Kelsey Covell
Director of Administration / Student Ambassadors

Kelsey is from Parma Heights, Ohio and is a senior Management major with a focus on Marketing. She has been on the varsity swim team for her entire career at Hiram. Kelsey is looking forward to graduating in May and hopes to find a job in the advertising field and eventually would like to obtain her Masters degree in Marketing or Advertising. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends and enjoys shopping.

Melissa Santana
Director of Public Relations / Student Ambassadors

Melissa was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.  Her parents moved to the United States from Puerto Rico.  She is a senior majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology and plans to obtain a Ph.D. in one of these two fields.  She loves staying active and is highly involved in a variety of activities on campus which include captain of the track team, member of African American Students United, member of Phi Kappa Chi, Resident Assistant, Peer Career Advisor and Impact Peer Mentor. She is also president of HOLA (Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness) which she founded at Hiram College. HOLA won the "Best New Organization of the Year” which is an outstanding accomplishment.  She plans to use the skills she has gained from creating this organization to help improve the educational attainment of Latino students. Last year she was awarded the Presidential Achievement Award and Student Leader of the Year for Diversity Award. She hopes to centralize her career around building appreciation of diversity and developing resiliency among Latino and other minority students, especially those in her hometown.

Kelly Taylor '11
Director of Membership

Sarah Ahmed '11

Sarah Ahmed is an international student from Pakistan, majoring in political science.  Having been at Hiram for the past two years, she has refined her leadership skills by serving as vice president of the Interfaith Council, treasurer of the Association for Computing Machinery, and a teaching assistant for freshman colloquium.  She is currently the editor-in-chief of Hiram's independent biweekly newspaper, The Advance, a Garfield scholar and student peer mentor for first-year international students. Her future goal is to get into graduate school where she can increase her knowledge in security policy and/or conflict resolution.  She hopes to go back to Pakistan to address some of the critical issues that her country is facing today.

Rachel Bisker '11

Rachel Bisker is a senior from Ostrander, Ohio and is a religious studies major.  She is involved in Habitat for Humanity, Circle K, Cross Country, as well as a teaching assistant, Trustee Scholarship recipient, and a student representative for the Academic Planning Committee. After graduation, Rachel plans to move to New York City to pursue a career in journalism and further her studies in religion.

Kristen Cooney '12

Kristen is a junior communications major and photography minor.  She is a member of both the soccer team and the softball team and is also involved in various clubs and groups on campus.  In addition to her duties as a student ambassador, she is the vice president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, co-president of Terrier Actions for Smart Choices (TASC) Force, a member of the Hispanic Organization for Latin Awareness, a tour guide/navigator for the admissions office, and the resident assistant of 1st Booth.

Kevin Dickson, Jr.  '12

Kevin Dickson is a junior and is an active student on campus.  In addition to serving as a student ambassador, he is the vice-president of K.C.P.B., president of Club HIGH (Hiram's Intelligent Ghost Hunters), a student senator, and president of the Trading Card Club.

Bryan is from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and is a senior majoring in management and with minors in political science and sociology.  Along with his studies, Bryan is very active on campus where he is involved in numerous organizations and continuously trying to better Hiram.  Bryan hopes to continue his education in graduate school while working and gaining experience in the field of business management.

Maria Martin '11

Maria Martin is an international student.  She is a senior Chemistry major.  Her native language is French, but she is currently learning Spanish.  She is involved in various clubs on campus including president of the Intercultural Forum and vice president of the chemistry club, where she uses her leadership skills to bring forward her ideas as well as those of the members of the club.  With the collaboration of other clubs on campus, she is currently working on a fundraising project for Malaria Awareness in other countries and also for Haiti.  She plans to attend graduate school concentrating studies on synthetic organic chemistry in order to advance product research and development.

Zachary Ott '12

Zachary is a junior psychology major. Outside of the classroom and in addition to being a student ambassador, Zach is a co-coordinator for the admissions calling team, an alumni calling program worker, treasurer and pledge educator for Phi Gamma Epsilon, and a Greek Council representative.  Zach enjoys working in an independent psychology lab doing research. He looks forward to meeting alumni and showing them what Hiram is and has become.

Taylor Summerfield '11

Taylor is a third year Biology major.  She plans to graduate in December of 2011 and attend graduate school to pursue a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.  In addition to being a Student Ambassador, Taylor is a Resident Assistant in the Quad and a peer tutor. Taylor also works on the sporting events staff and has coached youth volleyball for the past two years.