Find out more about your peer counselors! Please fill out the request form below to confidentially request to speak with an Advanced Peer Counselor:
APC President
Hello!! My name is Max, I'm a senior, and one of your APC presidents! At Oak Park I am also editor-in-chief of the yearbook and national honor society vice president. Outside of school I work at Starbucks!! I love going to concerts, reading, watching my favorite TV shows, and spending time with friends! I've been in peer counseling for four years now and cannot wait to meet all of you!! :)
APC President
Hello, everyone! My name is Daniela (Dani), I am a senior, and one of the Presidents of APC. I am a violinist in Chamber Orchestra, I play snare drum in Drumline, and I am the President of the Music Department Student Leadership. Outside of school, I love to play volleyball as well as coach. I like to dance, bake, and nerd out over movies and soundtracks. I look forward to meeting you this year!
Tanvi Jeurkar
BPC President
Hi! I’m Tanvi, one of the BPC co-presidents! I’m editor in chief for the Talon and also on the Speech and Debate team. I love to read, cook, and hang out with friends! So excited to meet you!
Emily Hardy
BPC President
Hiiii! My name is Emily Hardy, and I am a junior as well as one of your Beginning Peer Counseling co-presidents! At school, I am cross country captain and run track, am a part of the Talon as features editor, and am on the board for a couple of clubs. Outside of school, I love to spend time with friends (shopping, movie nights, getting food, etc), go to the beach, listen to music (I love Ariana Grande, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, beabadoobee, and Clairo, just to name a few artists), and hang out with my two cats at home. Can’t wait to meet you all this year! Reach out whenever :)
Evan Rubenstein
Wellness Center Liaisons
Hi! My name is Evan and I am a senior. This is my fourth year in peer counseling and I am the wellness center liason. At school, I am a part of the Talon and National Honors Society. Outside of school I work as a gymnastics coach and a certified nurses assitant. For fun I love to go to the beach, go on hikes and spend time with friends. Reach out whenever, so excited to meet you!
Sylvie Cicinelli
Wellness Center Liaisons
Hi, I’m Sylvie! I’m a senior here at Oak Park, and I’ve been a part APC for 3 years. Outside of that, I play for our schools girls lacrosse team! In my free time I love hanging out with my friends and family! I love spending my time at the beach or discovering new hikes. I’d love to get to know you, feel free to reach out!
Gianna Mortillaro
Freshmen Mentoring Lead
Hi! My name is Gianna Mortillaro and I am a junior. This is my third year in the advanced peer counseling program and I will be co-leading freshman mentoring this year. I love going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and shopping. At school I am a part of ASB, NHS, and I did flag football and track for 2 years. Don’t hesitate to reach out, I look forward to meeting you!
Kareena Beatty
Freshmen Mentoring Lead
Hey! My name is Kareena and this is my third year in Peer Counseling and my second in Advanced Peer Counseling. I’m in 11th grade and I love to bake, do nails, and eat ramen!! I also volunteer a lot in my free time. Looking forward to this year!
Shivangi Singh
Student Connection Coordinator
Hi! My name is Shivangi, I'm a junior and this is my second year in APC! I've been in BPC for 3 years and I am one of the Student Connection Coordinators. At school, I am a mentor on the OPHS Speech and Debate Team and the secretary of the OPHS Human Rights Club. I love to go to the movies, teach kids coding, hike, and spend time with family and friends! I also enjoy traveling a lot. Can't wait to meet you all this year!
Sasha Cook
Student Connection Coordinator
Hi I'm Sasha, I am a senior and one of the Student Connection Coordinators, and this is my 2nd year of APC and my 4th year of peer counseling. I am a part of the Oak Park swim team and this is my 3rd year on it. I love to read, listen to true crime podcasts, and go to the movies! I also enjoy hanging out with my friends and going to the pool to train. I love all different kinds of music especially going to concerts. I can’t wait to meet you!
Sierra Large
Creative Team
Hello! My name is Sierra and I am a senior this year! I am a competitive dancer and I hope to major in animation! I love love love music, the environment, animals and bugs, video games, and anime! I enjoy pretty much everything so don’t be afraid to get to know me! I can’t wait to get to know you as well :)
Lisa Mandadapu
Creative Team
Hi! My name is Lisa and I am a senior. This is my second year in APC and my fourth year in peer counseling. I am apart of the schools varsity dance team, NHS and tons of other clubs. I love listening to music and going to concerts. I live for adventures and love being outdoors especially when hiking. During. My free time I enjoy hanging out with my friends and going on spontaneous side quests.
