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First Year Programs

Meet the Staff

Connect with FYP professional staff, Student Assistants, and Student Coordinators. Also learn more about our FIG Leaders and Orientation Leaders. View our former team members to remain connected.  

Program Emails

Advising & Orientation — fyp@uw.edu

Dawg Daze — dawgdaze@uw.edu

First-year Interest Groups (FIGs) — figs@uw.edu

General Inquiries — fyp@uw.edu

Course Management — cluster@uw.edu

Transfer Intitative — trengage@uw.edu

Commuter & Transfer Commons — ctcuw@uw.edu

University Seminars — seminars@uw.edu

Staff

Meghan Coletta, M.Ed

Sr. Program Manager, First Year Curriculum
mcoletta@uw.edu
(206) 616-7232
Zoom link

Renee Infelise, M.A.

Program Manager, First Year Engagement
reneei@uw.edu
Zoom link

Emily Kolby, M.Ed

Director, First Year Curriculum & Engagement
ekolby@uw.edu
206-543-9022
Zoom link

Riley Kovacs, BA

Student Engagement Specialist
furien@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Sarah O'Rourke, M.Ed

Program Manager, Operations & Student Transition Support
sarahor@uw.edu
206-616-2695
Zoom link

Courtney Saben, M.S. Ed

Associate Director, Advising & Orientation
csaben@uw.edu
(206) 616-5015
Zoom link

Jocelyn Velazquez, BA

Graduate Student: First-Year/Transfer Student Engagement Specialist
fyengage@uw.edu
206-543-4905

LeAnne Jones Wiles, MPA, SHRM-SCP

Executive Director, First Year Programs & Strategic Initiatives
ljwiles@uw.edu
(206) 616-7260
Zoom link

Emma Yamamoto, BA

Program Manager, First Year Academic Partnerships
eyama@uw.edu
(206) 685-9664
Zoom link

Vacant

Program Logistics Manager

Student Assistants & Student Coordinators

Kaitlyn Ishibashi

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Chloe Jiselle

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Marisa McTighe

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Vy Nguyen

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Krista Orejudos

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Sarah Reidy

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Natalee Singleton

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Brandon Spooner

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Daria Ten

Student Assistant
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Kate Bentson

FIG Course Management Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Mia Chon

Digital Engagement Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Amber Chou

FIG Training Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Ainsley Jordan

FIG Program Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Khush Kaur

FIG Training Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Alyssa Randall

FIG Training Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Pisa Leelapatana

First-year Engagement Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Morgan Miller

First-year Engagement Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Kathy Yin

First-year Engagement Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Nia Brice

A&O Program Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Ellie Knox

A&O Logistics Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Emma Peterson

A&O Logistics Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Edgar Quiroz Sanchez

A&O Program Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905

Sommer Ullrich

Marketing and Communications Student Coordinator
fyp@uw.edu
206-543-4905