The Penn State Anime Organization couldn’t be running without the help of our officers! These are the members who work behind the scenes to make PSAO fun and awesome.
DISCLAIMER: All communications related to Setsucon should be directed to the Setsucon Chair. Their contact information can be found below.
The Executive Board
President – Joshua Schwartzman
Major: |
Cybersecurity |
Year: |
4th year |
Favorite Anime: |
Dragon Ball Z |
Likes: |
Playing Trading Card Games, Playing Video Games, Hanging out with friends |
Email: |
jas9049@psu.edu |
Vice President – Will Gustafson
Major: |
Telecommunications and Media Industries |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Land of the Lustrous, Parasyte, Space Dandy, Mob Psycho 100 |
Likes: |
Gaming, Anime, Movies |
Email: |
wjg5312@psu.edu |
Secretary – Claire Hohl
Major: |
Biology – Neuroscience Concentration |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Tokyo Ghoul, AOT, Clannad |
Likes: |
Piano/Violin, reading, board games, sleeping |
Email: |
cmh7337@psu.edu |
Treasurer – Brittany Truong
Major: |
Biology |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Yona of the Dawn |
Likes: |
Drawing |
Email: |
btt5120@psu.edu |
Public Relations – Hannah Primeau
Major: |
Computer Science |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Black Butler |
Likes: |
Making readers cry (Writing), making Lucifer memes (Graphic design) and ignoring the rest of the world (Reading) |
Email: |
hqp5263@psu.edu |
Event Director – Will Gustafson
Major: |
Telecommunications and Media Industries |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Land of the Lustrous, Parasyte, Space Dandy, Mob Psycho 100 |
Likes: |
Gaming, Anime, Movies |
Email: |
wjg5312@psu.edu |
The Board of Directors
Setsucon Con Chair – Payton Feeney
Major: |
Civil Engineering |
Year: |
4th Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Haikyu!! |
Likes: |
Gaming, reading, drawing, seeing friends |
Email: |
pbf5091@psu.edu |
Manga Librarian – Jackson Blew
Major: |
History |
Year: |
4th Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Skull Faced Book Seller Honda-san, Delicious in Dungeon |
Likes: |
Reading, Yu-Gi-Oh TCG, shopping at Trader Joe’s |
Email: |
jtb6248@psu.edu |
Manga Librarian Assistant – Ben Stoner
Major: |
Economics |
Year: |
3rd year |
Favorite Anime: |
Grand Blue Dreaming and Nichijou
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Likes: |
Reading manga (really original, I know) and playing trading card games |
Email: |
bjs6825@psu.edu |
Manga Librarian Assistant – Emily Szabo
Major: |
Film Production and French |
Year: |
1st Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Fruits Basket
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Likes: |
Writing, reading, crocheting |
Email: |
egs5438@psu.edu |
Manga Librarian Assistant – Srinidhi Deekonda
Major: |
Aerospace Engineering |
Year: |
2nd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Jojo, berserk, gintama, attack on titan, monster, Nichijou, junji ito, saiki k |
Likes: |
Playing badminton, reading manga, regretting my major |
Email: |
smd7053@psu.edu |
Viewing Director – Esha Bains
Major: |
Biology |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
One Piece, Inuyasha, Bungo Stray Dogs |
Likes: |
Drawing, writing short stories, and watching K-dramas |
Email: |
eqb5511@psu.edu |
Game Director – Will Gustafson
Major: |
Telecommunications and Media Industries |
Year: |
3rd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Land of the Lustrous, Parasyte, Space Dandy, Mob Psycho 100 |
Likes: |
Gaming, Anime, Movies |
Email: |
wjg5312@psu.edu |
Travel Director – Danica Hammonds
Major: |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Year: |
1st Year |
Favorite Anime: |
My Hero Academia, Assassination Classroom, Yuri on Ice, Violet Evergarden, Spy x Family, Berserk, and many Studio Ghibli films |
Likes: |
Swimming, painting, playing piano, playing video games, shopping/fashion, and exploring new places
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Email: |
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Web Master – Hannah Zhao
Major: |
Premedicine |
Year: |
2nd Year |
Favorite Anime: |
Death Note, Attack on Titan, and Haikyu!! |
Likes: |
Sketching, painting, tennis, table tennis, creative writing, working out, volunteering, and reading |
Email: |
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Cosplay Director – Not filled
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Art Director – Not Filled
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The Advisors
Advisor – Daniel Costantino
Major: |
Ph.D in Physics |
Year: |
Class of 2009 Graduate |
Favorite Anime: |
Ah! My Goddess, Patlabor, Record of Lodoss War,
So I’m a Spider, So What? |
Likes: |
Physics, Reading, Sci-Fi |
Email: |
djc321@psu.edu |
Co-Advisor – Michael Tartaglia
Major: |
Materials Science & Engineering |
Year: |
Class of 2018 Graduate |
Favorite Anime: |
Ergo Proxy
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Likes: |
Sports Statistics, Horse Racing, Convention Running |
Email: |
mtartaglia11@gmail.com |
Learn about the past Executive Boards of PSAO here!
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