The GSO picks a new officer board each April from within the group's active membership; webmasters, PR directors, tech directors, and all conductors are appointed after the other positions are filled through elections among all undergraduates in the ensemble. The officer board meets weekly for the hour before rehearsal during the school year and meets occasionally during the summer and winter breaks.

Feel free to contact any officer directly if you have a specific question or request!

2024-25 GSO Officers

Picture	Name	Contact Info	Bio
	Stephanie Do President	president@umd.gamersymphony.org	If you smack a table and ask me what note that was, I'll smack you.
	Alex Barker Vice President	vice.president@umd.gamersymphony.org	I play CS, Val, and strategy games. I also like arranging, rock climbing, and archery. My mini labradoodle Lulu is the best in the world.
	Matt Doyle Treasurer	treasurer@umd.gamersymphony.org	I’m so very involved in the gso. Fun fact: I have a black belt in taekwondo, but nobody believes me.
	Miles Goyal Secretary	secretary@umd.gamersymphony.org	Outside of GSO, I do everything psychology related (labs, peer counselor, intern at a clinic). Fun fact is that I love MRIs and HIPAA (:
	Serena Alamina Orchestra Manager	orchestra.manager@umd.gamersymphony.org	In addition to playing cello (best section) in the GSO, Serena is also a color guard member in UMD’s Marching Band and plays tenor saxophone in UMD’s Pep Band. She is a sister in both Tau Beta Sigma-Beta Eta and Sigma Alpha Iota-Gamma Epsilon. She also loves working in the Clarice under Guest Experience and enjoys listening to all types of music on any given day!
	Braidon Saelens Music Director	music.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	Alongside GSO, Braidon has also played in UMD’s Marching and Pep Bands. He’s working at the University’s Performing Arts Center and enjoys watching all of the visiting performers. He also volunteers for a mental health hotline and works in a lab, while still being the self-proclaimed “Number 1 GSO Fan”.
	Francesco Berrett Orchestra Conductor	orchestra.conductor@umd.gamersymphony.org	Francesco has been a member of GSO since Fall 2021. He's plays piano, string bass and sings. Outside of GSO, he sings in Chamber Singers and is a member of the a cappella group Faux Paz. He has arranged GSO pieces for the small ensemble and main concerts, and can't wait to be a part of what the orchestra does next!
	Robert Morris Orchestra Conductor	orchestra.conductor@umd.gamersymphony.org	Robert has been involved with the GSO since Fall 2022 where he originally played in the French Horn section. He is a PhD student in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, where his research focuses on developing sprayable polymers for surgical applications. Elsewhere on campus, he's the President for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Student Association. Favorite games include the Legend of Zelda series, Stardew Valley, the Civilization series, and Elden Ring.
	Neel Sanghvi Choral Director	choral.conductor@umd.gamersymphony.org	Been with the orchestra for an ungodly amount of semesters and have enjoyed literally every second of it. It is even more satisfying than logging over 1000 hours in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Science may be my lifeblood, but this video game music and community are what fill me with pride and purpose.
	Aidan Wilbur Choral Director	choral.conductor@umd.gamersymphony.org	Why do they call it oven when you of in the food of out hot eat the food
	Claire Huang PR Director	pr.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	I'm learning how to whistle right now!
	Blaise Ryan PR Director	pr.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	Outside of GSO, Blaise is involved in a research lab on campus, is a student manager at TerpZone, and enjoys playing music in other groups like Maryland Night Live and 32 Bars!
	Shiham Siddiqui PR Director	pr.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	I play guitar because I'm not cool enough to learn saxophone. I think saxophonists are really cool. At least I play the only instrument that can perform dive bombs.
	Christopher Assiryani Social Director	social.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	I'm also pretty involved with board game club, and I'm always trying to make new friends :D
	Grace Cong Fundraising Director	fundraising.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	I'm terrible at most video games, but if your average on the NYT mini is less than 30 seconds, let's talk.
	Daniel Xing Fundraising Director	fundraising.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	A long time ago, I really wanted to play oboe, but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it so I went with clarinet instead since it looked about the same. These days I’m a 6th year computer engineering PhD candidate, and I’ve been with the GSO since undergrad (almost 10 years ago!). You can usually find me at GSO rehearsal with some kind of large clarinet, or at officer meetings causing some sort of cringe.
	Jonathan Alonzo Technical Director	tech.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	Aside from GSO, I’m mainly just playing my silly little oboe to get my silly little music degree and (trying) to make reeds. I strive to play both oboe and Double bass professionally, but added the extra layer of GIS because Earth is cool. Roller skating???
	Zander Barrow Technical Director	tech.director@umd.gamersymphony.org	Just a chronically lost in thought Oboe performance major with a huge love for video games, music, and the endless search of knowledge.
	Minsi Hu Webmaster	webmaster@umd.gamersymphony.org	yoo im mims!! i love running it down with friends on val, hitting fat drop sets at the gym, binging wayyyy too much anime, and serving as a violinist and webmaster for the GSO!! 🫡
	Jay Rana Webmaster	webmaster@umd.gamersymphony.org	I have a pug-beagle mix named Rocky
	Saima Ahmad Officer-at-Large	officer.at.large@umd.gamersymphony.org	I also work in TerpsEsports as a caster and team manager for Valorant! Also I have a cat and her names Marcelle
	Benji Shin Officer-at-Large	officer.at.large@umd.gamersymphony.org	Besides playing music, I just kinda loathe around and play games in my free time. I’ve started working out and going to bed at 12 pm which is super hype. I have silver armpit hair.

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