After undergoing a group selection process, these 23 (plus 2 top dogs) impressive students were finally chosen as the Bulldog Leaders for the class of 2018! The Bulldog Leaders all have diverse backgrounds. One could describe this bunch as silly and welcoming. Already spending a few hours training together for opening weekend, they have grown very serious as well as passionate about this new and exciting experience. Thy will be spending a week together training in August when they move back to Bryant early before the regular students return and of course to prepare the first years. They cannot wait to welcome the class of 2018 to Bryant University!
Get to know them:
Name: Joe Maiato
Class: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Dual Concentration in Finance and Political Science
Position: Tog Dog
Fun Fact: I have been to every state in the U.S. except Hawaii and Alaska
Why I’m excited to be a BL: “Words can’t do justice how life changing the bulldog leader program can be for a student here at Bryant. The program provides students with the opportunity to get involved in one of the most personal and heartwarming experiences in a students’ life, that being college move-in. It is for those moments and that experience that I am proud to be a bulldog leader.”
Name: Renee Lawlor
Class: 2015 (rising senior)
Major: International Business
Position: Top Dog
Fun Fact: In 2013 I went to 15 countries!
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I’m excited to make more great friends on the Bulldog Leader team and with the incoming first years! I’m excited to show them why I love Bryant, this place I call home, so much!
Name: Jared Cullivan
Year: 2015 (rising senior)
Major: Finance major with a double minor in Communication and Entrepreneurship
Fun Fact: I was abroad in Florence this past semester
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I am excited to be the first to welcome the new Freshmen to campus and get them as excited as I am about Bryant.
Name: Kayla Hixon
Year: 2015 (rising senior)
Major: Business Admin- Accounting and Spanish
Fun Fact: I have juggled for a crowd in the middle of Salmo during brunch
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I am most excited about being able to assist first-years in their transition into Bryant and be a mentor.
Name: Kevin Najm
Year: 2015 (rising senior)
Major: CIS major with an Applied Analytics minor
Fun Fact: I like longboarding when the weather is nice
Why I am excited to be a BL: I look forward to meeting the incoming students. Also, I want to create an easier transition for them because many students find it difficult to settle in.
Name: Zach Powell
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Finance major with a double minor in Communication and Marketing
Fun Fact: I’m involved in SASS, the Bottom line, the sigma chi fraternity, and SHRM currently on campus.
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I’m very excited to meet all the new first years and show them all the Bryant has to offer them!
Name: Lena Lambrou
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Accounting major with a double minor in Communication and Entrepreneurship
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister.
Why I am excited to be a BL: I am most excited about meeting the first year students and being able to help them with anything they need.
Name: Dan Kehoe
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Finance
Fun Fact: I went to Spain and Germany for SIE this past January
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I want to give back to the experience that helped me get acclimated and comfortable at my new home, Bryant University.
Name: Val Szeto
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Marketing
Fun Fact: I Played 7 sports growing up
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I am excited to lead the incoming class and leave a lasting impact for students in years to come.
Name: Mario Molino-Lopez
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Politics and Law major with a double minor in Business Administration and Communication.
Fun Fact: On my free time I am writing film scripts and making short films with my friends along with just having dance competitions because film and dance is my passion and I love to dance and make films
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I want to make the first year students feel welcome and excited to be part of the bulldog family along with being comfortable on their new home. They are an addition to our family and I want to make their opening experience as warming as I can make it to be. Also to allow the first year students to have their opening weekend the time of their life and something that they will remember for the rest of their life and enjoy their entire time for opening weekend.
Name: Danielle Goldstein
Year: 2016 (rising junior)
Major: Psychology Major with a double minor in Management and Communication
Fun Fact: I’m obsessed with Disney, especially Minnie Mouse
Why I’m excited to be a BL: I am ready to welcome the first years to their new home and to show my love and passion for Bryant. I also can’t wait to get close to this awesome team of BLs.
Name: David Singh
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Management
Fun Fact: I have visited India 3 times in my life.
Why I am excited to be a BL: I am most excited for introducing the freshman to Bryant and helping them make a smooth transition into their freshman year!
Name: Zaryah Guyton
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Biology
Fun Fact: I can tap dance
Why I am excited to be a BL: To meet all of the first year students and hopefully make some great friends!
Name: Katlyn Twomey
Major: Accounting
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Fun Fact: I rode an elephant in South Africa
Why I am excited to be a BL: I’m excited to be one of the first people to welcome the Class of 2018 to Bryant on move-in day!!
Name: Megan Kimball
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Global Politics
Fun Fact: I am a huge Red Sox fan
Why I am excited to be a BL: I’m most excited to meet all the incoming students and to get closer with the rest of the other Bulldog Leaders!
Name: Caroline Butts
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Communication major with a Marketing minor
Fun Fact: I taught myself how to play the ukulele
Why I am excited to be a BL: I am most excited to be a familiar face on campus for all of the first-year students so they can feel comfortable asking me for help.
Name: Austin Avanesian
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Management
Fun Fact: More Armenian than the Kardashians
Why I am excited to be a BL: I am excited to help the incoming students with their transition they are about to make. The opening weekend program is very important for the transition for our incoming students and I can’t wait to be a part of that.
Name: Katie Ball
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Management
Fun Fact: I’ve been to Peru
Why I am excited to be a BL: I love working with prospective/incoming freshman and becoming their mentor,
Name: Elise Daglis
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Marketing
Fun Fact: I can hula hoop for a ridiculous amount of time
Why I am excited to be a BL: To help freshmen love Bryant and their first year as much as I do.
Name: Alexander Evans
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Communication
Fun Fact: I am a triplet. My brothers Sam and Ben go to Rochester Institute of Technology and Johnson & Wales in Miami, FL respectively.
Why I am excited to be a BL: I’m most excited to reassure the Class of 2018 that they made the right choice in choosing Bryant!
Name: Brendan O’Connell
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Communication
Fun Fact: My birthday is on New Year’s Eve
Why I am excited to be a BL: To instill my sheer passion for Bryant on to others, making the incoming freshmen feel at home and proud to be a bulldog.
Name: Shaina Ostrov
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Double major in Marketing and Communication
Fun Fact: I work in a wedding dress store
Why I am excited to be a BL: I want to be a role model for the freshmen and a familiar face that they can turn to!
Name: Mikayla Ott
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: International Business
Fun Fact: I’ve been in over 30 theatre performances
Why I am excited to be a BL: I can’t wait to make the transition to college as easy as possible for the first years.
Name: Emily Simpson
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Marketing major with a double minor in Communication and Legal Studies
Fun Fact: I work at the Scoop
Why I am excited to be a BL: I’m most excited to help incoming freshmen with their move in experience and get them excited to be a Bulldog!
Name: Matt Sugar
Year: 2017 (rising sophomore)
Major: Undecided Business
Fun Fact: Born on Thanksgiving
Why I am excited to be a BL: I am excited to welcome the new freshmen to Bryant!