McKeen Center Leadership Team

Meet our 2025 McKeen Center Student Leadership Team.

Emma Butterfield ’26 - Alternative Breaks

Emma is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies, usually she can be found in the Baldwin Center, but she is also hoping to amp out in the newly renovated Sills this year. Feel free to chat about non-profits, best places to visit in Maine, or what the best Bowdoin dessert is. She is also happy to talk about other McKeen Center programs and how to get involved.

 

Larah Gutierrez-Camano ’26 - Alternative Breaks

Larah is a senior majoring in Biochemistry and English. You can find her in Roux by a window because she loves the sun! You can chat with her about all things medicine, science, and community health. She is also happy to talk about her experience in other McKeen Center programs, having led an ASB to NY and having been a Denning Fellow.

 

Lex Renkert ’27 - America Reads and Counts

Lex is a junior majoring in Biology and Environmental Studies. On warmer days, you can find them on the quad in their hammock. You can chat with them about rugby, or other activities on campus. Their office hours at the McKeen Center are on Friday afternoons.

 

Chloë Sheahan ’26 - Bowdoin Public Service

Chloë is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and Government & Legal Studies and minoring in German. You can find her hanging out in Roux or HL Basement. You can chat with her about public service, offshore wind, German public transportation, rugby, or anything else! She is also happy to chat about other Mckeen Center or Environmental Studies programs as she has participated in the Denning Summer Fellowship, SCAN, WBCEP, and the Environmental Studies Maine-Based Fellowship.

 

Ruby Fyffe ’26 - Bowdoin Public Service

Ruby is a senior majoring in History and Government & Legal Studies. You can probably find her hanging out in Adams' common room. She is happy to talk about her experience with BPS, and why the VAC is the best place to study on campus.

 

Paulina Lee ’26  - Bowdoin Volunteer Corps

Paulina is a senior majoring in Government/Legal Studies and Sociology. You can find her at the cafe or the quad. You can chat to her about movies, matcha and her favorite thrift stores and cafes in Brunswick.

 

Margaret Unger ’27  - Bowdoin Volunteer Corps

Margaret is a junior majoring in Government & Legal Studies and Psychology with an Education minor. You can find her on the third floor of Smith Union or at the Bowdoin Orient house. You can chat with her about Boston sports (especially the Red Sox), journalism, Game Pigeon word games, comfort TV shows and movies—or anything else!

Ellen Salovaara '26 - Bowdoin Votes

Bio to come!

 

Nassiratou Ali Djibo '28 - Common Good Grant

Nassira is a sophomore and a prospective Government and Mathematics major. You can usually find her in Smith Union or in the Music Library. She’s always happy to chat about God (Christian faith), community impact, youth and girl empowerment, advocacy related to girls and women in philanthropic spaces, and ideas for the future. Find her if you’d like to get involved in the McKeen Center!

 

Charlotte Tagupa '26 - Common Good Grant

Charlotte is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and Government. She spent her first two years at Bowdoin on the Common Good Grant, an experience that sparked her interest in philanthropy and led to summer work with nonprofit development teams and in federal grant management. Beyond her interest for fundraising and grantmaking, Charlotte enjoys talking about food co-ops, long-distance running, humorous memoirs, and anything she recently heard on NPR.

 

Pranav Vadlamudi ’26- Common Good Grant

Pranav is a senior majoring in Philosophy and Neuroscience.  He’s always happy to talk about the Common Good Grant program, global nonprofit work through the McKeen Center, and more! Pranav also loves exploring new music, so if you ever see him, offer a recommendation!

 

Mukudzei Seremani '28 - Common Good Project Teams

Mukudzei is a rising sophomore planning to major in Biochemistry and Sociology. You can find her in Mills or Hatch. You can chat with her about Jesus, life as an international student, or making impact in the community.

 

Nataly Belen Montesinos Canales '28 - Communications and Special Projects

Belen is a sophomore planning on majoring in Neuroscience and Government & Legal Studies. You can find her hanging out on the couch behind the Café in Smith. You can chat with her about her favorite places in her home country, Peru, public health, romcoms, and the nonprofit world. She's also happy to talk about her experience in other McKeen Center programs—ASB, the Common Good Grant, and the Winter Break Engagement Program!

 

Sophia Poeschla '26 - Communications and Special Projects

Hi! My name is Sophia and I am a senior majoring in Government & Legal Studies. In my time at Bowdoin, I have loved engaging with the McKeen Center through orientation trips, summer fellowships, and Bowdoin Public Service. In my free time, I enjoy reading, hiking, playing soccer, skiing, and exploring Maine! One of my favorite spots near campus is Giant Stairs—watching the sunrise or sunset is beautiful!

 

Anna Tran '26 - Equity and Inclusion

 

Anna is a senior majoring in Biochemistry and Anthropology with a minor in Asian Studies. You can find her hanging out on the quad when it’s beautiful and warm or in the Shannon Room in Hubbard. You can chat with her about the Equity & Inclusion program, music, your favorite movie or book, your take on what is the best city, or just anything and everything. Feel free to come by her office hours at the McKeen Center anytime!

 

Lex Davis ’26 - Fellowships

Lex is a senior Environmental studies and Biology Major, as well as a Hispanic studies minor. You can find her on the quad, running, polar plunging and for sure in crocs. You can talk to her about Minnesota (she is a proud Minnesotan), Global Citizens Fellowship, how to apply and her experience, or anything you want.

 

 

Noemi Guzman ’26 - Student Community Action Network

Noemi is a senior majoring in Hispanic Studies and Government and Legal Studies. You can find her in Smith Union or the Hubbard Reading Room, most likely, performatively locking in. You can chat with her about music, nonprofits, traveling, and life’s big questions.

 

Moana Gregori '26 - What Matters Dialogues

Moana is a senior majoring in Anthropology and Economics. During Maine's colder days, you can find her around the BOC fire, and once the sun is out - spot her on the quad! You can chat with her about all the things that made you smile this week or the craziest thought you had, project ideation/entrepreneurship, and everything around facilitating dialog across difference. Also, send any wishes or ideas for campus wide conversations her way!

 

Zak Asplin '27 - What Matters Dialogues

Zak is a Junior majoring in Government and Economics. His favorite spot on campus, and where he can be found is Massachusetts or Hubbard Hall. You can chat with him about politics, hiking and anything outdoors, theory, dialogue, and Building Bridges at Bowdoin. His office hours at the McKeen Center are Mondays and Wednesdays from 3.00-5.00pm.

 

Sam Borne ’26 - What Matters Dialogues

Sam is a senior majoring in Goverment and Economics. You can often find him reading, or napping on the quad, or in Hubbard hall when the weather gets cooler. Feel free to chat about What Matters, anything McKeen Center related, politics, history, the book your reading, or last movie you watched, or even anything philosophy related for the minor he thinks he can probably complete, he's always ready for an interesting conversation about anything. In his free time, he likes to swim, hike, and watch the Patriots hopefully have a better season than last.

Applications for 2026-2027 McKeen Center Leadership will open in Spring 2026. Check back for more information! If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Seames.