The SAA Board of Directors is the governing body of SAA and is chaired by the SAA president. The president is selected each spring through an interview process and selects the remainder of the board of directors, who serve their terms the following academic year. The board is made up of the president, the leadership development executive director and eight executive directors. Each executive director chairs a committee.
Josh Aulakh
Josh Aulakh is a fourth-year political science major and an urban and regional studies minor. This is Aulakh’s fourth year as a Student Alumni Association volunteer, previously sitting on the Board of Directors as the Bruin Spirit Executive Director. His other commitments include being the communications director for the Bruin Real Estate Association. Also, he supports the fight against pediatric aids as a member of the Pediatric Aids Coalition at UCLA. His involvement in campus life shows his dedication and passion for the university. In the future he plans on pursuing a career in real estate development.
Danny Durbin
Danny Durbin is a fourth-year physiological science major and is pursuing a minor in film. This is his third year as a member of the Student Alumni Association. His previous roles with SAA included stints as an event director for the Internal Affairs Committee and production manager for the Spring Sing Committee. Durbin also interns with T.E.A.C.H. on campus and has been affiliated with UCLA Radio. After graduation he plans to pursue a future in emergency medicine.
Lizzy Connolly
Lizzy Connolly is a fourth-year political science student with a minor in public policy. This is her third year in the Student Alumni Association. Before her current position she served as the Interview With a Bruin Director on the Career Networking Committee and as a member of the Outreach Committee. She spent the last spring quarter participating in UCLA’s Quarter in Washington, DC Program studying early childhood education, and hopes to pursue a career related to education policy after graduation. Connolly is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and works as an athletics tutor.
Brian Caldwell
Brian is a third-year student studying political science and economics. In addition to serving on the board of SAA, Caldwell also holds two jobs: one as a team leader with UCLA BruinCorps and the other as a new student adviser with UCLA New Student and Transition Programs. He also volunteers with UniCamp as a camp counselor and Global Medical Brigades. Caldwell has an internship at the Orange County based GenNext. He hopes to attend law school after graduation.
Kelly McNulty
Kelly McNulty is a third-year student at UCLA majoring in psychobiology. In the future, she aspires to pursue a career in interventional radiology or nursing. Last year, she was the executive director for the Marketing and Communications Committee. In her free time, McNulty enjoys running, lacrosse, rock climbing, job-shadowing and hiking.
Ben Schwartz
Ben is a fourth-year student pursuing a major in neuroscience and a minor in global studies. Now in his third year with SAA, he is excited to continue expanding finance's role after serving on its inaugural committee. Ben enjoys exploring Los Angeles, hiking and cooking.
Emily George
Emily George is a fourth-year psychology and film student. Her past involvement with the Student Alumni Association includes positions on the Spring Sing, Internal Affairs and Bruin Spirit committees. She also works in the Student Events Office, and spends her free time dancing and exploring LA.
Matthew Bojanic
Matthew Bojanic is a third-year student majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish. Now in his second year with the Student Alumni Association, he was previously an assistant director of Career Networking. Bojanic is also involved with the On Campus Housing Council under the Office of Residential Life and with the Undergraduate Students Association Council. He enjoys theater, singing, hanging out with friends and being a Bruin!
Rachel Borowski
Rachel Borowski is a fourth-year sociology student in the UCLA Honors Program. Now in her third year in SAA, she previously worked with Bruin Spirit and internal affairs. Her past involvement with club sports, UniCamp, Greek Life, Bruin Woods and Undergraduate Students Association Council has given her several role models and countless learning experiences. She is well prepared (and very excited) to implement the Leadership Development curriculum within SAA and to extend the organization’s reach to other groups on campus. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in marketing.
Van Pham
Van Pham is a third-year student studying physiological science. Also in is his third year in SAA, Pham has held positions on Dinners for 12 Strangers as assistant director and on Senior Class Cabinet (now Grad Relations) as mass media director. Pham also volunteers at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center through MAPS and interns with T.E.A.C.H., a health education program. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in the field of medicine.
Kevin Yang
Kevin Yang is a fourth-year student studying microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics. This is his third year of involvement with SAA; he has served as the executive director of Outreach and as a judges and awards director for Spring Sing 2010. Apart from SAA, Yang has worked in event planning at the Getty Center and contributes to clinical research in Ronald Reagan Medical Center's emergency room. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in medicine.
