Co-Presidents: Kathleen McGing, Wayne Zheng
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Acts as a liaison between students and alumni to plan events that bring these groups together (e.g., Axe Throwing, Cooking Classes, small group discussions). They coordinate quarterly initiatives, including Alumni Spotlight, assist with graduation celebrations, and partner closely with the Booth Alumni Relations Office to facilitate communication with alumni and assist with programming.
Board Member: Alex Loo
General Assembly: Andrea Romero, Jenna Kantharia, Riane Kerwin
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Academic Services team partners with Booth Academics and Faculty team to support academic success of E/W student community. Academics team mission is to enhance student's academic experience through wide range of academic programs, including development workshop and faculty engagement.
Board Member: Charlotte Li
General Assembly: Boya Du
CAREER SERVICES
Partners with the Booth Career Services department to create programming intended that helps students with their career-related goals and ensures that students in the program are aware of and know how to leverage the career resources available to them through the school.
Board Member: Cathy Wang
General Assembly: Aanchal Khanna, Yang Yu
Community Connections
Helps facilitate the creation and continuation of strong bonds between E/W students and the greater Chicago and University Chicago community.
Board Member: Tim Schwieterman
General Assembly: Adam Crumpler, Alex Wroblewski
FLOATING GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
Floating GAs support a variety of SAC initiatives throughout the year. They partner with various board members to plan and execute week-long annual events and support the co-presidents with one-off special projects.
Board Member: Kathleen McGing, Wayne Zheng
General Assembly: Chloe Xu, Bilal Baqar, Robert Turza, Arjun Visakh, Asher Pargulies, Nora Yang
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Partners with Booth administration to improve awareness, dialogue, and educational engagement about diversity and inclusion within the E/W student experience. They work closely with the SAC Co-Presidents and Booth administration to advocate for DE&I improvements on behalf of students. The DEI chairs also serve on the newly formed DDAC and have direct access to deans and other leaders from DEI-focused student groups. They aim to foster an inclusive community, promote open communication, and publicize the DE&I resources and programming available to students.
Board Member: Veronica Valencia
General Assembly: Francis Franco, Samantha Martinez, Victoria Li
LAUNCH Mentor Coordinator
Oversees and manages student mentors, represents the student mentors, and liaise with Student Life who plan LAUNCH, the part-time student orientation, which occurs four times per year. Select student mentors quarterly for each incoming Evening and Weekend class. They manage and lead the mentor group throughout the new student experience and partner closely with Student Life.
Board Member: Shaheer Siddiqi
General Assembly: Catherine Joss, Luv Aggarwal
OUTREACH
Initiates programmatic collaboration and plans cross-program events across three channels: 1) Chicago Booth's Full-time and Executive programs, 2) the University of Chicago community-at-large, and 3) other business schools in the city. They also keep the E/W MBA population connected to the UChicago Graduate Council by attending biweekly meetings and sharing Graduate Council news and resources.
Board Member: Bharat Bhate
General Assembly: Anu Chamoli, Jojo Cui
PHILANTHROPY
Leads philanthropic fundraising and volunteer programming throughout the year, including collaboratively planning the MBA Field Day event. MBA Field Day is an outdoor charity fundraising event that brings students from part-time MBA programs across the city together for a day of fun and giving back. They work with the Booth administration and student leaders from Northwestern and other part-time programs to promote participation in the event.
Board Member: Diana Sanborn
General Assembly: Brian Pearson
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Manages the SAC Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages, creating unique, relevant content to engage E/W MBA students digitally. They work to keep students connected and informed about upcoming events.
Board Member: Edita Kuberka
General Assembly: Eric Long, Sarah Hale
SIGNATURE EVENTS
Leads the planning, budgeting, promotion, and execution of high-profile annual events such as Boat Cruise, Winter Formal, Spring Fling, Cubs Game, etc. They work with third-party vendors and the Student Life Office to ensure events are high-quality, thoroughly planned, and on budget.
Board Member: Bo Koo, Manika Saxena
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Plan and oversee E/W MBA programming that fosters an environment of camaraderie among students and strengthens their experience at Booth. They are the internal and external advocates for the student population and represent student interests related to school-wide programs and policies that impact students' ability to maximize their time at Booth.
Board Members: Ravina Desai
General Assembly: Anushka Jain, Mat Kapela, Teja Vontikommu
TECHNOLOGY
Responsible for identifying technology initiatives that could enhance the E/W MBA student experience and partners with Booth IT staff to understand what's possible and share student feedback. They also design and manage the E/W MBA Slack workspace.
Board Member: Kapil Gudivada
General Assembly: David Hegler, Nikhil Patel
TREASURER
Collaborates with the Co-Presidents to track and manage the SAC budget and oversees the Community Fund, an application-based fund available to student groups for collaborative events.
Board Member: Nathan Shimp
General Assembly: Angelo Butera, Simona Slater