Ester Plavdjian is a junior studying psychology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She graduated from Cypress College in Spring 2020 with an AA in Psychology, AA in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and AA in Math and Science, with honors. She continues her journey at Cypress College to complete her nursing school prerequisites. Ester has been a member of the Associated Students, first serving as the Activities Coordinator, then transitioning into the Student Trustee role. Ester's educational path is to obtain a BA in Psychology from UCI then transfer to nursing school to receive her Master of Nursing. Her long term goal is to become a family nurse practitioner.

Ester has an older brother, and her parents migrated to the United States from Armenia. In her free time, Ester enjoys eating baguettes with jam, reading, and traveling.