Honors Ambassadors 2026-27
Our Honors Ambassadors are available as a resource to all Honors students to share about their experiences in Honors (e.g., balancing Honors & major requirements, requirements of the Honors program) and as Cal Poly students more generally. Please feel free to reach out to any of our ambassadors via email if you have any questions and/or would like to meet a new friend within Honors! They are here for you!
Meet the Ambassadors from each College
College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Amaya Jayakody (she/her)
Major: Architecture, 2nd Year
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA
Campus Involvement:CAED Ambassador, Country Line Dancing and MERGE Contemporary Dance clubs, Sustainable Fashion Club
Career Interest: Designing large-scale public buildings in urban environments
Fun Fact: I love being outdoors and going hiking, camping, etc!
Email: ajayakod@calpoly.edu
Juliana Nicosia (she/her)
Major: City and Regional Planning, 1st Year
Hometown: Albany, CA
Campus Involvement: Associated Students in planning, Cal Poly Urbanists, Inter housing council, Merge (contemporary and jazz dance club), Italian culture club
Career Interest: Transportation planner working to expand subway systems
Fun Fact: My viral TikTok video got posted on James Charles' YouTube account
Email: jnicosia@calpoly.edu
College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences
Braxton Campbell (he/him)
Major: Bioresource & Environmental Engineering, 1st Year
Hometown: Loomis, CA
Campus Involvement: Field studies Club, CRU, and AES. Pledging for Phi Sigma Kappa.
Career Interest: Construction management and building plan design
Fun Fact: I love traveling and spent 42 days backpacking through South America over the summer, hitting spots like Machu Picchu.
Email: bcampb30@calpoly.edu
Jordan Rivera (she/her)
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet Pathway 3rd Year
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Campus Involvement: CAFES Ambassadors (Executive Board, Public Relations Chair), Honors Program, Learning Assistant for Animal Science, Undergraduate Poultry Research, Delta Gamma Sorority, and Filipino Culture Exchange
Career Interest: Veterinary Medicine, with interests in surgery, anesthesiology, and animal reproductive health
Fun Fact: I am bilingual in Mandarin!
Email: jrive114@calpoly.edu
Bailey College of Science and Mathematics
Piper Cohen-Jons (she/her)
Major: Statistics, 1st Year
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Campus Involvement: Tennis club, Ski club, Statistics club, Field studies
Career Interest: Statistics/analysis for a professional sports team (mlb, nfl, etc.)
Fun Fact: I have three dogs!
Email: pcohenjo@calpoly.edu
Kassie Kliemann (she/her)
Major: Biochemistry, 2nd Year
Hometown: Carnation, WA
Campus Involvement: Research with Dr. Costanzo and Dr. Cardinal and I'm a member of Sigma Kappa.
Career Interest: Medical school, specialize in anesthesia or pediatrics.
Fun Fact: I've only traveled out of the country once!
Email: kklieman@calpoly.edu
Lily Remlinger (she/her)
Major: Biological Sciences, 1st Year
Hometown: Jackson Hole, WY
Campus Involvement: Field Studies trip lead, AMSA club member, Waterski team
Career Interest: I am interested in becoming a Physicians Assistant.
Fun Fact: I have a Goldendoodle named Sandy.
Email: lremling@calpoly.edu
College of Engineering
Nathan Hansen (he/him)
Major: Aerospace Engineering Major, Minor in Astrophysics, 2nd Year
Hometown: El Dorado Hills, CA
Campus Involvement: Social Chair of Sigma Pi Fraternity, Eta Delta Chapter. Treasurer of Cal Poly Rotaract. Flight Performance Team Member of Cal Poly Design Build Fly.
Career Interest: Design Engineering, Astronaut
Fun Fact: I completed a student exchange program through Rotary in Le Puy en Velay, France.
Email: nhanse05@calpoly.edu
Parnika Singh (she/her)
Major: Computer Science, 2nd Year
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Campus Involvement: Society of Women Engineers (SWE): Monthly Mentors Outreach Chair, Women Involved in Software and Hardware (WISH): Tech Officer, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS): Director of Events, University Housing: Resident Advisor (RA)
Career Interest: Cybersecurity and research opportunities within computer science.
Fun Fact: I'm really into visual and fiber arts! I do everything from acrylic and oil painting, watercolors, pastels, and charcoal to digital art, crocheting, and knitting!
Email: psingh75@calpoly.edu
College of Liberal Arts
Victoria Sabol (she/her) - Co-Lead Ambassador
Major: Psychology, 2nd Year
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Campus Involvement: Cal Poly Dance Team, Psychology Club member, volunteer at Ascent Autism.
Career Interest: I'm interested in either going into clinical psychology or physical therapy.
Fun Fact: I have an Advanced Scuba Diving license, and I try to go on dive trips at least once a year!
Email: vsabol@calpoly.edu
Daryn Murphy (she/her)
Major: Political Science with a concentration in Global Politics, History Minor, 1st Year
Hometown: San Diego, California
Campus Involvement: Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Model United Nations, Field Studies Club, and Cal Poly Club Sailing Team
Career Interest: Law or a career working in international affairs.
Fun Fact: I love to swim, I am a beach lifeguard back home!
Email: dmurph40@calpoly.edu
Ben Smulewitz (he/him)
Major: Graphic Communication, 1st Year
Hometown: San Rafael, CA
Campus Involvement: Hillel, Cal Poly Advertising Club, Honors Ethnic Studies Research.
Career Interest: Advertising/marketing management.
Fun Fact: I am colorblind!
Email: bsmulewi@calpoly.edu
Orfalea College of Busines
Lauren Van Stralen (she/her)- Co-Lead Ambassador
Major: Business Administration major with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Event Planning, 4th Year
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Campus Involvement: Intramural co-ed basketball, member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and studied abroad in London!
Career Interest: I'm interested in a career in experiential marketing and event planning.
Fun Fact: I know how to play "Piano Man" on the harmonica!
Email: ljvanstr@calpoly.edu
AnnMarie Dull (she/her)
Major: Business Administration concentrating in Financial Management on the Wealth Management Track, 1st Year
Hometown: Escondido, CA
Campus Involvement: Working 20 hrs/week at OCOB as a Student Assistant
Career Interest: Manage a Wealth Management firm
Fun Fact: I run my own successful photography business!
Email: adull@calpoly.edu
Nicholas Josue-Tsubota (he/him)
Major: Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting, 2nd Year
Hometown: Monterey County, CA
Campus Involvement: Cal Poly Accounting Club, Intramural Sports
Career Interest: Certified Public Accountant in audit
Fun Fact: My favorite MLB team is the San Francisco Giants!
Email: njosuets@calpoly.edu
