URI Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The URI Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) provides a forum for leadership, communication, event planning, and community service for Rhode Island's student-athletes.

As a URI Student Senate Recognized Group, URI SAAC functions to:

  • Promote communication between student-athletes and athletics administration.
  • Disseminate information.
  • Provide feedback and insight into athletics department issues.
  • Generate a student-athlete voice within the campus athletics department formulation of policies.
  • Build a sense of community within athletics, involving all teams through SAAC events and programming
  • Solicit student-athlete responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation.
  • Organize community service efforts.
URI SAAC Leadership Team
Title Name Sport  
President Ashley Tennant Women's Volleyball E-mail
Vice President Erika Szymanski Softball E-mail
Secretary Franki Brillante Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
E-mail
Treasurer Kasey Lefebvre Women's Swimming and Diving
E-mail
Member At-Large Emma Aspell Women's Rowing E-mail
Member At-Large Maragaret MacDonald Women's Soccer E-mail
Member At-Large Siobhan Norton Women's Rowing
E-mail
Member At-Large Cassie Olson Women's Track & Field/Cross Country E-mail
Member At-Large Mike Pezzullo Men's Track & Field/Cross Country E-mail
Member At-Large Elizabeth Swain Women's Rowing
E-mail


Athletic Advisory Board Member: Ashley Tennant
Atlantic 10 SAAC Representative: Franki Brillante