Alumni Interviewers 2025-2026
With COVID-19 infections still occurring, we will continue to take precautions to stop the spread. We also recognize that the virus is not going to disappear completely.
We want to assure that prospective students (and their families) feel safe and confident during the interview. Both in-person and virtual interviews are acceptable, depending on student and interviewer preferences.
First year applicants are offered an opportunity to interview with a Claremont McKenna College alumnus between September 1 and December 12. Interviews are available to any student living in the US, and some countries abroad.
These interviews are not required for admission to CMC, but we highly recommend them. Please contact directly an interviewer in your local area (one interviewer at a time) to set up your interview. Alumni interviewers are volunteers; they will respond to you as promptly as their schedules allow. Interviews will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and are not guaranteed. Only one interview per student.
The interviews are an evaluative part of your application. They give us a chance to learn more about you. Likewise, through the interview you will have the opportunity to learn more about CMC in a one-on-one setting. Whether the interview is in person or virtual, you may dress more formally, however, casual or business casual attire is also fine. Interviews typically last 30 to 45 minutes. If interviewing virtually, please choose a place in your home that has few distractions, good lighting, and a good Internet connection.
Please include the following information when contacting an interviewer: your legal name, date of birth, high school name and high school city/state, and your email address.
If you are unable to schedule an interview by mid-December, we strongly encourage you to submit the optional video response. Applicants who interview may submit the video response as well.
Domestic
Arizona: Phoenix
Spencer Cashdan
scashdan@dickinson-wright.com
Arizona: Tucson
Rhonda Mallis Rosenbaum
azbuz1@gmail.com
Arizona: Yuma
Gowan Deckey
gdeckey@gowanco.com
California: San Francisco Bay Area
Carolina Auerbach
carolinaauerbach@gmail.com
San Francisco
Jack Cavellier
jcavellier21@cmc.edu
San Francisco
Lauren Giurata
laurenbgiurata@gmail.com
San Francisco
Michelle Goodwin
michelle.goodwin16@gmail.com
San Francisco
Josh Guggenheim
josh.guggenheim@gmail.com
San Francisco
Kara Hagler
khagler24@cmc.edu
San Francisco
Nishka Khoobchandani
nishkahk@outlook.com
Redwood City
Lindsay Lew
llew25@cmc.edu
San Francisco
Tran Ly
emailtran@gmail.com
San Francisco
Bridget Moran
bridgetmoran131@gmail.com
San Francisco
Paul Nathan
paulhnathan@gmail.com
San Francisco, Orinda
Dawson Reckers
dawson.reckers@gmail.com
San Francisco
Lauren Rosenberger
laurenmrosenberger@gmail.com
San Francisco
Anthony ‘Tony’ Sidhom
asidhom17@cmc.edu
San Francisco
Eric Warmoth
ericwarmoth@gmail.com
San Francisco
Daniel Yim
danielphyim@gmail.com
San Francisco
California: East Bay
Chris Cheung
ccheung03@gmail.com
Danville
Christina Coffin
ccoffin@placer.ca.gov
Sacramento, Placer County
Henry DeRuff
hderuff@coronorcal.org
Oakland
Katie Echavia
kechavia@gmail.com
Pleasanton, Oakland
Ted Hall
tedrhall@comcast.net
Oakland, Walnut Creek
Ellen Lempres
ellen.lempres@gmail.com
Piedmont
John McDowell
johnmcd@hotmail.com
Sacramento
Paul Nathan
paulhnathan@gmail.com
San Francisco, Orinda
