Hi! My name is Brandy, I also go by Brendy. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a senior majoring in Spanish with a co-major in Education at Hamline University. I am a Senior Fellow and Program Assistant for McVay. I enjoy crocheting, watching movies, listening to music, and learning languages in my free time. I am excited (and a little sad) to have one final year with McVay!

Hello. My name is Kolbe Brown (he/him/his), and I’m an education major at Hamline University. I play video games, hang out with friends, or watch tik tok with my cat in my free time. I have lots of experience with children, inside and outside the classroom. I love building relationships with kids and am very excited to participate in the program. 

My name is Emma Coppola and I'm a Public Health Major at Hamline. I'm a senior and have enjoyed my experience here a lot so far! I love meeting new people and spending time with friends and family. I'm excited to be part of the McVay family!

Hi! My name is Emely Quintero and my pronouns are she/her/they. I'm majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Spanish in hopes of getting my licensure to be an elementary teacher. I'm an intern at McVay and just started my journey with McVay but I'm excited to build connections with staff and youth. What I do in my spare time is hangout with my friends or family, listen to music, read books and watch movies.

Hi! My name is Frog Tolstad (they/them). I am a first year at Hamline University. I'm double majoring in Anthropology and Education with a concentration in teaching English as a Second Language. I enjoy creating art, cooking, drinking tea, and listening to music in my free time. I am excited to develop connections with the youth at McVay.

Hi, my name is Eleanor Gale and I am a senior fellow at Grace. This will be my third year with McVay and I adore it. At school I am a junior studying psychology. When I first started with McVay I was a creative arts associate and I still try to do as many crafts with the youth as I can. I’m always excited to do things that both the staff and students can enjoy that helps us create such a fun environment at McVay.

Hello! My name is Anna, I am a Senior Fellow at Path of Grace site. I am also a Senior at Hamline, majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Philosophy and Political Science. Fun fact about me is that I have an ESA (Emotional Support Animal). Her name is Lily and is in the picture with me :)

Hi, I’m KJ Holec! I’m a junior at Hamline University majoring in psychology and minoring in criminology. I had the honor of joining McVay in May of 2022, so this will be my second full school year working with everyone! I am from Des Moines, Iowa, and some of my hobbies are lifting, running, creating lyrics, singing, and drawing. I’m excited to meet new students and build great connections at McVay this year! 

Hi, my name is Raine. I use they/them/theirs pronouns. This is my second year at McVay, and I’m a sophomore at Hamline majoring in Psychology with a minor in Environmental Studies. In my free time, I enjoy writing, reading, crafting, and yoga.

Hello, name is Big Thao. I use he/him/his pronouns. I am a third year at Hamline University and majoring in accounting. This is also my third year working at McVay. I love working at McVay because of all the staffs and students there and just they’re so much fun to interact with! A fun fact about me is that I like sports!

Hello! My name is Sabrina Hanson (she/her/hers) and I am a junior this year at Hamline. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Criminal Justice. I love working with youth, and I believe McVay is an amazing way for me to connect with the youth and gain more experience for future endeavors. In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with friends, playing sports, and watching all my favorite shows and movies! Besides working with McVay, I am also an Residential Assistant on campus so I will be pretty busy. I look forward to this year and meeting everyone!

Hi, my name is Nyo Nyo. I’m a senior majoring in Biology and co-major education. My favorite color is green and I love to eat spicy foods.  

Hello everyone! My name is Michael Moitzheim, but you can call me Mike! I am a senior at Hamline University studying Criminal Justice and Forensic Science! My hobbies are weightlifting, chess, and trap shooting! In McVay, I am a senior driver, and I drive frequently for the Mounds site!

My name is Christian Ruegg and I am a senior fellow at Mounds. I am a junior at Hamline University studying Criminology/ Criminal Justice. I'm from Apple Vally, Minnesota. My pronouns are He/Him/His. Some things that I like to do in my free time are be with friends and family, spend time outside, play video games, and listen to music. 

Hi, my name is Rekha, and I use she/they pronouns. I am a junior, co-majoring in education. I am a fellow this year. I look forward to spending quality time learning and building connections with students.

My name is Marine Lanchava, I am an international student at Hamline University, majoring in marketing. I’m from the Country of Georgia which is in Eastern Europe known as a cradle of wine. I’m so excited to plan different creative activities with the McVay kids so that they can acquire new skills useful in the real-life world. 

Hi, I'm Maryam Wardhere! I use she/her pronouns and am a sophomore majoring in elementary education. My goal in the future is to have fun stickers and bright colors all across my future third-grade classroom! In my free time, you can catch me at a local lake reading a book and enjoying the beautiful nature the Twin Cities has to offer. This will be my first time here at McVay and I am beyond excited to be learning and working with youth in my community! 

