2023-2024 ASA Board
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Position: President
Hometown: State College, PA
Year: Senior
Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Hi I'm Rena, and I'll be serving as your ASA President for the 2023-24 school year! ASA has truly brought me so much joy, comfort, and friendship at Pitt, and I hope you'll have a similar experience. Being able to serve a community that has enriched my college experience so much is absolutely surreal, and I can't wait to meet you all and see where this year will take us! Outside of ASA, I'm involved with the University Orchestra, the Resident Student Association as an RA, and research in the Infant Communication Lab. You can often find me in the Towers area, on the 6th floor of WPU, in the ugly SHRS building in the middle of nowhere Forbes, or generally just running around campus listening to music. On that note, I'm always fiending for new music, so feel free to send me recs! Some of my favorite artists are Glass Animals, Brockhampton, Rico Nasty, Aminé, and various classical composers. My other hobbies include playing the cello, thrifting and anything fashion, laughing, being mean, eating/trying new food spots, and driving/taking long walks to random places. Some other miscellaneous facts about me are that, 1) I'm learning ASL, which has been a big dream of mine since I was young, 2) I have two younger brothers, and 3) I'll try almost anything once! I love a good challenge or new experience and I am always looking to do something. Feel free to reach out to me anytime + see you around!
Q: Fav scent? A: fresh laundry and crisp air
Email: rel75@pitt.edu
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Position: Vice President of Administration
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA
Year: Junior
Program: Chemistry / Minor: Econ / Certificate: Children’s Lit, GH
Hellooo everyone!! My name’s Janet and I am so excited to be your 2023-2024 VPA :) For bit of an intro, I’ll be a junior in the fall studying Chemistry on the premed track, so if you ever want to find me, check Hillman first. When I’m not stuck inside, I like to go on walks, play tennis, and try new restaurants with my friends. I don’t make playlists, but I love a good new song if you have any recommendations. Please be warned that if I like something I will play it on repeat for a couple months before I get tired. My favorite part about ASA is that you can make the experience whatever you want. There isn’t just one way to get involved in the club, so make sure to try out anything and everything so you can figure out your niche. I look forward to meeting y’all at all the events and please say hi if you see me out and about in the streets of Oakland. Although I don’t like coffee, I am severely addicted to boba so let’s grab some and hang out!! <3
Q: Fav scent? A:freshly permed hair
Email: jak414@pitt.edu
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Position: Vice President of External Affairs
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Year: Junior
Program: Marketing and Business Information Systems
hihi im kelly dam, your asa vpe this year!! im a junior majoring in marketing and business information systems (not your avg business bro 😎). in my free time i like to dance 💃 and watch movies/shows with frands 🍿… (and occasionally play league but aram only LOL 💀). i love meeting new people so feel free to dm me and we can grab boba or smth heh. so excited for asa this year!! <3
Q: Fav scent? A: cookies baking
Email: ked127@pitt.edu
Pronouns: he/him/his
Position: Vice President of Finance
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Year: Senior
Program: Finance and Accounting / Minor: Econ
GANG! Glad to be back on ASA board this year with all of these wonderful people. I'm a big fan of music, my favorite artists right now are Baby Keem, Joji, and Frank Ocean. I also really like video games (I am really bad at them), always down to play League, Val, or OW. I still get lost in Pittsburgh quite often so my favorite places in the city are the Carnegie Museums near campus. If you are also a finance/accounting major feel free to ask me any questions you might have about classes or stuff like that.
Q: Fav scent? A: freshly baked goods
Email: rmr103@pitt.edu
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Position: Vice President of Internal Affairs
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA
Year: Junior
Program: Biological Sciences
Hey hey! I'm so excited to be your vice president of internal affairs chair for this year! I love listening to music and trying to hit notes I can't hit. Some of my favorite artist are Gemini <3, Heize, The Weeknd, and Posty. I love art, and that's what I love to do outside of school. My favorite medium is Sakura Ink Pens, but I also use cheap pens from Target too. I also play tennis and just being outside in general. My favorite part of ASA is for sure the large events like Culture fair, where you can see a bunch of performances. Anyway, I hope you have many great experiences and memories ahead of you, and I look forward to meeting everyone!! :)
Q: Fav scent? A: vanilla
Email: tmh121@pitt.edu
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Position: Advocacy Chair
Hometown: Lansdale, PA
Year: Sophomore
Program: Political Science
hi everyone i'm caroline and i'm so so excited to be your advocacy chair this year!!! i love drawing, crocheting, and drawing/crocheting picnics (where i will likely spend a good amount of time untangling yarn instead of actually crocheting). i also love baking and am always looking for an excuse to make cookies. my favorite music artists atm are allie x, taylor swift (i am a folklore/evermore supporter through and through), and seventeen :) i am also easily amused by bad puns and cute cats so pls send anything <3 raymond the cat <3 adjacent my way.
Q: Fav scent? A: my mom's homemade mantou straight out of the steamer<3
Email: cag244@pitt.edu
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Position: Fundraising Chair
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Year: Junior
Program: Health Informatics / Certificate: CFM, GH
hiii!!! My name is Tiffany and I’m super stoked to be your fundraising chair! :D I’m super excited to meet everyone and to host events. In my free time, I like to hang out with friends, cook, read, go out, meet people, listen to music, and play with cameras. I love to adventure. I go everywhere in pittsburgh and love trying local places. I laugh at almost everything, talk a lot and also walk pretty fast if you want to try and keep up :D. Outside of ASA, I’m in EHΔ environmental fraternity, GSS service sorority, and SGB allocations committee. All the time, I’m listening to music. Some of my fav artists are Laufey, Rocco, Grent Perez, Sun room, Harbour, Tyler, SZA, a mix of everything. You can find me either running around on campus to everywhere or studying in hillman because I procrastinated and don’t feel like going home to study. I am very night owl but won’t do an all nighter cause sleep <3 so text me so I can send you funny things from my camera roll. Like I said, I love meeting new people <3 so feel free to hmu or say hi!!!
Q: Fav scent? A: fresh linen or citrus (tangerine or lemon)
Email: tlh96@pitt.edu
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Position: Media Chair
Hometown: Outside Minneapolis, MN/Philadelphia, PA
Year: Sophomore
Program: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
YO I am Caitlyn and I can't wait to make bomb media with my committee this year for u all :)). Some things I like: art, running&hiking, working out, skiing, cooking(eating), sleeping early, MUSIC...i like indie, hip-hop, house, kpop, r&b, basically a bit of everything so send me music recs. I owe my life to ASA because of the COMMUNITY and FRIENDS it brought me literally got me through freshman year I am eternally grateful and hope to create this experience for everyone this year as well. i want to meet u so feel free to reach out and JOIN MEDIA COMMITTEE IF UR COOL
Q: Fav scent? A: peeling and eating an orange
Email: cyv3@pitt.edu
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Position: Public Relations Chair
Hometown: Sterling, VA
Year: Sophomore
Program: Industrial Engineering
hullooo, i'm cindy and i am excited to be your pr chair for this school year. i am an engineering major which means i practically live in hillman, so if you ever need me that is where you'll find me. but other than academics, i love dancing, playing vball and going on spontaneous trips (like if you wanna go do something i'm always down). i also enjoy listening to music (especially kpop or edm), going to festivals/concerts and just vibinggg. but anyways if you ever need someone to talk, cry, laugh, walk, or just vibe with i gotchu you :)
Q: Fav scent? A: smell of burning fire
Email: bul4@pitt.edu