Eva Pruitt
eva@pruitt5.com
Berkeley
California: North Bay
Elizabeth Carrade
elizabethcarrade@gmail.com
Marin County
Henry DeRuff
hderuff@coronorcal.org
Marin County
Paul Gero
paulgero@yahoo.com
Marin County, Napa
California: South Bay
Adrienne Mitchell
adrienneandrews@yahoo.com
Monterey Peninsula/Carmel/Big Sur
California: Peninsula/Silicon Valley
Matthew Choi
mchoi23@cmc.edu
San Jose
Xiangyu Fu
xfu18@cmc.edu
Santa Clara
Ava Kopp
akopp25@cmc.edu
Los Altos
Barbara Rogan
barbrogan@gmail.com
San Jose
California: Southern California Counties
Charlene Marie Baghdadi
charlenebaghdadi@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Jessica Dang
Jessica.h.dang@gmail.com
Orange
Elizabeth ‘Ducky’ Duckworth
duckworthea@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Tim Gallagher
tgallagher19@cmc.edu
Ventura
Corie Hack
coriejhack@gmail.com
San Diego
Lisa Hao
lisa.hao13@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Eddy Hernandez
ehernandez25@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Jenna Hussein
jennahussein@alumni.stanford.edu
Los Angeles
Anne Jang
ajang21@cmc.edu
San Diego
Melanie Kallah
melanieekallah@gmail.com
Orange
Desmond Mantle
desmondmantle@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Austin Melody
amelody17@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Ajinkya Rane
arane24@cmc.edu
Orange
Mark Schwartz
marknschwartz@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Ryan Sung
rsung18@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Eddie Wei
eddiewei03@gmail.com
Los Angeles
David Ying
davidying1999@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Colorado: Denver
Kyle Covell
kacovell@hotmail.com
Tarah Gilbreth
gilbrethtarah@gmail.com
Samantha (Sam) Kunz
samkunz16@gmail.com
Holly Shankle
hollyshankle1@gmail.com
Connecticut: Fairfield County
Campbell Streator
campbell.streator@gmail.com
NY: New York City
Delaware: Cape Region
Peter J. Caltagirone
pjc@caltaglegal.com
Florida: Miami
Katherine Almendarez
kalmendarez22@cmc.edu
Georgia: Atlanta
Catherine Harris
catherinemvharris@gmail.com
Dominican Republic
Nandini Jayaram
nandinijayaram44@gmail.com
Hawaii: Honolulu
Tyler Kimura
tyler.kimura@spirehi.com
Jennifer Otto
tigger2lee@netscape.net
David Oyadomari
davidxoyadomari@gmail.com
Illinois: Chicago
Aviv Caspi
caspi.aviv@gmail.com
Cam Finley
csfinley98@gmail.com
Anika Kimme
anika.kimme@gmail.com
Carlos Rivas
carlosrivas89@gmail.com
April Weathers
aprilfweathers@gmail.com
Dr. Timothy W. Wright III
twright3rd.tw@gmail.com
Illinois: Evanston
Teressa Ulrich
teressa.ulrich@gmail.com
Illinois: Wheaton
Drew Van Pelt
drew.vanpelt@gmail.com
Kansas: Kansas City
Nathan Kurtz
nkurtzy@gmail.com
MO: Kansas City
Massachusetts: Boston
Haley Goodman
haleyrgoodman17@gmail.com
Michigan: Detroit
Jordan Aronowitz
jgaronowitz@gmail.com
Missouri: Kansas City
Cristi Cruz
ccruz24@cmc.edu
Nathan Kurtz
nkurtzy@gmail.com
KS: Kansas City
Nevada: Las Vegas
Tara Emad Dawood
tdawood25@gmail.com
New Jersey
Robin Bartlett
rbbartlett01@gmail.com
NY: New York City
New Mexico: Santa Fe
Jenny Kaufman
jennyfkaufman@gmail.com
New York: Long Island
Lisa McCaffrey
lmccaffrey@hotmail.com
New York: New York City
Robin Bartlett
rbbartlett01@gmail.com
NJ: Northern Counties
Sophie de Castro
sophiedecastro13@gmail.com
Madeline (Maddie) Galbraith
madelinegalbraith8@gmail.com
Hannah Goldberg-Morse
hgm915@gmail.com
Grace Kelleher
grace.kelleher21@gmail.com
