Who Are Orientation Leaders?
During SOAR and Welcome Week, our orientation leaders ensure your student experience gets off to a great start. These individuals are experienced Marian students who mentor, guide, encourage, and share their love for Marian with you. Your orientation leader is an excellent resource, both before you arrive on campus and throughout your college journey.
Kylie Lehman - Student Coordinator
Hometown: Batesville, IN (Batesville HS)
Major: Nursing
Year: Senior
Campus Involvement: Student Body President, Student Nurses Association, Marian Ambassador, and Honors Academy
Favorite MU Tradition: The root beer kegger, kids and sibs weekend, and going to sporting events!
Fun Fact: I have ran two half-marathons, I’m currently training for my third, and my goal is to eventually run a full marathon!
Ryan Penry - Student Coordinator
Hometown: Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community HS)
Major: Biology and Physiology of Exercise (Pre-Medicine)
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Student Coordinator for New Student Orientation, Marian Ambassador, Student Communication Specialist, President of Best Buddies, Vice President of Mission and Identity for Student Government Association
Favorite MU Tradition: Accepted Students Day. I love seeing all of the prospective students on campus, plus that event was the reason I decided to attend Marian.
Fun Fact: I enjoy taking personality quizzes!! If you are curious about my Enneagram number, True Color, Meyers Briggs letters, or what Friends character I am most like just ask I love talking about them with others.
Leo Ibarra Ortiz - Saint Joe Indy Orientation Leader
Hometown: Columbus, IN (Columbus North HS)
Major: Business Administration
Year: Sophomore
Campus Involvement: Student Ambassador
Favorite MU Tradition: Football tailgates
Fun Fact: Uncle to 5 nephews and 4 nieces!
Genesis Rodriguez - Saint Joe Indy Orientation Leader
Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Ben Davis HS)
Major: Business Administration
Year: Sophomore
Campus Involvement: Speech & Debate
Favorite MU Tradition: Games and entertainment during Welcome Week (and bouncy houses)
Fun Fact: I was born in Honduras!
Bami Adeniyi - Nursing Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Herron HS)
Major: Nursing
Year: Senior
Campus Involvement: President of Marian University’s Student Nurses Association, Student body Vice President, Presidential Ambassador, Honors Academy, Union for Black Identity, Peer Tutor, Dean's Council, member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, and Center for Leadership Development scholar
Favorite MU Tradition: My favorite Marian tradition is bringing my younger siblings to kids and sibs weekend on campus.
Fun Fact: My full first name is 10 letters long
Connor Gliva - Nursing Orientation Leader
Hometown: Brownsburg, IN (Tri-West HS)
Major: Nursing
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Marian Ambassadors, Orientation Leaders, Theatre
Favorite MU Tradition: Marian vs. St. Francis football game
Fun Fact: I love the mountains. Looking at them and hiking in them both. I just think they’re amazing.
Kendall Wyatt - Nursing Orientation Leader
Hometown: Fortville, IN (Mt. Vernon HS)
Major: Nursing
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: MU Student Nursing Association; National Society of Leadership and Success
Favorite MU Tradition: Tailgating before football games and Family weekend
Fun Fact: I love to travel!
Anna Howard - Educators College Orientation Leader
Hometown: McCordsville, IN (Mt. Vernon HS)
Major: Elementary Education
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Theta Phi Alpha
Favorite MU Tradition: Thanksgiving Dinner in the Dining Commons
Fun Fact: I have been to England and Scotland
Chelle Turner - Educators College Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Scecina Memorial HS)
Major: History, Sociology, and Secondary Education
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: SGA representatives for Union For Black Identity, Scholar Intern for Social Change, 21st Century Scholar, Resident Assistant, Educators College Student Ambassador
Favorite MU Tradition: Union for Black Identity's Soul Food Dinner
Fun Fact: "My name is a combo of my parents' names!"
Jomar Seals - Educators College Orientation Leader
Hometown: Beech Grove, IN (Beech Grove HS)
Major: History and Secondary Education
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: 21st century Scholars and Resident Assistant (RA)
Favorite MU Tradition: Pre-O Week for 21st century Scholars
Fun Fact: I was a top 60 basketball player in the state my senior year
Hilda Chie - Educators College Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Pike HS)
Major: Elementary Education
Year: Sophomore
Campus Involvement: Union for Black Identity, resident Assistant (RA)
Favorite MU Tradition: I love going to football games during the year because I love the atmosphere. The games are always fun.
Fun Fact: I used to be in color guard. I love spinning flag and dancing.
