Meet the Staff
Orientation & Transition Programs staff
Our office is comprised of hard-working staff and student employees. Read on for more information on our professional staff or click on the links in the list below to meet our student employees:
Meet the staff
Terry Hill, M.P.A
Title: Director of Orientation & Transition Programs
Email: terryh@uw.edu
Responsibilities:
- Department oversight
- Work with the OTP Student Advisory Council
- Program Assessment
- Sponsorship

Carrie Newman, M.S.
Associate Director of Orientation Programs
Email: newmanc2@uw.edu
Responsibilities:
- Husky Connections
- Parent & Family Programs
- Online Orientation (UWB101)
- Welcome Week

Emily Leonard
Title: Transition Program Manager
Email: leonardn@uw.edu
Responsibilities:
- First Year Peer Coaching Programs

Stephanie Mardahl
Title: Orientation Program Manager
Email: stephm12@uw.edu
Responsibilities:
- First year and transfer Advising & Orienation Programs
- New Student Networks
- Welcome Desk

Position Currently Vacant
Title: OTP Program Coordinator
Email:
Responsibilities:
- Marketing & Communications
- Fiscal management
- Data Management
Position Currently Vacant
- Title: Intern for Peer Coaching Program
- Email:
- Responsibilities:
- Support Peer Coaching Program
Riley Esteban
- Title: Peer Coach Undergraduate Intern
- Year: Sophomore
- Major: Earth System Science and Mathematics
- Responsibilities
- Peer Coach Management and Development
- Meta-Major Event Planning
- Social Media
Bridget Paik
- Title: Gold Team Undergraduate Intern
- Year: Senior
- Major: Mathematics
- Responsibilities
- Scheduling shift coverage of Welcome Desk
- Train and supervise Orientation Leaders at the Welcome Desk
- Research and update training manual and desk resources
- Office Social Media
Tamika Nastali
- Title: Purple Team Undergraduate Intern
- Year: Senior
- Major: Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior
- Responsibilities
- Train and supervise Orientation Leader Purple Team
- Office Social Media