Meet The Team

Lead Team

The Lead Team consists of the AUCC Chair, Finance Director, and the Engagement & Communication Director. The Lead Team supports Club Consultants, liaisons with the Center for Student Involvement and the American University Community.

AUCC Chair

Gabe

Gabe serves as the Chair of AUCC and sets the overall direction of AUCC, determines the goals and objectives of the organization and facilitates it's operations.

Gabe is a senior from Bridgeport, CT studying Justice, Law and Sociology. Gabe has previously served as a Club Consultant with AUCC. Outside of AUCC, Gabe is the President of PRIDE at AU and the Secretary of the Italian Cultural Society.

You can contact Gabe at

aucc-chair@american.edu

for all inquires regarding AUCC policy and procedure, as well as funding decisions, and any other major concern.

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Finance Director

Teagan

Teagan serves as the Finance Director of AUCC and oversees the financial operations of AUCC. In her role as Finance Director, Teagan tracks funding requests from clubs on Engage and keeps a log of all requests received. In addition to her responsibilities, Teagan also collates the semesterly Budget Report.

Teagan is a senior from Watertown, MA and is majoring in Economics with a minor in Statistics.

You can contact Teagan at

aucc-financedirector@auclubcouncil.com for all inquires regarding funding decisions and allocations.

Engagement & Communications Director

Marcus

Marcus serves as the Engagement & Communications Director of AUCC, in his role, Marcus manages all AUCC external communications, curates the monthly newsletter and plans larger-scale events for AUCC.

Marcus is a senior from Boston, MA and is majoring in Political Science and minoring in Education. Outside of AUCC, Marcus serves as the Student Trustee on the Board of Trustees at American University.

You can contact Marcus at

aucc-commdirector@american.edu for all inquires relating to engagement and communications.

Club Consultants

AUCC Club Consultants serve as liaisons to American University's 300+ clubs and organizations. As part of their duties, Club Consultants review budget requests on a weekly basis; hold weekly office hours for clubs and organizations to discuss event planning; and provide overall support to groups on campus.

The AUCC Club Consultants can be reached at aucc@american.edu

Meera

Meera is a Senior from Princeton, New Jersey and is studying Finance. Outside of AUCC, Meera is involved with the Undergraduate Women in Business and Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity.

Muskaan

Muskaan is a Junior from Lorton, PA, and is majoring in Business Administration. Outside of AUCC, Muskaan is a medical assistant at Capital Vision, Co-President of AU SSA, and apart of Sigma Delta Tau.

Evelyn

Evelyn is a Senior majoring in Communication, Language, and Culture with a focus on PR and Spanish from D.C. Evelyn is looking forward to the events that clubs will put together this semester! Outside of AUCC, you can find Evelyn giving campus tours, spending time with her corgi, Leo, or being a barista at home (or grabbing a drink at the Dav)!

Rylie

Rylie is from Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania and is a sophomore majoring in Political Science and minoring in Accounting.

Mattie

Mattie is a first-year from Maryland and is studying Psychology. She loves to crochet and read. Outside of AUCC, Mattie is involved in the Black Student Union and Sister Sister at AU.

CSI Advisors

The AUCC CSI Advisors provide support, mentoring and guidance to the AUCC Lead Team and the AUCC Club Consultants.

Assistant Director, Student Involvement

Maya Vela

Maya joins the Center for Student Involvement as the Assistant Director of Student Involvement. Maya is originally from Texas, where she earned her bachelor's degree in News and Media Studies from Texas Christian University. After her undergraduate studies, Maya then earned her master's degree in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from George Washington University.

Maya has experience working with student success programming, first-year experience, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Maya serves as the primary advisor for AUCC and can be reached at mvela@american.edu

Senior Associate Director, Training & Development

Matt Galewski

Matt serves as the Senior Associate Director for Training & Development in the Center for Student Involvement. His responsibilities include supporting student organizations which are defined as student organization training, development and policies.

Matt's background includes ten years of experience advising student organizations and training student leaders, as well as work in fraternity and sorority life, student government, club sports, campus events, community engagement, and student center operations. Matt earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in college student affairs administration.

Matt can be reached at mgalewski@american.edu