Meet the E-Board
_JPG.jpg)
Sylvia Coopersmith
Co-President
Hi everyone! My name is Sylvia and I'm one of your co-presidents for fall 2020! I'm a rising senior at gallatin studying "genes and scenes: becoming normal and rehearsing life" - a combination of child development, performance studies, and disability studies. aside from dancing 24/7, I'm also a singer/songwriter, theater artist, and work in psych research! During quarantine you will find me endlessly searching for new free youtube yoga and bingeing avatar.
Sanjana Bhambhani
​
Co-President
Originally from New Delhi, India, Sanjana came to New York to pursue the performing arts and politics at CAS. She’s a Student Ambassador for NYU, a Social Media Director and writer for the IR Society and the Co-President I’d DCA. She’s also served as an Ambassador for the UN Initiative, and a curator for TEDxNYU. She hopes to facilitate global socio-political change through the arts and — when she’s not busy with her work — she enjoys traveling, watching tennis, and watching stand-up comedy with her friends and family.
Maia Virgil
​
Events Chair
Hi I’m Maia and I’ll be your Events Chair! I’m a rising junior in Tisch studying Dance, doing a double major in Classics, and a minor in Linguistics. I’ve been dancing in DCA since fall of my freshman year and have choreographed for DCA twice! I am also the Vice President of Classics Club. Apart from school, I love working with kids and eating bagels from Brooklyn Bagel. :)
Neyl Loukil
​
Administrative Assistant
Neyl is a Junior at the Stern School of Business concentrating in Finance and Global Business and pursuing a Minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Hailing from across the ocean from the beautiful city of Munich, Germany, today he has created a home for himself in New York City. He joined DCA in Spring 2019, fell in love with the community (#dcaluv), and has been dancing with them ever since. Even though his dance background is hip hop, contemporary, jazz, and ballet, he loves to try and learn about new styles. Apart from dancing and choreographing, his favourite activities include rewatching episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, learning new languages, and trying new food that the city has to offer. I’m so excited to meet all of the new members and for those who know me already, I’m very excited to see you all again in the Fall!
Juliana Maciel
​
Treasurer
Juliana Maciel will be a junior in Gallatin this year. She is studying education systems in America, specifically how environmental science is taught to students and how that can affect how the students view issues such as climate change and global warming. Outside of class, she loves to dance! Mostly improv with friends or random dance parties at her job where she teaches kids yoga. On top of that, she loves to bike, sew and binge Netflix.
Aleah Tishler
​
Creative Design Chair
Hi I'm Aleah! I'm from Long Island, NY and I'm a sophomore in Gallatin! I'm studying environmental studies and fashion with a minor in Italian.
I've been dancing for 16 years, specializing in ballet, modern, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop. I also love photography and shoot for Gallatin's Embodied magazine. In my free time you'll find me baking, reading, bingeing anime, and wasting countless hours on
tik tok. :)
Avital Krifcher
​
Multimedia Chair
Hi friends! My name is Avital and I'm excited to be your Multimedia Chair :) I'm a Junior in Gallatin concentrating in societal conventions and communal disruptions, and when I'm not dancing in my living room or with DCA, I'm at the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life (virtually) or trying out vegan food in the city!