Meet Our Career Peer Advisors
Career Peer Advisors and Student Administrative Assistants serve a critical role in the Engineering Career Center.
Our student employees welcome and direct students, employers, and visitors to appropriate resources; offer an invaluable student perspective needed to create effective programming and services, provide resume & cover letter reviews, practice interviews, practice coding interviews, and so much more!
If you are interested in being a part of our team, email Helen Chandler (helen.chandler@cornell.edu). We hire Career Peer Advisors on an as-needed basis. Students from all colleges are encouraged to apply.
Eliz Celik; College of Engineering ‘25
Eliz is a Senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering. She was born and raised in North Jersey where she loves shopping and going to malls. Over the summer her hobbies consisted of crocheting and travelling. She also loves to go on picnics which is what Ithaca and Cornell is perfect for!
Aminat Ibrahim
Aminat Ibrahim is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering studying how to reduce thrombosis on implantable cardiovascular devices. In Nigeria, she worked with AXA as a Business transformation analyst and BASF as a graduate intern. Quite recently, she co-founded a start-up that was among the first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing face shields for health workers in Lagos, Nigeria. On-campus, she is the mentoring coordinator for BMEW. Aminat is big on advocating for underrepresented and minority groups; she enjoys hiking/site-seeing, volunteering, and meeting people.
Isabel Câmara, College of Engineering ‘25
Isabel is a senior majoring in Environmental Engineering with a minor in Inequality Studies. She lives in Carmel, NY, where she visits lakes and hikes often. Over the summer, she interned at Jacobs as an Environmental Engineering Intern. On campus, Isabel is a member of Engineers Without Borders and the Society of Women Engineers. Outside of academics, she enjoys watching comedies, gardening, and swimming.
Sasha Ryder, School of Industrial and Labor Relations ’25
Sasha is a Junior studying at ILR. She is pursing minors in both Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Law & Society. She is from Brooklyn, NY but has lived and gone to school all over New York City. While at Cornell, she was elected the ILR SGA transfer representative and became a member of The Women’s Leadership Initiative.
Kathy Le, College of Engineering ‘24
Kathy is a Master of Engineering student studying Biomedical Engineering with aspirations to work in the medical device or global health field. She is from San Antonio, TX and is looking forward to experiencing the fall at Cornell for the fifth time! She loves running, rock-climbing, and her creative outlet involves singing karaoke and creating art.
Alondra Rosario, College of Engineering '25
Alondra Rosario is a junior from Allentown, PA pursuing a degree in Biological Engineering. This is her first year as Career Development Co-Director for the SWE and she intends to extend the resources and knowledge from the Career Center to the women. She also participates in CUSD's Soil Factory Project Team studying and working on biochar. Alondra fills her free time by socializing, watching the latest shows/movies, listening to music, and obsessing over coffee.
Sruthi Suresh
Sruthi Suresh is a senior studying Computer Science with a planned minor in Operations Research and Engineering in the College of Engineering. She is originally from New Jersey. On campus, she is a member of SWE's diverSWEty committee and is also a member of Anjali at Cornell. She enjoys reading, watching tv, or hanging out with friends in her free time!
Lillian Lau
Lillian Lau is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Environmental and Water Resource Systems program. Her work focuses on equitable, stable, and robust water resource systems management and infrastructure planning under highly-uncertain socioeconomic and climate scenarios. At school, she is an active member of the Malaysian students' community. She was also a teaching assistant, and hopes to apply her teaching experience as a peer advisor. In her free time, she enjoys learning to cook new types of food, and reading.
Allen Tang
Allen is a sophomore in the College of Human Ecology studying Human Biology, Health, and Society. He is from Potomac, Maryland, and is planning to apply to Dental School after his undergraduate degree. At Cornell, he is also involved in the project team DEBUT and enjoys volunteering via Ithaca Health Initiative. In his free time he likes swimming, playing basketball, and spending time with his dog at home.
Jariful Chowdhury
Jariful is currently a junior in the College of Engineering majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is from Queens, New York but grew up in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. On-campus, Jariful is the Vice-president of the South Asian Council, a member of CUSail and the Bengali Students Association. In his free time, Jariful is at the gym, watching F1 during the weekend or going on long drives with his friends.
Srinica Hampi
Srinica is a first-year MBA student and the Johnson School of Business. She is from India and has worked in the Education and Employment space for the past five years. She is passionate about creating safe mentorship spaces for everyone. She is also an avid baker and loves testing out new recipes. She enjoys swimming and exploring new places.
Lingyu Zhou
Lingyu is a Master student specializing in applied statistics at the College of Computing and Information Science. Born in China, he earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from UW-Madison. At Cornell, his coursework spans computer science, mathematics, statistics, and operations research. His work focuses on data exploration and uncovering connections through the creation of automation tools, models, and insightful narratives using applied mathematics and computer science technologies. In his free time, Lingyu usually goes to the gym, plays badminton, or develops personal projects with Python and JavaScript.