Current Executive Board

Name: Derek Nichols

Pronouns: he/they

E-Board Position: President

UB Job: Associate Director for Sustainability

Years working at UB: 8

Favorite food: Peanut Butter

Hobbies: comic books, Muay Thai, weightlifting, traveling to warm places, celebrating queer joy

Name: Ali Bitterman

Pronouns: she/her

E-Board Position: Vice President

UB Job: Senior Research and Data Analyst, Student Life Assessment and Research 

Years working at UB: 3

Favorite food: Pizza

Hobbies: lifting weights, roller skating, hiking, volunteering, advocating for and celebrating Buffalo’s LGBTQ and Jewish communities, going on adventures with my wife, napping with my pets.

Name: Leah Barney

Pronouns: she/her

E-Board Position: Member at Large

UB Job: Assistant Director for the Liberty Partnerships Program, Cora P. Maloney Center 

Years Working at UB: 2 years professionally and 5 years as a student worker

Hobbies: Learning Black history, thrifting and spending quality time with family, my cats and dog.

Name: Cody Mejeur 

Pronouns: They/Them

E-Board Position: Member at Large

UB Job: Assistant Professor of Media Study, Director of the Amatryx Gaming Lab & Studio. 

Research: Their work uses games to theorize narrative as an embodied and playful process that constructs how we understand ourselves, our realities, and our differences. They are currently the game director for Trans Folks Walking, a narrative game about trans experiences. They also work with the LGBTQ Video Game Archive on preserving and visualizing LGBTQ representation.

Hobbies: gaming, volunteering with Hope & Joy Food Pantry in Williamsville/Cheektowaga, baking, swimming, and walking their dog Luke. Visiting beaches on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie is a summer favorite for both of them. 

Name: Ally Sievers

Pronouns: she/her

E-Board Position: Member at Large

UB Job: LEAD Coordinator for Leadership and Development - Student Engagement 

Years Working at UB: 4 years

Hobbies: Reading & checking out local bookstores, crocheting, and being active (lifting weights, going on walks, and playing volleyball & flag football – shoutout Buffalo United Flag Football!). 

Name: Kelly Cruttenden

Pronouns: She/Her

E-Board Position: Secretary

UB Job: Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance 

Years Working at UB: 26

Hobbies: Thrifting, walking and hiking, traveling, reading, attending UB Athletics events, reselling, anything involving art, history, museums, nature, and architecture

Name: Dr. Elisabeth Rebmann

Pronouns: she/her

E-Board Position: Membership Coordinator

UB Job: Coordinator for Residential Academic Support Services, Campus Living 

Years Working at UB: 4 years

Hobbies: Player and board member for Buffalo United Flag Football (local LGBTQ+ league!!), kayaking, crocheting, spending time with my dogs, and of course watching the Bills!

Name: Craig Orcholski

Pronouns: he/him/his

E-Board Position: Treasurer

UB Job: Assessment Specialist for the Student Experience

Years Working at UB: 12 years

Favorite Color: Blue

Hobbies: Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering, Bar Trivia, Board Games, Video Games, the occasional book and generally anything that doesn’t require me being dressed up or going outside.

Name: Jamie Hager

Pronouns: they/them/theirs

E-Board Position: Student Assistant

UB Job: Teaching Assistant in the Department of Media Study and Video Editor for Fiege Films 

Years Working at UB: 3 years

Hobbies: Performing in drag, learning queer history, getting involved with mutual aid projects, playing tennis, and spending quality time with their friends and their one-eyed tuxedo cat.