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
Rylie
Rylie 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.
Rylie is a junior from Garnet Valley, PA majoring in Political Science and minoring in Accounting. She has previously served as a Club Consultant with AUCC and has 2 dogs, Archie and Remus, that she loves!
You can contact Rylie at
for all inquires regarding AUCC policy and procedure, as well as funding decisions, and any other major concern.
Finance Director
Yonus
Yonus serves as the Finance Director of AUCC and oversees the financial operations of AUCC. In his role as Finance Director, Yonus tracks funding requests from clubs on Engage and keeps a log of all requests received. In addition to his responsibilities, Yonus also collates the semesterly Budget Report.
You can contact Yonus at
aucc-financedirector@american.edu for all inquires regarding funding decisions and allocations.
Engagement & Communications Director
Sasha
Sasha serves as the Engagement & Communications Director of AUCC. In her role, Sasha manages all AUCC external communications, curates the monthly newsletter and plans larger-scale events for AUCC.
Sasha is a junior from Alexandria, VA and is double majoring in Political Science and PR and Strategic Communications.
You can contact Sasha 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
Camoni
Camoni is a junior from Kingsland, GA majoring in Justice and Law. Outside of AUCC, Camoni is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and enjoys to read in her free time.
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Lauren
Lauren is a sophomore from Arlington, VA, majoring in Business Administration. Outside of AUCC, she is the Assistant Music Director of Pitches Be Trippin a cappella group and a member of the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi.
Julius
Julius is a junior CLEG major from Easton, PA. Outside of AUCC, he is involved in the PPL Program on campus.
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Eden
Eden is a sophomore studying Business Administration specializing in Marketing and Business Analytics and AI. Outside of AUCC Eden loves to get matcha at the DAV and study there.
Mattie
Mattie is a sophomore from Maryland double majoring in Psychology and Economics. In her free time 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 for Registered Student Organizations in the Center for Student Involvement
Anaija Lapaix
Anaija serves as the Assistant Director for Registered Student Organizations in the Center for Student Involvement. Her responsibilities include supporting student organizations, supervising allocation meetings and advocating for students on campus.
Anaija's background includes experience with crisis management and emergency response, conflict resolution, organizational administration, training and development, and event planning.
Anaija received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Health Sciences, from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She also earned her Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership with a focus in Higher Education/Student Personnel at UFC.
When not working with AUCC and student orgs, she likes to read books, listen to music, go concerts, watch movies in the theater, and teach her 11-year old cat Charley new tricks.
Anaija serves as the primary advisor for AUCC and can be reached at alapaix@american.edu