Student Leadership Team

  Student Leadership Team

Chair: Abby Steele
4th Year
Global Development Studies & Youth and Social Innovation
abs8gz@virginia.edu 
Fun fact: I traveled to Ireland in 6th grade and mainly used my camera to take pictures of trash cans. Also, I own an inflatable T-Rex costume — catch me around grounds in it!

A few of my favorite things include working with kids, potatoes, Benedictine monasteries, the IX Art Park, jamming/playing music, and the beach. Besides Catholic Hoos, my other involvements include Gamma Phi Beta sorority and interning at One Bread, One Cup in St. Meinrad, IN. My time in Catholic Hoos has opened up so many doors to further my relationship with Christ. I’ve been blessed to be surrounded with many friends in Catholic Hoos who challenge me to strive for a deeper, more authentic relationship with Him, and I cannot wait to serve the community that has helped me to know Jesus. I’m humbled and extremely joyful to work alongside our community to strive toward sainthood together.


Vice Chair: Leonardo Colón 
4th Year
Majors: Media Studies and English
Email: lac4ub@virginia.edu
Fun Fact: I can say “Do not eat my food!” in 8 languages.
 

Hello y buenas tardes hermanos y hermanas!  My name is Leonardo Colón! When I am not watching 3-day marathons of my favorite cartoons, daydreaming about eating some mofongo (a signature Puerto Rican dish), or listening to trap remixes of people coughing, I have the honor and blessing of serving as your Vice Chair this upcoming year!  Whether you speak English, Spanish, Spanglish, or a combination of the three; I am here to full-heartedly welcome you into our amazing community, wherever you are from! Don't be afraid to say hi (or bring me food, always works wonders)! Nos veremos pronto!

Communications: Matt Bartolozzi
3rd Year
Major: Biology
Email: mpb6sd@virginia.edu 
Fun fact: My two disciplers, Anna Harter and Ben Horn, went on to enter religious life as a Dominican sister and a diocesan priest, respectively, which may foreshadow my own vocation.

I'm just your average Catholic UVA student, completely torn between being a doctor and being a priest (P.S. pray for my vocation!). Although I’m unsure of most of things, I know the Lord has written mission on my heart, so I’m sure I’ll be doing mission work someday, wherever He takes me. I love traveling, especially to Honduras (ask me about it), eating, and spending time with family and friends. I survive solely on iced coffee, McDonald's Coke, and the Holy Eucharist. My favorite saints are John Paul II and Mother Teresa, for their inspiring example of love and service for others.

Retreats: Ryan Remias
3rd Year
Majors: Systems Engineering & Economics with an Applied Mathematics Minor

Email: rfr2sc@virginia.edu
Fun fact: I rowed in highschool my senior year for the primary purpose of getting the crew jacket at the end of the season.

I love spending countless summer days in the water back home in Virginia Beach, but here in C’ville if I’m not studying at the church, you’ll probably find my balling out at the AFC or roaming around the Engineering Wing. I love playing sports (no matter how good I am) almost as much as I love growing in faith and relationship with others. There’s nothing more thrilling to me than growing in fellowship with my fellow Catholic Hoos!


Faith Formation: Rosie Kogel
4th Year
Major: Nursing
mk6th@virginia.edu
Fun fact: I have pepper sprayed myself twice.
 
When the nostalgia of being a fourth year gets me down, I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel so sad.  They include coffee, spending time with little kids, biographies about Elvis Presley, my Old Navy “Employee of the Month” lunchbox, and swing dancing with my dear friend, Matt Bartolozzi.  Each day I look for the balance between my South Dakota and Philadelphia roots. And with that being said, I listen to rap music every day, which tells me that my Philly heritage trumps all — Fly Eagles Fly!  

Social: Claire Bereit
3rd Year
Major: Psychology 
ceb3gw@virginia.edu
Fun Fact: I am tagged in a meme about cheese every day.

When I’m not studying in Alderman or procrastinating at St. Thomas, you can find me at every basketball game, binge watching Netflix, doing a puzzle, or hanging out with friends. I have a passion for all things horse-related and cheese, which is the quickest way to my heart. I’m so excited to serve as social chair! My goal is to organize events that will bring the community together in a way that builds faith and friendships rooted in Christ, all while having ridiculous amounts of fun. I hope I will be able to contribute to the environment of deep love and faith that I’ve found at Catholic Hoos. I’d love to get to know you, so feel free to come sit next to me at Chapel Mass or let me take you out to lunch!

Outreach: Bobby Stephens
4th Year
Majors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
rvs3ep@virginia.edu
Fun fact: I had laser surgery on my tongue when I was ten years old. Also, I developed a class on baseball statistics that is being taught this year (ECE 4502)!
 

Besides serving on the Catholic Hoos leadership team, I am also President of Roosevelt Society and a researcher with the Virginia Optoelectronic Devices Group. During my time on Grounds, I have also been involved with the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, the Virginia Review of Politics, and Student Council Legislative Affairs Committee, as well as serving as a teaching assistant for several electrical engineering classes. My favorite saints are St. John Vianney, Pope St. John Paul II and Blessed Columba Marmion. I also love baseball (GO CUBS!!), and played alto saxophone in the Cavalier Marching Band here at UVA my first year.


Justice & Peace: Will Hofer
3rd Year
Major: Mechanical Engineering
awh6nk@virginia.edu
Fun fact: I spent my summer after first year pretending it was 1941 and living in a 91-year-old log cabin in the mountains of New Mexico. And I had a mustache.
 

I like most students at UVA, I spend most of my time studying, but that’s boring. I’d rather be getting my hands dirty building cars or rockets or robots, but I figure I need a degree in order to get paid to do those things. Some of my favorite pastimes include playing guitar, working on my car, surfing, cooking meals for my friends, doing anything outdoors, and spending hours on Craigslist. I really love doing stupid, dumb things especially if a good story comes out of it, but what I truly love most are my family, my friends, Catholic Hoos and Our Blessed Lord.

Worship: Harrison Godfrey
4th Year
Major: Chemical Engineering 
Email: jhg5tu@irginia.edu
Fun fact: One of my front teeth is fake.

Hi! So about me: I have one brother, two parents, and a bunch of dogs. I like oceans and mountains, and I'm a convert to Catholicism. I strongly believe that if our prayer is lacking, then our beliefs slide as well. Therefore I am dedicated both to orthodoxy and tradition. They are absolutely inseparable. Liturgy and worship is integral to every part of Catholic life, so as worship chair I'll be working closely with every member of the Team this year. See you around Grounds! "Lex orandi, lex credendi — If we do not pray, we cannot believe.”

Music: Fatima Solis
2nd Year
Major: Biology
Email: fcs7bt@virginia.edu 
Fun Fact: My first semester I spent a lot of time pretending to play the trombone in the Cavalier Marching Band, but now I know how to actually play.

I drink soda the way other people drink water, and I love late night Croads runs for some fresh chicken tendies and candy. I’m honestly surprised my body hasn’t given out on me yet. I like to ride in the back of Matt’s pickup truck, because it reminds me of the motherland, El Salvador. My favorite food is a nice, cheesy pupusa from Doña Azucena, but don’t tell my mom, because she thinks hers are my favorite. You can catch me on the daily in the common room procrastinating or in the adoration chapel singing praise and worship with Jesus.