Meet the Mentors

2023-24 Peer Mentors

I’m Rachel Barrett and a Food Science and Technology major.03

I’m a Junior and from Rockford, OH.

This summer I was a General Mills Food Safety and Quality Intern at the Cedar Rapids, Iowa plant.

Fun fact –  I am part of the running club at OSU and I also want to kayak in all 50 states some day.

I’m Jenny Cong and a Food Business major with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

I’m a Junior and I’m from Beijing China.

Fun Fact: I have watched a movie called “Spirited Away” over thirty times.

I’m Noah Dameron and a Food Science and Technology major with a minor in Human Nutrition.

I’m a Junior from Griswold, Connecticut.

Fun Fact: I enjoy going rock climbing with my friends at the OAC!

 

I’m Dominick Goodman and I am a Food Science and Technology major.

I am a Junior from St. Louis, Missouri

This summer I worked in the snack bar division of ADM in Erlanger, KY.

Fun Fact: I love music and have played the piano for 10 years!

 

I’m Jessica Lau and a Food Business Management Major with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

I’m a Junior from Cincinnati, OH.

This summer, I worked as a Safety Intern at Fairlife, LLC (a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company) for their Environmental, Health, and Safety Department in Goodyear, Arizona.

Fun Fact: I am a performing member of the 8th Floor improvisational comedy group at OSU.

I’m Talia Katz and a Food Science and Technology major with a minor in Nutrition.

I’m a Junior from Deerfield, Illinois.

This summer I completed an 8 week internship program in Tel Aviv, Israel

working with a non for profit to help develop food science curriculum in schools.

Fun Fact: I am an ambassador for CFAES as well as a member of the Food Science Club!

 

 

I’m Abby Nukuto and a Food Science and Technology major.

I’m a Sophomore and from Canton, Ohio.

Fun Fact: I love to play squash and pickleball!

 

I’m Jack Pettit and a Food Science and Technology major with a minor in Brewing Science.

I’m a Sophomore from Commack, New York

Fun Fact: I love fishing and have been doing it ever since I was two!

 

Questions about the FST Peer Mentor program? Do you want to be more involved as a mentee or Peer Mentor? Contact Julie Townsend.57@osu.edu or call at 614-292-8897 for additional information.