Rainbow Alliance

Northwestern's undergraduate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied student group

Rainbow's executive board typically consists of the following ten positions. We hold weekly meetings which are open to general members as well. If you would like to attend an exec meeting, email Kelsey Pacha for the date, time, and place.

Co-President Jessie Kaiser
Co-President Kelsey Pacha
Treasurer Will Pearse
Secretary Mary Carp
Social Chair Orlando Deleon
ASG Senator Patrick Dawson
Education and Outreach Chair John Jordan
Activism Chair Andy Cray
Publicity Chair Joseph Lyons
Technology Chair Mykell Miller
Princess of Vibe Rachelle Faroul
Programming Planning Advisor Jason Eby

The presidents are the official spokespeople for Rainbow Alliance. In addition, they oversee the executive board and act as intermediaries between Rainbow and Northwestern University.

The treasurer maintains all of Rainbow Alliance's finances, and chairs meetings in the presidents' absence.

The secretary takes minutes and sends them out. In addition, ze maintains our office in Norris.

The social chair organizes social events and fundraisers, such as bar nights.

The ASG senator represents Rainbow Alliance at Associated Student Government Senate meetings, and reports back on ASG matters.

The outreach and education chair works with other organizations, including other student groups, the LGBT Resource Center and the LGBT Support Network. Ze also plans educational events.

The activism chair keeps up to date with both local and national political affairs that affect the LGBTQ community, and plans events accordingly.

The publicity chair is in charge of creating and distributing all publicity for Rainbow Alliance events. Ze also controls the listserv.

The technology chair maintains the website, listserve, and office computer.

The princess of vibe is a former member of the executive board who advises the new board.

The Program Planning Advisor is to provide support to the executive board, both in the planning and execution of all events and programs. While the Program Planning Advisor retains many of the privileges of being on the board, including but not limited to being present at all exec meetings and being a member of the executive listserve, the position is non-voting.