Meet Our
Board Members
Meet Our Board Members
Consul
Kit Rady
Junior, Latin III
Board Duties: Plan what we do and run the meetings
Favorite Nifongism: "I'd rather be an assassin [than steal ancient artifacts] ... people are replaceable; antiquities are not."
Favorite Latin word: tetigī
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Nifong is messy
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: art, video games, math
Praetor Urbanus
Chloe Lawson
Junior, Latin V
Board Duties: Run elections, and edit the constitution!
Favorite Nifongism: “LET’S ALL ULULATE! *yodeling intensifies*” & “What does uwu mean?”
Favorite Latin word: sub rosa
Experience in Latin with 3 words: terrifying, nonsensical, and entertaining
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: playing in band, collecting vinyls, and Game of Thrones
Quaestor Scriptorum
Chloe Nam
Sophomore, Latin IV
Board Duties: Taking notes during board meetings
Favorite Nifongism: “Sure I may be a Latin teacher, but the one thing I love more than Latin is… Justin Bieber”
Favorite Latin word: nam - "for"
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Very funky fresh
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: Orchestra, playing my kazoo, and being awake at ungodly hours
Censor
Julihannah Lu
Senior, Latin IV
Board Duties: manage the website
Favorite Nifongism: “Don’t say ‘have swam’ anywhere near me or you may find yourself swimming. Outside. In the river. [...] Don’t write that down!” and “BACK, you apple!”
Favorite Latin word: iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactum — in the words of Magister, “to yeet”
Experience in Latin with 3 words: laborious, fascinating, whimsical
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: birds, puzzle and adventure games, and art (drawing & 3D)
Spirit Aedile
Charlotte Kirvaitis
Junior, Latin III
Board Duties: Run spirit for IJCL (chants, costumes, etc.), senior sendoff at banquet
Favorite Nifongism: Anything about Aaron
Favorite Latin word: pinus
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Silly, goofy, funny
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: Poms, singing, lacrosse
Freshmen Tribune
Liya Viola
Freshman, Latin I
Board Duties: Communicating and being a voice for the Latin I class
Favorite Nifongism: “When I went to the Jewel I tripped on pickle juice and broke my knee.”
Favorite Latin word: Deo volente, "God willing"
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Let's say interesting
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: books, debate, Spotify
Consul
Bella Gainey
Junior, Latin III
Board Duties: Plan what we do and run the meetings
Favorite Nifongism: “No, no… I did see Jesus!”
Favorite Latin word: facere
Experience in Latin with 3 words: what is happening
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: exploring chi, blasting music, thrifting
Praetor Peregrinus
Lily Meegoda
Sophomore, Latin II
Board Duties: Running the social media, helping with publicity
Favorite Nifongism: “Enslave the French kids”
Favorite Latin word: saxum
Experience in Latin with 3 words: chaotic, cult-like, silly
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: art in all forms, Mitski and MCR, and jellyfish
Quaestor Pecuniarum
Evangelia Buzanis
Sophomore, Latin II
Board Duties: Running the pledge drive/dealing with the money
Favorite Nifongism: #1497: “Flowers are like children; you feed them well, you pat them on the head, and hope they’ll keep living, but maybe they’ll drop dead at any moment.”
Favorite Latin word: ferus, -a, -um
Experience in Latin with 3 words: wow, spontaneous, interesting
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: choir, math, reading
Historian
Luke Montzka
Sophomore, Latin III
Board Duties: Taking pictures to document Latin events and creating a scrapbook for ILJCL convention
Favorite Nifongism: “Usually people who have too many hookers and too much coke are a little cocky"
Favorite Latin word: mors, mortis (n.)
Experience in Latin with 3 words: That is crazy
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: Orchestra, world history, and sailing
Spirit Aedile
Fayge Crandus
Junior, Latin III
Board Duties: Organizing spirit for IJCL, Banquet stuff
Favorite Nifongism: “When I went to the Jewel I tripped on pickle juice and broke my knee.”
Favorite Latin word: hortus
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Funny and interesting
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: lacrosse, baking, climbing
Freshmen Tribune
Sarah Pati
Freshman, Latin I
Board Duties: Suggesting ideas in meetings, reporting to Latin I about meeting topics, and communicating events and important dates to Latin I class
Favorite Nifongism: "Otherwise, you may as well be a non-sentient rock sitting in your backyard getting peed on by squirrels!”
Favorite Latin word: silva, "forest"
Experience in Latin with 3 words: Lots of notes
3 non-Latin things you enjoy: volleyball, violin, Taylor Swift