Patrick Scheidler - Educators College Orientation Leader
Hometown: Crawfordsville, IN (Southmont HS)
Major: Elementary Education
Year: Sophomore
Campus Involvement: Peer Minister
Favorite MU Tradition: The Big Event during Welcome Week
Fun Fact: I am into fitness and is in the process of becoming a certified personal trainer.
Kayla Walke - Business Orientation Leader
Hometown: Waynetown, IN (North Montgomery HS)
Major: Marketing
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: CAB Formal Committee Chair, 21st Century Scholar, Library Student Worker
Favorite MU Tradition: My favorite Marian tradition is the Thanksgiving dinner on campus.
Fun Fact: I’ve been to 15 concerts!
Colton Keasey - Business Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Bishop Chatard HS)
Major: Business Analytics
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Marian Ambassador and A-Team
Favorite MU Tradition: Football games
Fun Fact: I love WW2 history and would win any trivia based in that period of time
Mary Fleming - Exercise & Sports Science Orientation Leader
Hometown: McCordsville, IN (Mt. Vernon HS)
Major: Exercise Science
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: College Mentors, CAB Homecoming committee chair, CAB Coffee House committee, Koinonia core team member
Favorite MU Tradition: I love going to the different Coffee house events on Fridays. It’s a chance to hang out with friends and have a lot of fun!
Fun Fact: I know sign language!
Kamille Ware - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Crispus Attucks HS)
Major: Public Health and Social Work
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Vice President of Union for Black Identity, Scholar Intern for Social Change, 21st Century Scholar
Favorite MU Tradition: The food trucks at welcome week and studying in Alumni!
Fun Fact:: I will do almost anything for a steak chimichanga or queso
Megan Gawrys - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: McCordsville, IN (Mt. Vernon HS)
Major: Biology
Year: Senior
Campus Involvement: College Mentors for Kids, NSLS, Spanish Honor Society, Sigma Zeta, Campus Activities Board
Favorite MU Tradition: BIG fan of Knights football!!!
Fun Fact: I have run a marathon — the whole 26.2 miles!!!
Grace McIntyre - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Brownsburg, IN (North Central HS)
Major: Biology and Public Health
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Track and Field, Honors Academy, Co-President of Sigma Zeta, National Society of Leadership and Success, Marian Ambassador, Work in the Fitness Center, Research
Favorite MU Tradition: Tailgating with my friends and family before home football games.
Fun Fact: I'm a pole vaulter on the track team
Kerrington Shorter - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: South Bend, IN (Scecina Memorial HS)
Major: Theatre
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Spring/Fall Theatre Productions, University Choir, Union for Black Identity (UBI)
Favorite MU Tradition: Union for Black Identity's game Night
Fun Fact: Ariana Grande’s music is my guilty pleasure.
Lexi Fohl - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Union, KY (St. Henry HS)
Major: Biology
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Volleyball, San Damiano Scholar
Favorite MU Tradition: Homecoming football game and tailgating
Fun Fact: I love outdoor concerts and am a big fan of classic rock
Kathryn Frye - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN (Home School)
Major: Exploratory Studies
Year: Sophomore
Campus Involvement: San Damiano scholars, University Choir and Show Choir, Sisters in Christ group.
Favorite MU Tradition: Any choir or theater event! I love seeing how everyone comes and supports the singers/actors.
Fun Fact: I love studying foreign languages and geography! So far I have learned Latin, American Sign Language, and am now working on German!
Kerrigan - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Fishers, IN (Fishers HS)
Major: Social Work
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: Marian Ambassador (Mentor), Theatre, San Damian Scholar
Favorite MU Tradition: I have two- I really enjoyed the knighting ceremony my freshman year. It was a really neat way to feel like an official knight and that I had become a part of the Marian family. The other tradition I enjoy is the thanksgiving dinner. It is so neat to see so many faculty and staff members come together with students to have our own Marian family thanksgiving. Can’t forget to mention the food is AMAZING
Fun Fact: I am a huge theatre kid and my broadway crush is Jeremy Jordan. When my parents went to New York last May they went to the stage door for the show he was in at the time and they got a video of him saying I’m his favorite. I cried lots of happy tears when I got that text
Kenzie Walke - Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader
Hometown: Waynetown, IN (North Montgomery HS)
Major: Communication
Year: Junior
Campus Involvement: CAB Formal Committee, 21st Century Scholars
Favorite MU Tradition: My favorite tradition is Welcome Week! Having a new event every might on campus really makes the start of the year something to look forward to!
Fun Fact: I have been and will always be addicted to pickles.
