Gabriella Couloubaritsis
President
ubpres@indiana.edu
Year: Junior
Major: Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
Minor: Law & Public Policy
What is your favorite band/group? Pitbull
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Psych
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Samira
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? UB Office
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Building relationships, Inclusive and diverse programming, Internal processes. I am very excited that this year, Union Board has the unique opportunity to participate as student leaders for the IMU’s role in the campus-wide 2030 plan.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) This year’s Malkin Retreat. Playing games, exploring Bradford Woods, and getting to know each other!
Sahir Mir
Vice President of Finance
ubvpfine@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Finance and Business Analytics
Minors: Theatre & Drama, Computer Science
What is your favorite band/group? Weston Estate
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Severance
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Social Cantina
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The Tudor Room – amazing food!
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? I want to make the proposals process as transparent and efficient as possible.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Going to Karaoke with the Board!
Laurie Frederickson
Vice President of Internal Affairs
ubvpia@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Psychology and Criminal Justice
What is your favorite band/group? Taylor Swift
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? New Girl
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Farm Bloomington
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? IMU Starbucks! Its a great place to study or meet up with friends.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114?
1) To foster a vibrant, supportive, and fun board-wide community
2) Approach DEIA in an authentic manner, and incorporate these values into all facets of being a director, not just programming
3) Provide meaningful opportunities & resources for personal and professional development to all UB members
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Malkin Retreat at Bradford woods–slay fresh ’14!
Rezwana Habib
Vice President of External Affairs
ubvpea@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Exercise Science – Pre-Med track
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? YOU, Kaleidoscope, Brooklyn 99
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Siam House
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The Globe! For it’s diverse food options
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? To help Union Board collaborate with different organizations on campus and make our events more welcoming and fun for all IU students.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Union Board 114th Installation!
Audrey Waite
Director of Canvas Creative Arts
canvas@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Anthropology and Spanish
What is your favorite band/group? Taylor Swift
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Community
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Sunny Poke and Tea
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The south lounge because the stone and wood are just beautiful and the large windows let in the perfect amount of light. It’s a nice quiet place to study and has a great atmosphere.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? My goals as a director on the 114th board are to connect with other organizations on campus to bring more programming into the IMU and foster those relationships as well as create more space in the IMU for student artwork.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) My favorite Union Board memory so far is getting to go up to the roof of the student involvement tower after installation. It was a really great moment to share with all of the other 114 directors and was such a unique experience to see out onto campus like that. It was such a bonding experience for all of us to be up there in the mist and close out that important evening.
Adamifoluwa Adenekan
Director of Concerts
concerts@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Finance and Accounting
What is your favorite band/group? I love Dreamville
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Desperate Housewives
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Uptown Café
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Starbucks, because it has a nice vibe
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? To provide more concerts that appeal towards more historically marginalized groups.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) The last night during retreat
Carley Mosby
Director of Concerts
concerts@indiana.edu
Year: Freshman
Major: International Law and Institutions
What is your favorite band/group? Father John Misty
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Extraordinary Attorney Woo
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Little Tibet is my recent fav
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? IMU garden by the tree suites (2nd to the Union Board office of course)
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Bring back the carnival at Block Party!!
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) I’m currently in LA repping UB at Pollstar so that’s pretty cool. Also meeting Stanley from The Office was insane.
Marina D’arco
Director of Culinary Arts
culinary@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Finance and International Business
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? White Lotus
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Siam House
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Fireplace because it’s cozy
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Plan three events per semester where students enjoy themselves, learn about different cuisines, and have hands on experience cooking.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Retreat!
Anagha Kumar
Director of Films & Entertainment
ubfilms@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Accounting and Finance
What is your favorite band/group? The Lumineers
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Severance
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Lan Ramen
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? I really like the Dunn Meadow because of how there are so many things to do, but it also works as a place to just relax and read.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Programming events and shows where relationships can be fostered between people who are interested in the same type of movies, or artists, while also making sure to emphasize on having more culturally aware films.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Malkin Retreat!!
Mason Zhang
Director of Films & Entertainment
ubfilms@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Media Advertising
Minor: Marketing
What is your favorite band/group? Wallows
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? You
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? The Bowl
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The Union Board office because it contains all the cool people that makes up Union Board!
