BU's Admissions Student Diversity Board

Boston Outreach Committee

BOC serves as the face of ASDB to prospective multicultural students and groups who visit campus. Committee members provide campus tours, serve as hosts and make presentations. Their goal is to show the benefits of BU’s diverse environment through the eyes of current students.

Chairs

Name: Jennifer Larbi

College: Engineering ‘15

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Bronx, NY

Fun fact: I love to dance and have an obsession with cheesecake, Scandal, and Grey’s Anatomy.

Committee Members

Name: Brittney Page

College: CFA ‘16 (School of Theatre) 

Major: Stage Management and Lighting Design

Hometown: Chester, VA

Fun fact: I became a Miami Heat fan because my brother enhanced Dwyane Wade’s skill level on NBA Live 2004. I thought he was the best player ever; he never missed a shot.

Name: Abena Amoakuh

College: SMG ‘16

Major: International Management

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Fun fact: I am obsessed with 80s brat pack movies, and my 9 year old sister and I wear the same shoe size.

Name: Jonathan Orrala

College: Sargent ‘13

Major: Health Science (minor in Public Health)

Hometown: Dover, NJ

Fun fact: I love romantic comedies and am really into juicing - fruits and vegetables.

Name: Nicole Jefferson

College: CGS ‘14, COM ‘16

Major: Film/TV Managment (minor in possibly business administration and ASL)

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Fun fact: Kind of cliche but when I lived in Hawaii, I was on a hula team.

Name: Stephanie McCormick

College: CAS ‘15

Major: International Relations/Cultural Anthropology

Hometown: New Windsor, NY

Fun fact: I really love corgis and hope to have one someday.

Name: Alyssa Perez

College: Sargent 

Hometown: West Haven, CT

Fun fact: I can recite the first 33 numbers of pi.

Name: Veronica Bohorquez

School: SED ‘13

Major: Bilingual Education/Spanish Language

Hometown: Valley Stream, NY

Fun fact: I LOVE food! Its probably one of the only things i’ll spend lots of money on.

Name: Janhavee Deshpande

College: CAS ‘13

Major: Biology (specializing in Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics) / Hispanic Language and Literature

Hometown: Westborough, MA

Fun fact: I make killer mac and cheese.

Name: Tim Barramen

College: SMG ‘15

Major: Finance/International Management

Hometown: Pawling, NY

Fun Fact: I spend my summers refurbishing boats and selling them.

Name: Dakota Robinson

College: CAS ‘16

Major: Linguistics

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Fun fact: My favorite activity is dancing, and I have been practicing ballet since I was five.