Tabitha Brown
Creative Team
Hi! I’m Tabitha and I’m a junior. This is my second year in APC, and I am apart of the media team. I run track and am captain of cross country for the school, and am in National Honors Society. I love babysitting and coaching youth track outside of school. In my free time you can find me with friends, with my dog, or baking. Feel free to reach out whenever!
Angelika Braslavsky
Hi!! my name is Angelika, I’m a sophomore and this is my first year in apc! In school, I play lacrosse and am apart of yearbook! Outside of school, I do karate. I love doing sports, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, listening to music and more! I’m so excited to meet you all this year!
Tyler Campbell
Hi I'm Tyler and I'm a competitive dancer. I love sushi and hanging out with my friends, and am always up to help anyone!
Lauren Duong
Hi! My name is Lauren and I am a sophomore. This is my first year in Advanced Peer Counseling. I love watching tv shows, reading, and spending time with my family! Can’t wait to meet all of you!
Ryan Guido
Hii!! My name is Ryan and I’m one of your freshman mentors! I’m currently a sophomore and I really enjoy talking to people. I am on the school’s varsity boys swim team, and I have a lot of fun with my teammates. Outside of school, I’m a club swimmer (shocker) and I like to hang out with my friends a lot. I also love baking with my friends and going out for walks every once in a while too. Looking forward to an amazing year with everyone!
Noemie Dysart
Hi! My name is Noemie, I’m a sophomore, and this is my first year in APC. At school, I am on the Talon and the swim team. I spend my free time volunteering, going to the beach, reading, and have also been trying to get into photography! So excited for this year with everyone!!
Sienna Kaski
Hello! I am a sophomore advanced peer counselor! I am an athlete and participate in cheer and lacrosse! I love art and I have moved six different times in my life so I know how it feels to come to a new place! I love music especially live music! I love to be out in nautre, hiking and laying on the beach are some of my favorites! I love fashion and creating clothing, sewing is one of my favorite hobbies! My dream is to travel and see al of the world and I'm so excited to meet you!
Rheya Miller
Hello!! I’m Rheya and I will be one of your mentors for this year! I am a sophomore and this is my first year as peer counseling but I am so exitefor this in the upcoming year! I am on the OPHS volleyball frosh team and I am in art class. I love doing creative things outside of school as well, along with reading, spending time with family and friends. I love my dog cotah and my dog Luka, recently passed<3. I can’t wait to have a wonderful year with u all!
Tshokey Tobgyel
Hi! My name is Tshokey Tobgyel, and I am a sophomore. This is my first year in APC and I am so excited! I love to read, hangout with my friends, bake, travel, and play piano. I am also a cheerleader at Oak Park High school. Outside of school, I am an ambassador for the David Labkovski program where I inform others on the history of different paintings by Labkovski, a Jewish man from the time period of holocaust. I also love history and literature. I can’t wait to have a great year with you all!
Elise Buffiere
Hi! My name is Elise, I’m a Junior and this is my first year in APC. I love to play the piano, guitar, listen to music, play soccer, draw, and being creative in general. I love being involved at Oak Park and I’ve joined many clubs and classes. I’m in ASB and help film videos for the school and different clubs.
Ameet Cohen
Hi! My name is Ameet and this is my second year in APC and third year in BPC. I am also in ASB, I am currently Junior class president and in Rally committee, so let me know if you have any fun game ideas! I love thrifting, meeting new people, and anything art related. Can’t wait for a good year!
Ally Han
Hi! My name is Ally Han and I am a junior. This is my second year of Advanced Peer Counseling. I love to paint, draw, read, and hang out with my friends. Outside of school I am an assistant art teacher and in school I am apart of NHS, National Honors Society, and the Journalism Club. I hope that this year will be so much fun and I can’t wait to meet all of you!
Noyah Shushan
Hi! My name is Noyah and I’m one of your peer counclers. I am a junior and have been in advanced peer councling for one year, and begining peer councling for two. Some of my favorite activities to do are listen to music, talk about pop culture, get food with friends, and I absolutely love going to concerts. Don’t be afraid to reach out to me if needed, so excited to meet you all!
Evie Ward
Devin Wolff
Hey there! I’m Devin and this is my third year in APC. My favorite thing about school is how many people you get to meet, and all the connections we can make. In my free time, I love going to the gym and making money. I work at The Old Place which is a steakhouse in malibu and I design custom jerseys for O’neal.