Meet our 2023-2024 Executive Committee!
CHAIR
Below is a description of each of our five branches and their members:
COMMUNICATION BRANCH
Manages external communications with alumni and other members of the Cal community as well as maintaining and passing on Rally Committee and Cal traditions!
Name: Kaile Yung
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Position: Vice Chair of Communications
Majors: Environmental Science
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: My favorite Rally Comm Memory is being in the Memorial Stadium before or after a football game when it is empty
Fun Fact: I like Dr. Pepper
What you’re most looking forward to this year: Meeting new members and making new memories!
Name: Scott Young
Pronouns: He/him
Year: 4th Year, Class of 2025
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Position: Director of Traditions
Majors: Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Cable Car Rally! I loved parading through SF with all of Cal Spirit! Go Bears!
Fun Fact: I can make whale calls!
Name: Annette Leber
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Washington D.C
Position: Director of External Relations
Major: Art Practice, Film and Media Studies, Spanish (minor)
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: All the events during Big Game Week! It is hectic and exhausting, but so so so fun!
Fun Fact: My favorite food is Mac and Cheese!
What you’re most looking forward to this year: I am looking forward to teaching the DeCal!! (Everyone should sign up 😉)
MEMBERSHIP BRANCH
Oversees the Committee’s membership base and organizes fun bonding events!
Name: Steve Escobar
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 4th Year, Class of 2025
Hometown: Lindsay, CA
Position: Vice Chair of Membership
Majors: Legal Studies Minors: Philosophy & Law, and Disability Studies
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: My favorite rally comm memory was our invitation to the Tom Edward’s dinner in 2023. It was so nice to be amongst such amazing alumni and continuing UCRC members, additionally , the tradition of the dinner itself was a privilege to partake in.
Fun Fact: I can say my abc’s under three seconds, I also like to tell people that I am red / green colorblind!
What I’m most looking forward to this year: KEEPING THE AXEEEEE WOOHOO!! Go bears 🐻
Name: Madelyn Moreno
Pronouns: She/Her
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Livingston, CA
Position: Director of Stunts
Major: Human Integrative Biology
Favorite Rally Comm memory: Cannon Crews with Lily + Cooper !!
Fun Fact: I have gone skydiving
What I’m most looking forward to this year: I’m looking forward to meeting new members & old members while hosting card sorting <3
Name: Evelyn Campbell
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Clearlake, CA
Position: Director of Stunts
Major: Psychology and Legal Studies
Favorite Rally Comm memory: My fav Rally Comm Memory is probably my first game day. Everything was so new but so exciting and fun. My first ever game day job was string crew and it’s funny looking back on cause now I’m a Director of Stunts.
Random fact: I love to sing!
What you’re most looking forward to this year:I look forward to working with my Co Maddy to design some fun card stunts!
Name: Aleida Hernandez
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Lompoc, CA
Position: Director of Member Events
Majors: Environmental Economics & Policy and Spanish
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: I enjoy the different game day jobs during football games.
Fun Fact: I’m a maxed Town Hall 13 on Clash of Clans.
What you’re most looking forward to this year: I’m looking forward to welcoming new members and planning silly, fun, and inclusive events for everyone in the committee.
SPIRIT BRANCH
Manages the organization of all rallies and spirit events, as well as other Cal traditions!
Name: Erik Ma
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Position: Vice Chair of Rallies
Majors: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Cable Car Rally as DoA
Fun Fact: I keep a frisbee on me at all times
What you’re most looking forward to this year: BONFIRE RALLYYYYY
Name: Gagik Aghajanyan
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Position: Director of Athletics
Major: Energy Engineering
Favorite Rally Comm Memory:
Fun Fact: I have two different colored eyes.
What I’m most looking forward to this year: Teaching people to do run outs for football game days!
Name: Jakob Jess
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Sacremento, CA
Position: Director of Athletics
Majors: Integrative Biology
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Cable car!!!
Fun Fact: Oski’s two stripes on his cardigan represent his sophomore status
What I’m most looking forward to this year: Flags on the cable car with Gagik!!!
Name: Robert Viray
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 4th Year, Class of 2025
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Position: Director of Special Events
Major: Economics Minor: Scandinavian Studies
Favorite Rally Comm memory: My fav Rally Comm Memory has to be Homecoming Week! Tabling was so much fun! All of the Spirit!! And getting to be Chancellor Christ’s handler for the Rally was so much fun!
Fun fact: I learned how to ride a bike while studying abroad in Copenhagen🇩🇰
What you’re most looking forward to this year: I’m looking forward to Senior year! And getting to plan and be apart of some fun events!!
MARKETING BRANCH
Spearheads marketing and advertising efforts for all Committee events as well as photographing Committee events and running our social media accounts!
Name: Madison Valverde
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Visalia, CA
Position: Vice Chair of Marketing
Major: Molecular and Cell Biology Minor: Marine Science
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: My favorite memory this past year was cable car! it was a super fun expierence to have especially as a Mixed Media when your running around taking pictures!
Fun Fact: I am am the middle child and im also a first generation college student!
What you’re looking forward to most this year: I’m looking forward to making cute flyers and posters as well as getting to know everyone more.
Name: Yanely Vazquez
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: East Los Angeles, CA
Position: Director of Mixed Media
Majors: Psychology Minor: Child Development
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Cannon crew and getting to fire a cannon! 💥💥
Fun Fact: I ate Brie and bread my first weeks at Cal because the food disappointed me
What you’re most looking forward to this year: Creatively incorporating rally comm events on our socials and helping people feel included!
Name: Sydney Shaw
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 2nd year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Position: Director of Mixed Media
Majors: African-American studies
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: First Game!
Fun Fact: I am a Doula
What I’m most looking forward to this year: FUN
TREASURER’S BRANCH
Protects symbols such as the Big C and the California Victory Cannon!
Name: Cooper Perez
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 3rd Year, Class of 2026
Hometown: Belmont, CA
Position: Treasurer
Major: English & Legal Studies
Favorite Rally Comm memory: My favorite memory is bringing fireworks to Bonfire Rally during my time as a cannoneer! My co and I even got to wire them ourselves!
Fun Fact: I have pet shrimp!
What you’re most looking forward to this year: I’m looking forward to lighting up Sather Gate for Big Game week!
Name: Kyra Teiper
Pronouns: She/Hers/Her
Year: 2nd year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Oceanside, CA
Position: UC Cannoneer
Major: Sociology
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Bears Ball!
Fun Fact: I love to knit
What you’re most looking forward to this year: Firing the cannon
Name: Ethan Bianchi
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Year: 4th Year, Class of 2025
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Position: UC Cannoneer
Major: Psychology Minor: Sustainable Business and Policy
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Being on the field for the last home Big Game and watching us come back against our little brothers to the South.
Fun Fact: I am taller than the cannon, but it is wider than me.
What you’re most looking forward to this year: Blowing things up, lighting things on fire, creating exothermic reactions, spontaneous combustion
Name: Leah Cokias
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Year: 2nd Year, Class of 2027
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Position: Director of Security
Majors: Psychology
Favorite Rally Comm Memory: Big Game Day my freshman year
Fun Fact: I can tie my shoe in like 0.5 seconds
What you’re most looking forward to this year: Big Game Week!