Meet Your Liaison!​

  • Engage With Your Liaisons: Liaisons are your go-to resource for a successful funding process. They provide:
    • Guidance & Feedback: Receive expert advice on navigating the funding process effectively.
    • One-on-One Meetings: Collaborate with liaisons to discuss funding requests and refine your proposals.
    • Application Support: Get assistance in crafting strong and compelling funding applications
    • Proposal Enhancement: Receive valuable insights to improve your proposals and increase your chances of approval.

Megan Folina

Position: Executive Director

​Year: Senior
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Involvement: CEO Peer Mentors, Women in Learning in Leadership, Beta Gamma Sigma E-Board
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Why SFB​: Our decisions shape student life at TCNJ. We help turn organizations' visions into a reality, which creates opportunities for the campus community to grow in more ways than one!
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Fun Fact: I have seen Billy Joel live 4 times!

Karina Yermachenkova

Position: Operations Director

Year: Senior
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Involvement: Healing Arts, Beta Alpha Psi, School of Business Peer Mentor

Why SFB​: I wanted to gain more transparency on the utilization of student tuition as well as widen my knowledge of the organizations recognized on campus.

Fun Fact: I know how to crochet!

Dominic Sommese

Position: Compliance Director

​Year: Senior

Involvement: Delta Sigma Pi, Ambassadors, & School of Business Peer Mentor

Why SFB​: I wanted to make an impact on campus by advocating for the student body, while also helping to improve student engagement.

Fun Fact: I am a vegetarian!

Grace Raber

Position: Financial Director

Year: Senior

Involvement: CEO Peer Mentors, Synergy Dance Company

Why SFB​: To be able to help organizations hold events on campus
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Fun Fact: This is my 4th year on SFB!

Alexa Essmann

Position: Programming Director

Year: Senior

Involvement: Delta Sigma Pi, School of Business Peer Mentor, Pickleball Club, Sports Information Student Worker

Why SFB​: Student organizations are what makes this campus so great, and I wanted to help them create the best events they can. 

Fun Fact: I can wiggle my ears!

Esteban Rodriguez

Position: Administrative Director

​Year: Junior

Involvement: ALPFA, School of Business Peer Mentor

Why SFB​: ​I wanted to contribute to an organization that contributes to the TCNJ community.
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Fun Fact: I like elephants!

Gianna Carchia

Position: Executive Assistant

​Year: Junior

Involvement: President of She's the First, CEO Peer Mentors

Why SFB​: To help and support organizations on campus!
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Fun Fact: I went to Japan this summer!​​​

Steven Garcia

Position: Representative at Large

​Year: Junior

Involvement: Unión Latina, Student Government, Phi Alpha Theta, GiveBack Ambassador

Why SFB​: To build familiarity between student organizations and SFB, advocate and rationalize for initiatives, and help organizations' vision come to fruition

Fun Fact: I collect vinyls!

Laila Labib

Position: Representative at Large

​Year: Junior

Involvement: Theta Phi Alpha, MENAA

Why SFB​: I wanted to get more involved at TCNJ and apply my background in overseeing budgets to something meaningful on campus
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Fun Fact: I've been to 16 different countries and 21 different states!

Ravi Sangani

Position: Senior Representative

Year: Senior

Involvement: Indian Student Association, Ambassadors, AMSA

Why SFB​: I wanted to be directly involved in the TCNJ community by working hands-on with organizations and thus, supporting their growth and success on campus!
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Fun Fact: I have played Pac-Man against a monkey!​​​

Michael Byrnes

Position: Senior Representative

Year: Senior

Involvement: Delta Sigma Pi, Club Sports Manager

Why SFB​: SFB is about listening to students and making sure their ideas become reality. I wanted to be part of the bridge that helps turn student passion into real events on campus.

Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik's cube!​​

Anna Miele

Position: Junior Representative

​Year: Junior

Involvement: 

Why SFB​: To display my leadership, finance, and communication skills

Fun Fact: I love to snowboard!​​​

Camille Harris

Position: Junior Representative

Year: Junior

Involvement: SG Delegate, AKPsi

Why SFB​: ​I'm passionate and want to learn more about finance and how money is allocated to organizations at TCNJ.

Fun Fact: I'm French!

Jack Fries

Position: Sophomore Representative

Year: Sophomore

Involvement: Pickleball Club

Why SFB​: Not only did I want to meet new people and get involved on campus, but I also wanted to be able to represent the student body in funding different organizations' events across campus.

Fun Fact: I am a diehard Philadelphia Phillies fan!

Brianna Hughes

Position: Sophomore Representative

​Year: Sophomore

Involvement: Women in Business

Why SFB​: ​To be a part of the campus community! I enjoy being able to help organizations on campus bring their ideas to life.

Fun Fact: I know 28 digits of pi!

Michael Ballo

Position: Freshman Representative

​Year: ​Freshman

Involvement: FMA

Why SFB​: I value representing the freshman class and enjoy helping student organizations achieve funding for their events.

Fun Fact: I'm a percussionist!

Patrick Nowak

Position:  Freshman Representative

Year: ​Freshman

Involvement: Pickleball Club, Intramural Golf League

Why SFB​: To help fund different events on campus as well as give freshmen the best first-year experience as possible.

Fun Fact: I used to play soccer and was a pole vaulter in high school!

Lorenz Storm

Position: Student Government Representative

​Year: Sophomore

Involvement: Student Government, Ambassadors, ResED

Why SFB​: Helping organizations with such a vital part of their event is one of my main reasons for wanting to be part of the board! Being able to have a direct impact on the campus is rewarding.

Fun Fact: I have dual citizenship!

Angelica Melone

Position: Assistant Student Government Representative

​Year: Freshman

Involvement: Student Government, Dancers of New Jersey

Why SFB​: I wanted to make a positive impact on campus by helping organizations feel seen and heard

Fun Fact: I'm a first-generation college student, and I recently started baking as a hobby!