The TRIO peer leaders help fellow TRIO students thrive at Carleton through a variety of efforts. Peer leaders plan and coordinate many activities, mentor first year students, and help the TRIO staff develop successful programs.
The TRIO interns are current TRIO senior students and have been a TRIO Peer Leader for at least a year. This position allows a TRIO senior to experience the professional work of the TRIO office in the form of a work study position.
Peer Leaders and TRIO Interns
Hi all! I’m Jayti Arora (she/her) and I am a senior from the suburbs of Chicago. I am a Computer Science major with two minors in Math and Digital Arts and Humanities. This year I am interning with TRIO which is my third year working with the office. I am excited to be back in the house for my last year because TRIO has grown to become a comfort space for me. My project will be working on the website which is right up my alley aligning with my major and minors so I am looking forward to exploring that.
Hello! My name is Hiroki Coyle (He/him) and I am a sophomore from Point Reyes Station, CA. It is a tourist town 90 minutes north from San Francisco. I am a prospective chemistry major, and plan to minor in Japanese. I am also part of the Carleton College Men’s Club Volleyball (Go Penguins!). I enjoy the outdoors, hanging out with friends, and going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole. This is my first year working for TRIO, so I am still figuring out this job. My favorite spot on campus is probably the Libe, Sayles, or Anderson.
Hello everyone! My name is Graci Huff (she/her), and I am a sophomore from Pine City, Minnesota (small town 2 hours north of Northfield). I am a prospective Political Science/ International Relations major, with particular interest in activism work and how politics intersect with people and humanistic relations. Aside from TRIO, I am involved in the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance and Student Senate. I enjoy spending time with my friends, having good conversations, playing with animals, and doing art. This is my first year as a TRIO peer leader, and I am very excited for what’s to come!
Hello, my name is Zaria Kelly (she/her) and I am a sophomore from Orlando, FL. I am a prospective Classics major and Latin minor with an interest in Japanese as well. I love knitting, it makes me soooo happy (my wallet be crying, though)! As a peer leader, I look forward to working with the other awesome peer leaders and wonderful staff to serve the TRIO community here at Carleton. I really want to pay the same kindness and helpfulness forward to the next class of TRIO students as it was given to me. Can’t wait!
Hi! My name is Chris Melo (He/Him) and I am a Sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colorado aka the most Beautiful state ever. I am a prospective Psych major and Neuroscience and Art History double minor. I play IM Basketball and enjoy Hiking as well as making playlists for people. This is my first year in TRIO and I am excited to continue to work with my fellow peer leaders and staff!
Heyo everyone! My name is Jonathan Nguyen (he/him) and I’m a sophomore from Houston, Texas. I am a prospective Biology or Cinema and Media Studies major (double major??) and a Biochem minor on the pre-health track . Outside of TRIO, I’m a member of FOCUS, Tim Viet, Coalition of Southeast Asians, and the QuestBridge Scholars Chapter. I also volunteer with Project Friendship and the Food Recovery Network. In my free time I enjoy longboarding, working out, watching Netflix, and hanging with friends! This is my first year as a TRIO Peer Leader and I’m very excited for what we have in store for y’all and for what’s to come this year!
Hi, I’m Amalia (she/they) and I’m a sophomore from Chicago, IL. I am a prospective political science and international relations major with a special interest in archival work and structural inequality. Aside from TRIO I also work as a collections assistant at the Perlman museum. I have two shows on KRLX this term and love talking about music. My favorite part of being a peer leader is organizing super fun events with my coworkers.