Cynthia Castaneda

Senior, electrical and computer engineering

Campus:  West Lafayette
Email:  castan23@purdue.edu

Bio

WE Link Team

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Castaneda is a co-chair of Volunteer Nights for WE Link. Besides WE Link, Castaneda is also the secretary for Latinos in Science and Engineering, a member of the Society of Women Engineers, and a Purdue Promise Scholar. Over the summer, Castaneda interned as a Controls Systems Components Engineer at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis. She has also interned at Eli Lilly. Outside of school and work, Castaneda loves to read, bake, and play video games.

"I love WE Link because I remember feeling overwhelmed as a prospective student, and through WE Link, I am able to make one-on-one connections with students to help answer questions, give advice and hopefully make their college decision easier."

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