2011-2012 Freshman Counselors

The freshman counselors, all of them Saybrook seniors, play a special role in the college. Together with the dean, they counsel and advise first-year students, living with them on the Old Campus and providing them with academic and personal counseling during the freshman year. In addition to bringing an important peer perspective to their roles, the freshman counselors receive special training in helping students adapt to college life.

Joanna Cornell, the head Freshman Counselor, is an Economics and East Asian Studies double-major from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. She has also lived in New York, Minnesota, Kansas, and Texas. Through Yale, she has spent a lot of time abroad and can't wait to go on her next adventure!

Stephanie Cuevas  is from  Whittier, CA ( Los Angeles County.)  Since arriving on campus, she has found  the academic opportunities at Yale to be endless, however, she is most thankful for the personal growth she has experienced.  Her current hobbies include:  hanging out with fellow FroCos, eating sushi and Mexican food, playing water polo, spending time with her sorority, and living her last year at Yale to the fullest.

Ben Daus-Haberle is a senior from Lexington, Massachusetts.  At Yale, he's done everything from row varsity crew to running a small business assistance organization and Model United Nations.  As a transfer from another residential college, Ben can confidently say that Saybrook is the best.  He loves history, animals, New England, and long walks in snowy woods.  Finally, Ben is proud to be a Saybrook froco, because it's offering him a chance to get to know an awesome new class of Yalies.  Say what?

Nabeem Hashem is a senior Physics major from the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. In addition to physics, he is interested in Japanese language and culture and aspires to one day be a stay-at-home dad.

Peter Kaufman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he spent most of his youth climbing trees and skipping rocks.  Okay, probably not most of his youth, but those were the best parts for sure.  Now, at the ripe old age of 21 years young, he is a senior Theater Studies major at Yale University.  He spends most of his time acting in and working on theatrical productions.  He also enjoys writing and has written 2 plays (one of which is sub par, the other of which is just bad.)  He has little to no feeling in his left pinky toe.

Jeania Ree Moore is a senior Humanities major from Pasadena, CA. She loves Saybrook, Yale, and discussing religion. In addition to hanging out with SY freshmen and Frocos and completing her senior essay this year, she's looking forward to seriously perfecting her knitting skills!

Brandon Rapp is a chemical engineering major in Saybrook College. He is from New Orleans, Louisiana and enjoys writing, listening to hip hop, planning community events, and playing basketball.  One of his top two favorite movies is "Brown Sugar."

Thomas Smyth is a native of Augusta, Georgia and a senior Political Science major at Yale. He enjoys hiking with FOOT and is busy this year writing a thesis on the explosive growth of cell phones in Africa.