Our Team

Rebecca Arnowitz 

Hi! My name is Rebecca Arnowitz! I love meeting new people and I enjoy helping others. In school, my favorite classes are Spanish, English, and Chemistry! In my free time, I am always moving. I am a part of a local youth group and every season I run for my school track team. This summer, I am excited to traveling and exploring Europe! I enjoy baking and cooking with my friends and family. I also love reading, traveling, and listening to music. I am thrilled to help with ACE's mission!

Sofía Blessing

Hello! My name is Sofía Blessing and I love opportunities like this to interact and speak with people in other countries. I really value language, and I am super excited to get to share a little bit of knowledge and language from my home here in the U.S! I am currently a senior in high school and I live in Wilton, Connecticut. In school, I enjoy studying English, chemistry, French, and Spanish. I do gymnastics during the winter, and crew in the surrounding months. On the weekends, I like to spend time with my friends, bake, and work out. I also enjoy playing video games, listening to music, and resting at home with my family and pets. Before COVID-19, I enjoyed going to concerts and traveling. 

Charlotte Casiraghi

Hi, I’m Charlotte Casiraghi! I have lived in Connecticut my whole life. I really enjoy adventures, trying new things, being active, and most of all traveling. I also love helping people and being active in my community so I’m especially excited to be a part of ACE. My main sport is field hockey which I play on my high school team as well as a club team. I also play tennis at my high school. My favorite movies are the Marvel movies and I could talk forever about the MCU but I love Star Wars as well. My favorite subjects in school are geometry, science, and spanish. This summer I plan to volunteer with various organizations, travel, hang with friends and play a lot of field hockey. I can't wait to talk to you all!

Bella DeStefano

Hi! My name is Bella DeStefano and I attend Wilton High School. My favorite subjects in school are Spanish and English. Outside of school, I enjoy spending my time with friends and family. I also enjoy traveling and running track. In the winter and spring, I run for my high school team. On top of this, I also run for a club team year-round called CT Elite. I am excited to meet you all and can’t wait to talk to you soon!

Ava Fasano

Hi my name is Ava Fasano and I’m a competitive swimmer. My whole life, I’ve lived in Wilton Connecticut, but I now live in Florida. I have three brothers and I’m the second oldest. My favorite subject in school is science and in my free time, I love to watch comedy movies with friends and bake. Music is a big part of my life and I love listening to the singers Ruel and Ariana Grande. Also, my favorite brands to shop are Nike and Sephora.

Zoe Greenberg

Hi! My name is Zoe Greenberg, and I am a student at Wilton High School. My favorite subjects in school are English and science. Some things I enjoy doing in my free time are painting, spending time outdoors, listen to music, and play tennis. This summer I worked as a camp counselor, traveled, and spent time with friends and family. I’m very excited to be a part of ACE and I can’t wait to talk to some of you! 

Charlie Johnson

What’s up guys! I’m Charlie and I’m from Connecticut. I’m a senior at Wilton High School, where I enjoy science and math. I love to play and watch sports like lacrosse, basketball, and football, as well as spend time with my family and friends. I cherish my time outdoors, dabble in cooking, and own two dogs. I’m excited to talk to you all!

Anna Joy

Hey everyone! My name is Anna Joy, and I am currently a senior at Wilton High School. I have lived in Wilton since I was 5, and I have two younger brothers and a dog. At school, I enjoy history and english classes. I love to play sports, and I play soccer, basketball, and tennis for the high school. Outside of school and sports, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I am so excited to be a part of A.C.E. and I can’t wait to meet you all!

Maks Mackenna

I’m Maks Mackenna, I’m 18 years old and I am from Wilton Connecticut. I attend Fairfield Preparatory School where I get a education I’m thankful for! I love to participate in many clubs and sports at my school such as Irish Cultural Club, Stock Market Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Future Leader Hockey, JV Hockey, and Varsity Rugby. Outside of school I participate in community service and love to hang out with my friends! I’m so excited to be working with ace, and always am here to help!

Nolan Medalla

Hi, my name is Nolan Medalla. I’m 14 years old and a sophomore at Wilton High School. I enjoy music, math, and computers. I play four instruments: the piano, clarinet, oboe, and tenor saxophone. I also love llamas! I’m very excited to be a part of ACE and I can’t wait to meet new people.

Samantha Markey

Hi! My name is Samantha Markey, I am a senior at Wilton High School. I enjoy spending time with friends and family, going outdoors on walks whenever I can, painting, ceramics and swimming. I also like to do ballet. In the summer, I dance all day and swim whenever I get a break. I love going to the beach with friends. I enjoy all of my classes in schoolm but my favorites are geometry, Spanish, civics and ceramics. I am so excited to be part of ACE and I can not wait to get a chance to talk to you all!

