WBRS Board Members

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Kiah Holmstrom

Kiah Holmstrom, General Manager

gm@wbrs.org

Kiah is a senior studying Politics and Journalism. Before becoming General Manager, she was previously the communications and news director. Originally from South Dakota, she enjoys watching sports with her friends, exploring Boston, and making hyper-specific mood playlists on Spotify. When not in the studio (or on the Commuter Rail), Kiah can be found at Fenway Park, Charlie’s Kitchen in Cambridge, or somewhere in the Greater London region.

Lea Zaharoni

Lea Zaharoni, General Manager

gm@wbrs.org

Lea Zaharoni is a Senior from Los Angeles majoring in Film, TV, and Interactive Media and minoring in Journalism and Hispanic Studies. She loves music, movies, and writing, and still can’t believe that she gets to be on E-board

Willow Bosworth

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

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.
Alex Ott

Alex Ott, Technical Director

tech@wbrs.org

Alex Ott is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, all the way from California. He is the current tech director, making sure the radio keeps radioing and the website keeps websiting. He’s been playing music for his whole life, and producing and DJing for a few years. Listen in at 10pm on Sundays for my EDM show.

ELECTED BOARD

Anya Lefkowitz

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

Edgar Garcia, Personnel Director

personnel@wbrs.org

Edgar is a senior double majoring in Business and International and Global Studies. He also works as a personal trainer at Gosman Gym!
Zoe Fleischman

Zoe Fleischman, Communications Director

communications@wbrs.org

Zoe is a sophomore from Milford, Connecticut. She is majoring in Psychology and Economics and minoring in Legal Studies and Business. Outside of WBRS, she is involved with Brandeis Television and works in the SIMS lab here on campus. She loves baking, films, museums, and music!

Neema Kitonga

Neema Kitonga, News Director

news@wbrs.org

Neema Kitonga is a sophomore from Nairobi, Kenya who is majoring in Economics and International and Global Studies and minoring in Legal Studies. This is her second year on WBRS Eboard. Outside of WBRS, she is the president of the Brandeis Society of International Affairs and involved in BASO. She also enjoys reading, finding new hangout spots, gardening, listening to music and discussing current world affairs. You catch her on her weekly radio show “The Depths of Your Neo Soul.”
Ella Thanik

Ella Thanik, SPUD Director

spud@wbrs.org

Ella is a junior from New York City, double majoring in Art History and Business. She has her own radio show called “One Hundred Percent with Ella and Ifigenia” Thursdays at 9! Besides music, she loves baking, making crafts, going to museums, and trying new coffee shops!

Safdar Mir

Safdar Mir, Sports Director

sports@wbrs.org

Hi I’m Safdar, the Sports Director for the WBRS, and a senior at Brandeis University. In my spare time I love to play soccer and basketball and consume all things sports.
Vincent Lian

Vincent Lian, Library Coordinator

archivist@wbrs.org

Vincent Lian is a senior studying English and AAPI history. He is the other co-archivist and enjoys buying Squishmallows.
Lyn Stanley

Lyn Stanley, Library Coordinator

archivist@wbrs.org

Lyn is a junior from Lake Bluff, Illinois majoring in Business with minors in Hispanic Studies and Legal Studies. They serve as co-archivist 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.
Rae Rein

Rae Rein, Student Musicians Coordinator

studentmusic@wbrs.org

Rae is a senior 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 and an album called The Testimony 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.

Rosemary Wampole

Rosemary Wampole, Chief Announcer

Rosemary Wampole is a senior originally from Miami majoring in Comparative Literature. She loves music, modernism, and the twentieth-century avant-garde, a love she expresses with her weekly radio show, Enlightenment for Children. She looks to Bernie Wagenblast and Philippa Jarke as her announcer inspirations.