Our Ambassadors:
Current students looking to help out the next generation of students seeking higher educational opportunities:
Christus Okorochukwu
University of Florida, Computer Science, Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon in Seattle, Washington. During his 2024 & 2025 internships, developed search system for Amazon.jobs, leveraging AWS Lambda, API Gateway, OpenSearch, and Amazon Personalize improving search relevance.
Amir Sakura Etemadi
Carleton College, Biology & Biochemistry, Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine and Hearing Loss, QuestBridge Scholar and Ambassador, TRIO Peer leader, [YU?] student, Gaine Guidance Founder, and NCAA XC/T&F Varsity Athlete. Aspiring physician with interests specializing in the upper aerodigestive tract.
Maui Schwaurtz
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Buisness. Completed a venture capital internship at CFOWorx in Sydney after freshman year, followed by a private equity internship at ACON Investments in Washington, D.C. after sophomore year. Set to complete an investment banking internship at Evercore in New York this coming summer.
Augustus Paluzzi III
Cornell University, Applied Economics & Management. Worked at HJBL, a quantitative investment and data science consulting firm, researching futures market investments; currently with the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation focusing on agency fixed income strategy. Member of M&A and Equity Research organizations on campus; outside of academics, part of the Barbell Club and enjoys lifting weights.
Daniel Fudge
University of Florida, Biology & Pathogenesis Student | University of Florida Honors Program | Red Cross Disaster Action Team. Researcher in Pediatric Cardiac ICU. Neurological ICU observership and ongoing research in the Fuller Laboratory, investigating Pompe Disease and spinal cord injuriy models to study treatments for muscle atrophy and neuronal loss. Counselor/Medical Assistant at Florida Diabetes Camp, supporting children with chronic health conditions.
Declan O’dwyer
Brown University, School of Engineering. With strong mathematical and educational expertise, Declan serves as an SAT Tutor for SC Tutoring, helping students build the skills and confidence to achieve top scores on standardized tests. He is also a member of the Brown Running Club and a former FHSAA record-holding high school cross country and track athlete, continuing to demonstrate excellence both academically and athletically.
Benjamin Davis
University of Virginia, Pre-Law Student . McIntire School of Commerce Event Staff, coordinating logistics for major school events. As a 3-Sport athlete in high school he serves as Intramural Sports Supervisor for multiple sports, and contributes to the Pancakes for Parkinson’s Logistics Committee, helping raise tens of thousands for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. A Brother of Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity, UVA Club Tennis, and UVA Club Golf teams
Jakob Gorham
Dartmouth College, Pre-Law. worked as a Legal Intern at Access Law Firm, P.A. and as a journalist for The Gainesville Sun, where he developed strong research and communication skills. At Dartmouth, Jakob is involved in Men’s Club Soccer A, The Dartmouth Exchange, the Political Economy Project, and the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Beyond campus, he volunteers at Cook, the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, and is recognized as both an AIME Qualifier and a National Merit Finalist.
Benjamin Zou
Cornell University, Computer Science, Ben Zou is an Embedded Systems Software Engineer with the Cornell Rocketry Team, developing software for aerospace applications. He also contributes to Alpha Mission in the Cornell Space Systems Design Studio and has interned at Silicon Assurance, focusing on hardware reliability. In Summer 2025, he joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Software Development Engineer Intern on the EC2 VPC team.