Active Bios
Seniors Class of 2008
Tiffany Williams
Music Major – Voice
Musical Theatre is my favorite thing in the world. I love drawing, chocolate, sleep and Yoga. I am applying to Grad School for an MFA in Musical Theatre Performance. I aspire to be a Broadway star someday! I can say the alphabet backwards!
Jackie Zampella
Telecommunications Production Major and Multimedia Graphic Design minor
I love photography, traveling, and soccer. I’m involved in TV 26 and the Pepperdine Volunteer Center. My dream is to become a Cinematographer. I'm obsessed with Buenos Aires and kraft mac n' cheese!
Leslie Horvath
Double major in Organizational Communication and Speech Communication
Interests in photography, traveling, Kayaking, Office supply stores, and cooking Member of Pepperdine Ambassadors Council, Pepperdine Office of Admission Lead Intern, University Ministries, and SOS. My dream in life is to constantly seek out passion and to be true to myself and God. Weird obsession: I am obsessed with pens and office supplies!
Becca Patterson
Advertising major with Art History Emphasis
I enjoy photography, sunsets, candles, peace, love, sports, inspirational quotes and traveling. Activities include, VP Panhellenic Service, President of Up 'till Dawn, Student Activities intern. My dream is to be a photography editor of a magazine, live in another country, and have a family!
Molly Carroll
English Literature Major
Interests are running, hiking, surfing, snowboarding, and boating.
My goal is to get my PhD and teach at a University. A random fact is that I am obsessed with Peter Pan and London!
Erin Chinen
Integrated Marketing and Communications major
Interests are running and baking and I’m involved in SOS Homeless Ministry. My dream is to own my own restaurant, or work in sports marketing. My favorite trip was a combined spring break trip of going to Cinque Terre, Italy, and Zapresic, Croatia.
Rachel Johnson
Journalism major with outside concentration in Spanish
Interests are running, going to the beach, traveling, reading, writing, drinking coffee, going out to breakfast, soccer, taking pictures and scrapbooking. Involved with internships at NBC Universal, Bang Showbiz Entertainment News Agency and 805 Living Magazine, LEAD Program at Pepperdine, Up 'til Dawn Executive Board for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Dreams to travel everywhere from Fiji and Thailand to Switzerland and Greece, to become a journalist, to write a novel, to live a loving life focused on spending time with family and friends
Amy Rogg
Telecommunications/Television Production Major
Interests are running, traveling, entertaining people
Activities involve NewsWaves26, The Sports Report, XC/Track, Choir, TV Guide Production intern, and babysitting. I want to be a future TV personality and someday produce and host my own shows!
Random Fact: I ran the Rome Marathon in March 06 and am looking to run the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia in July 08!
Alissa Smith
Creative Writing and Philosophy Major
Interests are drag racing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, hiking, surfing, and horseback riding.
Activities include President of Student Alumni Organization, Student Representative for Alumni Leadership Council, Graphic Newspaper Contributor, President of Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Intern for Malibu Presbyterian Children and Family Ministries and Ride-On Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program Volunteer.
Dreams: I'll either be in Turkey on the Fulbright Fellowship next year or in New York working in publishing.
Random Fact:I built my own '96 Volkswagon Jetta GLX into a 13-second race car but still use it as a daily driver, and I do mechanic work on the side for friends :-)
Eryn Hutchison
Political Science major
I love to travel, read, and be spontaneous! A random fact about me is that I've traveled throughout the Middle East and love it!
Lauren Eberhardt
Sports Medicine major
Interests include watching Pepperdine baseball, dancing, and singing. Activities involved in are Dance in Flight, Gospel Choir, United Friends Cerebral Palsy House Volunteer and Honduras Medical Mission 2006.
I am going to grad school to get my doctorate in Physical Therapy and work with children with disabilities. My favorite word is exuberant (showing extreme joy) because I love that feeling.
Lindsey Tuggle
Senior Art History Major
Interests are writing, traveling, Comedy, British things, Art, Culture, and Television. My dream is to be a part of TV Comedy. I get obsessed with TV shows but only past seasons on DVD, because I don't have the patience to wait for new ones each week.
