Executive Board

Olivia is a rising senior at Hanszen College (HFH!) majoring in economics with a minor in history. This is her fourth year with RPC, having previously served as Socials Vice President, Socials Co-Chair, and Socials Member. RPC is her favorite organization on campus (duh), and she can’t wait for another year of planning spectacular events for the student body. Her favorite event is undoubtedly the Gingerbread Competition because of the pure chaotic fun it brings to the holiday season. When she’s not at an RPC event, you can spot her catching up on work in the Hanszen Quad or chatting with friends in a coffee shop. Ask her for coffee recommendations! You won’t regret it.

The President is responsible for overseeing RPC as a whole, ensuring that all committees and events are run smoothly, efficiently, and most importantly, successfully. The President elects the Executive Council, working with them to select co-chairs and establish the budget, sets the agenda for and runs Exec and General meetings, and serves as the primary spokesperson and main point of contact for the organization. The President also helps the Executive Council set organization-wide, committee, and personal goals for the year and works with them throughout the year to ensure those goals are reached.

Nimah is a Senior from Hanszen college studying Philosophy & Chemistry. She is this year’s EVP and was previously a Festivals Co-chair 2 years in a row. She is excited to help plan RPC events and make RPC resources more visible and accessible to Rice students through collaborations with student organisations around campus! Her favorite event is Esperanza (who doesn't love a ball gown moment 👠). Some other things she's involved in includes planning things for the best residential college Hanszen as an O-Week Coord 💙💛, playing violin in The MOB 🎻, and cancer research at MD Anderson 👩🏽‍🔬. If she's bored, she's probably out hiking, lifting, cafe-hopping, rewatching Modern Family for the 20th time, or supporting her friends in their random adventures <3

The External Vice President acts as the main intermediary between RPC and other groups/organizations across campus, including the SA, Homecoming Committee, and each of the residential college’s socials committee heads/directors. The EVP’s job is to ensure that RPC’s campus-wide goals are being met. In addition, the EVP also helps facilitate the scheduling and planning of college events so that conflicts are kept to a minimum.

Megan is a junior at Hanszen College majoring in Health Sciences and minoring in Business. She was previously both a co-chair and committee member of the Socials Committee. In her free time, she enjoys grabbing matcha with friends, playing tennis, or watching reality TV. Her favorite RPC event is Rondelet!

The Internal Vice President maintains organization and cohesion within RPC. The IVP plans retreats and retention events, and also handles minutes and attendance tasks. The IVP gets to know every single member in RPC, and serves to help to personalize their experience and to foster an environment where members can affect change. In this way, the IVP works to ensure that RPC is not only planning great events for the student body, but that its members are also building relationships and having fun along the way. RPC truly is a student-led and student-run organization. The IVP is responsible for giving our members the support they need, and for showing our appreciation for all their hard work by giving them a memorable experience!

Hi there! My name is Carmine Steiner and I'm a junior at McMurtry college double majoring in Political Science and Asian Studies. This will be my third year with RPC, as I've previously served as the Track AC for Beer Bike and a co-chair for RPC's NOA committee. My favorite RPC event has to be NOA's Gingerbread Building Contest because it's super exciting to watch everyone's builds come to life! When I'm not spending my time with RPC, you can find me watching k-dramas/c-dramas, hunting down study spots around campus, or anywhere near McMurtry (seriously, I'm always there).

The Social Vice President is mainly responsible for fostering camaraderie and promoting morale within RPC members through retention events, general body meetings (GBMs), retreats, and RPC-specific social events. To do this, the SVP closely coordinates with the IVP to organize GBMs and retreats to make sure that these events are not only organized and cohesive but also fun and enjoyable for all RPC members. The overall unity of RPC as a club is extremely important, and the SVP is always here to make sure that members feel included and that they are an integral part of RPC and the amazing things it does around campus. Because they are!

Kat is a Junior from Hanszen college and is this year's DCR. This will be her third year in RPC, and she was previously NOA co-chair and a NOA committee member. She is an electrical engineering major. Her favorite event is Gingerbread and in her free time she enjoys playing volleyball, reading, and learning interesting animal fun facts!

The Director of College Relations (DCR) ensures that RPC has a devoted and competent body of college representatives that are enthusiastic and informed about all RPC events so that each member of the undergraduate community has a chance to know about and attend the events that RPC hosts. The DCR is also required to make sure that the college reps are gaining feedback from their colleges, both positive and negative in order to add to the growth of RPC. The DCR also acts as an executive liaison for not only the college representatives, but also for two RPC committees, Publicity and Design.

Willa is a senior at Baker College majoring in computer science and minoring in data science. This is her fourth year with RPC, previously serving as RPC treasurer, campuswide Beer Bike coordinator, and Beer Bike committee member. In her free time, she enjoys sleeping, playing viola, getting boba, and eating good food. She’s super hyped for all the RPC events, especially Beer Bike!

The Treasurer oversees the financial aspects in RPC that include monetary planning and budgeting, fiscal reporting, and funding. In addition, this year the Treasurer will be working closely with the Beer Bike committee.