Faith Montagnino is thrilled to be the 2025-2026 Associate Student Representative for the Eastern Region! She has been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since 2023 and has acted as President of the Mu Omicron Chapter at the University of Scranton since 2024. She’s a big fan of 2000s rom-coms, strawberry acai lemonade, all genres of music, and late-night ice cream runs (special shoutout to Jitty Joe’s in Moosic, PA).
1. I chose to become an English major because of my lifelong love of reading and writing.
2. My favorite part about being an English Major is the breadth of material I’m exposed to as well as being able to study human perspectives from diverse walks of life.
3. The last book I read was Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.
4. My favorite book is Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.
5. A book character I identify with is Jo March from Louisa May Alcott‘s Little Women.
6. The last book I bought was Matthew McConaughey‘s memoir, Greenlights, and I have read it.
7. My favorite book to movie adaptation is Greta Gerwig’s 2019 Little Women; I watch it over and over and over again and never grow tired of it.
8. I’m more of a writer.
9. My favorite style of writing is creative writing.
10. My go-to children’s book is Sam McBratney‘s Guess How Much I Love You series.
11. My favorite childhood memory is listening to Sirius XM channel 36 (Alt Nation) with my dad.
12. Growing up, I was sure I would be a veterinarian.
13. My first job was as a Sales Associate at a Flynn O’Hara Uniforms store.
14. My dream job is being a college professor.
15. I like to spend my free time adding books to my TBR and exploring new coffee shops.
16. The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Ireland; my great-grandmother immigrated to the States from County Mayo, and I would love the opportunity to explore where she grew up.
17. The literary place I’d most like to visit is Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England, or Mr. Darcy’s Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice (2005).
18. If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in the English countryside.
19. If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are a book, a fuzzy blanket, and my reusable water bottle.
20. What is one song you could listen to on repeat? James Taylor‘s “Carolina in My Mind.”
21. The best gift I ever received was a collection of Jane Austen’s works with beautiful special edition covers.
22. The best gift I’ve ever given is tickets to Zach Bryan‘s December concert in Brookyn, NY.
23. If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up cookies of some kind.
24. If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be a Chocolate Frog from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling; sweet, a little magical, and it comes with a collectible card? Yes, please.
25. The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Mary Oliver.
