The student executive board helps to create, plan, and implement programs that aid new students and their parents & families in their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University. Each student executive board member holds a specific chair position and works to implement our various programs.

Lola Barish

First-Year WUSA Chair

Lola is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is double majoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences and Spanish. Lola leads the Sun Bears WUSA team. She is from Denver, CO.

Madeline Bartlett

First-Year WUSA Chair

Madeline is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is double majoring in Philosophy and Film & Media Studies and minoring in Legal Studies. Madeline leads the Glacier Bears WUSA team. She is from Charlotte, NC.

Kat Berens

First-Year WUSA Chair

Kat is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is majoring in Film & Media Studies. She is minoring in Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and minoring in Business of the Arts in the Olin Business School. Kat leads the Blue Bears WUSA team. She is from Ann Arbor, MI.

Sabina Celnik

First-Year WUSA Chair

Sabina is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is double majoring in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Anthropology, and she is also on the pre-med track. Sabina leads the Moon Bears WUSA team. She is from Baltimore, MD.

Grace Dahlen

First-Year WUSA Chair

Grace is so excited to be leading the Cinnamon Bears WUSA team this year! She is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences studying Political Science and Economics. Grace is originally from Madison, WI.

Elise Ehrlich

First-Year WUSA Chair

Elise is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in History and minoring in Psychology. She is from El Paso, TX. Elise leads the Sloth Bears WUSA team. 

Lojain Elkhidir

First-Year WUSA Chair

Lojain is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is majoring in Biology and minoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences. Lojain leads the Panda Bears WUSA team. She is from Doha, Qatar.

Bailey Herman

First-Year WUSA Chair

Bailey is a sophomore from Potomac, MD. She is double majoring in Political Science and English Literature with a concentration in creative writing. Bailey is also pursuing a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She leads the Spectacled Bears WUSA team and is so excited to work with the WUSA league!

Sophie Jeffers

First-Year WUSA Chair

Sophie is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is majoring in Psychology-Neuroscience-Psychology on the Cognitive Neuroscience track, and she is minoring in Political Science and Spanish. Sophie leads the Kermode Bears WUSA team. She is from Plymouth, MI.  

Soomin Kim

First-Year WUSA Chair

Soomin is a sophomore in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. She is majoring in Design. She has a second major in the College of Arts & Sciences, where she is studying Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP). She is also on the path to receiving a certificate in Forensic Psychology through the University College. Soomin leads the Kodiak Bears WUSA team. She is from Seoul, South Korea.

Ashley Pancamo

First-Year WUSA Chair

Ashley is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is majoring in Biology and minoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences. Ashley leads the Polar Bears WUSA team. She is from Houston, TX.

McKenna Smith

First-Year WUSA Chair

McKenna is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is majoring in English and minoring in Medical Humanities and Psychological & Brain Sciences. McKenna leads the Grizzly Bears WUSA team. She is from Jackson, TN.

Kate Yeo

Transfer & Exchange Student Mentor Chair