Undergraduate Admissions

Threshold Leadership

Threshold Orientation leaders are current North Park Students who have been in your shoes during the past couple years! They are here to help make the transition to college as smooth as possible, by guiding you throughout the weekend, sharing their experiences, and answering your questions during Threshold.

2022 Fall Threshold Leaders

Riya Patel

Major: Health Systems Management and Criminal Justice
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: Cooking and dancing

Sophie Perruffel

Major: Biomedical Sciences
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Cooking and reading

Edison Faican

Major: Nursing
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
He/Him
Interests:
Photography and going out

Tyleah Williams

Major: Business
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: Art and reading

Sara Helgesson

Major: Communication Studies
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests:
Soccer and traveling

Citlali Yunnuen Cornelio

Major: Business Management and Spanish
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: Makeup, fashion, and shopping

Maria Rodriguez

Major: Psychology
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: True crime documentaries, collecting crystals

Naomi Vasciannie

Major: Business
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Working out, cars, video games, trying new recipes, knitting/sewing, music

Jaden Perdue

Major: Psychology
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
They/them
Interests:
Art and Activism

Varun Mehta

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year at NPU: 

Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests:
Fitness, football, skateboarding, programming, graphic design

Mahnoor Uddin

Major: Marketing
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Cooking and reading romantic books

Maryam Chaudhary

Major: Business
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests:
Reading and traveling

Maggie Buss

Major: Psychology and Pre-Law
Year at NPU:
Junior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests:  
Midnight walks around campus, watching horror or comedy movies

Vraj Parikh

Major: Business Management
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests: 
Playing tennis and watching TV

Jonathan Khoshaba

Major: Pre-law: Politics and Government
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests: American football, Metallica

Emily Underwood

Major: Art Education
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests:
Thrifting and DIY Projects

Vanessa Perez

Major: Biomedical Science
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests:
Reading, playing volleyball

Anjali Abraham

Major: Nursing
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Dancing and traveling

Yash Dholakiya

Major: Business
Year at NPU: 

Pronouns: 

Interests: 
Traveling and cooking

Natalia Gonzalez-Figueroa

Major: Criminal Justice
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Working, hanging out with my friends

Bogdan Buzdugan

Major: Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests:
Photography, ultimate frisbee

Dhruv Modi

Major: Business 
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests: 
Running and listening to music

Labrene Efstathiou

Major: Communication Studies
Year at NPU:
Junior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Gardening and cooking

Katerim Ruiz

Major: Communications
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her/they/them
Interests: 
Listening to crime podcasts, reading/watching thriller books/movies

Norma Gonzalez

Major: Music (General Studies)
Year at NPU: 

Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Working on my car, soccer

Stephanie Kacius

Major: Biomedical Sciences and Psychology
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Dancing, watching Netflix dramas

Melissa Baithey

Major: Biomedical Sciences
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Cheerleading, drawing

Hakang Jang

Major: Nursing
Year at NPU: 

Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Playing the guitar and going out with friends

Daniel Brooks

Major: Mathematics
Year at NPU:
Sophomore
Pronouns:
He/him/his
Interests: 
Writing songs and coffee

Ayleen Guardado

Major: Communications
Year at NPU:
Senior
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Interests: 
Skateboarding, going to the beach, Bible studies, exploring, traveling