Latinx PMP/Mentors

Hometown

Alexandria, VA

Background

Argentine/Libyan/Polish

Familia

Magdalena Ferran

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Global Public Health Major, Spanish Minor. Pre-Med.</p>

Favorite Food

Brisket, Libyan pasta, paella, watermelon, candy, etc etc always down for good food

Hobbies

Tennis, Madison House Medical Services, Outreach Student Admissions Committee (trying to increase diversity in new UVa classes), National Spanish Honor Society, Delta Zeta Sorority

Fun Fact

I love, love traveling and have family on 4 continents. (10/10 would recommend UVa in Valencia, Spain - best experience ever)

Hometown

Arlington, VA

Background

Guatemala

Familia

Jennifer Flores

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Psychology (Pre-vet track)</p>

Favorite Food

All chinese food to ever exist

Hobbies

Hi! I love spending time with my dog, listening to music, reading, playing guitar, hiking, watching anime and other shows, going on walks, and having mental breakdowns over school.

Fun Fact

You know how everyone jokes that you were dropped on your head as a baby? My older brother actually dropped me on the sidewalk when I was a year old. I still have the scar on my forhead. Explains a lot I guess.

Hometown

Manassas, VA

Background

Salvadoran and Guatemalan

Familia

Jennifer Flores

School
Curry School of Education

Major/Interests
<p>Youth &amp; Social Innovation and Anthropology</p>

Favorite Food

I love my Abuelita Linda's pupusas de frijol con queso and my mami's enchiladas.

Hobbies

I am a Career Peer Educator in the Career Center, Meriwether Lewis Fellow (ask me about the 2nd year program please!), Resident Advisor at the International Residential College (let me know if you want to see the IRC anytime!), and am a member of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Incorporated. I love all of my involvements at UVA and would be happy to talk about them with anyone at anytime! In my free time, I enjoy listening to music (classical, bachata, merengue, etc.), dancing ZUMBA, running, and getting freebies around grounds from cool events! I also love exploring grounds and finding new study spaces.

Fun Fact

I played the violin for 8 years and my violin's name is Melody. <3

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Background

El Salvador (mom’s side)

Familia

Frank Valdez

School
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Major/Interests
<p>Economics and Public Policy majors, Sociology minor</p>

Favorite Food

Ice Cream

Hobbies

I am involved in LSA, PMP, LLI, UGuides, and usually do some kind of volunteering during the year. I work for a non-profit in the summer and I love to travel and find new restaurants

Fun Fact

Still not quite 5 feet tall but what’s new

Hometown

Monterrey, Mexico

Background

Mexican

Familia

Magdalena Ferran

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Pre-Comm, Business Administration</p>

Favorite Food

Tacos de barbacoa

Hobbies

Salsa club and secretary, IM soccer, love to paint acrylic paintings, LSA community outreach chair, I love watching stand up comedy

Fun Fact

I met Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Hometown

Northern VA (Annandale)

Background

Peruvian

Familia

Frank Valdez

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Global Public Health and Social Entrepreneurship</p>

Favorite Food

Ceviche

Hobbies

Activities: Center for Global Health Advisory Board, Happy Kids, Healthy Kids @ UVA, Conflux Global Health Research Journal, Charlottesville Free Clinic - Latino/Night Clinic Hobbies: I love coaching kids soccer, hiking, playing my ukulele, impressionist-style landscape painting, reading anything Hemingway, and cooking Peruvian foods for friends new and old to try!! (Alfajores for the win)

Fun Fact

When I was 17, my parents let me travel to South Korea to teach English and Spanish for Fulbright where I fell in love with a new culture! A year later they let me nourish my love for art as an intern at the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. They have instilled a hope in me to nourish my passions and work compassionately to accomplish my goals. I hope to do the same for my new mentee! Congrats to the incoming class, we are looking forward to welcoming you to our familia.

Hometown

Danville

Background

American, Mom from El Salvador and Dad from Nepal

Familia

Magdalena Ferran

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>French and Economics</p>

Favorite Food

Vietnamese Beef Pho

Hobbies

Soccer, running, reading, surfing, hiking, swimming, traveling, drinking coffee, learning French and Italian, watching movies, naps

Fun Fact

I travelled in France and Italy this summer.

Hometown

Callao, Peru

Background

Peruvian :)

Familia

Jennifer Flores

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Computer Science and Chinese</p>

Favorite Food

carne asada, dumplings, pupusas, basically any food :)

Hobbies

Learning languages, baking, volunteering, HackCville

Fun Fact

At one point, I knew 100 digits of pi :)

Hometown

Springfield, Virginia

Background

Mexican American (mom’s side) and Irish American (dad’s side)

Familia

Magdalena Ferran

School
Curry School of Education

Major/Interests
<p>Youth and Social Innovation major and a masters in Elementary Education</p>

Favorite Food

Any Chinese food

Hobbies

Latinx activism, zumba dancing, hanging out with my pals, & eating good food!!!

Fun Fact

I <3 crocs (croc on!!!)

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Background

Cubanaaaaaa!

Familia

Maria-Emilia Proano

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Hopefully Global Development Studies, Anthropology, or Media Studies!</p>

Favorite Food

Sushi! And anything guava or banana flavored :)

Hobbies

Running, overthinking, scouring the internet for extinct Vines, coming up with theories that are probably wrong, deep introspection

Fun Fact

I'm terrified of fungi...

Hometown

Martinsville, VA

Background

Mexican

Familia

Frank Valdez

School
School of Arts & Sciences

Major/Interests
<p>Biology; Pre-Dental</p>

Favorite Food

Mac & Cheese

Hobbies

Outside of being the Community Outreach Co-Chair for DREAMers on Grounds, you can find me giving historical and admissions tours around grounds throughout the week through the University Guide Service. When I'm not eating, sleeping, or studying, you can find me running (gotta get those steps in) to the nearest shopping center for some retail therapy or collecting memes for my extensive meme album (if you're lucky I might (might) share it with you)

Fun Fact

For the 8th grade talent show, I moved my pecs (like The Rock) to the beat of Axel F/The Crazy Frog song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE) and I got suspended. #FThePatriarchy

Hometown

Purcellville, VA

Background

Mexican-American

Familia

Jennifer Flores

School
School of Architecture

Major/Interests
<p>Major in architecture and potential minor in psych!</p>

Favorite Food

Thai food :)

Hobbies

I love playing and coaching soccer, but in general I like getting out and doing some type of sport/activity! I'm the webmaster for PLUMAS so I am a radical person passionate about social justice. I'm also a big foodie and always down to try different restaurants all over cville!

Fun Fact

I spent a month in China this summer!