Stephanie Cooper
BA & BS Sports Medicine
Enjoys exercising, photography, dance and tennis
Activities include Song Fest Producer, Dance in Flight, personal trainer
I am passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and want to teach others how exercise can positively influence one's life. The following things make life better if I am in a bad mood: 1) Diet Coke 2) The Beach 3) Exercise 4) Sleep.
Juniors Class of 2009
Stephani Palmer
International Studies Major with emphasis in Political Science.
Enjoys dancing, outdoor activities, art, traveling, and listening to soundtracks. Involved in Career Ambassador, University Ministries. I love traveling and immersing myself in other cultures. Upon graduating I hope to partner with an international humanitarian organization where I can serve all over the globe. My favorite thing in life is to lay in a hammock in the islands of Thailand as I drink out of a young coconut and watch the sun set slowly over the Andaman Sea.
Courtney Boucher
International Studies major with concentration in managment
Interests include people, hiking, cooking, music, tutoring, and volunteering at USC University Hospital. I ultimately would like to go to Physician's Assistant school after graduation from Pepperdine. I lived in Florence for a year, last year, and my eyes were truly opened to the possibilities of this world. While that opportunity enlightened me to all the possibilities my future could hold, it also put me in a place of uncertainty and made me question what it is I want out of life. Random fact: I have never broken a bone!
Caitlin Lawson
Political Science major
Interested in art, music, yoga, traveling, reading.
I’m on the women’s volleyball team at Pepperdine and I coach youth club team in Santa Monica. I’d like to continue playing and coaching volleyball, and I’m interested in perusing sports management. I love Dave Matthews Band, and getting to see him live in Portugal was EPIC!
Pamela Wolhaupter
Sports Medicine major with German minor
I'm a Christian, and it's a very special part of my life. I like science (yes, I am a nerd I like ultimate frisbee) and hikes. My favorite movie is Say Anything, and my favorite TV show is Arrested Development. I've read all 7 Harry Potter books and thoroughly enjoyed them! My goal is to become an occupational therapist at an elementary school.
Danielle Olson
Mathematics/Pre Med major
My interests include going to the beach or the lake, swimming, People Magazine, my dog, and baking. :) I am apart of the Pepperdine Ambassador's Council, Phi Delta Epsilon (Pre-Med fraternity), Pi Mu Upsilon (Math Honors Society). My dream is to become a surgeon. I am fascinated by the field of medicine and would love to be able to help people by pursuing this goal.
Angie Leon
Integrated Marketing and Communications Major
Activities include dancing, tennis, Young Life, kids, running on the beach, traveling, coffee dates, taking pictures, new adventures, my faith.
Favorite place I’ve traveled and lived is London.
My dream goal is to work with kids and pursue a career in sports marketing.
Kari Wann
Major: Organizational Communications Major
Interests are cooking, family, friends and reading. I intern for Children's and Family Ministry at Malibu Presbyterian Church, participated as a NSO Counselor '07, and First Year Seminar Mentor '07. I am passionate about God and my faith.
Favorite places I've traveled are The Greek Isles and anywhere in Germany.
Lauren Meagher
Integrated Marketing and Communications and Public Relations Major
Activities are Pepperdine Swim team, running and student government. My favorite places I’ve traveled to are England and Greece.
Kimberly Croft
Political Science Major
Interests are politics, eating and baseball.
My dream is to work for a non-profit advocacy organization promoting rights for children. I'm obsessed with Minnesota and I like to lick people.
Te’aira Law
Spanish and International Relations major in Latin American Studies.
I am a Spiritual Life Advisor and volunteer at the Malibu Labor Exchange. I'm interested in social justice and fashion. I love to design clothes, paint, write poetry, and sketch. A random fact is that I love languages. I taught myself Portuguese after I spent time in Brazil and took French.
