experience is developing the Green Office Program. This initiative of this program is to encourage improvements towards reducing the environmental impacts of office work. Therefore, the Green Office aims for concrete results to improve the environmental performance of the participating organization.
Kallie Poon
Email: krpoon24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Forestdale
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Biology
Co-Curricular Involvement: American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Research Fellowship, College orchestra, first year research mentor
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I am planning on working in healthcare the year after college as I prepare to go to medical school.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
I always love going to midnight breakfast during finals season. It is a chance to meet up with friends and slow down during one of the busiest times of the semester.
Jemma Shea
Email: jrshea24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Wenham
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Environmental Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Best Buddies, Club Basketball, Student Programs for Urban Development, Chemistry Research (SPUD)
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After I graduate from Holy Cross, I hope to gain experience in the chemistry industry before eventually going to graduate school.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One of my favorite memories at Holy Cross has been tailgates for the football games. I love how it brings family and friends together and displays the pride students and alumni have for Holy Cross.
Lily Smith
Email: lcsmit24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Wakefield
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: English
Minor: Anthropology, Creative Writing
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Student Government Association (SGA), Sigma Tau Delta English Society and Admissions Office Employee
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I have enjoyed volunteering and working in the Admissions Office, so much so that after graduation, I hope to be working in a college setting as an Admissions Counselor.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
I will never forget the first Holy Cross Football game that I attended as a Sophomore. It was extra special because it was the first time I really got to interact with and get to know my peers, seeing as the previous semester was severely impacted by the pandemic.
Emily Sonnenfroh
Email: eksonn24@g.holycross.edu
Address: North Andover
State: MA
Country: United States
Major: Economics
Minor: Environmental Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Eco-Action, Intramurals, Hall Council, Pothos Project, Women in Economics, Women in Business
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
After Holy Cross, I plan to pursue a career in business and eventually earn an MBA. I also would like to travel around the US and other countries.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
One highlight of my Holy Cross experience was researching Cape Cod's seal population in my Remote Sensing class. I worked with a few friends and my professor on this project, and we were able to present our research at the Academic Conference. It was a great experience!
Owen Whaley
Email: oawhal24@g.holycross.edu
Address: Cary
State: NC
Country: United States
Major: History, Political Science
Minor: Peace and Conflict Studies
Co-Curricular Involvement: Admissions Outreach, Intramurals, The Spire, Working for Worcester, Benedict Joseph Fenwick Debating Society, The Jester, Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture Committee, History Student Advisory Committee, Study Abroad Ambassador Coordinator, Alexander Hamilton Society
What are your plans after Holy Cross?
I plan to gain professional experience, complete service work, or attend graduate school after Holy Cross before applying to law school.
Name one highlight of your Holy Cross experience.
While exploring Holy Cross' archives during my sophomore year, I discovered the Benedict Joseph Fenwick Debating Society. Founded in 1846, the society stood as a pillar of intellectual life on campus for more than a century. I worked with a past professor and some friends to revive the society this past spring, and I am beyond excited to serve as one of our chairs next year.