Franklin & Marshall College

2011 PIT Planning Intern

Chris Neuhaus '13

Hometown: New Canaan, CT
Major/ Minor: Psychology and Spanish double major
PIT Group: PIT Planning Intern
Previous PIT Experience: FFL!!!!
Service at F&M: Philanthropy Chair Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Boys & Girls Club Jack Walker Club House, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lancaster County, 2010 Arc Walkathon, United Way Day of Caring 2009
Other Activities: 1 in 4, House Advisor Brooks College House, .08, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Greek Council
College House Affiliation: Brooks!!!!!!
Favorite Book: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Favorite Food: Nachos!
Favorite Movie: Black Swan  
Something Interesting About Me: Toured South Africa with a Madrigal choral group
Dream Travel Destination: Argentina and Barcelona!!  
Best PIT Memory: My marriage ceremony at Lancaster Generations with Gene!!

2011 PIT Planning Assistants

Elizabeth Donohoe '13

Home Town: Ardsley, PA
Major/Minor: Biology / Pre-Vet
PIT Group: OPIT
Previous PIT Experience: 2009 OPITter, 2010 PIT Planning Intern Assistant
Service at F&M: F&M Cares, VITA Volunteer Tax Preparer
Other Activities: President of Mi Gente Latina, Primate Lab Trainer, Buddhist Meditation
College House Affiliation: Schnader
Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Food: My mom's macaroni and cheese
Favorite Movie: IQ
Something Interesting About Me: I helped build a school in rural Nicaragua!
Dream Travel Destination: Giraffe Manor in Kenya
Best PIT Memory: Spending the day at Cherry Crest Farm with my OPIT group and all of our student buddies!!

Andrew Foley '13

Home Town:  Hershey, PA
Major/Minor:  Biology
PIT Group:   
Previous PIT Experience:   PIT Planning Intern 2010, OPIT PITer 2009
Service at F&M: PIT; Lancaster General Hospital Volunteering; Boys and Girls Club at Reynolds Middle School
Other Activities: Brass Quintet and Wind Ensemble; Dirt Army Volunteer 2010; running!
College House Affiliation: Brooks
Favorite Book: too many!!!  from this year...Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
Favorite Food: fresh strawberries
Favorite Movie:  Don't have one...but my favorite TV series is "The West Wing"
Something Interesting About Me:  Spent spring break in Death Valley National Park with the Earth and Environment Department this year.
Dream Travel Destination: The Canadian Arctic
Best PIT Memory: During last year's color war competition, the balloons we used were extremely strong and didn’t break easily during the water balloon toss. The final toss ended up being 50 ft!!  Oh, and I'll never forget the Waka dance.

Rebecca Green '14

Hometown: Essex, VT  
Major/ Minor: intended Government/ Women Gender Studies    
PIT Group:    
Previous PIT Experience: As a rising freshman I did OPIT and LOVED it.
Service at F&M: Field Leader of The Human Rights Initiative THRI, which has included volunteering at Reynolds Middle School.     
Other Activities: Working at the Admission Office, yoga, playing the piano, exploring Central Market!
College House Affiliation: Ware    
Favorite Book: Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof
Favorite Food: Anything with hummus!
Favorite Movie: My Fair Lady
Something Interesting About Me: I am going to South Africa this summer.
Dream Travel Destination: India
Best PIT Memory: Winning color wars and forming long-lasting friendships with my fellow PITters!

Maria Hower '13

Hometown:  Skillman, NJ
Major/ Minor: Joint Major in Government and Environmental Studies
PIT Group: Friends For Life- Country Meadows
Previous PIT Experience: PITer (09’) Friends For Life- Lancaster Generations
Service at F&M:  SECA (Students for the Environmental Conservation of Animals)
Other Activities: Kappa Delta, Weis House Advisor, Weis House Improvements Committee, Siblings of Weis, and Jasna Polana Outside Operations
College House Affiliation: Weis College House
Favorite Book:  To Kill A Mockingbird
Favorite Food: Molasses “Crinkles” Cookies  
Favorite Movie:  Titanic  
Something Interesting About Me:  I love to play golf and bake in my free time.    
Dream Travel Destination: Maldives
Best PIT Memory: Convincing a friend from my PIT group in 09’ to ride a roller coaster at Hershey Park.

Seymone Killins '12

Home Town: New Haven, CT
Major/Minor: Animal Behavior
PIT Group: Clean Air, Clean Water
Previous PIT Experience: A member of CACW!
Service at F&M: Tutoring at Buchanan Elementary, F&M Cares, SABVI Pre-school attendant, Eagles Nest Student volunteer, College Connections mentor, Fulton Elementary Tutor
Other Activities: Crew, Piano
College House Affiliation: Brooks
Favorite Book:  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Movie: The Dead Poet Society
Something Interesting About Me: I never celebrated Halloween as a child.
Dream Travel Destination: Backpacking through Europe...
Best PIT Memory: Retrieving a shoe from the mud at the bottom of a pond.