Cate Drummond
Biology Pre-med major
Activities include dancing, reading, and playing drums on Rock Band. I am a member of Dance in Flight and the Pepperdine Dance team. My favorite word is "promulgate".
Jennifer Edwards
International Business/Spanish major Joint MBA Program
Interests include piano and lacrosse. I love traveling and learning about other cultures. My dream is to one day travel the world. Random fact is that I hiccup 20 minutes every time after I eat!
Kat Florita
International Studies (Political Science) major with Spanish minor
Hobbies of mine are traveling the world, experiencing new things, running, eating, laughing until my stomach hurts, watching stars, being with loved ones and living in the moment, South America, the fall season, faith, ice cream, polar bears.
Activities involved in include Policy Director of Roosevelt Institution, Student Worker at Office of Annual Fund Pepperdine University, member of Catholic Student Association, volunteer at Malibu Labor Exchange
Favorite word is lackadaisical or nonchalant.
Sarah Schott
Journalism Major with emphasis in Women’s studies
Hobbies are photography, reading, art, rollerblading, traveling, scrapbooking, beach days, hiking, baking, coffee dates, Reese Witherspoon films-Legally Blonde is my favorite! I am extremely passionate about women’s rights, specifically women involved in the sex trafficking industry. I believe part of my life’s purpose is to devote my energies and efforts to halting the trafficking of women and children throughout the world.
Brie Martin
English Education major
I enjoy hiking, running, the beach, random road trips.
I want to get my teaching credential and spend a year teaching English as a second language outside the United States.
My favorite places I traveled are Istanbul, Prague, and Switzerland.
Nicole Wallace
Psychology major
I enjoy running, hiking, boating, skiing, and talking for hours with the people that I love!
Ashley Burt
Math and Pre-Med Major
Interests are running, hiking, camping, traveling, anything outdoors!
Activities involved in are Student Government, Pepperdine Cross country, Pre-Med group, volunteering at Shriner's hospital/Children's hospital LA, Math Research for Pepperdine. I hope to go to Medical School after graduation.
Caitlyn Barris
Liberal Arts Major/ Sociology Minor
Interests are exercising, baking, knitting, reading, and spending time with my friends and family. I plan to teach elementary school but I am going to take a year off after graduation to finish writing my novel and hopefully find a company that’s willing to publish it!
Sophomores Class of 2010
Chantel Pevey
Undeclared Major
Hobbies are tennis, reading, tea, photography, traveling, the beach and Disneyland. I love all things old...the smell of old books, writing letters and wax seals, European history and Architecture, Door Knockers (odd, I know), everything Jane Austen. I have spent the night (more like survived the night) in an igloo near the Matterhorn. I have never been so cold, but it was one of the greatest adventures of my life. We were all on our own in the silent Swiss Alps under a planetarium of stars.
Lauren Kubiak
Advertising major
Interests are soccer, volleyball, amusement parks, and Young Life.
Passions/Dreams/Goals: Travel the world, make a difference in the world by helping one person at a time. I can do the Stitch voice from Lilo & Stitch! I am also obsessed with heights- I love to be up high in airplanes, roller coasters, and mountains.
Amy Walecka
Math major
I enjoy Surfing, dance, dinner and movies I’m involved in University Ministries, and the Math Club I just want to make the world a more peaceful place. People say I look exactly like Katie Holmes.
Lindsey Murphy
Biology major/Math minor
Interests are dance, cheer, scrapbooking, traveling, and science.
Activities involved include Cheerleading, Dance in Flight, and Phi Delta Epsilon. I hope to go to med school to be a fertility specialist and to have a family. Some random facts are that I was born on 8/8/88 and I was in an Oreo commercial when I was five!
Courtney Brady
Liberal Arts Major/Music Minor
Interests are dance, music, ultimate frisbee, Church, Friends, Family, University Ministries Student Leadership Team, Dance in Flight, and Concert Choir. My biggest passion is worshiping my Savior Jesus Chris. A dream of mine is to be a worship leader and a choreographer for a church. After Pepperdine, I would love to go to Australia for a year and study Worship and Creative Arts at Hillsong College, which is apart of the famous Hillsong Church. I'm completely obsessed with Colorado mountains :)
Kelsey Glien
Political Science/Sociology major
Interests are celebrity gossip, the beach, shopping, reading and University Ministries. I love to help people and I hope to possibly become a lawyer or political activist. Random fact- I don’t know how to swim!
