Student Coordinator Bios — Princeton Gender + Sexuality Resource Center

Monica Green

Hello all! In addition to Princeton, I call Durham, NC and Philadelphia home. I enjoy finding new ways to weave art into my studies as I am pursuing a major in African American Studies on the Race and Public Policy track and a certificate in Urban Studies.

Throughout my time at Princeton, I have been deeply engaged in the university’s Black community, including serving on executive boards. I am also a member and Vice President of the Black Arts Company, where I explore my passion for the arts. Outside of dance, I enjoy creative practices including photography, crochet, and documentary filmmaking.

I first began my Princeton journey through the Novogratz Bridge Year Program in Senegal. Living and learning in an environment completely different from my own caused me to confront how culture, gender identity and presentation shape one's experiences of the world. Since then, I have developed a deep passion for learning and addressing gender inequality and gender-based violence both here at home and across the world. In both academic, professional, and social settings I strive to challenge those around me to see the value in thinking critically about and addressing these subjects. I am very excited to start my new position as the student lead for the WFI!

WFI Chair

Destiny Allen

I am a current anthropology senior who has been working with the GSRC for three years. I enjoy helping to organize events that foster community connection, engagement, and care both within the University and outside of it.

I hope to provide a welcoming environment with the GSRC and help maintain a space that celebrates our identities and backgrounds.

Outside of the GSRC, I am active with Sympoh and BAC dance companies, the PUAM Student Advisory Board, and Club Archery.

QTI Chair

Operations Lead

Aya Surheyao

Aya is an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Major and member of the class of 2028. They grew up in the corn fields of central Illinois, born to Ivorian immigrant parents. Aya is passionate about building truly intersectional spaces where all feel welcomed, celebrated, and supported.

At Princeton, just like anywhere else, they recognize just how much we all need each other. They believe in the power of storytelling in every facet of life, from science to education to social justice. Aya got involved at the GSRC starting in their Freshman year as a member of the Pride Alliance and is excited to support all the amazing programs at the center this year!

They are a member of the BSU, Laughlin Co-op, and the Princeton YDSA chapter. They’re also excited to keep competing as a member of the club Taekwondo team. In their free time they love reading sci-fi/fantasy, baking for their friends, playing volleyball, and hosting movie nights.

Marketing Lead

Jediah Worrell

Jediah Worrell is a member of the Class of 2028 and serves as the Marketing & Communications Lead Coordinator for the Gender Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC). Originally from Trenton, NJ, she is majoring in African American Studies with a minor in Theater.

Jediah joined the GSRC team during her sophomore year and has been an active contributor to the center's mission ever since. In her current role, she leads marketing and communications efforts, with a focus on developing engaging content that resonates with the student population and strengthens the GSRC's connection to the campus community.

Outside of her work with GSRC, she has a strong interest in music and the performing arts, which continues to shape her creative approach to outreach and engagement.

Hi everyone! My name is Tamara, and I am a rising senior studying Computer Science and pursuing the CITP minor here at Princeton. I use she/her pronouns and I am very excited to serve as a Student Coordinator this year! This past summer, I was an intern at the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, where I worked on tech policy projects such as AI regulation. I love all things beauty-related, so if you ever need someone to help out with haircare or lash extensions, let me know! This is going to be such a fun year, and I can't wait to work with everyone :)

WFI Liaison

Tamara Aguetse

QTI Liaison

Callisto Lim

Hi! I'm Callisto and I'm a Junior from Houston, Texas and majoring in CEE here at Princeton. Back home I've been involved in things like Houston Zine Fest, help out with the local DIY scene, and support all of my queer artist friends!

I am really proud of the strength of queer events and queer community in Houston and I'm hoping to bring some of what I love and be inspired by it when I'm helping to build out Queer and Trans* affinity programming here in Princeton.

I have a lot of ideas and I'm so excited to share them with everybody :) On top of my own ideas, my email is callisto@princeton.edu and I'm always happy to listen to ideas of events anybody may want to see.

I'm really excited for this coming year and I hope to get all of y'all excited, too!

Nneka (she/her) is a senior studying chemical and biological engineering who is passionate about sexual and reproductive health advocacy and uplifting women and fem voices. She serves as one of the Women & Fem Initiatives Affinity Coordinators, developing programs to support women and fem students at Princeton and beyond. She also leads “Fems in STEM,” an affinity group that is dedicated to uplifting women and fem STEM students at Princeton. She likes to help students build community, discuss how to navigate STEM as a woman, and challenge and dismantle stereotypes about being fems in STEM fields. Nneka is happy to meet about health and reproductive justice/advocacy, navigating STEM at and after Princeton, and finding community with GRSC affinity groups and beyond.

WFI Affinity Coordinator

Nneka Onyea

QTI Affinity Coordinator

Vivek Kirpalani

Hello! My name is Vivek, I’m a junior (class of 2028) from Long Island studying politics, and I’m super excited to help run the QTI Affinity Programs this year. Outside of the GSRC, I’m part of Princeton’s mock trial club, Triangle (I help with theater lighting and tech), I’m an OK tour guide (Orange Key, not okay—I’d like to think I’m better than okay), and I’m a PAA!

