Meet the Class of 2017

38 members representing 36 different groups

Araba Ankuma

Chair, Strictly Funk
Hometown: Falls Church, VA

Isabella Auchus

Chair, ASAP UPenn
Co-Founder, MedLife UPenn

Hometown: Jackson, MS

Timothy Bloom

Chairman, Mask & Wig
Hometown: Chappequa, NY

Blue Bookhard

President, Penn UTV
CoFounder, The Collctve

Hometown: Manhatten, NY

Natalie Borowski

President, Wharton Women
President, Theta

Hometown: Plainview, NY

Nick Buchta

Senior Sports Editor, DP
Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Rich Chaudhary

President, South Asia Society
Hometown: Boston, MA

Pele Collins

SEAS Chair, Class of 2017
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa

Nick Demes

Captain, Football
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Stephanie Hodges

Director, SPEC-Trum
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Noah Kennedy-White

Captain, Track & Field
Hometown: Jericho, NY

Claire Kneizys

Captain, Field Hockey
Hometown: Newtown Square, PA

Sydney Kranzmann

Captain, Softball
Hometown: Danville, CA

B.G. Lemmon

Captain, Squash
President, St. Anthony Hall

Hometown: Villanova, PA

Brooks Martino

3-Year Captain, Wrestling
Hometown: Haymarket, VA

Nate McLeod

Head Writer, Mask & Wig
Hometown: Cambridge, MA

Diana Mong’are

Chair, Huntsman Undergraduate Advisory Board
Hometown: Nakuru, Kenya

Jonathan Muruako

President – MAPS 
Hometown: Holly Springs, MS

Frances Patano

Director, Bloomers
Hometown: Pasadena, CA

Anthony Perry

President, BWUA
President, Alpha Phi Alpha

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Ramita Ravi

Chair, Dance Arts Council
Chair, Arts House Dance

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Chaz Smith

Executive Board, God’s Property
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ

Sydney Stipanovich

2-Year Captain/Record Holder, Basketball
Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Darren Tomasso

President, Class of 2017
Hometown: Vineland, NJ

Emily True

Chair, ACK
President, Counterparts

Hometown: Danville, CA

Satya Yerrabolu

Business Manager, Penn Dhamaka
Hometown: Bloomington, IL

Toni Zoumanigui

Founder, Kids of Dakar
Hometown: Blaine, MN

Fall Inductees

Leah Allen

Captain/Record Holder, Softball
Hometown: Woodbine, MD

Sophie Beren

Founder, Table Talks
Hometown: Wichita, KS

Olivia Blaber

Captain, Soccer
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ

Timothy Graul

Captain/Ivy League Player of the Year, Baseball
Hometown: East Greenwich, RI

Laine Higgins

Captain, Women’s Swimming
Sports Editor, DP
Hometown: Wayzata, MN

Mike McCurdy

3-Year Captain/All-Time Passer, Sprint Football
President, Penny Loafers
Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Grant Proctor

Captain/Record Holder, Men’s Swimming
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ

Hari Ravi

President, Penn Masala
Hometown: Naperville, IL

Griffin Rubin

President, Sigma Chi
Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Rhea Singh

VP, Class Board 2017
Hometown: Port Jervis, NY

Alexander Swick

President, Social Impact Consulting
Hometown: Lima, OH

Spencer Winson

President, SPEC
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN

Leadership

Rich Chaudhary, Abbot
Nick Buchta, Scribe

Ambassadors of Service

Ramita Ravi
Darren Tomasso

Brothers of Social Media

Blue Bookhard
Emily True

Ministers of Fun

Stephanie Hodges
Claire Kneizys
Satya Yerrabolu

Class of 2017 Photo Gallery