Orientation Leaders

The Orientation Team is here to help you learn what it means to be a Bonnie — before, during, and after the summer orientation program. You’ll get to learn more at your orientation session, but here’s a quick look at the O Team and what they love about St. Bonaventure. We can’t wait to see you!

Orientation Coordinators

Jezerae Fayson, '27
(she/her)
Olean, NY
Major: Strategic Communication
Fun fact: I have a twin.
Favorite SBU Experience: Participating in Spring Weekend with all my friends!

Nolan Tormey, '27
(he/him)
Alfred, NY
Major: Adolescence Education, History concentration
Fun fact: I enjoy being outside and running.
Favorite SBU Experience: Playing intramural pickleball.

Orientation Leaders

Jack Surprenant, '27
(he/him)
Norwich, CT
Major: Sports Management; Spanish Minor
Fun fact: I have been hit in the face by Caitlin Clark.
Favorite SBU Experience: Working with the women’s basketball team.

Tanyaradzwa Takaendisa, '26
(he/him)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Major: Computer Science
Fun fact: I play rugby.
Favorite SBU Experience: Visiting Mt. Irenaeus with the rugby and Orientation Team.

MacKenzie Snook, '29
(she/her)
Albion, NY
Major: Marketing
Fun fact: I have an English Bulldog.
Favorite SBU Experience: Joining the SBU Dance Team!

Ava Ordway, '27
(she/her)
Syracuse, NY
Major: Public Health, Occupational Therapy Concentration; Health Science & Sociology Minor
Fun fact: I love making potholders for the Warming House.
Favorite SBU Experience: Traveling to Florida with the Leadership Program to learn from alumni.

Thembinkosi Mazibuko, '29
(he/him)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Major: Finance
Fun fact: I play the piano, and I am on the rugby team.
Favorite SBU Experience: Watching the SBU Rugby team become national champions.

Madelyn Skender, '28
(she/her)
Rochester, NY
Major: Adolescence Education, English Concentration
Fun fact: I have run two half-marathons and plan to run my third this year!
Favorite SBU Experience: Going to the basketball games with friends.

Tyler Green, '28
(he/him)
Erie, PA
Major: English & Educational Studies; Psychology Minor
Fun fact: I love to collect sports cards and write poetry.
Favorite SBU Experience: Making new friends and playing basketball at the Richter Center.

Danielle Clark, '27
(she/her)
Naples, NY
Major: Video Production; Marketing Minor
Fun fact: I studied abroad in Oxford!
Favorite SBU Experience: Traveling to Scotland and Ireland during my study abroad trip and meeting lifelong friends.

Hannah Walsh, '29
(she/her)
Newburgh, NY
Major: Adolescence Education Students with Disabilities, English Concentration
Fun fact: I am the oldest of 14 cousins on just one side!
Favorite SBU Experience: Going to the Rathskeller to hang out with friends!

Ella Irons, '27
(she/her)
Albany, NY
Major: Physical Education
Fun fact: My parents met at SBU.
Favorite SBU Experience: Attending the Candlelight Ceremony to kick off my amazing experience on campus.

Family & Support Leaders

Ava Dimao, '28
(she/her)
Alden, NY
Major: Adolescent Education, History Concentration
Fun fact: I've been to Costa Rica.
Favorite SBU Experience: Going to Midnight Mass during the first snowfall of the year with my friends!

Peyton Keller, '29
(he/him)
Olean, NY
Major: Biology
Fun fact: I love playing beach volleyball.
Favorite SBU Experience: Playing on the varsity hockey team.

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Orientation Leaders

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Orientation Leaders

Family & Support Leaders