resident advisors & peer mentors

Molly is very excited to be back with LivingArts Engine as an RA for the 2022-2023 school year! In addition to being an LAE alum and former peer mentor, she is a third-year student at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design where her main focuses are graphic design, illustration, and 2D animation. When not in the studios, Molly enjoys spending her free time watching crime shows, starting up random conversation, laughing, and researching new dad jokes to add to her growing collection.

Hometown: Southgate, MI

Major: Computer Science

Hey! My name is Parker Mathena and I am a third-year student studying computer science at the college of engineering. I like doing personal projects outside of school and the areas of computer science I’m most interested in are: software development, machine learning, game development, and app development. Outside of school, I really like solving Rubik’s cubes, playing soccer, cooking, playing video games (mostly FIFA), and traveling.

Lauren is a third year undergraduate student in the STAMPS school of Art and Design studying illustration and visual narrative. She has been both a mentee and a peer mentor in Living ArtsEngine. She’s been a student assistant for the Pre-College program at STAMPS and a camp counselor. She’s passionate about using art and design as a way to build community.

Hometown: Andover, MA

Major: Computer Science

Hello! I’m Michael Peng, a Computer Science major from Andover, MA, and I’m honored to be one of your peer mentors. I’ve been obsessed with computers and software engineering since elementary school, and I’m fond of applying them to industrial & operations optimization, entrepreneurship, and statistics. I’ve speedran the Michigan CS curriculum and am an Instructional Aide for EECS 280, so ask me anything about computer science at U-M. As a FIRST robotics alum, I will also be the webmaster for FAMNM (at famnm.club), and I will possibly lead a project at MDST (Michigan Data Science Team). For leisure, I enjoy flying planes (both simulated and real), playing golf, playing cooperative games, and listening to chiptune music (think the Super Mario Bros theme), and I hope to return to playing the piano. Feel free to DM me on Discord about anything! I’m delighted to meet you all.

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Animation

Hi! My name is Tate Collier, and I’m from Chicago. I’m a dual-degree between Stamps and the College of Engineering, focusing on animation and mechanical engineering. I love to spend my free time drawing, watching shows, playing video games, hanging out with my dog, Vail, and spending time with friends. As for my art, I’m fond of working in most digital mediums, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Piskel, Maya, 123D Design, and MagicaVoxel. That said, I still enjoy working with pencil, ink, and coloured pencil, which is where my love of art started.  If you need assistance with art, engineering, managing two majors, or just want to have fun, I’m your guy!

Hometown: Norway, Michigan

Major: Nuclear Engineering

Hello! I’m Ian Steigerwald and I am so excited to be a peer mentor this year! I am a sophomore, majoring in Nuclear Engineering, from Norway, Michigan. I love to play guitar, listen to music, and really enjoy playing all kinds of games, video games, card games, you name it! Feel free to reach out to me with anything. I’m always looking for new games to play and music to listen to! I cannot wait to meet all of you this year!