BSA has a leadership team full of cool, hardworking and passionate individuals. We are always looking for new recruits. There are opportunities for shadowing the current eboard members and for just joining in on one of our meetings for the vibes. The term for all board positions typically run from April 202X - April 202X. You will find more information on the different board roles below! Feel free to reach out with any questions at bsaerospace@umich.edu.
Co-President
Lania Brown
Co-President
Cynthia Deneus
Vice President
Faith Fuller
Treasurer
Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salami
Co-Events Coordinator
Sherry Gathogo
Co-Events Coordinator
William Engels
Membership Development Chair
Joshua Walker
Technical Development Chair
Yemaya Presley
Outreach Chair
Kaiden Davis
Conference Planning Chair
Jullenn Lindor
Media Chair
Bryony Kelsey
Checkout Past Leadership Teams!
President
The President shall be the liaison for the department, elected officers, and general members of BSA. They will also maintain communication between the organization and the College of Engineering. They will inform members of general announcements, lead all meetings, and hold other officers accountable for their roles.
Vice President
The Vice President is responsible for communication between BSA and all external parties outside of the university. They will be the point person for facilitating conversations with connections outside of Michigan and assume the president's roles when they are not available.
Treasurer
The Treasurer handles all dues and accounts. They are also the point of contact of the BSA SOAS account and for applying for member reimbursements. Other duties of this role include developing a financial budget and plan for the upcoming school year, searching and applying for grants, setting up donation accounts, creating and maintaining BSA's sponsorship packet.
Event Coordinators
The Event Coordinators will invite speakers, provide logistical support to the speakers, work with school administrators to reserve event locations and support services, and be responsible for coordinating with the Media Chair to advertise professional, education, and technical events.
Membership Development Chair
The Membership Development Chair plays a crucial role in fostering the academic and professional growth of first and second-year students within our organization. This role is dedicated to providing resources, guidance, and support to help these students thrive in both their academic pursuits and future careers (This role will be supported by the membership development committee).
Technical Development Chair
The Technical Development Chair will be the point person of the CubeSat Development Program (CDP), the program that is responsible for introducing underclassmen with pertinent technical development skills. The role will also entail connecting general membership with technical skills based on their interests that may be hosted by the university or external connections. (This role will be supported by the CDP facilitators).
Outreach Chair
The Outreach Chair will be responsible for handling communication that includes outside organizations and resources. Other duties include: Organizing regular workshop planning meetings to create and update outreach material for K-12 ages, communicating as the main point of contact with professors, student organization representatives, and other parties to organize potential collaborative outreach efforts, etc.
Conference Planning Chair
The Conference Planning Chair will create preliminary and final budgets for conference expenses. Assist the Treasurer and Finance Committee with fundraising efforts to support conference expenses. Purchase necessary conference expenses such as flights and hotels and ensure that all participating members are purchasing registrations and tickets.
Media Chair
The Media Chair will be in charge of publicizing BSA to the world through social media mediums. This role focuses on updating the Instagram, email list serv, and Slack with our upcoming events, updating the LinkTree, LinkedIn, and website with pertinent information, and creating media opportunities for our organization! They will also be the point person for creating BSA merch (doesn't mean that they have to make everything).
