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Meet the Current TMC Assistants

 

Robbie Day picture Name: Zack Cylinder
From: Lafayette Hill, PA
Class Year: '13
Major: Spanish and Global Politics
Favorite Foods: Basque pintxos
Favorite Movies: The Departed 
Hobbies: Hiking, the beach, travelling to wherever I can
Why work for the TMC?: Zee Boss, and learning about technology's role in foreign language learning.
Favorite Quotes: "Caminante, no hay camino; se hace camino al andar."
Bethany Reynolds
Name: Bethany Reynolds
From: Baltimore, MD
Class Year: '13
Major: Chinese and Spanish
Favorite Foods: Sushi
Favorite Movies: Pride and Prejudice, Slumdog Millionaire, the Bourne series.
Hobbies: Playing piano, cooking, hiking, yoga.
Why work for the TMC?: It's a great opportunity to work in an environment with passionate language learners, learn about new software and technology, and to be of service to language professors and students.
Favorite quotes: "A wise person has something to say; a fool has to say something."
Chelsea Stevenson Name: Chelsea Stevenson
From: Lake Forest, IL
Class Year: '13
Major: Business Journalism and French Minor
Favorite Foods: Cheese and Prosciutto, Sushi, Ice Cream, and Cheeseburgers
Favorite Movies: My Best Friend's Wedding
Hobbies: Field hockey, running, traveling, and reading
Why work for the TMC?: Because I love speaking French!
Favorite quotes: "Action is the foundational key to all success." Pablo Picasso
Taylor Melanson Name: Taylor Melanson
From: Wellesley, MA
Class Year: '13
Major: Economics and German
Favorite Foods:Steak, Lobster, Chipotle
Favorite Movies: Fight Club and Pulp Fiction
Hobbies: Music, Singing, and Weight Lifting
Why work for the TMC?: Great place to learn, work, and feel good!
Favorite Quotes: "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." -Eleanor Roosevel
Claire Mahoney Name: Claire Mahoney
From: Yardley, PA
Class Year: '13
Major: Romance Languages and Accounting
Favorite Foods: French cuisine
Favorite Movies: French movies
Hobbies: Sports, hang out with friends.
Why work for the TMC?: It's a great learning environment! 
Favorite Quotes: "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." -Oprah
Kerstin Hjelm
Name: Kerstin Hjelm
From:
Class Year: '14
Major: Psychology, Mass Communications minor
Favorite Foods: Chocolate and french bread
Favorite Movies: Grease
Hobbies: Being outside, reading, being with friends
Why work for the TMC?: The people and department are great. 
Favorite quotes: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." -Henry David Thoreau
Marc Wonders

Name: Marc Wonders
From: Akron, Ohio
Class Year: '15
Major: Physics and Business Administration
Favorite Foods: Chinese food
Favorite Movies: 21 Jump Street
Hobbies: Sports, reading
Why work for the TMC?: Positive atmosphere to work in
Favorite quotes: "Never give up."

Deirdre Tobin

Name: Deirdre Tobin
From:
Fairmont, West Virginia
Class Year:
'15
Major:
Computer Science, Math and Philosophy minors
Favorite Foods:
Chicken noodle soup and barbecue chicken 
Favorite Movies: A Walk To Remember
Hobbies: Baking and hiking
Why work for the TMC?:
It's a great opportunity to work on my French and help others use technology to work on their own languages.
Favorite Quotes:
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."

Name: Morgan Hall
From:
New Orleans, LA
Class Year:
'16
Major:
Undecided (chemistry)
Favorite Foods: Poboys and jambalaya
Favorite Movies:
Wedding Crashers
Hobbies:
Sports
Why work for the TMC?:
Working for the TMC seemed like a great way to help out on campus.
Favorite Quotes: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

Abbie Pannell

Name: Abigail Pannell
From:
Ft. Hood, Texas
Class Year:
'16
Major: German and Studio Art
Favorite Foods: Macaroni & cheese, pizza and apples
Favorite Movies: Men in Tights and Lord of the Rings
Hobbies:
Drawing, hiking, biking and reading
Why work for the TMC?:
The experience to gain working for the TMC is wonderful, and I think it is an amazing opportunity to better one's skills in technology and academics.
Favorite Quotes:
"When the world is running down, you must make the best of what's still around." - The Police

Name: Yiwen Wang
From: Shanghai, China
Class Year: '16
Major: Accounting and Math, French minor
Favorite Foods: Sushi, chicken wings, shrimp, fish
Favorite Movies: Inception, Anna Karenina, Life is Beautiful, Les Miserables
Hobbies: Traveling, origami and paper quilling
Why work for the TMC?:
It's a great opportunity for me to learn new things, help others, and have fun!
Favorite Quotes: "The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters." - Audrey Hepburn

Name: Timothy Holder
From:
Barbados (born and lived for 11 years) and Columbus, Ohio
Class Year:
'16
Major:
Chemistry & Engineering with pre-health focus
Favorite Foods: Bajan spice chicken, macaroni pie, Reese's Puffs cereal
Favorite Movies:
The Dark Knight, The Fugitive, MegaMind
Hobbies:
Playing ping pong and the drums, reading dystopian novels, researching diseases
Why work for the TMC?:
I think it will be an interesting experience to learn and assist others in learning about various aspects of technology and their uses.
Favorite Quotes:
"You can't stop the waves of life but you can learn to surf" -- author unknown


Name: David Thomas
From: Austinburg, Ohio
Class Year:
'15
Major:
Politics and Education Policy
Favorite Foods:
Anything my mom makes!
Favorite Movies:
Lincoln, Gran Torino, Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Hobbies: D
iscussing Politics and Current Events, Hiking, Star Gazing, Reading
Why work for the TMC?:
I really enjoyed having a friendly face help me while I took my foreign language tests in the TMC and now I wanted to be a help to other students!
Favorite Quotes:
"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death." - Leonardo da Vinci
"Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." - Abraham Lincoln

Name: Cole Malizia
From: Tampa, Florida
Class Year: '16
Major: Business and Accounting
Favorite Foods: Fried grouper sandwiches
Favorite Movies: Talladega Nights and Gladiator
Hobbies: Swimming, reading the news, exploring wikipedia, watching sports 
Why work for the TMC?: Just when you think you know enough about computers, there's something new to learn on a new program.
Favorite Quotes: "Going in one more round when you don't think you can, that's what makes all the difference in your life."  Rocky Balboa