2024-2025 Board Members:

President

Cam'Ron Martel

Vice President

Kami DeGaetani

Secretary

Leah Tate

Social Media

Briants Rodriguez

2024-2025 Team Representatives:

Baseball

Ryan Deal

Men's Basketball

Edwim Mercado

Women's Basketball

Paige Neal

Men's Cross Country

Tyler Andersen-Mayes

Women's Cross Country

Melissa Evers

Softball

Gabby Cummings

Men's Soccer

Sebastian Londono

Women's Soccer

Leah Tate

STUNT

Kristina Ashton

Men's Track

Tyler Andersen-Mayes

Women's Track

Paige Neal

Men's Volleyball

Eusebio Veras

Women's Volleyball

Kristina Ashton

Faculty Advisor

Blake Saperstein

A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on their experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

The purpose of the United East Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is to strengthen the communication between the campus SAAC's and the National Committees to better represent the views of all student-athletes. It is to serve in an advisory capacity to the conference athletic directors, administrators and staff, regarding policies, procedures and activities that affect the conferences intercollegiate athletic teams both on the conference and national level.

The United East SAAC consists of two representatives from each member institution who are selected by their campus SAACs. They serve as liaisons between the campus SAACs and the conference office, as well as the Division III National SAAC.

    Whether at the campus or conference level, there are four general principles that guide the SAAC:
        1. Provide a forum for the student-athlete voice to be heard on campus.
        2. Provide a forum for the student-athlete voice at the conference level.
        3. Provide an opportunity to review and respond to proposed NCAA legislation changes.
        4. Support the campus and conference communities through service and outreach.

HISTORY OF SAAC:

Each committee is comprised of a diverse group of female and male student-athletes charged with the responsibility of assisting in the review of NCAA proposed legislation and representing the voice of student-athletes in the NCAA governance structure. This is accomplished by providing student-athlete input on issues related to student-athlete well-being that are division-specific and Association-wide. Student-athlete committee members have the opportunity to speak with their respective NCAA Management and Presidents Councils, have representation on many Association-wide committees, and continue to speak to legislative issues on the NCAA Convention Floor.

NCAA legislation mandates that each NCAA conference has a conference SAAC in order to strengthen the communication among the campus and national committees. Through increased communication and networking, the SAACs hope to better represent the views of all student-athletes.

Saint Elizabeth University SAAC:

- Promote communication between athletics administration and student-athletes.

- Disseminate information.

- Provide feedback and insight into athletics department issues.

- Generate a student-athlete voice within the campus athletics department during its formulation of policies.

- Build a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams.

- Solicit student-athlete responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation.

- Organize community service efforts.

- Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees (e.g., student government).

- Promote a positive student-athlete image on campus.

- Host various events throughout the year that engage the entire SEU community (e.g., Midnight Madness, D3 Week)

If you have any questions, feel free to contact an advisor or member of the board.