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Current Global Ambassadors

Raykal Adiansjah

Raykal is from Indonesia and he is studying Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Harrisburg. He likes to play video games, travel, and watch sports. He also loves learning about technologies, math, and explores different cultures in and out of campus.

Email: [email protected]

Manisha Adihikari

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Joanne Albert

Joanne is an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology. Hailing from India, she can speak three languages fluently- English, Malayalam, and Hindi, and is trying her best to learn Korean, French, and a few South Indian languages. She loves music from different countries, and will never turn down an opportunity to sing. In addition, she loves playing soccer, reading cheesy novels, and spending her time watching dramas

Email: [email protected]

Ishan Anghan

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Riya Bhalodia

Riya Bhalodia is majoring in Biology. She lives in Middletown but originate from India. She enjoys reading, running, and volunteering. She joined the global ambassadors because I want students to be more accepting of each other and of different backgrounds, celebrate diversity, and to become multifaceted. She is excited to join the GA team and looks forward to sharing her passion with people from different cultures.

Email: [email protected]

Prabin Bhattarai

Prabin is an undergraduate student majoring in civil engineering. He is from Nepal and currently lives in Harrisburg, PA. He likes to write a story, read and get work done. He is on track & field and cross-country team in Penn State Harrisburg. He loves Marvel movies and enjoys time with family and friends.

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Langui Brou

Langui brou is currently a senior majoring in security risks analysts option cyber security. He will have 2 semesters left before graduating.

Email: [email protected]

Melanie Castillo

Melanie Castillo is an undergraduate student pursuing a dual major in Secondary Education and Sociology. She is a Mexican American student, who is bilingual in English and Spanish! In her feel time, she loves to do community service, taste new foods, and travel.

Email: [email protected]

Po Jung Chen

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Sabina Dahal

Sabina is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue further education in the areas of science. She plans on using her degree to advance in the medical field. She loves to read novels and listen to music in her free time. Sabina likes going hiking and traveling to new places. She also likes to explore different cultures, meet new people and build strong relationships with them.

Email: [email protected]

Connor Dills

Connor Dills is a third-year student at Penn State Harrisburg. He majors in Criminal Justice, and hope to one day have the opportunity to go to law school. He also studies Spanish and is working towards becoming conversationally fluent. Attending college has allowed him to make friends with some of the most interesting and motivated people. He follows soccer very closely and never miss a chance to hop in a game and play. Additionally, he likes hiking and dancing to music. The major goal he is working working towards is to become an immigration attorney and help families through this line of work. He hopes to one day move to Southern California or Arizona because he likes the warm weather better. He is eager to be a part of Global Ambassadors and meet and connect with as many people as I can.

Email: [email protected]

Josh Gray

Josh is an American student double majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Kinesiology.  Josh enjoys pursuing health in both his physical and spiritual life. In his free time, he enjoys weightlifting, spending time in the kitchen, and being involved in church activities. Ever since traveling to Europe, he has had a passion for cultural immersion and education.

Email: [email protected]

Ngoc Phuong Thao (Sima) Ha

Ngoc Phuong Thao Ha, or Sima, was born in Moscow, Russia, but her parents are from Vietnam. She can speak almost five languages: Russian, Vietnamese, English, Korean, and Chinese (still learning). She is planning to double major in Supply Chain/Information System and Managing Information System. Besides school, she enjoys playing tennis, swimming, doing volunteer work, and traveling around the world! She is super friendly, open-minded, and a hard-working person, so feel free to reach out her!

Email: [email protected]

Haedyssa H. Harvey

Haedyssa is currently pursuing a Biology major and Psychology minor. She is from Chambersburg, PA, but her family is from Sabah, Malaysia. She is always excited to meet new people and learn about their culture. She enjoys traveling, food, and arts (especially drawing and graphic design).

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Filip Kapular

Filip Kapular is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Genetics and Developmental Biology with the goal of going to medical school. He is originally from Croatia but was raised in Central Pennsylvania. He can fluently speak English, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. In his free time, he likes to play sports, watch soccer, write music, and read. He is passionate about volunteer work and strives to give back to the community.