Carra Kramer '12

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Major/ Minor: Business/Special Studies
PIT Group: OPIT
Previous PIT Experience: CACW PITer '08, CACW PA '10
Service at F&M: Bonchek's Community Outreach Dinner and Dump N Run, Millport Conservancy, United Way Day of Caring, Habitat for Humanity
Other Activities: Bonchek House Government, dog walking
College House Affiliation: Bonchek House
Favorite Book: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire
Favorite Food: anything fruit
Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Something Interesting About Me: I'm a horseback rider and I love working with animals
Dream Travel Destination: All of the National Parks
Best PIT Memory: Getting to ride in an Amish horse and buggy

Alyssa Landen '12

Home Town: Bridgewater, NJ
Major/Minor: Psychology
PIT Group: Friends for Life
Previous PIT Experience: Friends For Life PITter 2008
Service at F&M: F&M Cares, Power Packs with Hillel, Alpha Phi director of community service
Other Activities: Alpha Phi, Brownie Girl Scout Leader
College House Affiliation: Brooks College House
Favorite Book: Tuesday's With Morrie and The Hot Zone
Favorite Food: Hummus and Pita Bread
Favorite Movie: Breakfast at Tiffanys
Something Interesting About Me: I despise cream cheese.
Dream Travel Destination: Africa for a safari
Best PIT Memory: Running around Lancaster for our scavenger hunt!

Luci Lantos '12

Hometown: Falmouth, ME
Major/ Minor: Psychology
PIT Group: OPIT (Let’s Get Ready For School)
Previous PIT Experience: OPIT PITer, Friends For Life PA
Service at F&M: PIT, F&M Cares
Other Activities: Sweet Ophelia (a cappella), F&M Players
College House Affiliation: Brooks House
Favorite Book: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Favorite Food: Lobster
Favorite Movie: The Parent Trap
Something Interesting About Me: I studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark last year!
Best PIT Memory: Pulling in on my first day, I was so nervous! As soon as we got there, the PAs were yelling and cheering and all of my nerves went away. PIT made my transition to college so easy because it was such a positive and welcoming environment to be a part of. It is still one of my favorite weeks out of the whole year!

Arielle Leider '14

Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major/ Minor: Undecided
PIT Group: FFL! (Friends for Life)
Previous PIT Experience: FFL Pitter 2010
Service at F&M: VITA Tax Preparer, F & M Cares, F & M Unleashed
Other Activities: Alpha Phi, The Human Rights Initiative, F & M Tour Guide, Cheer Squad
College House Affiliation: Brooks
Favorite Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Favorite Food: Chocolate of any kind
Favorite Movie: Wall-e, Mean Girls, Up, and John Tucker Must Die
Something Interesting About Me: I like to drink small amounts of soy sauce plain…
Dream Travel Destination: Any distant, big city
Best PIT Memory: Dancing with the amazing Country Meadows residents at our farewell dance party!

Amanda Loh '13

Home Town: Oradell, NJ

Major/Minor: American Studies 

PIT Group: Friends for Life

Previous PIT Experience:2009 PITer, 2010 FFL PA

Service at F&M: Director of Philanthropy for Alpha Phi, F&M Cares, Volunteering at Wharton Elementary School

Other Activities:  Weis Assembly of Peers, Writing Center Tutor, Alpha Phi, .08 

College House Affiliation: WEIS!! 

Favorite Book: The Phantom Tollbooth

Favorite Food: Mozzarella sticks, mac and cheese, or anything particularly unhealthy

Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans, You've Got Mail

Something Interesting About Me: I am obsessed with going to country music concerts 

Dream Travel Destination:  It used to be Australia, but by the end of this summer I will have been there! So we’ll go with Italy.

Best PIT Memory: Getting reeeeeeally into Laserdome

Mona Lotfipour '12

Home Town: Shavertown, PA
Major/Minor: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
PIT Group: Habitat for Humanity
Previous PIT Experience: Pitter 2008, PIT PA 2010
Service at F&M: VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Credit), AmeriCorps United Way of Lancaster County, Ware Institute Hunger and Homelessness Intern, Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center, Church World Refugee Services, WARE in the World! 

Other Activities: The Human Rights Initiative 

College House Affiliation: Co-citizen of Ware College House & New College House
Favorite Book:  Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer
Favorite Food:  Thai
Favorite Movie:  Edward Scissorhands
Something Interesting About Me:  Becca Green and I are going to South Africa this summer to launch ONE Goal!   
Dream Travel Destination:  Hogwarts
Best PIT Memory:  Safety words, please refer to Fernado's favorite memory; meeting Andrea Weinberg 