Alison Raisin
Business Administration Major/ Organizational Psychology minor
Hobbies include Pepperdine Women’s Lacrosse and field hockey, traveling, and working with children. My dream is to make a difference in the world and live a successful and happy life surrounded by the people I love. One of my favorite places that I have traveled to is Paris…not only for the beautiful architecture and the plentiful history, but also because I could live on nutella crepes and French bread for my whole life and be content!
Alexa Darnell
Business Major
Interests are pilates, friends and Catholic Student Association. My goal is to be able to juggle being a successful business woman and having a family.
Paige Dunn
International Relations major with Intercultural Communications minor
Interests are shopping, the beach, traveling and BBC News. Activities involved in include International Justice Mission, Human Rights Issues, and University Ministries. I’m passionate about human rights and foreign policy issues. I hope to someday work with children in war torn countries and help them assimilate back into a peaceful society. I am a little obsessed with Audrey Hepburn!
Alex Harding
Psychology Major
Interests are dance, reading, and being outside in Colorado! I volunteer at Esperance Center and am a choreographer for Songfest. I Hope to go to grad school for psychology, continue dancing, perhaps study abroad again! I love the word "viscous" and one of my favorite memories is skydiving in the Swiss Alps.
Alyssa Hays
International Studies major with an emphasis in Political Studies. Minor in French and Non-Profit Management
Interests are God, dark chocolate in any form, reading about world issues and world history, finding designer clothes on sale, Texas, cars, and basketball.
Activities include Jumpstart, Campus Ministry, Regents Scholar, and Mission trips. I am obsessed with anything related to women and children in the Middle East (especially Afghanistan). I hope to one day start my own non-profit/NGO by teaching women how to support themselves, give them an education, help children to learn about the world outside of their own destitute country and to show them that they can do anything they set their mind to.
Diane Davis
Accounting Major
Interests are waterskiing, wakeboarding, reading, spending time with my sisters in Pi Phi. My biggest passion is waterskiing, but since that's not exactly practical, my second-biggest passion is math and accounting. I want to be a part-time accountant and a full-time mom when I grow up! Fun Fact is when I was in high school I built a bridge for a physics project out of only paper and glue that held 561 pounds!!
Caitlin Kenyon
Undeclared
Activities include Dance in Flight, Ballet, University Ministries, Guitar, and hanging out with my Pi Phi sisters! A random fact about me is I don't like to step on the cracks when I walk down the sidewalk and I hate it when the teacher doesn't wipe all the marker off the white board!
Susie Kim
Political Science Major
I love singing, playing the piano, shopping, working out, being involved with NEDA; National Eating Disorders Association and OCGOP; Orange County Republican Party. A random Fact about me is I don't know how to ride a bicycle!
Anna Gorman
Business Administration Major; Spanish minor
Activities include running, eating, reading, shopping, the beach and guitar hero. A random fact about me is that I don’t like any fruit!
Cindy Tran
International Business and Accounting major
I enjoy running, shopping and taking photos! I am obsessed with ice cream.
Freshman Class of 2011
Sierra Reicheneker
Political Science major with Creative Writing minor
Acitivites I enjoy are swimming, dancing, reading and writing. I am an editor on the Expressionist Literary Magazine and hope to one day work for the government as well as become a published author.
Random Fact, in 2007 I was Miss Missouri Teen United States.
Daniela Escobar
Public Relations major with German minor
Hobbies of mine are dance, music, the beach, shopping and traveling.
I hope to be able to work for E! Entertainment someday.