Hello, my name is Krystal! I use She/Her/Hers pronouns. I am a third year at Hamline where I am an Environmental Studies major and a Legal Studies minor hoping to make a career in Environmental Law. This is my third year at McVay where I currently am a Senior Fellow at FCC and one of the Program Assistants. Some of my hobbies include long boarding, hiking, and knitting. I’m really excited to start McVay this year!

Hi! My name is Nasra, and I am a fourth-year student at Hamline majoring in Digital Media Arts and minoring in Education. In my free time, I love doing analog photography, thrifting, going to concerts, and exploring nature with my friends. I am a senior fellow at FCC, and I am excited for what this year has in store!

Nathaniel is a theater Kid at heart and loves to play music; although he loves playing games even more. He is excited to be working as a Fellow this year at First Covenant Church (FCC) and hopes he can bring his love for fun to this year's activities. Although creation is his passion, he also loves learning and will talk your ear off at length about any new subject that interests him if you let him. Some things he's doing include recording an album, performing in the upcoming Hamline production of Eurydice, and assisting with the musical being put on at FCC.

Ethan Heide is a second-year at Hamline University planning to major in Elementary Education. They love to do art, write music, and spend an unhealthy amount of time watching educational YouTube videos. Ethan is incredibly excited to start working at McVay as a specialty associate and hopes to better themself and their community through their work.

My name is Eli Malecha. I use He/Him pronouns. I am a sophomore at Hamline this year, and I am majoring in Forensic Science. I am an intern this year at McVay! I enjoy listening to music and spending time with friends. 

Hi! My name is Charlie, and I use he/him/any pronouns. I'm a senior Digital Media Arts major, and I'm a new intern and van driver at McVay! I enjoy web design, playing the cello, and hanging out with friends.

Hi my name is Eh Wah, I use she/her pronouns. I am sophmore, majoring in Education. I am former McVay youth and I am excited to bring my perspective into McVay, and make it even more fun.

Hi, My name is Bri Cook. I am majoring in Clinical psychology and minoring in music. I am planning on becoming a Therapist and doing musical therapy with my patients. I love to sing, dance, read and write. Along with Mcvay I am also a New Student Mentor and I am a Mentor for the PAC. 

Hello, I'm Charlie, a second year at Hamline and an intern at McVay! I'm planning on majoring in Chemistry, which I can hopefully use to explore a diverse array of careers. For fun I enjoy exploring new things, reading, writing, creating fictional settings, drawing maps, and building constructed languages.

My name is Ellie (she/her/hers). I am going to be a junior at Hamline University and I am double majoring in Music and Math with a minor in Chinese and a Certificate in Music Production. In my free time I like to do art and compose music.

Hi! My name is Lidya and I use she/her pronouns. I'm a sophomore this year studying Anthropology. I like listening to music, watching movies, and exploring new places with my friends. This is my first year with McVay and I am so excited to be working with the students and staff of McVay! 

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Hello, My name is Kajshia and the J in my name is silent! I use she/her pronouns. I'm a sophomore this year at Hamline University and I major in Digital Media arts/Digital Studio arts. During my free time, I would read some novels that I like and do some illustrating on my computer and phone. This is my first year at Mcvay and I hope to earn more experience while I work with the other staff members and students. 

Hey y’all! I’m a senior studying Psychology and Computer Data Science at Hamline. I love making people laugh and smile, I love to lift at the gym and hangout with my friends. I am the sports associate at Mcvay and nothing is more fun this year than getting to the know the Mcvay Staff and Youth.

Matias Clauson is a first year at Hamline planning on studying Communications and Spanish. He loves to play each and every sport out there and enjoys to spend as much time outside. He is super exited to embark on his first year working with McVay!

Hi! My name’s Christine Nguyen. I am a first-year at Hamline University, majoring in neuroscience with a minor in education. In my free time, I coach and play for a volleyball team called Disbanded. Additionally, I am a intern and I am excited for what this year has in store!

My name is Eve Nesheim (she/her) I am a senior at Hamline graduating in Dec 2023. I'm a double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice. I am a new employee at McVay and it has been really fun and a great experience so far. My interests and hobbies include hanging out with my friends, family, listening to music, traveling and practicing self care. I can't wait to thrive more in the McVay community and finish off my Hamline career here!

Hey guys! This is Matthew Maroney. I’m excited to work with McVay for the first time this school year after the summer as a van driver. I’m a big fan of long walks and podcasts, especially along the Winchell Trail near the river. I’m from Nashville, TN, and am a sophomore at Hamline majoring in Economics.

This is Alex's first year with McVay, and they are SO excited! In their free time, Alex likes to read, play guitar, and hang out with friends. They are a sophomore at Hamline, studying Acting and Journalism.

Hello! My name is Nykole Thomas and I am a Junior at Hamline University. I use she/her pronouns and i'm majoring in communications with a minor in management! I enjoy hanging out with friends and joking, dancing around like i'm in a highschool musical and being outside. I am a new Intern at McVay and I look forward to getting to know everyone!