Timothy Martin

Hi, my name is Tim Martin and I’m a senior at Wilton High School. At school, some of my favorite subjects are math and science. Outside of school, I enjoy playing baseball, spending time with my family, and traveling. I’m also a big dog lover and spend a lot of time playing with my two dogs. I’m very excited to be part of ACE and can’t wait to meet some of you!

Jefferson Mitchell

Hi my name is Jeff Mitchell and I’m a senior at Wilton High School. I like to be outside with my family and friends. I am enjoy watching and playing sports. I play basketball, tennis, and games such as spikeball. During the summer, I like swimming in the pool and the beach. In school, I enjoy math, science, and social studies. I am very excited to be part of A.C.E LLC and to talk with you all!

Nikolai Naydenov

Hi my name is Nikolai and I’m a senior at Wilton High School. Some of my favorite classes are math and science. I play both hockey and tennis for the high school. In my free time I love doing anything outside: hiking, running, biking and fishing are just some of the activities I enjoy. Im really excited to be able to meet all of you!

Maddie Phelan

My name is Maddie Phelan and I’m a junior at Wilton High School. I enjoy playing lacrosse, basketball, and running Cross Country. I have 2 younger sisters and a dog. In my free time, I love to cook and bake. I am excited to be apart of ACE and can’t wait to talk to all of you!

Emma Porricelli

My name is Emma Porricelli. I am 17 years old and a senior at Wilton High School in Wilton, CT. I am on the golf team and participate in clubs such as the International Club and Marine Biology Club. I volunteer at the Maritime Aquarium as a Gallery Ambassador. I am currently studying German and I am in the German Honor Society. I was lucky enough to visit Germany just before Covid. I love my two dogs and my cat and all other animals that I see. I look forward to being a member of the A.C.E volunteer community!

Avery Samai

Hi everyone! I'm Avery Samai and I am currently a senior at Wilton High School. At school I enjoy my English and History classes. In my free time I love to hang out with my friends, be outside, listen to music, and cook. At the high school I play volleyball and softball during which I really enjoy hanging out with my teammates. I am really looking forward to the summer where I will be spending time with my friends, hanging out outside, traveling, and working as a lifeguard. Can't wait to get to meet you all soon.

Sophie Shipman

Hello! My name is Sophie Shipman, I am currently a freshmen at Connecticut College. I’m 18 years old and I have lived in my home town of Wilton, Connecticut my whole life. A  fun fact about me is I have a twin sister and I have three dogs. In my free time, I work at a paint-your-own pottery store, read, and take hikes around my hometown. I look forward to meeting new people and getting to learn about new places!

Connor Smith

Hi! My name is Connor Smith. I am currently a senior at Wilton High School. In my free time, I really enjoy being active playing sports. The main sport I play is lacrosse, but I also like playing football and skiing.  I am currently playing lacrosse for Wilton High School, but during the summer and fall, I play on a club team. Two other things I enjoy are spending time with my family and going to the beach. I am really excited for the opportunity to help A.C.E. LLC and can’t wait to talk to you all soon! 

Georgia Russnok

Hi! My name is Georgia Russnok and I am currently a senior at Wilton High School. In school, my favorite subjects are history and science. I love to play basketball in my free time and hang out with my family, friends, and cat. During the summer, I love going to the beach and being outdoors. I am so excited to be a part of ACE and meet new people and can not wait to get to talk with you all!

Mela Rutkowski

Hi! I’m Mela Rutkowski and am currently a junior at Wilton High School. My current hobbies are playing tennis, listening to music, and watching really bad old 2000s tv shows. During the summer i spent most of my time traveling and visiting different countries. I love meeting new people and am looking forward to being apart of ACE!!

Natalie Schlesinger

Hi! I’m Natalie Schlesinger and I’m currently a senior at Wilton High School! I love meeting new people and making new friends! I love music, skiing, volleyball, and I’ve been riding horses for over 10 years! This summer i’m super excited to travel around the country and hang out with my friends!! I’m so excited to meet everyone and be apart of ACE! 

Felix Wimsatt 

Hi! My name is Felix Wimsatt and I am a senior at Wilton High School. In school, my favorite classes are science and engineering. I also enjoy playing soccer at the high school as well as in my free time. During winter, I love to ski in the Adirondack and Catskill mountain ranges of New York. I can't wait to meet and talk with you!

Luke Yerrall

My name is Luke Yerrall and I’m a senior at Wilton High School. My favorite classes are math and chemistry and I also like English. I like hanging out with my friends and playing video games in my free time. In the summer, I go to Maine with my family and I like to see my friends and go fishing. I am excited to take this opportunity to help ACE to improve your English speaking skills.

Colin Tsai