Maia Smith - Co-President
Maia is a senior double majoring in History and Economics. She is a music and film enthusiast at her core. Her favorite film is Lady Bird and her favorite artist is Olivia Dean. She uses music as an escape from her everyday day life. In her free time, you will find her painting, listening to music, editing podcasts, and running the feminist club here on campus. Her favorite thing to do is have late-night conversations about life with her friends or strangers. She believes that life is too short to not go after the things you want.
Contact Maia: maiasmith2024@u.northwestern.edu
Mihir Rajwade - Co-President
Mihir is a senior majoring in Psychology and completing the IMC Certificate. Extremely passionate about music and the recording industry, Mihir hopes to have a career at a major label working closely with artists or discovering new talent. In his spare time, you can find him watching 4-hour Youtube videos about shows and games he's never seen, watching 70s movies, or meticulously crafting Spotify playlists for his 12 loyal followers (@mihirrajwade).
Contact Mihir: mihirrajwade2024@u.northwestern.edu
Kay Cui - Vice-President
Kay is a graduate student in Northwestern’s MSLCE Program. She hopes to work in the music industry in the future and is excited to manage Northwestern student artists. When she's not working, you can catch her DJing, hanging out with friends, playing music, or hammocking near the lake.
Contact Kay: kaycui@u.northwestern.edu
Sam Felker - Head of A&R
Sam is a junior studying Communications, Entrepreneurship, BIP & IMC. He loves to play guitar and liked Pinegrove before TikTok got ahold of them.
Contact Sam: samfelker2025@u.northwestern.edu
Samantha De Chiara - Assistant Head of A&R
Sam is a senior majoring in Communications Studies and minoring in Film and Media Studies. She loves watching movies, seeing live music, and going to north beach.
Contact Sam: samanthadechiara2024@u.northwestern.edu
Anna Castagnaro - Head of Productions
Anna is a senior pursuing a dual degree in Music Composition and Radio/TV/Film. She doesn't really know what the future holds after graduation, but she hopes to stay involved in songwriting and video creation; maybe even curate music for film/TV as a music supervisor. Her favorite music changes like the seasons, but lately she's been into K-Pop, Reggaeton, and Folk. Outside of Niteskool, you might find her dancing, watching stand-up comedy, or napping.
Contact Anna: annacastagnaro2024@u.northwestern.edu
Josh Fleckner - Head of Sound
Josh Fleckner is a senior studying math and statistics in the Weinberg college of arts and sciences, but his true passion lies in getting in the studio and cooking up beats. He has no other hobbies.
Contact Josh: joshfleckner2024@u.northwestern.edu
Shaafi Flener - Head of Finance
Shaafi is a junior majoring in Mathematics and Economics. He is very interested in finance and the general music and entertainment industry, so is looking to go into an intersecting industry in the two. Outside of class and Niteskool, he is very interested in high fashion, Magic the Gathering, and exploring new indie music.
Contact Shaafi: shaafiflener2025@u.northwestern.edu
Will Moore - Head of Marketing
Will is a senior majoring in Radio/TV/Film, minoring in Entrepreneurship, and pursuing a certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications. He loves to DJ, play sports, and post some epic reels on Instagram.
Contact Will: willmoore2024@u.northwestern.edu
Committees
Niteskool operates with three sub-committees--overseen by an executive office--that cater to diverse skillsets and interests.
PRODUCTION
The production committee specializes in the realization of Niteskool Sessions and ultimately our full fledged music video. Members should be creative and experienced, wholly fascinated by entertainment and its many facets.
MARKETING
The marketing committee helps Niteskool get the word out there! From managing social medias to promoting artist releases, Marketing is skilled at making sure the world knows about Niteskool.
A&R
The committee responsible for discovering, contacting, and looking after acts. Members are persistent, well spoken, and intrigued by the interaction of performance and production. Be ready to justify your keep.