Email: [email protected]

Marwa Khan

Marwa Khan is an undergraduate student majoring in Biology. She is from Pittsburgh but originates from Pakistan. She enjoys reading books, cooking, and helping others.

Email: [email protected]

Gilberto Lee

Gilberto is an undergraduate student from Panama, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He likes drawing/painting, watching movies, and listening to music. He also likes to travel and learn about different countries and cultures.

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Lesley Li

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Julian Low

Julian is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering. He is originally from Malaysia and loves to meet new people and learn new cultures. His hobby is brewing coffee and baking beautiful loafs of bread from scratch.

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Joseph Marshall

Joseph is a freshman who plans to major in Finance. He knows how to play the piano and the guitar. He is multilingual and is interested in learning about other cultures and belief systems. He loves to travel and enjoys watching sports.

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Nurin Aisyah Binti Md Salleh

Nurin is an undergraduate student from Malaysia majoring in Computer Science. Besides her interest in the intercultural approach, she is also interested in the female empowerment program. She likes extreme sports and enjoys doing Sudokus during her free time.

Email: [email protected]

Naufal Murtadza

Naufal is a student from Indonesia pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. Outside of class Naufal is interested in intercultural learning and international affairs. Naufal speaks Indonesian, English, Russian, and learns French and German for fun. Naufal loves to play soccer, volleyball, badminton, read non-fiction books, and cook traditional dishes.

Email: [email protected]

Brenda Mwangi

Brenda Mwangi was born and raised in Kenya and she lived there for 11 years. She is currently a junior undergraduate student majoring in biology and minoring in HDFS (human development family studies). Outside of school, she loves traveling, cooking, and hanging out with friends.

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Padam Neupane

Padam is a graduate student pursuing master’s in environmental engineering. He is originally from Nepal. He loves to be engaged on campus communities to meet new people and learn new cultures.

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Minh (Tommy) Nguyen

Minh Quang Nguyen (Tommy) is originally from Vietnam. He is a freshman here and his intended major is Economics. He felt honored that he gets to be a part of this community, and although he has always been an introvert, he is trying his best to step out of his comfort zone to exchange diverse ideas, culture, and perspectives with everyone who values them. He looks forward to seeing everyone and enrich this community together.

Email: [email protected]

Jonathan (Wognin Esaie) Olloe

Jonathan is an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in IST. Jonathan is from the Ivory Coast Land of Cocoa. I like singing, play soccer as a goalkeeper and traveling. I enjoy learning from different cultures and sharing my own story.

Email: [email protected]

Zachary (Zach) Oswald

Zach is an undergraduate student majoring in supply chain management. Zach has lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for the past 8 years, but has lived in 3 other states (Wisconsin, Maryland, and New York). He enjoys weightlifting, trying new things, and spending time with friends. Zach also greatly enjoys learning and experiencing new cultures and traditions from the many different regions around the world.

Email: [email protected]

Divya Parajuli

Divya Parajuli is currently a junior majoring in Security and Risk Analysis. Few of her hobbies are hiking, travelling, watching movies, and listening to music. She also loves learning about different cultures and interacting with new people.

Email: [email protected]

Ayesha Parveen

Ayesha is a graduate student pursuing a Master's in Computer Science from India. She loves to paint, read books, cook, and learn different languages. She also loves to travel and meet new people. Music and she are practically inseparable, and she loves to play the piano.

Email: [email protected]

Dhara Patel

Dhara Patel is an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology. She plans on attending graduate school to get her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D). She was born in the United States, but her parents are from India. Besides English, she speaks Gujarati and a little bit of Hindi. She loves to travel and learn about different cultures. In her free time, she is usually spending time with her younger sister, doing some retail therapy, or helping her parents at the family business.

Email: [email protected]

Vidhi Patel

Vidhi is a Kinesiology major and planning to attend a medical school to get her specialty in Orthopedics. She is from Hershey but was born in India. She loves to dance and play tennis in her extra time. She also wants to travel the entire world and want to learn all the new forms of dance from all around the world.

