Martindale Student Associates Honors Program (Morocco cohort) : L to R (Back) Ben Murphy-Schmehl, Alexander Damle, Tessa Dougan, William Yaeger, Samuel Ginn, Christopher Marina, and Sarah Mixsell; (Front) Emily Michnowski, Lauryn Holgado, Layan Suleiman, Kyra Boston, and Kate Brown KYRA BOSTON is pursuing a degree in civil engineering with a concentration in water resources. At Lehigh, she serves as editor in chief of Lehigh’s yearbook (The Epitome) and works within the Office of Residence Life as a gryphon (resident assistant) with plans to return as head gryphon next year. While president of Engineers Without Borders, she visited La Recta De Sanita, Dominican Republic, with the club’s travel team to complete a formal assessment. Kyra’s other leadership experiences include being the membership educator of Lehigh’s Alpha Omega Epsilon professional sorority, a Rossin Junior Fellow, and an intern at Gannett Fleming. Kyra will work full time at Gannett Fleming in the summer of 2023 with plans to return as an engineer in training following graduation. KATE BROWN is pursuing a degree in population health with a minor in probability and statistics. At Lehigh, she is a member of the College of Health Student Advisory Council and serves as the student ambassador chair. There, she works with faculty to promote the College of Health and speaks at open houses and on admitted student panels. Kate is also an undergraduate researcher in Professor Thomas McAndrew’s Computational Uncertainty Laboratory and the philanthropy director of Zeta Tau Alpha. In addition, she participated in Lehigh’s Mentor Collective and served as an apprentice teacher for biostatistics. Outside of Lehigh, Kate has gained laboratory, research, and writing experience at Burke Neurological Institute, in White Plains, NY, and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. ALEXANDER DAMLE is pursuing a degree in accounting and finance with a minor in fintech. Alex grew up in Tolland, CT, and has lived abroad in Innsbruck, Austria. At Lehigh, he is president of the accounting club, a member of the Investment Management Group, and also involved in the golf in business club. He maintains memberships in the Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi honor societies for business students. During the summer of ‘23, Alex will be interning with KPMG in their audit service line; he plans to pursue his CPA designation in the near future. Outside of classes, Alex is fond of golf, soccer, basketball, and any opportunity to get outside. Professionally, Alex wants to pursue a career in public accounting and has aspirations for a law degree with a focus on tax. TESSA DOUGAN is pursuing a dual degree in environmental science and environmental studies with a minor in psychology. Tessa is the vice president of Lehigh’s belly dance club and also a member of the Eco-Rep Leadership Program. Tessa has conducted research with Professor Robert Booth on the Miyawaki method of forestry and is interested in ecology as well as environmental city planning. Outside of school, Tessa is a competitive powerlifter and is always trying to get stronger both mentally and physically. Tessa will be an Iacocca intern this summer, researching marine technology design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. SAMUEL GINN is an Eckardt Scholar, pursuing majors in history and international relations and a minor in studio architecture. In 2022, he participated in the Iacocca International Internship Program and traveled to Belgrade, Serbia, to produce a research report on the securitization of the Serbian national identity through literature for the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. He was selected to be a Lehigh University/UN Partnership intern for the spring 2023 semester, during which he has worked to facilitate student trips to the UN and develop a panel discussion program to help Lehigh students interact with experts on the international arms trade and its impacts on global peacekeeping efforts. Additionally, Sam is a member of the pilot program for the art gallery’s student-led tour project and plays on the men’s club rugby team. He hopes to pursue a career in the field of private security contracting and analysis. MARTINDALE STUDENT ASSOCIATES HONORS PROGRAM 2023–24 MOROCCO
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