Our Young Alumni Councils (YACs) are committed groups of young alumni leaders focused on building and maintaining connections with graduates from the past decade in their cities, ensuring they stay engaged and actively involved with the University of Rochester. The YACs organize events specifically for our newest undergraduate alumni, promote pride and support for the University of Rochester, and advise the Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement on communications and programs tailored to our young alumni community.
Structure
Each YAC consists of undergraduate alumni from the ten most recently graduated classes living in that city. Members serve a two-year term, with the possibility of renewal. One member from each council is selected to serve as the regional chair, which is also a two-year commitment that may be extended.
Member responsibilities and expectations
- Assist with the planning, peer-to-peer marketing, and execution of YAC-organized events and activities (typically four events – one per quarter – are planned per year).
- Participate in virtual and/or in-person planning meetings.
- Assist in the identification and recruitment of new volunteers and encourage participation in University programming and philanthropy.
- Support the University annually by making a gift of any amount to any area of the University or its Medical Center.
- Represent the Young Alumni Council, the Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement, and the University on campus or in your respective community.
Councils and current members
BOSTON, MA
Prince Abraham ’18
Evan Coleman ’23
Rachel Goodman ’20 (Regional Chair)
Jenny Jordahl ’23
Amanda Martin ’22
Jackie Meyer ’18
Isabelle Miranda ’23
Isabel Rothman ’19
Max Spector ’20
CHICAGO, IL
Gavin Baker ’19, ’21 (MS)
Patrick Benka ’20
Gabrielle Dimoff ’18
Jake Greenberg ’17
Anisha Khosla ’18
Kelly Lin ’20 (Regional Chair)
Ariel Schwartz ’21, ’22 (Take 5)
NEW YORK, NY
Eyram Adedze ’17
Anne Marie Cortes ’20
Bryce Davis ’20
Farah Halaweh ’22
Jackson Halebian ’18
Caroline Lion He ’21
Michael Herman ’21, ’22 (MS)
Matt Hershfield ’15
Jona Kim ’22
Ronny Llerena ’20
Dominique Moody ’23
Brian Schonfeld ’19
Prajita Shrestha ’22
Brendan Stone ’20 (Regional Chair)
Amanda Tatem ’20
Emily Tworek ’20
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Nikolas Angyal ’19
Kevin Ho ’19
Marcelina Martynek ’18 (Regional Chair)
Jessica Rose ’16
Corey Ziring ’19
ROCHESTER, NY
Rebecca Block ’18
Jacob Braniecki ’18 (Regional Chair)
Nicole Fleming ’19
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde ’23
Brittany Grage ’15
Jacob Hall ’23
Brianna Jones ’24
John Martinez ’19
Tiffany Nicholas ’19, ’20 (Take 5)
Austin Ponce ’19
Courtney Thomas, Jr. ’18, ’19 (Take 5)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Ananya Goyal ’20
Rahul Gupta ’20
Eva Hansen ’18 (Regional Chair)
Edith Lee ’21
Allison Morningstar ’19
Joshua Pachter ’18
Ciara Sawey ’23
Akshay Sharathchandra ‘21
Sharfuz Shifat ‘19
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sereen Assi ’21
Elliot Ding ’18
Zachary Galcik ’22
Matthew Gentile ’19
Micah Greenberg ’21
Joshua Hill ’18 (Regional Chair)
Amanda Liang ’21
Philippe Maass ’19, ’20 (Take 5)
John Gerald Maqui ’23
Annie Rosenow ’22
Lea Thome ’22