WCAS ’25, Cognitive Science & Global Health
Fun Fact:  One of my art works was selected to be placed in the Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s office. ​
Email: bezaabate2025@u.northwestern.edu

President

Bezawit (Beza) Abate 

she/her
​The main role of the President is to set the tone and represent the undergraduate student population of the dorm. The President is responsible for leading both Executive meetings and Res Board. The President is also the dorm liaison to the Residential College Board (RCB). In general, the President is the external figurehead for the dorm and communicates between the dorm, RCB, and other University leadership (represents these external concerns in exec meetings). The President is responsible for assisting and overseeing the projects of the rest of the board.
WCAS ’25, Biological Sciences & Psychology
Fun Fact: I climbed a pyramid in Mexico!​
Email: laurenlee2025@u.northwestern.edu

Vice President

Lauren Lee

she/her
The main role of the Vice President is to ensure the smooth internal operation and general satisfaction of the undergraduate student population of the dorm. The Vice President is responsible for tracking points throughout the year and organizing housing each spring. In general, the Vice President is the internal figurehead for the dorm and is responsible for voicing the concerns of residents in executive meetings. The Vice President is also responsible for directly helping with the projects of other executive board members.
WCAS ’25, Economics & Political Science
Fun Fact: I'm the oldest child of two oldest children of four oldest children!​
Email: gwensetia2025@u.northwestern.edu

Treasurer

Gwen Setia

she/her
The main role of the Treasurer is to handle the money. The Treasurer is responsible for handling budgeting, reimbursements, and all activities related to SOFO. The treasurer is also responsible for organizing weekly munchies. The Treasurer should assist other chairs in organizing events, especially when a purchase is necessary.
WCAS ’25, Biological Sciences & Data Science
Fun Fact: I think pineapple on pizza is delicious!​
Email: siyabrown2025@u.northwestern.edu

Technology Chair

Siya Brown

she/her
The main role of the Technology Chair is to manage CCI’s technology. This includes maintaining both a resident/dorm listserv and an executive board listserv, updating the website (hi!), updating the CCI electronic calendar, and setting up a system for online voting during elections. The Technology Chair also manages any CCI social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), although this is often delegated to other individuals, such as the social chair.
WCAS ’25, Economics & Psychology
Fun Fact: I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii!​
Email: sidvarma2025@u.northwestern.edu

Academic Affairs Chair

Sid Varma

he/him
The main role of the Academic Affairs Chair is to organize firesides. This includes both scheduling and publicizing them, and generally encouraging dorm involvement. The Academic Affairs Chair is directly responsible for all communications with the Fellows and should actively encourage Fellows to host firesides and participate in dorm events. The Academic Affairs Chair should work with the Corporate Affairs Chair to manage alumni relations (though other executive board members may join to help distribute responsibilities) and interact with the alumni. The alumni should be encouraged to host firesides and mentor current residents. The Academic Affairs Chair and the Corporate Affairs Chair are responsible for composing and managing the emails to and from alumni.
WCAS ’25, Psychology & Art Theory Practice
Fun Fact: I love being outside!​
Email: maggiemusgrave2025@u.northwestern.edu

Social Chair

Maggie Musgrave

she/her
The main role of the Social Chair is to organize group events. This includes formals, parties, trips and excursions. These events can take place in the dorm or off-campus, and may involve coordination with other residential colleges.
MEAS ’25, Civil Engineering
Fun Fact: I can juggle up to four objects!​
Email: douglasaris2025@u.northwestern.edu

Philanthropy Chair

Douglas Aris

he/him
The main role of the Philanthropy Chair is to organize philanthropic endeavors.
This includes participating in larger campus philanthropy events by creating teams of CCI residents. The Philanthropy Chair is also ultimately responsible for ensuring residents fulfill the philanthropy
requirement.
WCAS ’25, Biological Sciences
Fun Fact: My favorite drink is an iced chai! I also love going to coffee shops and trying what they have!​
Email: keatonolson2025@u.northwestern.edu

Secretary | Communications Chair

Keaton Olson

he/him
The main role of the Secretary is to document dorm activities. The Secretary is responsible for taking minutes at all executive meetings and communicating with the dorm at large by publishing a bi-weekly newsletter (once every other week, or possibly once a week if the secretary so chooses, as long as the newsletters are sent out in a consistent manner throughout the year). The Secretary also organizes microwave/toilet minutes/times. The Secretary has a dual role as historian and should work to update all bulletin boards and display cases in the dorm (and Sargent Dining room). Finally, the Secretary is responsible for PR articles.
MEAS ’25, Civil Engineering
Fun Fact: I play piano and write my own music!​
Email: ronaldglas2025@u.northwestern.edu

Internal Affairs Chair 

Ronnie Glas

he/him
The main role of the Internal Affairs Chair is to maintain dorm property (thus, the Internal Affairs chair should create at least one poll per quarter to measure dorm interest in updates, and report the results to the executive board). This includes working with University Residential Life, the maintenance budget, and regularly checking all dorm equipment. If a system is determined for reserving equipment, this would be the responsibility of the Internal Affairs Chair to manage.
MEAS ’25, Computer Engineering
Fun Fact: I won second place in a cooking/dancing competition!​
Email: tomtiamraj2025@u.northwestern.edu

Entrepreneurial (Business) Chair

Tom Tiamraj

he/him
The main role of the Entrepreneurial Chair is to promote our theme of “Commerce and Industry” and encourage residents to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. One of the main ways this is accomplished is through the organization of the annual Startup Initiative. In general, the Entrepreneurial Chair maintains corporate interactions of the dorm, and provides internship information. They work closely with the Academic Affairs Chair to coordinate academic- and corporate-related programming and events.