Meet Our Team

Executive Board 2024-2025

Ella Pernsteiner
President

Year: Junior
Major:  Risk Management and Insurance & Operations and Technology Management with Certificates in Consulting, Digital Media Analytics, and Sustainability
Hometown:  Appleton, WI
Contact: epernsteiner@wisc.edu

Aliza Manekia
Vice President of Operations

Year:  Senior
Major: Marketing and International Business
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Contact: manekia@wisc.edu

Milla Laskosky
Vice President of Programs

Year: Sophomore
Major: Biomedical Engineering and Business
Hometown: Fox Lake, IL
Contact:  mlaskosky@wisc.edu

Chelsea Chingwe
Vice President of Finance

Year:  Senior
Major: Information Systems and Finance
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Contact: chingwe@wisc.edu

Shay Nelson
Vice President of Advocacy

Year:  Sophomore
Major: Marketing & Management
Hometown: Germantown, WI
Contact: sknelson9@wisc.edu

Sylvia Purko
Vice President of Student Experience

Year:  Sophomore
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Sussex, WI
Contact: spurko@wisc.edu

Christine McKay
Vice President of Marketing

Year:  Senior
Major: Information Systems, Marketing, & Operations Technology Management
Hometown: Boston, MA
Contact:  mckay6@wisc.edu

Chairs Fall 2025

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

Sakeef Sekender

sekender@wisc.edu

Marketing Chair

Evan Strominger

estrominger@wisc.edu

Professional Development Chair

Connor Reynolds

clreynolds3@wisc.edu

Internal Affairs                                                        Chair

Erik Essen

eessen@wisc.edu

Mental Health & Wellness Chair

Morgan Adise

madise@wisc.edu

Badger Business Battles/Business Week Chair

Darren Deines

ddeines@wisc.edu

Student Outreach Chair

Zoe Sheeks

zsheeks@wisc.edu

Philanthropy  Chair

Sydney Anderson

smanderson42@wisc.edu

Freshmen Engagement Chair

Lily Holtman

lholtman@wisc.edu