Email: [email protected]

Richa Patel

Biology in hopes of attending medical school to be a physician. Richa is from Harrisburg but was born in India. She is fluent in her mother tongue Gujarati and can speak Hindi as well. In her free time, Richa likes to do arts and paintings, play tennis, spent time with friends and family, and go shopping.

Email: [email protected]

Aayushi Patel

Aayushi Patel is currently a sophomore (Class of 2023) and a Schreyer Honors Scholar planning to major in Biology, Genetics and Development, and double minoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Business Administration. She plans to attend medical school to become a physician. She was brought up in Middletown, Pennsylvania, but she has an Indian background and was born in Canada. She is fluent in English and can speak Gujarati and Hindi and is practicing her Spanish. In her free time, she likes to listen to music, play her alto saxophone and piano, play tennis, spend time with family and friends, and helping others, and volunteering. She looks forward to being a Global Ambassador and learning more about different cultures.

Email: [email protected]

Yan Qu

Yan (Quorra) Qu is from China, pursuing a master’s degree in communications and focusing on media management. Her passion is writing, traveling, and learning something new especially related to psychology.

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Rojina Razlansari

Rojina is an undergraduate studying Biology. She is originally from Iran and can speak Farsi in addition to English. Her hobbies include writing poetry, playing the piano, and watching horror movies.

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Samantha Renteria

Sam grew up in Mexico and migrated to the USA at the age of 13. Which allowed her to see and grow up with 2 different cultures. She is majoring in Biology with a pre-medicine concentration. She speaks Spanish and   English fluently. Her hobbies are dancing, act, fence travel, and experience new adventures. She loves to make new friends and create new memories.

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Suleman Sadiq

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Rishab Sai

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Sivanga Ritish Sanke

Sivanaga Ritish Sanke is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in biology. He was born in India and came to Pennsylvania in 2003. He can speak English as well as his mother tongue Telugu. In my free time, he likes to play sports and spend time with friends.

Email: [email protected]

Natchaya Srisai

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Arisha Fatima Tariq

Arisha is an undergraduate sophomore pursuing a degree in Genetics and Developmental Biology. She was born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, but her family is from Pakistan. She speaks Urdu/Hindi, Punjabi, and English fluently. In her free time, she enjoys doing research, baking, and traveling.

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Divyanshi Trakroo

Divyanshi is a graduate student pushing a master's in information systems. She is an international student from India and loves cooking, dancing, reading books, and enjoys traveling. She speaks in English and Hindi fluently and a tad bit of Kashmiri. She an optimist and is passionate about creating an impact in the lives of others.

Email: [email protected]

Abhishek Vladlamannat

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Priyanshi Vaidya

Priya is an undergraduate degree in International Politics. She was born in India and was brought up in a boarding school. She speaks Hindi, Gujarati, English, and French. She loves traveling, trekking, and basketball. Interested in new cultures.

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Ngan Ngoc Kim (Victoria) Van

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Vishal Venkatesh

Vishal is an international student, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Economics. Born in Singapore, he was brought up in Bangalore, India. He can converse in English, Tamil and Hindi. He is keenly interested in current affairs and loves to engage in group discussions and learn more about people's beliefs and opinions.

Email: [email protected]

Jingyan Xu

Rita is an undergraduate student that born and raised in Hangzhou, China. She is pursuing actuarial science as her major and plans to minor in computer science. She loves traveling and baking. Also, she will spend most of her free time listening to music in multiple languages. She is willing to learn and embrace various cultures.

Email: [email protected]

Michelle Yavoich

Michelle Yavoich is an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She is Chinese but was adopted at the age of one and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She can read and speak some Spanish and is learning basic words in Italian. She enjoys listening to mashups, trying new foods, and learning about others.

Email: [email protected]

Yiran Zhang

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Chenjing (Zoe) Zheng

Zoe is an undergraduate student majoring in accounting. She is from Yangzhou, China. She is interested in traveling, photography, and interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Email: [email protected]

Jieyi Zhou

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International Students Office

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    • Event Photos
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  • Global Ambassadors Program
    • Learn to Greet in Multiple Languages
    • Global Ambassador Program Training Manual
    • Current Global Ambassadors
    • Global Ambassador Program - Discussion Etiquette

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