WBRS Board Members

Ariella Weiss & Joshua Hertz, General Manager

gm@wbrs.org

Joshua is a senior majoring in HSSP(B.S.) with a minor in Legal Studies. A native of Miami, Florida, he enjoys playing guitar and watching sports with his friends. He previously spent a year and a half as the sports director and continues to work play-by-play for Judges athletic events. When not in the studio he can be found fleeing from the evil kiwibots.

Ariella is a senior majoring in History with a minor in Journalism from Teaneck, New Jersey. In her free time she enjoys watching films, listening to her favorite cds. She previously served as the station’s personnel director and hopes to continue to connect the WBRS community.

Willow Bosworth, Programming Director

programming@wbrs.org

Willow is a senior from Carrboro, North Carolina majoring in English with a minor in Journalism. They previously served as Communications Director for WBRS and absolutely adore the community. They started ‘WILLOWCORE’, an experimental pop/electronic show, their first semester, and have received support and listenership from artists across the community In their free time, they’re likely curating playlists or collecting rocks

Sophie Kaye, Business Director

business@wbrs.org

Sophie Kaye hails from Los Angeles, California. She conquered her inaugural Boston winter without yielding to the cold hopefully this happens again this year. She is currently immersed in the realms of Business and Psychology studies, she might change that up… who knows. Her interests include savoring ice cream, capturing moments through photography, and relishing long strolls along the beach.

Miles Lloyd, Technical Director

tech@wbrs.org

Miles is a senior majoring in Film Studies and American Studies, with a minor in Music. He has taken on the role of Tech Director for his final year at Brandeis, and helps support the back end operations around the studio. Miles has been writing and producing music across multiple genres for years, and is always eager to help people learn something new about music equipment and recording.

Anya Lefkowitz, Music Director

music@wbrs.org

Anya is a senior from Newton, Massachusetts, studying Business and Computer Science. She loves all things artsy, a really good latte, and curating Spotify playlists, some of which you can listen to on her show, ‘liquid smooth’!

Edgar Garcia, Personnel Director

personnel@wbrs.org

Edgar is a junior from Chicago, Illinois majoring in Business, Economics, and International and Global Studies. This is their first year as a WBRS eboard member. Outside of WBRS he works as a personal trainer at Gosman gym and is an SSSP tutor.

Lauren Podhorzer, Communications Director

communications@wbrs.org

Lauren is a senior majoring in studio art and art history from Long Island, New York. She is an undergraduate departmental representative for the fine arts department and an arts contributor for the Brandeis Hoot. In her free time, she enjoys making lengthy playlists, listening to rock music, and reading comic books!

Grace Doh, News Director

news@wbrs.org

Grace is a sophomore from New Jersey majoring in English and minoring in Film and Journalism. She loves crocheting/knitting, reading, art, and of course all things music.

Ella Thanik, SPUD Director

spud@wbrs.org

Ella is a sophomore from New York City, double majoring in Art History and Business. She joined WBRS this year and has her own radio show called “One Hundred Percent with Ella and Ifigenia.” Besides music, she loves baking, making crafts, going to museums, and trying new coffee shops!

Clay Napurano, Sports Director

sports@wbrs.org

Clay (he/they) is a senior from Natick, Massachusetts studying history, environmental studies, and legal studies. He loves cooking, doing musical improv with False Advertising, running, working at a bakery (@barista.clay), and co-hosting BIG TUNA with Henry Wicks every Friday from 10-11pm. #GOBIRDS #BIGTUNA

Madeline Logan, Library Coordinator

Madeline is a senior studying Studio Art and Environmental Studies from Needham, Massachusetts and Washington D.C. She likes piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain. She’s not into yoga and has half a brain.

Lyn Stanley, Library Coordinator

Lyn is a sophomore from Lake Bluff, Illinois majoring in Business with minors in Hispanic Studies and Legal Studies. This is their first position on the WBRS e-board and are extremely passionate about vinyl collection and preservation. They feel extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with such an expansive collection and hope to add even more to the WBRS archive in the future while making it easily accessible for anyone who would like to make use of it. They also like making ridiculously long playlists, playing video games, and staring blankly at walls while thinking of what they have to do later.

Rae Rein, Student Musicians Coordinator

studentmusic@wbrs.org

Rae is a junior from Evanston, IL majoring in psychology. He has been a part of the Student Music Committee for the last couple of years, helping to run events such as open mics and student concerts. They are also a musician and songwriter, and have released an EP called In Color under their artist name, Rae Nico, on all streaming platforms. In his free time, he can be found watching TV shows in bed while eating ice cream by the pint.

Neema Kitonga, Chief Announcer

Neema Kitonga is a freshman from Atlanta, GA but grew up in Nairobi,Kenya. She is majoring in Economics and International and Global Studies. This is her first time in the WBRS eboard. For her free time, she likes to garden, listen to soul music and keep up with current world affairs

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