GW Alumna Is a Contestant on CBS Show ‘Survivor’

Nurse Kellie Nalbandian is one of 18 competitors on the current season of the hit reality show.

September 29, 2023

Kellie Nalbandian is on the 45th season of “Survivor." (Robert Voets / CBS)

Kellie Nalbandian is on the 45th season of “Survivor." (Robert Voets / CBS)

George Washington University alumna Kellie Nalbandian, B.A. ‘15, is on the 45th season of “Survivor” on CBS. The new season aired its first episode on Sept. 27, and Nalbandian is one of 18 competitors that made it on the show. The current season is filming in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji. 

Nalbandian studied speech and hearing sciences at GW. She became an EMT at 18-years-old and currently works as a critical care nurse in New York City.