Mike Manley '14

Hometown: Drexel Hill, PA
Major/ Minor: Theatre/SPM Double Major
PIT Group: OPIT
Previous PIT Experience: OPIT2 my freshman year!
Service at F&M: F&M Cares, Operation Smiles
Other Activities: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, The Chessmen, Theatre Productions, F&M Players, Green Room Theatre Club, and Club Swim Team
College House Affiliation: Bonchek House
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games Trilogy
Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger
Favorite Movie: Interview With a Vampire
Something Interesting About Me: I have over 100 neckties
Dream Travel Destination: Back Packing Across Europe
Best PIT Memory: Eating Lunch with the OPIT kids everyday

Fernando Martinez '12

Home Town: Ann Arbor, MI
Major/Minor: History, Minor in Theater
PIT Group:
Previous PIT Experience: Habitat for Humanity PITer in 2008
Service at F&M:  Unfortunately, I don't spend a lot of my time now doing community service. But I'm aiming to change this by getting involved in PIT and the Habitat for Humanity Club later on in the year.
Other Activities:  Theater, F&M Players, Chessmen (an all male a capella singing group), and related tomfoolery
College House Affiliation: Ware
Favorite Book:  The Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Food:  Pop Tarts, preferably of the cherry persuasion
Favorite Movie:   Master and Commander of the Far Side of the World
Something Interesting About Me:  Most of the things I say are recycled "Scrubs" quotes.
Dream Travel Destination:   The Far Side of the World
Best PIT Memory:  Listening to a Lancaster teen freestyle rap while renovating a run-down house with my PIT group and his community service group.

Nancy Presnick '14

Hometown: Hamden, CT
Major/ Minor: undecided, premed
PIT Group: Clean Air, Clean Water (CACW)
Previous PIT Experience: 2010 PIT member
Service at F&M: Brooks Buddies, Relay for Life, Wharton Elementary School Volunteer
Other Activities: Varsity Swimming
College House Affiliation: Brooks
Favorite Book: Lots!
Favorite Food: ANY dessert =)
Favorite Movie:  Remember the Titans
Something Interesting About Me: I have attempted bobbing for apples…and found it to be surprisingly very difficult
Dream Travel Destination: I’d like to visit each continent, maybe not Antarctica.
Best PIT Memory: Trying to use one flashlight for 10+ people in a cave that was completely dark and we had to literally squeeze our way through. We thought about coming out and telling our PAs and the other guide that we had lost someone in the cave.

Hannah Sabbagh '13

Home Town:   Oakland, NJ
Major/ Minor: Public Health/French
PIT Group: PPI Assistant
Previous PIT Experience: OPIT 2009
Service at F&M: Wherever I can lend a hand! Some F&M Cares events, other volunteer events around campus, Relay for Life.
Other Activities: Bonchek House Congress, Tour Guide, Student Health Force, French Club, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, Kappa Delta Sorority
College House Affiliation: Bonchek
Favorite Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Favorite Food: Hummus or watermelon
Favorite Movie: The Parent Trap
Something Interesting About Me: I love word games- Bananagrams and Scrabble are my favorites!
Dream Travel Destination: Greece
Best PIT Memory: Meeting so many great people throughout the week- I met some of my best friends during PIT!

Sam Stone '13

Home Town:   Darien, CT
Major/ Minor: Government Major
PIT Group:  Habitat for Humanity
Previous PIT Experience: Habitat for Humanity
Service at F&M: In addition to doing PIT as a first year, I have volunteered in the rent-a-worker program run by the Habitat for Humanity Club on multiple weekends throughout the year and I have participated in “Teamwork,” when all the sports teams at F&M devote a Sunday to community clean-up in Lancaster City.  Over Winter break, I traveled with the Catastrophic Relief Alliance (CRA), which included six other F&M students and volunteered with the Episcopal Diocese in Galveston, Texas to help rebuild a house that was damaged by Hurricane Ike. 
Other Activities: I am a sophomore representative on the Ware College House Parliament, and I am a member of the CRA, which is in charge of coordinating the Japan relief efforts with the F&M community.
College House Affiliation: Ware
Favorite Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Food: my grandma’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs
Favorite Movie: The Bourne Trilogy
Something Interesting About Me: I love to scuba dive!
Dream Travel Destination: Seoul, South Korea
Best PIT Memory: I will never forget, at the end of our PIT week, looking at the second floor of the house that we had framed and feeling that as a team, we were helping a family achieve their dream of owning a house.  I also enjoyed getting lost every day in the van on the way to the worksite. 

Anna Katia Zbikowski '12

Home Town: Chicago, IL
Major/Minor: Sociology Major, French Minor
PIT Group: OPIT (Let's Get Ready for School)
Previous PIT Experience: 2008 Pitter, 2009 OPIT PA
Service at F&M: F&M Cares, Operation Smile
Other Activities:  Ultimate Frisbee, WFNM, College Reporter
College House Affiliation: Ware College House
Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Favorite Food: Any kind of Pasta
Favorite Movie: Pretty in Pink
Something Interesting About Me: I moved three times before I was three
Dream Travel Destination:  India or Greece
Best PIT Memory: PA story time at Barnes and Noble, or riding my first roller coaster at Hershey Park