The 2024 Membership Division consists of the Vice President, Nicole Cremasco, who works alongside her 4 directors. Check out the Presidential Board blog to learn more about Nicole. Meet your 2024 Membership Directors Below!
Your 2024 Membership Division!
Director of Campus Partnerships: Connor Hesher
First up, the Director of Campus Partnerships, Connor Hesher. Connor is a senior and this will be his fourth year in Jagathon. This is his first year on the Executive Board. Connor’s role as the Director of Campus Partnerships is the main point of communication between Jagathon and all other student organizations on campus.
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Major: Health Science
- Fun Fact: Connor has always loved the Riley atmosphere and community. He has been volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House at Riley since his Freshman year at IUPUI!
- Favorite Jagathon Memory: His favorite memories have been winning color wars the last two years and being Jagpal to Abbie in 2023.
- Why does Connor dance?: He dances because he sees how hard it is for children and families to stop everything they are doing in order to deal with an unexpected and unknown situation. He says, “the least I can do is support and raise money for the families and communities around these individuals to make their time just a little easier!”
Director of Committee Relations: Montana Crossman
Next up, the Director of Committee Relations, Montana Crossman. Montana is a junior, and this will be her second year in Jagathon. She was previously a High School Dance Marathons Chair. This year as Director of Committee Relations, she is in charge of creating the onboarding process for new incoming members, speaking at All Committee Meetings, and ensuring that Committee Cembers and Chairs are engaged within Jagathon.
- Hometown: Seymour, Indiana
- Major: Psychology
- Fun Fact: Montana has lived in four states: Texas, Arizona, Hawaii, and Indiana
- Favorite Jagathon Memory: Her favorite Jagathon memory is volunteer fundraising for IUPUI’s commencement ceremony with her membership girls.
- Why does Montana dance?: She dances so that she can help children and families that are going through the unimaginable.
Director of Participant Relations: Karlie Nichols
Up next, the Director of Participant Relations, Karlie Nichols. Karlie is a sophomore, and this will be her second year in Jagathon! Last year, Karlie was on the Morale Committee as a Color Wars Chair. Her role this year is to communicate with participants to keep them updated throughout the year and to prepare them for our main event.
- Hometown: La Porte, IN
- Major: Psychology
- Fun Fact: Karlie worked as a Registered Behavior Technician at an autism center.
- Favorite Jagathon Memory: Her favorite Jagathon memory is dancing on stage with the rest of Morale during Jagathon 2023!
- Why does Karlie dance?: Karlie dances for all the families she knows that have been touched by Riley in some way. She dances to make it possible for kids to not be defined by their diagnoses, and to live happy, fulfilling, and long lives!
Director of Recruitment and Retention: Sahhi Moore
Our last Membership Director is the Director of Recruitment and Retention, Sahhi Moore. Sahhi is a sophomore and her Jagathon journey started her freshman year. She was previously a Committee Relations Chair for the Committee Relations Committee and Director of Public Relations. This year her role consists of developing new strategies to gain new Committee Members and Event Participants through tabling and recruitment events.
Hometown: Gary, Indiana
Major: Sports Management (with a Kelley School of Business Certificate)
Fun Fact: Sahhi loves Justin Drew Bieber!
Favorite Jagathon Memory: Her favorite Jagathon Memory is Jagathon 2023! Specifically silent disco at 3 AM, which was such an energy boost! Throughout the whole event, she had happy tears because it felt good seeing all our hard work come to play.
Why does Sahhi dance?: She dances for kids who might not ever get to dance, stand, or live again and for more healthier futures for all kids!
Thank you you for coming along to learn more about our Jagathon 2024 Membership Division!