Peer Liaison Program

The peer liaison program is a Yale College program that connects upper-class students with first-year students to connect them with identity programming and support options. We join our colleagues in the four cultural houses, the LGBTQ Center and the Chaplain’s Office in this program.

Peer liaisons (PLs) are representative of many different disability experiences within Yale. Peer liaisons are matched with a group of first-year students that receive accommodations through our office and choose to participate. They will provide individual check-ins and support to that group. They will also, as a team, provide fun and/or educational programs for first year students.

To sign up for a PL, please visit the Yale College Website. If you have questions about the program, please connect with Susan Olson (susan.olson@yale.edu).

Meet the PLs

Alexis Sye

Pauli Murray College ‘25
she/her/hers
History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health

Alexis is a senior in Pauli Murray College majoring in the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health with a certificate in Ethnography. She is originally from Onalaska, Wisconsin but has loved her time on the east coast. At Yale, Alexis is the head peer liaison for SAS, the Vice President of Disability Empowerment for Yale and American Sign Language at Yale, a member of Delta Alpha Pi, an international disability honor society, and an ASL tutor. Alexis is passionate about disability rights issues and hopes to one day work in the intersection of disability, public health, and law. In her free time, Alexis enjoys reading, weight lifting, and baking.

Alexis works with students in Pauli Murray and Ben Franklin colleges.

A tall, slender dark skinned Black woman wearing a black tank top and olive green pants carrying an olive green Strand Books tote bag, is facing the camera sideways with a small smile, looking as if she is heading somewhere. She has gold hoops, gold rimmed glasses on, and a gold bead in her hair, which is pulled back into a low knot.

Chisom Ofomata

Jonathan Edwards College ‘25
she/her/hers
History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health

Chisom (she/her) is a senior in Jonathan Edwards College majoring in the History of Science, Public Health, and Medicine. She is excited to support Yale’s disability community and work with SAS to make the institution more accessible for current and future students and staff. Chisom is the current president of Disability Empowerment for Yale (DEFY) and American Sign Language at Yale (ASLaY). She is also a Disability Peer Mentor and a member of the Nigerian Students Association; Black Pre-Health Students at Yale; Delta Alpha Pi; and Dzana, an Afrobeat dance group. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with her friends and family. Please feel free to reach out to her at chisom.ofomata@yale.edu.

Chisom works with students in Jonathan Edwards, Davenport and Morse colleges.

George, a white male with medium-length brown hair and a beard, smiles at the camera. He is sitting at a table with a pizza and green bottle in front. He is wearing a brown button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and brown round glasses.

George Karadzhov

Pauli Murray College ‘25
he/him
Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry (MB&B) and Anthropology

George (he/him) is a senior in Pauli Murray double majoring in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry (MB&B) and Anthropology. He is from Wilmington, NC and has also lived in Bulgaria. Being a first-generation, low-income student at Yale, George is also really excited to connect with other FGLI/ immigrant students. Aside from this being his first year as an SAS Peer Liasion, George is also the Treasurer of both Disability Empowerment for Yale (DEFY) and American Sign Language at Yale (ASL@Y). He is also a board member for the Elm City Echo and has worked with Yale’s Transitions medical-legal partnership and the National Cancer Institute. He is passionate about the intersections of medicine, natural science research, and law as he looks forward to medical school and beyond.

Lusangelis in front of an alleyway at night with many national flags suspended above the alleyway.

Lusangelis Ramos

Saybrook College ‘25
she/her/hers
Neuroscience and Global Health Studies

Hello everyone! My name is Lusangelis and I am a senior Neuroscience major pursuing a Global Health Studies Certificate from Brooklyn, New York. I was born around the beautiful, green Andes mountains of Valencia, Venezuela. As a first-generation, low-income, queer, disabled, immigrant Latina woman, I am very proud of the communities I belong to. At Yale, I am a President of Club Venezuela (the Venezuelan student club) and I have been part of the Yale Policy Institute and Y-NEURO (Yale-Neuroscience Education Undergraduate Research Organization) club in prior years. Additionally, I am currently an undergraduate research assistant for the Yale Cognitive Neuroscience of Affect, Memories, and Stress Lab. I studied traditional medicine and community health with the School of International Training in Vietnam in the summer of 2023 and this past summer, I pursued my own independent global health research in Colombia. In my free time, I love to hang out with
friends, watch reality dating shows, paint, and obsess over coffee and boba. I am excited to get to know you and be a part of your support system on campus! See you soon and if you ever need anything, you can contact me at la.ramos@yale.edu.

Lusangelis works with students in Saybrook, Silliman, and Timothy Dwight colleges.

Sovy Pham

Saybrook College ‘26
she/her/hers
American Studies

Hello! My name is Sovy and I am a junior in Saybrook College majoring in American Studies. I am originally from Atlanta, Georgia, and enjoy Alice Walker, neo-soul music, and skateboarding. On campus, I serve on the Yale College Council, edit for the Politic, and direct the FOCUS on New Haven program. As a first-gen disabled student, I am excited to provide support, guidance, and mentorship to first-year students to make their journeys at Yale as accessible as possible!

Sovy works with students in Branford, Trumbull, and Pierson colleges.