Meet the Staff
Staff
Student Coordinators
Leslie Aviles Mendoza
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: Mexico 🇲🇽
Major: Strategic Communications
Minor(s): Business Administration & Latin American Studies
Involvement on Campus: Communications Fellow, Periclean Scholar, The Edge Magazine
Contact me if you want to know more about: the Intersect Conference, Gala Latina, the Perspectivas Zine, and allllll things Marketing
Fun fact: I was a child model (a one time thing, though).
Nicole Castillo
Year: Class of 2026
I’m from: Ecuador 🇪🇨
Major: Psychology
Minor(s): Health Communications & Expressive Arts
Involvement on Campus: Belk Library
Contact me if you want to know more about: what it’s like to be an International Student at Elon, the Perspectivas Zine, & Café Con Leche
Fun fact: I can speak Russian!
Manu Cornick Fernandez
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Major: Acting
Minor(s):
Involvement on Campus:
Contact me if you want to know more about: all things Creative!
Fun fact:
Carlos Gomez Lopez
Year: Class of 2026
I’m from: El Salvador 🇸🇻
Major: Media Analytics
Minor(s): Teaching & Learning
Involvement on Campus: the Latinx-Hispanic Union (LHU), Elon Academy Mentor, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
Contact me if you want to know more about: Café Con Leche, Perspectivas Deliberative Dialogue, & Conexiones
Fun fact: I am double jointed!
Edward Hernandez
Year: Class of 2027
I’m from: Mexico 🇲🇽 & El Salvador 🇸🇻
Major: Business Administration
Involvement on Campus: the Latinx-Hispanic Union (LHU), Odyssey Scholar, Elon Academy, President’s Student Leadership Advisory Council
Contact me if you want to know more about: the Identity Panel, Perspectivas Deliberative Dialogue, & Gala Latina
Fun fact: I have four dogs!
Dani Maldonado
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: El Salvador 🇸🇻 & Honduras 🇭🇳
Major: Biology
Minor(s): Neuroscience
Involvement on Campus: SMART Mentoring Program, Tri-Beta Society, Women in STEM mentoring, Elon Biology Club
Contact me if you want to know more about: the Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off, Gala Latina, SMART Mentoring Program & Conversation Classes
Fun fact: I’ve hiked an active volcano!
Cristy Mariné
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: Venezuela 🇻🇪
Major: Strategic Communications and Cinema & Television Arts
Involvement on Campus: SMART Mentoring Program, Cinelon Productions, Instant Laughter Improv
Contact me if you want to know more about: Sientate y Hablemos Podcast, alllllll things Marketing, & Gala Latina
Fun fact: I looooooveeee French Films!
Camila Montoya Posada
Year: Class of 2027
I’m from: Colombia 🇨🇴
Major: Communication Design & Strategic Communication
Involvement on Campus: Greek Life, Communication Fellow, SMART Mentoring Program
Contact me if you want to know more about: SMART Mentoring Program, the Perspectivas Zine, alllll things Marketing, and Cocina Conmigo
Fun fact: I can speak four languages!!
Jose Torres-Reyes
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: Mexico 🇲🇽
Major: Finance & Business Analytics
Involvement on Campus: Moseley Center, Real Estate Club,La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc
Contact me if you want to know more about: Noche Latina, Sientate y Hablemos Podcast, and our volunteering opportunity at the Dream Center
Fun fact: I broke my wrist in the 7th grade!
Gaby Welch
Year: Class of 2025
I’m from: Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Major: International & Global Studies
Minor(s): Latin American Studies, Dance & Spanish
Involvement on Campus: I’m involved in a little bit of everything!
Contact me if you want to know more about: Gala Latina, Hispanic Heritage Month, & our Carnaval Celebration
Fun fact: I speak three languages and am learning my fourth AND fifth right now.