2025 Cohort

Residential Cohort

Stella Chang 

Stella serves in the U.S. Air Force currently residing in Indiana. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Agricultural & Biological Engineering at Purdue University. 

Cheri Chapman 

Cheri is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in Minnesota. She is pursuing a degree in Business Administration at Metropolitan State University. 

Kymberli Ferguson 

Kymberli is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Maryland. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Interaction Deign & Information Architecture at the University of Baltimore. 

Nadia Elieff 

Nadia serves in the U.S. Army Reserve currently residing in New Jersey. She is pursuing a degree in Political Science and Women’s & Gender Studies at Rutgers University. 

Alyssa Gomezdelacasa 

Alyssa serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve currently residing in Illinois. She is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at Purdue University Northwest. 

Jackie Green 

Jackie is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in Maryland. She is pursuing a degree in Business Administration at the University of Baltimore. 

Jeff Hall 

Jeff is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force currently residing in Texas. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology at Tarrant County Community College. 

Jenny Honan Abarquez 

Jenny is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps currently residing in Minnesota. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work at the University of Saint Thomas. 

Bailey Hopwood 

Bailey serves in the Minnesota Army National Guard currently residing in Minnesota. She is pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management and Operations at Metropolitan State University. 

Olivia Hungness 

Olivia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in Illinois. She is pursuing a degree in Political Science and Psychology at McHenry County College. 

Kat Kezon 

Kat is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in South Carolina. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work at the University of South Carolina. 

Sheady Kyle 

Sheady is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Indiana. She is pursuing a certificate in Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa. 

Bri Mangra 

Bri is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in New York. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology at Stony Brook University. 

Angelica Ortiz 

Angelica serves in the U.S. Army Reserve currently residing in Indiana. She is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice & Sociology and Forensics at Purdue Northwest. 

Emma Pannullo 

Emma is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in North Carolina. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work at North Carolina State University. 

Michelle Ramirez 

Michelle is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in New York. She is pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity at SUNY Westchester Community College. 

Tara Ruby 

Tara is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force currently residing in Georgia. She is pursuing a degree in Nutrition at Purdue Global. 

Ashley Schultz 

Ashley is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in North Carolina. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology at North Carolina State University. 

Melissa Shuford 

Melissa is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Maryland. She is pursuing a degree in Graphic Design at Anne Arundel Community College. 

Melissa Scott 

Melissa is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Florida. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling & Human Services and Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship at Hillsborough Community College. 

Alysse Suter 

Alysse serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve currently residing in Colorado. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Northern Colorado. 

Cate Van Dam 

Cate is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps currently residing in South Dakota. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Architecture at South Dakota State University. 

Sadie Vander Steen 

Sadie serves in the Minnesota Army National Guard currently residing in Minnesota. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology and Business Administration at South Dakota State University. 

Kristina Whitteker 

Kristina is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force currently residing in Alaska. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology at Oregon State University. 

Virtual cohort 

Anyiah Chambers 

Anyiah serves in the Kentucky Army National Guard currently residing in Kentucky. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Communication at the University of Kentucky. 

Melanie Corrine 

Melanie is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps currently residing in New York. She is pursuing a graduate degree in TV Writing at Stony Brook University and is transferring to Columbia University. 

Izzy Gerencer 

Izzy serves in the U.S. Army currently residing in North Carolina. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Global Studies & International Relations at Northeastern University. 

Niki Gamboa 

Niki is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in Europe. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Health Care Administration at Liberty University. 

Vanessa Laureda 

Vanessa is a veteran of the U.S. Navy currently residing in Colorado. She is pursuing a degree in Business at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. 

Jessica Lawson 

Jessica serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve currently residing in Washington, D.C. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Architecture at Catholic University of America. 

Adora Oltz 

Adora is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in New York. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology at Purdue Global. 

Treazure Owens 

Treazure serves in the Illinois Army National Guard currently residing in Illinois. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Business Administration at Northern Illinois University. 

Brooklyn Palmer 

Brooklyn is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Arizona. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Nursing as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Frontier Nursing University. 

Michele Saiki-Poaha 

Michele serves in the U.S. Army Reserve currently residing in California. She is pursuing a degree in Health Science at Purdue Global. 

Sam Tinglof  

Sam is a veteran of the U.S. Army currently residing in Illinois. She is pursuing a graduate degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Loyola University of Chicago. 

Jasmine Tompkins 

Jasmine serves in the Texas Air Force National Guard currently residing in Texas. She is pursuing a graduate degree in Engineering Management at North Carolina State University.