Alumni Interviewers 2026-2027
First year applicants are offered an opportunity to interview with a Claremont McKenna College alumnus between September 1 and December 11. 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@dwlaw.com
Arizona: Tucson
Rhonda Mallis Rosenbaum
Arizona: Yuma
Gowan Deckey
gdeckey@gowanco.com
California: San Francisco Bay Area
Carolina Auerbach
carolinaauerbach@gmail.com
San Francisco
Jack Cavelier
jcavellier21@cmc.edu
San Francisco
Michelle Goodwin
michelle.goodwin16@gmail.com
San Francisco
Tran Ly
emailtran@gmail.com
San Francisco
Paul Nathan
paulhnathan@gmail.com
San Francisco, Orinda
Lauren Rosenberger
laurenmrosenberger@gmail.com
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@coroca.org
Oakland
Katie Echavia
Ted Hall
tedrhall@comcast.net
Oakland, Walnut Creek
Ellen Lempres
ellen.lempres@gmail.com
Paul Nathan
paulhnathan@gmail.com
San Francisco, Orinda
Eva Pruitt
eva@pruitt5.com
California: North Bay
Henry DeRuff
hderuff@coroca.org
Marin County
California: South Bay
Adrienne Mitchell
Monterey Peninsula/Carmel/Big Sur
California: Peninsula/Silicon Valley
Matthew Choi
mchoi23@cmc.edu
San Jose
Ava Kopp
akopp25@cmc.edu
Los Altos
Kristin LeBlanc
mjk2.leblanc@gmail.com
Mountain View
California: Southern California Counties
Charlene Baghdadi
charlenebaghdadi@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Jessica Dang
jhdang13@icloud.com
Orange
Eddy Hernandez
ehernandez25@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Anne Jang
ajang21@cmc.edu
San Diego
Nandini Jayaram
nandinijayaram44@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Jenna Khan
Jiyeon Kim
jkim26@cmc.edu
San Bernardino
Desmond Mantle
desmondmantle@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Austin Melody
amelody17@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Amelia Opsahl
aopsahl1108@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Ajinkya Rane
Mark Schwartz
Los Angeles
Mannat Sethi
msethi26@cmc.edu
Los Angeles
Ryan Sung
ryan.sung@icloud.com
Los Angeles
David Taylor
dvdtlr04@gmail.com
David Ying
davidying1999@gmail.com
Colorado: Denver
Kyle Covell
kacovell@hotmail.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
Amanda Wilson
awilson98.cmc@gmail.com
Delaware: Cape Region
Peter J. Caltagirone
pjc@caltaglegal.com
Florida: Miami
Katherine Almendarez
kalmendarez22@cmc.edu
Florida: Plantation/Fort Lauderdale
Sandy Koch
sandymkoch@gmail.com
Georgia: Atlanta
Catherine Harris
catherinemvharris@gmail.com
Hawaii: Honolulu
Tyler Kimura
tyler.kimura@spirehi.com
Jennifer Otto
tigger2lee@netscape.net
David Oyadomari
davidxoyadomari@gmail.com
Illinois: Chicago
Anika Kimme
anika.kimme@gmail.com
Carlos Rivas
carlosrivas89@gmail.com
April Weathers
Dr. Timothy W. Wright III
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
Cam Finley
cam3finley@gmail.com
Haley Goodman
haleyrgoodman17@gmail.com
Adhitya Venkatraman
Michigan: Detroit/Ann Arbor
Jordan Aronowitz
jgaronowitz@gmail.com
Minnesota: St. Paul/Minneapolis
Heather Cowart
Missouri: Kansas City
Nathan Kurtz
nkurtzy@gmail.com
KS: Kansas City
New Jersey
Robin Bartlett
rbbartlett01@gmail.com
NY: New York City
Daniella Reyes
dreyes26@cmc.edu
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
Cristi Cruz
ccruz24@cmc.edu
Sophie de Castro
sophiedecastro13@gmail.com
Madeline (Maddie) Galbraith
madelinegalbraith8@gmail.com
Alexis Gero
alexiseg01@gmail.com
Hannah Goldberg-Morse
hgm915@gmail.com
Ryder Jones
rjones26@cmc.edu
Melanie Kallah
melanieekallah@gmail.com
Antonio Melendez
cmelendez25@cmc.edu
Tammy Phan
tammyjphan@gmail.com
Dorcas Saka
dsaka22@cmc.edu
Campbell Streator
CT: Fairfield County
Joseph Zhong
zhong.joseph.s@gmail.com
North Carolina: Charlotte
Jerry Lee
jerryinbrooklyn@gmail.com
North Carolina: Durham
Adrienne Kafka
Ohio: Columbus
Bruce Alan Soll
bsoll57@gmail.com
UT: Park City
Oregon: Portland Metro Area
Morgan Beltz
mbeltz@outlook.com
Kylie Bernardi
Kathryn Holleb
kathryncmc2012@gmail.com
Aadil Mohamed
Jesse Rebello
rebello.jesse@gmail.com
Merrill Richmond
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Elan Sippel-Feldman
Alex Towers
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Claire Klein
clairecklein@gmail.com
Patrick McDonough
South Dakota
Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek
jennifer.zavaletacheek@sdstate.edu
Tennessee: Nashville
Adam Van Dyk
avandyk7@gmail.com
Texas: Austin
Elizabeth ‘Ducky’ Duckworth
duckworthea@gmail.com
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
Bridget Moran
bridgetmoran131@gmail.com
Washington: Seattle
Eli Coon
elicoon@gmail.com
Washington, D.C.
Jeremy Anderson
jeremy.gregorio.anderson@gmail.com
Will Ellsworth
will.ellsworth27@gmail.com
Milli Kanani Hansen
Olivia Licata
olicata25@cmc.edu
Luke Radice
lukeradice@gmail.com
Sarah Servin
servin737@gmail.com
Wisconsin: Madison
Simrun Shroff
simrunnshroff@gmail.com
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
William Galbreath
wgalbreath23@cmc.edu
France: Paris
Davis Eglin
deglin225@gmail.com
India: Delhi
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
sahilsinha98@gmail.com
Israel: Haifa
Emma Finn
Japan
Evan Soll (Switzerland)
evanasoll@gmail.com
Singapore
Kunal Prakash Khemka (India: Kolkata & Indian Subcontinent Region)
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
Yu-Yu Lin
yuyulin8@gmail.com
Nandini Mittal
Nandinimittal101@gmail.com
Anne Nguyen
annenguyen@libertyglobal.com