Executive Board

Annie is a senior from Baker College majoring in Computer Science. This will be her 4th year in RPC, previously serving as Treasurer on the Exec Board, co-chair for the Traditions Committee and a member of the Publicity Committee. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading and watching sports. Her favorite RPC events are Esperanza and Rondelet!

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.

Isabella is a Senior from Hanszen college. She is this year’s EVP and was previously DCR, a Socials co-chair, and Socials committe member. She is excited to help plan RPC events and make RPC resources more visible and accessible to Rice students! Her major is Biosciences with a minor in Sociology. Her favorite event is Rondelet and in her free time she likes making jewelry, going to the beach, hiking, and going to natural science museums!

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.

Nick is a senior at Baker College and is the current IVP! He was previously a co-chair for the Passport to Houston and Traditions Committees and a member of the Publicity Committee. He is double majoring in VADA (Theatre) and Business (Management). His favorite event is BEEERRR BIKEEEEE and in his free time he likes exercising and playing video games!

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!

Olivia is a junior at Hanszen College majoring in Economics with a minor in History. This is her third year with RPC, as she was previously both a co-chair and committee member with the Socials Committee. Her favorite RPC events are Rondelet and Beer Bike. In her spare time, she loves exploring local coffee shops, planning Hanszen events, and soaking up the sun across Rice’s campus.

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!

Anne is a senior at Lovett College and is the current DCR. This will be her fourth year in RPC, serving as IVP, a campus-wide Beer Bike coordinator and a member of the Traditions Committee in past years. She is majoring in Cognitive Sciences and minoring in Biochemistry & Cell Biology as well as in the Medical Humanities. Her favorite RPC event is of course, Beer Bike, and she can’t wait to help plan even more RPC events this year! Outside of RPC, you’ll find her exploring the Houston food scene, watching rom-coms, and reading.

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 junior at Baker studying computer science. She was previously a Beer Bike co-chair and committee member, making this her third year in RPC. 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.