The College Aides are student workers who help the administrative staff to keep the college running smoothly. You can find them just inside the main JE gate in the Receiving Office, and they are your go-to troubleshooting resource. The hours of the Receiving Office are 9-5, Monday-Friday. The aides interact with the Head of College and the Associate Head of College, the Head of College’s Senior Administrative Assistant, the Operations Manager, and the House Service Assistant. The Aides also staff events like the College Teas, study breaks, and college picnics. College Aides also assist with the opening of the college and freshmen move-in at the beginning of the academic year and with commencement activities at the close of the academic year. To contact the JE Aides, email jonathanedwards.aides@gmail.com.
The Aides 2026-2027
Katie Alvarez S
katie.alvarezs@yale.edu
Katie is a junior from Lawrenceville, Georgia majoring in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. At Yale, Katie has been involved with LWAY and Yale Dems, working alongside two different local election campaigns to encourage others to vote! This past summer, she studied abroad in Brazil to learn Portuguese. In her free time, Katie enjoys ranking albums, crocheting knicknacks, and dilly dallying while forming new experiences :)
Peter Francis
peter.francis@yale.edu
Peter is a junior and proud Brooklynite of New York City, majoring in Neuroscience. Besides being a JE aide, Peter has been involved with Yale College Counsel (YCC) as a first year representative, a member of Yale’s Black Men’s Union, a leader for First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trips (FOOT) and dabbled into improv comedy as a member of The Viola Question.
Hector Hernadez Hernadez
hector.hernandezhernandez@yale.edu
Hector is a junior from Los Angeles, California, majoring in Biomedical Engineering on the pre-med track with a certificate in Spanish. At Yale, he serves as a Harvest leader and co-director of Teen Takeover, a WYBC radio show that partners with New Haven high school students. He is also a mentor for STEM Navigators and FGLI Thrive and is a part of Yale’s hottest Latin dance team, Sabrosura. As a proud Spider, you’ll usually find Hector around JE hanging out with friends or even working the Buttery. Outside of academics, he loves discovering new music, dabbles in DJing, and is especially drawn to electronic and experimental artists like FKA twigs and Arca :)
Shirley Jiang
shirley.jiang@yale.edu
Shirley is a sophomore from Queens, New York. She plans to major in Cognitive Science. She enjoys going on nature walks in upstate New York, working on her collection of puzzles, and growing her plants. At Yale, she loves relaxing at the Good Life Center, looking for different study spaces, and hopping around different residential colleges to have meals with her friends. She looks forward to getting to know more people in JE!
Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez
daniela.rodriguez-larrainfernandez@yale.edu
Daniela is a senior from Woodbridge, CT. She is majoring in Global Affairs and getting certificates in French and Data Science. Apart from being a proud Spider, Daniela sings in a student band called Flannel as well as in two singing ensembles: Mixed Company of Yale and Tangled Up in Blue.
Julia Rosenblatt
julia.rosenblatt@yale.edu
Julia is a sophomore from Long Island, New York. She plans to major in Mathematics & Economics. Outside of JE, Julia is a member of the Bulldog Racing business team, Yale Alternative Investments, and YMESBA. She also loves watching Formula 1 races and talking about new movies!
Elias Theodore
elias.theodore@yale.edu
Elias is a senior from New Haven majoring in Urban Studies. On campus, he is a FOOT leader and writing tutor and loves spending time with his JE friends.
Aniyah White
aniyah.white@yale.edu
Aniyah is a junior from the Bronx, NY, studying electrical engineering. On campus, I am a mentor for Code Haven and apart of groups such as Y-AID and Funbotics. In my free time I love listening to music, as you can always see me with my headphones, going bowling, watching sports, writing poetry and going on spontaneous adventures with friends.
Samuel Wu
samuel.wu@yale.edu
Samuel, Class of ’29, is from Tampa, Florida and is majoring in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry while pursuing a certificate in Data Science. Beyond working as an Aide, Samuel conducts wet-lab proteasome research, teaches science at New Haven elementary schools, and volunteers with Connecticut Hospice. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, piano, and reading. You can often find him biking to Science Hill or locking in at Bass Library.
Ava Zhou
ava.zhou@yale.edu
Ava, Class of ’29, is a sophomore from Houston, Texas. She plans to major in Mathematics & Computer Science. At Yale, Ava is a part of Yale’s Women in Economics, Yale Math Competitions, and y/CS. In her free time, she loves hanging out with her friends and going on runs around campus.