Leo was a student employee for Campus Ministries and Computing and Information Technology (CIT) when he attended Hope. When he graduated in 2013, he began working as a project coordinator for CIT. He now helps out with the campus’ live streaming, digital signage, web development, study abroad software, Board of Trustees, computer upgrade program, Campus Ministries podcast, Google Workspace products, and much more. He also has a lot of fun side projects for Hope, like the @HopeWeather Twitter bot.

Leo has been a technology enthusiast (read: nerd) his whole life.

EDUCATION

• B.A., communications major, business management minor, Hope College, 2013
  

PUBLISHED WORK

• "Hooked on Facebook: The Role of Social Anxiety and Need for Social Assurance in Problematic Use of Facebook," Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18, 10, October 2015

Also, a lot of his tweets get fav'd.

Why do you love hope?

Leo loves Hope because of the personalized experience it gives every student. When he visited here, he was blown away by how professors were willing to create entire classes for students if it meant their success, and he now works to enable that personalized experience for the next generation here at Hope.

Other interests

Leo is a pixel enthusiast, audiophile and open source supporter. He’s a lover of building and breaking things, hosting friends, poetic lyrics, ukulele, witty comedy, trivia, and the inner potential of every person.

"Hacking is being unafraid to break things in order to make them better" —Mark Zuckerberg