Jenna Krinsky, Commodore

Class of 2026

I am an Environmental Policy and Culture & Cognitive Science major, and I’m from Bethesda, MD. My favorite sailing memory was winning a bullet at my first regatta ever!

Jackson Adams Interim Vice Commodore

Class of 2027

I’m a Mechanical Engineer from Walla Walla, WA. My favorite memory with sailing was winning GLIOR (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta) in 2024.

Cora Star, Co-Captain

Class of 2026

Hi! I’m an Economics and Statistics major from Chicago. My favorite sailing memory was sailing at coed nationals last year!

George Warfel, Co-Captain

Class of 2026

Hi! I’m a Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences major from Lancaster, PA. My favorite sailing memory was scoring my first college bullet at NU Spring!

jake Weinstein, Regatta Chair

Class of 2027

I’m an Applied Math/Computer science double major from Chicago, IL. I grew up sailing Club 420s in middle and high school at Columbia Yacht Club. Now at Northwestern I organize and plan the regattas we host here every Fall and Spring.

Nick Chesemore, Fleet Captain

Class of 2027

I'm a Junior studying Mechanical Engineering and Music Composition. I grew up racing ILCA's and c420s on Lake Washington and in the Pacific Northwest.

Sean Bascoe, Recruitment co-Chair

Class of 2027

Hi! My name is Sean and I’m studying computer science and social policy. Fun fact, I’ve climbed a waterfall before!

Cole Abbott, Recruitment co-Chair

Class of 2026

I’m from Newton Ma, and studying Mechanical Engineering.

Emi Rodes, pr Co-Chair

Class of 2028

Hey! I'm a first year student from Cambridge, MA, majoring in environmental sciences and political science. I've been sailing now for 5 years my favorite sailing memory is from NUST’s Fall 2024 home regatta, Becky Blank, where a fellow first-year, Charlie Crowell, and I scored our first college sailing “bullet"!

Grace Gormley, PR Co-chair

Class of 2028

I'm Grace Gormley from the Bay Area in California! My majors are journalism and data science, and my favorite sailing memory so far has been cooking with my teammates for our potluck-style sailsgiving!

Jack Hartfelder, Fundraising co-Chair

Class of 2027

I’m studying Psychology, and I’m from Salem MA. My most iconic sailing memory was when I fell out of the boat during tryouts.

Maddie Fitzgerald, Fundraising co-Chair

Class of 2026

Hi! I'm Maddie, a junior on the team majoring in Learning and Organizational Change and minoring in Psychology. I'm a Chicago native, so this will be my seventh year sailing on Lake Michigan! I'm super excited to be joining NUST's Executive Board as a Fundraising Chair and am looking forward to the year ahead!

Annika Shah, alumni co-Chair

Class of 2028

I major in biological sciences and legal studies, and I am from Mystic, CT. Fun Fact: I love raccoons and I only learned how to sail at tryouts!

Grace Bray, Gear Chair

Class of 2027

I’m majoring in Political Science, Economics, and Environmental Policy and Culture, and I’m from Little Silver, NJ. My favorite sailing memory is my first regatta on the team, where we went apple picking, trampolined at a trampoline park, and won every race!

Charlie Single, Vice Commodore (on temporary leave)

Class of 2027

I’m a mechanical engineering major from the Bay Area, CA. Two fun facts about me are that I have 5 dogs and Cars 2 is my favorite movie.

Sarah Brown, Alumni co-Chair

Class of 2028

I’m Sarah and I grew up in San Diego! I’m a freshman studying journalism at Medill with an interest in documentary style film and environmental studies!

John tirpak, Treasurer

Class of 2027

I’m an Industrial Engineering student from Glenview, IL, with a passion for sailing. Although I started college with no prior sailing experience, I’ve embraced the sport and have already competed in several regattas. Sailing has become a cornerstone of my college experience, and I’m honored to serve as my team’s treasurer for the second year in a row. Outside of sailing, I’ve worked as a lifeguard for five years and enjoy swimming and playing water polo in my free time!