Executive Board

Meet our diverse, hard-working executive board of scholars and leaders

 

Ken Weintraub- President

Ken is a junior from Northern Virginia majoring in Aerospace Engineering. His favorite part of SGT is how it builds a strong community of talented and passionate aerospace students and how it connects those students with professors and the aerospace industry. Ken is also the president of the Michigan Aerospace Cybersecurity Team (M-ACT) and an Instructional Aide (IA) for the x88 MBSE course series. Ken loves playing piano, music, spending time with friends, learning and doing new things, photography, water, cooking, and flying. He is not a fan of pulling all-nighters in the UGLI or the Dude. Fun fact: astronauts cannot cry in space because there is no gravity to make their tears flow. Maybe that was more of a sad fact.


Ethan Landt - Vice President

Ethan Landt is a junior from Hawaii majoring in aerospace engineering. Coming from Hawaii where his community was very close knit, his favorite part of SGT is getting to be a part of a community where he can experience that closeness while being at such a big school. He’s also the Lead Systems Engineer of the Michigan Aerospace Cybersecurity Team (M-ACT) and Head Lifeguard of the school pools. When he is back home, Ethan spends time helping his community as a volunteer firefighter and working as a snorkel guide / divemaster on several boats. Some of his passions include running, swimming, freediving, spearfishing, scuba diving and anything that includes being active. 

Lilli Croghan - Academic Chair

Lilli is a junior from Maryland majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Her favorite part of SGT is bringing students together to form lasting friendships within the aerospace department. Outside of SGT, Lilli is an IA for the x88 MBSE course series and a part of the Pratt and Whitney Hybrid Engine Team. Lilli loves distance running, cooking, hiking, reading books, anything outdoors, and (most importantly) dogs!

Mathew DeMeulenaere - Outreach Chair

Matt is a sophomore from Bridgman, Michigan majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. His Favorite part about SGT is all the social events and the friends he has made across the department. Outside of SGT, Matt is a member of MRUN, the university run club. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with friends, playing hockey, tennis, and golf. Fun Fact: Earlier this year almost his entire house decided to drive 20 hours to Houston to watch Michigan win the National Championship! 

Peter Belkin - Treasurer

Peter is a junior from Fairfield, CT majoring in Aerospace Engineering with minors in Business and Math. His favorite part of SGT is making friendships across the aerospace community and helping others do the same. Outside of SGT, Peter also serves as the Chief Engineer of the Michigan-Blue Origin Payload Team (M-BOP) and is involved in industry sponsored hypersonics research. Peter is also an avid rock climber, and enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and spikeball when the weather is (rarely) warm in Ann Arbor.

Joel Sawyer - Initiates Chair

Joel is a sophomore from St. Joseph, MI majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Climate and Space Sciences. His favorite part about SGT is making new friends in the aerospace department and forming deeper connections with professors. Outside of SGT, Joel is involved with other groups at Michigan such as M-PWER, BLiSS, and WCBN-FM. Joel loves Spotify, hiking, watching football, binging TV shows, and playing Spikeball. 

Ben Donaldson - Social Chair

Ben is a junior from Santa Cruz, CA majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in physics. He enjoys getting SGT members together in social settings and giving them opportunities to be active and build a community within SGT. Ben is also involved in MRacing and works for Intramural sports to help build a community within the rest of the Michigan community. He enjoys playing volleyball, golfing, and baking in his free time.

Mason Melville - Webmaster

Mason is a sophomore from Brighton, MI majoring with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in CS. His favorite part of SGT is being part of a community of passionate aerospace engineering students and professors. Mason is also a Propulsion Engineer and Software Engineer on the Michigan Aerospace Cybersecurity Team (M-ACT). Outside of school he enjoys playing hockey, hiking, reading, weightlifting, hanging out with friends, wakeboarding, and doing stuff outdoors. 

Ashley Ruder - Fundraising Chair

Ashley Ruder is a junior from Chicago, IL majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. Her favorite part of SGT is being connected with the aerospace community and both at Michigan and in the aerospace industry. Outside of SGT, Ashley participates in undergraduate research involving the x88 course series and is the Panhellenic Delegate for Sigma Kappa. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, music, cooking, and F1.

Jason Chen - Secretary

Jason Chen is a junior from Fairfax, Virginia dual-majoring in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science. His favorite part of SGT is meeting all the amazing people within the aerospace community, and being part of an organization meant to inspire and welcome everyone. Outside of SGT, Jason is an IA for EECS 281, a member of MASA & PSE, and previously led the Michigan Blue Origin Payload (M-BOP) avionics team. His aerospace interests are mostly in propulsion systems and building smart software to enhance hardware systems. In his free time, he loves playing the guitar, filmmaking, and soccer.