I am from El Salvador and have lived there my whole life. I’ve traveled to the most random places in the world and have lived in Germany for half a year
Kelsey Hall
Undeclared Major
Some of my interests are eating, shopping, watching movies, drawing, and laughing. I am also apart of The Flavor Club!
I wish to make a difference in the world and witness a miracle. My favorite place I've traveled is to the British Virgin Islands.
Leslie Matranga
Liberal Arts Major
I love going to the river, watching movies, eating, teaching, and pi phi! I'm involved with campus ministry, and I'm planning on going on a few mission trips.
I want to teach third grade, skydive, get married, have a family, and open my own bookstore/cafe. I'm completely obsessed with the show FRIENDS, my family, chocolate, and Jesus! (not in that order!)
Lucia Vittoria Valerio
Public Relations major with Art minor
Interests are Italy, my family, jewelry design, movies, fashion, communication studies, art, dogs, charm bracelets, traveling, sushi, inspirational books, quotable cards, ice hockey, theaters, philosophy, discovering, cooking, and friends! I plan to produce and design my own jewelry line and small business. A random fact is that I played ice hockey for two years in boarding school and learned how to speak three languages by the age of 7.
Andrea Lopez
Organizational Communications Major with Spanish minor
Interests are traveling, singing, soccer, working out, hugs, coffee, photography, white water rafting, and lacrosse. I’m involved in Pepperdine’s Choir and University Ministries. I want to become a lawyer and be able to identify my character through my faith and to encourage others in a positive manner. My favorite place I've traveled to is Australia!
Shannon Kirkpatrick
Undeclared
I like art, bicycling, basketball and whales. I am in the American Humanics Scholars program. I love people, organizing, service, and traveling. I hope to organize and execute mission trips for youth. Random Facts: I won a chili-pepper eating contest! And I once played a nun in the Sound of Music!
Katherine Phillips
Advertising major
Interests are being outdoors, writing, movies, sun, piano, tennis, road trips, mountains, whitewater rafting, Mexican food, golf, music, and shoes!
I am passionate about living it to its fullest and glorifying God. I dream of studying abroad in Italy, graduating after an amazing four years of school, starting a career that I love and getting married to the man of my dreams...at least that's the ideal plan!
Random fact: I once got lost on St. Thomas island and ended up in a haunted castle where a strange woman tried to give me rum...scary at the time but it turned out to be a good story!
Kelly McMahon
Telecommunication Productions Major with Industrial Organizational Psychology minor
Activities includes SGA Freshman President, University Ministries, tennis, and Traveling. A Random Fact: I use to live in Cambridge, England when I was younger.
Samantha Harris
Political Science
I am involved with the Office of Admissions and an Equestrian Club.
I am entirely OBSESSED with my horse!
Caitlin Cury
Interntational Business Major with French/Math minor
Hobbies include Running, Soccer, Dancing, Shopping, and the beach. I play the Oboe in the Pepperdine Orchestra, and also play Pepperdine Lacrosse.
My goal is to become fluent in French and to live abroad.
Random Fact: My favorite food is rice.
Megan Danae Wieczorek
Undeclared
I love tennis, traveling, laughing, and making the most out of life!
Random fact: I'm double jointed in my elbows!
Lisa Porter
Journalism and Communications Major
I love running on the beach, writing and poetry, acting, singing, playing spoons and catchphrase, and anything outdoors. I love cherishing friendships and doing things worthwhile. I smile and laugh all the time. Life is blessed, so treat it so.
My favorite animals are brown cows.
Cortney C. Maloney
Undeclared
I love singing, cooking, and playing the piano.
Random fact: I can take croutons with ranch dressing on any day!
Jane Travis
Sports Medicine
I love Running, reading, and singing!
I'm obsessed with bookstores, peter pan, fondue and pinkberry :)
Cassie Robertson
Creative writing major
I love photography, writing poetry and short stories, working for the newspaper, and hanging out with friends! Someday I want to be a screenwriter. I also love running, surfing and snowboarding. I have a huge heart for kids, so I work for Jumpstart, a preschool volunteer program at Pepperdine.
Random fact: I love horror movies.