If you’re looking for an awesome and lovely group of friends, if you want to explore the GSRC and meet more queer people, or if you just want some free food every so often, consider dropping by a GSRC Program :) feel free to reach out with any questions or just to say hi!!

My name is Havilyn (she/her) and I am majoring in psychology and minoring in Gender and Sexuality Studies. I like to play softball, watch movies and would like to begin playing cello again. In the future, I want to pursue a PsyD to become a clinical psychologist and eventually open my own practice where I will focus on serving minority communities. I believe supporting communities that are often overlooked or are not given a platform. It is important that folks have spaces that are curated for them. They can find connection and support where it may not always be readily available and empower others to find their voices. I look forward to being a part of the GSRC team to create and support these spaces while uplifting communities. I also look forward to further educating myself and being able to contribute to the strong legacy and mission of the GSRC.

WFI Affinity Coordinator

Havilyn Aitken

QTI Affinity Coordinator

Jacob Cervantes

Jacob is a rising junior at Princeton University studying Public and International Affairs, with minors in Latin American Studies and Philosophy. His academic and professional interests include human rights, gender, and advocacy. He is an incoming Gender and Security Fellow with Princeton’s Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, where he will explore the intersections of gender, governance, conflict, and global security. At Princeton, he also works with Safeguard Agency and is a Junior Staff Writer for the Princeton Legal Journal.

As a QTI Affinity Coordinator, Jacob is excited to help create opportunities for queer and trans students to build community, connect with one another, and explore issues that matter to them. He looks forward to developing thoughtful and welcoming programs while learning from the diverse experiences of the Princeton community.Outside of Princeton, Jacob enjoys writing, hiking, traveling, and learning languages.

Hi everyone! My name is Gabby, and I’m a junior in the Comparative Literature department pursuing minors in Chinese Language and the History and Practice of Diplomacy. I grew up in Aotearoa New Zealand (all the love to Princeton’s few Kiwis!), and found that forming a close-knit queer community was really important to me feeling at home at Princeton in my first year. Engaging with LGBTQ+ art and media is also core to my identity, and you can often find me on campus reading queer literature in Whitman’s upper courtyard when the weather’s warm enough.

Outside of academics and work with the GSRC, I’m also involved with the Whitman College Council, and am a translator for the Daily Princetonian and ESL teacher at El Centro. I love getting to know new people in awesome community spaces, and can’t wait for an exciting year of work at the GSRC! :)

WFI Education Coordinator

Gabby Styris

QTI Education Coordinator

Indy Elboubkri

Hi! My name is Indy ‘28 and I use he/him pronouns. I’m a proud BIPOC trans queer disabled physics major! I grew up on a sheep farm in PA, so sustainability, foraging, and farm life are some of my favorite things to talk about. Also, I am a loud and proud baritone saxophone player in the Princeton University Band – go tigers! My favorite class I’ve taken so far at Princeton has been “Disability and the Politics of Life” in the GSS department, even though the physics department has a special place in my heart.

Although most of my days are spent looking at graphs and equations, I am rather enthusiastic about literature, particularly queer fantasy and science fiction. I’m always down to talk about books or give a book recommendation, fantasy or not! If you need someone to chat about being trans or queer on campus, I’m your guy!

Ana Conner is a Princeton University undergraduate and proud transfer student from Disputanta, VA. After earning two associate degrees at Richard Bland College, she is committed to expanding opportunities for first‑generation, low‑income students and strengthening support systems for those navigating nontraditional academic pathways. Her own journey—from a rural community to Princeton—drives her advocacy for accessible education and transparent transfer pipelines.Ana is deeply passionate about women’s health, reproductive justice, and community‑centered care. She contributes to reproductive health access on campus through initiatives like Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice, delivering emergency contraception and supporting confidential student needs. Her work reflects her broader commitment to equity, empowerment, and culturally responsive healthcare. As a pre‑med student aspiring to become an OB‑GYN, Ana integrates scientific training with her interests in anthropology and psychology to better understand how identity and lived experience shape health outcomes. Ana looks forward to new experiences on campus, building community, expanding her advocacy work, and continuing to uplift students whose paths mirror her own.

WFI Operations Coordinator

Ana Conner

QTI Operations Coordinator

Kyle Wood

I’m a rising sophomore majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I transferred to Princeton later in life after working full time for almost 20 years since high school, and I have spent a lot of time directly integrated in the queer communities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. I’m super excited to bring all my life experience to this new community, and to get the opportunity to now start learning from the younger generations of queer students.

QTI Marketing Coordinator

Miel Escamilla

Miel Escamilla (he/they/she) is a genderfluid senior in the English department with minors in musical theater, theater, and gender & sexuality studies. Born and raised in the best city in the world, he hails from East Harlem NYC, and is a proud Puerto-rican, Dominican, and Mexican mix. He serves as our Queer & Trans Initiatives Marketing Coordinator, the Graphic Designer and general cast member of the Princeton Triangle Club and is the former DEI/Sustainability Chair of the Quadrangle Club (truly a lover of shapes). An artist at her core, her primary medium is that of the page, though she is also known to act, sing, and create digital content (of course). Outside of Princeton, she’s worked as an intern at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and studied abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. They can typically be found pouring over their creative thesis in Sakrid or Rojos, and are always down for a chat about any and all things queer!

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