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? To be able to create inclusive and fun programs within films and entertainment that reflects the current student body needs and wants.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) The Union Board Directors retreat!
Vinay Vankina
Director of Global Connections
ubworld@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Economic Consulting and Business Analytics
What is your favorite band/group? 88rising
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Loki
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Korea Restaurant
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Among all the spaces in the IMU, my favorite one is the Union Board Office. I find it to be a welcoming and cozy haven that offers an excellent environment for collaboration and relaxation. I love spending time there with my fellow UB directors, and it’s a great way to take a break from my busy life.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? As a Union Board Director for the 114th Board, I’m really excited to work with my fellow directors to make the IMU and Union Board even better! I’m especially looking forward to being a part of the UB House Committee and brainstorming ways to improve our services and spaces by restructuring policies. Additionally, I want to put on some fun and engaging multicultural events that showcase the amazing diversity we have on campus. By doing all of this, I hope to make a positive impact on the student community and make their time on campus more enjoyable and enriching.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) My favorite Union Board memory is from the UB retreat at Bradford Woods, where we went on a hike. It was an amazing experience to explore the site and bond with some of the directors while watching the beautiful sunset.
Brandon Huang
Director of Internal Communications
ubicom@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Finance and Business Analytics
Minor: Economics
What is your favorite band/group? Doreen Ketchens
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? How To with John Wilson
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Lucky Express
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Alumni Hall for the grandeur and huge organ
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Streamlining and standardization of recruiting, onboarding, and retention. Encourage a centralized board culture that inspires connections and collaboration!
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Getting to know everyone better on the Malkin Retreat!
Brayton Rose
Director of Lectures
ubspeaks@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Marketing
What is your favorite band/group? Coldplay
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? House of Cards
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Malibu Grill
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Probably the east hallway by the tree suites, if you can catch one of the tables it’s the best quiet study spot with tons of natural light.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? To get as many people to see my lecture events as possible and to see all the other UB events go off with as much success as possible!
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Hanging out with the other directors and Sundance 2023!
Maggie Ison
Director of Live From Bloomington
lfb@iu.edu
Year: Junior
Majors: Philosophy and English
Minor: Latin
What is your favorite band/group? The Greeting Committee
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? You
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Siam House
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The Union Board office! I love getting to hang out with my fellow directors and decompress from everything going on! It’s always fun to laugh with everyone.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? I hope to continue bringing music to the IU community and making the music scene here more diverse and accessible!
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) BDMC Presents 2022! I worked with Bloomington Delta Music Club to produce and end-of-year concert showcasing all different types of music! I made so many friends through Presents who I still keep up with and I loved seeing our hard work play out.
Jinal Karani
Director of Marketing
ubmarket@indiana.edu
Year: Junior
Majors: Marketing and Business Analytics
Minor: Sustainability and Environmental Studies
What is your favorite band/group? Quinn XCII and Sasha Sloan
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? New Girl and Love Island (UK)
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? The Owlery
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The Bryan Room on the 8th floor of the tower!
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? Get more people on IU’s campus to be aware of UB and all the great programming we do!
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Retreat!
Stephanie Belmontes
Director of Mind and Body
ubbam@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management
Minor: Criminal Justice
What is your favorite band/group? The Lumineers
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? Criminal Minds or 9-1-1
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Rally’s
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? The area with the fireplace next to Starbucks. It’s so cozy and calming.
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? My main goal as a Union Board Director on 114 is to try my best to create quality and helpful events for students, to listen to their opinions and suggestions, and cater these programs to what they want to see. I want to try my best to see the students happy.
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) Fribbert, the office pet frog
Nick Sanchez
Director of Spirit & Traditions
ubspirit@indiana.edu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Finance
What is your favorite band/group? Kygo
What’s a show are you watching or would recommend others to watch? How I Met Your Mother
What is your favorite restaurant in Bloomington? Sunny Poke
What’s your favorite space in the IMU? Fireplace because it’s a great spot to chill
What are your goals as a Union Board Director on 114? To create fun events that reach all aspects of campus
Favorite memory from Union Board (so far!) The chair activity at retreat
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