Sean Bascoe, Interim Commodore

Class of 2027

Hi! My name is Sean and I’m one of the recruitment chairs. I’m from upstate NY so I’m used to being out on the Finger Lakes or Lake Ontario, but I had never sailed before college! I joined the team as a freshman and absolutely fell in love with the sport, and my favorite memory was Cream City 2024. Now, I enjoy extending the opportunity to learn how to sail and make similar experiences to new groups of people.

Rowan Spates, Vice Commodore

Class of 2029

Hello! My name is Rowan and I'm a pre-med freshman majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Spanish from Upstate New York. I grew up sailing in Southern California and still coach there every summer. Sailing has always been an important part of my life and I want that to be true for as many others as possible. So far, what I’ve most enjoyed on this team has been Cedarfest 2025, one of my first regattas! I look forward to working with our Executive Board and Northwestern to improve our team and create incredible travel plans for any members wishing to broaden their racing experience. My goal is to efficiently coordinate travel for regattas in a way that supports our Executive Board's plans. I'm beyond excited for future regattas and memories with my favorite people!

Grace Bray, Co-Captain

Class of 2027

I’m Grace, and I’m a junior from Little Silver, NJ majoring in Economics, Political Science, and Environmental Policy and Culture. NUST is one of the coolest things I’ve ever been a part of, and getting to learn, improve, and travel with this huge community of friends has been the best part of my college experience. My favorite memory from my time on the team is Kingfisher 2023. My fun fact is I’ve driven a boat from New Jersey up through the New York harbor and around the Statue of Liberty! I’m so excited to get to give back to this team as captain and help make this our best year yet!

Jake Weinstein, Co-Captain

Class of 2027

Hey, I'm Jake, an Applied Math and Computer Science double major. I grew up sailing in Chicago at Columbia Yacht Club and coached there the last two summers. I'm excited to take my experience coaching into my role as Captain through chalk talks and on-the-water coaching! The Northwestern Sailing team is like a second family to me, and I'm thrilled to be able to head it along with Grace and Jackson! My favorite memory while on the team is Day 1 of King’s Point last spring! My goal is to give opportunities to sailors of all skill levels to compete and enjoy sailing on beautiful Lake Michigan.

Milo Fernandez, Treasurer

Class of 2028

I’m originally from outside of Boston, and I’m studying biomedical engineering. My favorite sailing memory is Boiler Cup at Purdue, where we met the best sailing dog ever named Boatie. A fun fact about me is that I used to pole vault in high school.

Shane Churilla, Fleet Captain

Class of 2029

Hi! My name is Shane and I’m a freshman on the team studying engineering. I’m from Bethesda, Maryland, and I spent a lot of my childhood sailing and racing on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. From my time on NUST, my favorite memory is Cedarfest 2025. I can’t wait to be part of the executive team here at NUST and help keep our boats in tip top shape!

Miranda Beitel, Fundraising co-Chair

Class of 2029

Hi! I'm Miranda, a freshman on the team majoring in Mechanical engineering and minoring in Political science. I am from the Chicago area but I learned to sail on lake Wononscopomuc. When I'm not on the lake you can catch me playing cards or on the best IM soccer team at NU(NUST of course). My best memory from my first fall on the team has got to be Oberg 2025. I can't wait join Exec and support the team through fun activities that raise money for the team!

Luke Sadalla, Fundraising co-Chair

Class of 2028

Hi! I'm Luke Sadalla and I'm a sophomore on the team studying chemistry with a minor in artificial intelligence. I'm from Arizona and love watching sports and learning magic tricks in my free time. My favorite memory is Becky Blank 2024 (My first regatta!). I'm super excited to be on the 2026 Exec board as a fundraising chair and am looking forward to the year ahead!

Pelumi Adeyemi, Interim recruitment Co-Chair

Class of 2028

Hey y’all! I'm Pelumi, a junior on the team studying Neuroscience, Biochemical Engineering, and Global Health. I’m from Dallas, Texas, with no sailing experience prior to joining the team, but now it has become such a large part of my life! One of my favorite Memories on the team would definitely be our Fall Fury Regatta 2026. I’m so excited to be Recruitment Co-Chair with Grace this year, and I’m looking forward to another fun year!

Grace Glowczewski, Recruitment Co-chair

Class of 2027

Hello! I'm Grace, a junior on the team studying Communications, Latino Studies, and Spanish. Fun fact: I used to row before I joined NUST so even though I'm pretty new to sailing, I've actually been racing boats for 8 years! Our Cream City redemption in 2025 has been my favorite memory on the team. I'm beyond excited to be Recruitment Co-Chair with Sean this year, and can't wait to give back to the team!

Elliott Yoder, Regatta Chair

Class of 2029

Hi! I’m Elliott, and I’m a freshman majoring in Chemical Engineering, Math, and Integrated Science. I’ve been sailing here on Lake Michigan for a while now (I’m from Chicago,) and I can’t wait to work with the rest of exec and organize our at-home regattas! My favorite memory was when we went sledding at Mount Trashmore as a team!

Roma Chiliarchopoulos, Keelboat Coordinator

Class of 2028

Hey! I'm Roma. I'm a Math and CS student originally from Athens, Greece and still trying to get used to the fact that Lake Michigan doesn't taste salty. My favorite time on this time has been BIOR 2025. I’m super excited to serve as this year's Keelboat Coordinator—let’s make it a great season.

Grace Carroll, alumni co-Chair

Class of 2029

Hey y’all! I’m Grace, a freshman from the LA area majoring in Journalism with a focus in business reporting and video broadcasting. I didn’t have any sailing experience prior to joining NUST, but after growing up next to the ocean, I knew I needed to take advantage of Northwestern’s proximity to Lake Michigan. My favorite part of the team is definitely our movie nights. I’m thrilled to be one of our Alumni Chairs this year and can’t wait to get to know all of our alums!!

Samantha Forgosh, PR Co-Chair

Class of 2026

Hey! I’m a senior majoring in Economics and minoring in French and Creative Writing, as well as pursuing a certificate in Project Design. I’ve been sailing for over sixteen years, and I’ve loved every moment I’ve gotten on NUST, and all of the amazing people I’ve met through this sport. A fun fact about me is that I have worked as an attractions operator in Disney World, and what I most love on this team are our road trips to regattas and the playlists that come along with them. I cannot wait to work with Emi in making this team’s PR the best it can be!

Anni Shah, Gear Chair

Class of 2028

Hi! I’m Anni. I’m a sophomore studying biology and legal studies. I spent last summer sailing on Lake Michigan, so I’m super excited to get back out on the water this spring! My favorite memory from the team is Cream City 2025. I’m looking forward to helping the team stay swag throughout the year.

Charlie Meyers, Alumni co-Chair

Class of 2029

Hey! My name is Charlie and I am a freshman on the team double majoring in Journalism and Political Science, with minors in Spanish and History. I'm from St. Louis, Missouri, and although I had never sailed before joining the team, I have loved every minute here in Evanston with this amazing group of sailors, and my favorite memory has been Cedarfest 2025. I couldn't be more excited to serve on the '26 exec board, go 'cats!

Emi Rodes, PR Co-Chair

Class of 2028

Hi there! My name is Emi, I'm a second-year studying political science, business institutions, and energy and sustainability! Sailing has been an instrumental part of my life for 6 or 7 years, so I am so excited to continue to spread to joy of sailing on our social media platforms, continuing my position from last year! My favorite memory from the team is sailing at women’s nationals in 2025!