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

Director of Orientation & Transition Programs

Responsibilities:

  • Department oversight
  • Work with the OTP 真人线上娱乐 Advisory Council
  • Program Assessment
  • Sponsorship

Contact: terryh@uw.edu


Carrie Newman, M.S.

Associate Director of Orientation Programs

Responsibilities:

  • Husky Connections
  • Parent & Family Programs
  • Online Orientation (UWB101)
  • Welcome Week

Contact: newmanc2@uw.edu


Emily Leonard, M.Ed.

Assistant Director of Peer Coaching

Responsibilities:

  • Coordination of Peer Coaching strategies and initiatives
  • Cross-campus student leadership development
  • Programmatic data

Contact: leonardn@uw.edu


Stephanie Mardahl, M.Ed.

Orientation Program Manager

Responsibilities:

  • First-Year and Transfer Advising & Orientation Programs
  • First Generation New 真人线上娱乐 Network

Contact: stephm12@uw.edu


Sarah Berentson, M.A.T. Eng.

Peer Coach Program Manager

Responsibilities:

  • First-Year Coaching Program
  • Peer Coach training and development

Contact: sberen13@uw.edu


Linh Thai

Program Manager for Veteran and Military Community Programs

Responsibilities:

  • Veteran and Military Community Support Programs
  • Management of the Veteran & Military Community Center (VMCC) UW1-011

Contact: leon2004@uw.edu


Sara Harnish

Program Coordinator

Responsibilities:

  • Marketing and Communications
  • Fiscal Management
  • Data Management

Contact: skh0901@uw.edu