I'm Raine, and my pronouns are they/them. I'm a first year student at Hamline this year, and I plan on majoring in Psychology. In my free time, I enjoy writing, reading, and playing the ukulele.

Hello! My name is Crystal, and I use She/They pronouns. I am in my final year at Hamline, and am a Secondary English Education Major, and Nonprofit Business Management minor. I enjoy listening to music, singing, and spending time with my cat Holstein. I am fluent in Spanish, and am excited to learn new languages, I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more about our community! 

Hi, my name is Cece, I am a first year at Hamline and thinking about going into Biology and Environmental Studies. I am an intern for McVay. I love to listen to music and go on runs.

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

Ethan Heide is a first-year at Hamline University planning to major in Elementary Education. He loves 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 himself and his community through his work.

Hi my name is Lay. I am a freshman here at Hamline and I will be majoring in Biology. My favorite activities to do is playing soccer, football, basketball, going outside for walks, and playing video games. 

Hello! My name is Anina Yang and I go by she/her/they pronouns. I am currently a freshman at Hamline planning to major in DMA and business. I’m very creative so I love making things and doing anything art related. Some things I enjoy are boba, sweets, singing, and my dogs. This is my first semester in McVay so I’m excited to build my skills and work with youth alongside my peers!

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!

Hi my name is Alexander. I am a freshman here at Hamline and I plan to major in business management or marketing. I play for the Hamline men's soccer team. My favorite activities to do are playing soccer, basketball, chess, work out and play video games. 

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.

Hello, I'm Charlie, a first 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.

Hello! My name is Max and I am a first year student at Hamline. My favorite things to do are play different sports, hangout with friends, and play video games. I look forward to meeting all of the kids and helping them have a great time with McVay!

Hi, my name is Eve and my pronouns are she/her. I am a senior this year and my major is public health. I love dancing and singing. I also am a big Marvel and DC fan. I am very excited to be part of McVay this year! I joined McVay because I love working with kids and being able to take part in their learning experiences.

Hi! My name is Fadhimah Mohamed. I use she/her/hers pronouns. I am majoring in Physics hoping to work as an engineer (one day). I enjoy reading fiction and non-fiction books, watching anime and learning languages. I am working as a STEM associate hoping to help students with STEM related courses and certainly sharing my interest in the sciences with them. I am excited to be working with incredible peers and meeting new people during work hours.

Hi all! My name is Maddie Swanson and I am a van driver for Grace and a staff member at McVay! I use she/her/hers pronouns and I am a junior at Hamline majoring in Public Health Sciences and Environmental Studies, hoping to pursue a Masters in Public Administration or Public Health upon graduation. At Hamline, I am also a member of the Women’s Lacrosse team and I am Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress (HUSC) Internal Co-President alongside External President, Emily Hilderbrand. 

I started at McVay in the summer of 2022 as a staff member and received my van certification to drive for McVay. I have really enjoyed meeting and spending time with all of the youth and my favorite memory was enjoying our final summer programming day swimming and jumping off of the rocks at Como Pool with the staff and youth

Hello, I'm Naomi! I am a junior at Hamline and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am double majoring in Global Studies and Spanish and double minoring in Religion and Anthropology. In my spare time I love to go on road trips, explore national parks, write poetry, go hammocking, and try local restaurants. I started this summer as a van driver for Grace and I am so excited to continue with McVay when I return from studying in Costa Rica!

Hello, I’m Essence and I use she/they pronouns. My major is Public Health Sciences with a Pre-Dental Track. I just started with McVay but I’ve been working with younger youth since I was 13 years old! I am interested in the arts, theatre, singing and dancing, reading and poetry. When I’m not in McVay, I’m probably participating in school extracurricular activities like Track and Field and Anime and Manga club.

Hello! My name is Alexander Bailey, but I usually just go by Alex. :) I use they/them pronouns, and am a first-year studying Theater Arts and English. This is my first summer with McVay, and I am so excited to meet everyone to have fun and create memories!