Antonio Melendez
cmelendez25@cmc.edu
Tammy Phan
tammyjphan@gmail.com
Dorcas Saka
dsaka22@cmc.edu
Campbell Streator
campbell.streator@gmail.com
CT: Fairfield County
Adhitya Venkatraman
avenkatraman22@cmc.edu
Joseph Zhong
jzhong25@cmc.edu
Anna Zimmerman
annahzimm@gmail.com
North Carolina: Charlotte
Jerry Lee
jerryinbrooklyn@gmail.com
North Carolina: Durham
Adrienne Kafka
adrienne.kafka@gmail.com
Ohio: Columbus
Bruce Alan Soll
bsoll57@gmail.com
UT: Park City
Oregon: Portland Metro Area
Morgan Beltz
mbeltz@outlook.com
Kylie Bernardi
kyliebernardi7@gmail.com
Kathryn Holleb
kathryncmc2012@gmail.com
Jesse Rebello
rebello.jesse@gmail.com
Merrill Richmond
merrill@merrillrichmond.com
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Elan Sippel-Feldman
EFeldman10@gmail.com
Alex Towers
towersa@chop.edu
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Claire Klein
clairecklein@gmail.com
Patrick McDonough
pmcdonough35@gmail.com
South Dakota
Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek
jennifer.zavaletacheek@sdstate.edu
Tennessee: Nashville
Adam Van Dyk
avandyk7@gmail.com
Texas: Austin
Patrick Gallagher
patrick.gallagher@gmail.com
Alexis Gero
alexiseg01@gmail.com
Texas: Dallas
Karima Motiwala
karimamotiwala@gmail.com
Lauren Yeske
lauren.yeske@gmail.com
Texas: Prosper
Jane Matthews
janejmatthews@gmail.com
Utah: Park City
Bruce Alan Soll
bsoll57@gmail.com
OH: Columbus
Utah: Salt Lake City
Daisy Chou Phillips
daisycphillips@gmail.com
Virginia: Richmond
Chris Reina
creina07@gmail.com
Washington: Seattle
Eli Coon
elicoon@gmail.com
Alison Ryan
alison.ryan.09@gmail.com
Washington: Yelm
Gary Carson
gcarson47@gmail.com
Washington, D.C.
Jeremy Anderson
jeremy.gregorio.anderson@gmail.com
Lindsay Dixon
Lindsay.b.burton@gmail.com
Will Ellsworth
will.ellsworth27@gmail.com
Milli Kanani Hansen
millikhansen@gmail.com
Luke Radice
lukeradice@gmail.com
Sarah Servin
servin737@gmail.com
Wisconsin: Madison
Simrun Shroff
sshroff24@cmc.edu
International
Note: In lieu of an alumni interview, international applicants whose primary language is not English are strongly encouraged to complete an InitialView or Vericant interview, which include a timed writing sample. All interviews are evaluative and weighed equally in the admission process.
Brazil: Florianopolis
Olivia Licata
olicata25@cmc.edu
Dominican Republic
Catherine Harris
catherinemvharris@gmail.com
Georgia: Atlanta
India: Delhi
Saumya Agarwal
saumya@shreesharda.co.in
Rhea Jain
rjain15@cmc.edu
Kanishk Kapur (Delhi & Gurgaon/NCR)
kanishkkapur1996@gmail.com
India: Kolkata and Indian Subcontinent Region
Kunal Prakash Khemka (Singapore)
kunal.khemka@gmail.com
India: Mumbai
Jahnavi Kocha
jahnavikocha@gmail.com
Sahil Sinha
ssinha20@cmc.edu
Israel: Haifa
Emma Finn
emmalimorfinn@gmail.com
Japan
Evan Soll (Switzerland)
evanasoll@gmail.com
The Philippines
Gabie Ong
gabiejong@gmail.com
Singapore
Kunal Prakash Khemka (India: Kolkata & Indian Subcontinent Region)
kunal.khemka@gmail.com
Johann Lim
Johannlim93@gmail.com
Spain: Madrid
Brad Pine
bradpine516@gmail.com
Switzerland
Evan Soll (Japan)
evanasoll@gmail.com
Taiwan: Taichung
Clive Hsu
hsuc1@mca.org.tw
Taiwan: Taipei
Walter Huang
walterhuang76@gmail.com
Thailand: Bangkok
Lucy Thompson
lthompson25@cmc.edu
United Kingdom: London
Louisa Dunwiddie
lcdunwiddie@gmail.com
Yu-Yu Lin
yuyulin8@gmail.com
Nandini Mittal
Nandinimittal101@gmail.com
Anne Nguyen
annenguyen@libertyglobal.com