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Meet the Current TMC Assistants

	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."
	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."
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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."
	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
	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: Discussing 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