Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is comprised of representatives from every intercollegiate athletic team on Lasell's campus. It is designed to provide an avenue for student-athletes to advocate for their needs while also working in connection with other institutions within the Great Northeast Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division III population to improve the student-athlete experience and to facilitate communication among student-athletes within an institution, conference and on the national scale. Please contact your Executive Board for more information on how you can become involved or bring an issue to your advisory committee.  
 
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has won Student Organization of the Year in 2001-02, 2004-05, and 2007-08. The Committee worked especially hard during the 2014-15 school year, creating the first-ever Unified Event at Lasell. The student-run event put together a series of unified sporting events, such as basketball and soccer, complete with an opening ceremony. The story was an immediate hit for our viewers, particularly the members of our Special Olympics Partnership. As one of the top three stories in Division III, the Unified Event story was nominated for the June Special Olympics Spotlight Poll. When the polls closed, Lasell clinched first place with 516 of 899 total votes, earning the June Spotlight, which was featured on the DIII homepage and the DIII monthly magazine. Read more about our story here. 
 
2024-25 SAAC Board 
President:  Caitlyn Smith, Sr., Field Hockey cmsmith@lasell.edu  
Vice President: Jared Whitby, Sr., Baseball jwhitby@lasell.edu  
Secretary/Social Media: Johanna Snyder, Grad., Field Hockey jsnyder@lasell.edu  
Secretary/Social Media: Kaitlin Bedell, Grad., Women's Lacrosse: & Field Hockey kbedell@lasell.edu 
Treasurer:  Mackenzie Still, Sr., Softball mstill@lasell.edu  
 
 
2024-25 SAAC Members 
Field Hockey -  Caitlyn Smith, Johanna Snyder, Meghan Collins, Izzy O'Reilly  
Men's Soccer - John Zaslow, Owen O’Brien, Dan Augustein, Dan Faynstein 
Women's Volleyball - Maddi Caro, Kyra Paris, Julianna Simon, Sydney Katz  
Cross Country/Track & Field - Molly Cohen, Darrius Vincent, Micheal Curran  
Men's Volleyball - Cole Esterline, Dexter Thomas, Nate Cobuzzi, Dylan Bouteiller  
Baseball - Brendan Zaleski, Jared Whitby, Matt Williams, Shea Caton, Daniel St. George  
Softball -  Mackenzie Still, Abigail Fortin, Alyssa Bland, Adrenna Ventullo  
Men's Lacrosse -  Ryan Stone, Kieran Oliver, Jason Martin, Connor Gibson  
Women's Lacrosse - Kaitlin Bedell, Emily Watson, Briannah Axler  
Men’s Basketball – Gabriel Qua, Joesph Gattuso, Tyler Costin, Esmer Madesko  
Women’s Soccer – Reana Duran, Lataya Simmons, Destini Alua-Roiux  
Women’s Basketball – Alexis Cuzzo, Ariana Perez, Abby Duclos