Meet the 2025-2026 BPG E-Board! We are so excited to meet new faces and see returning faces this fall. If you have any questions, please reach out to any of our E-Board members. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Molly Killian
President
Email: mkillia3@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Molly is from Fenton, MI and is going to be a senior this year! She is majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Spanish and Epidemiology. This will be her 19th year dancing and her fourth year in BPG! A fun fact about Molly is that she loves to throw tea parties!
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Lia Polster
Vice President
Email: lpolste2@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: any
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Lia is a junior from Cleveland, OH majoring in Linguistics with minors in Math and Computer Science. Lia has been dancing for 12 (nonconsecutive) years and has been in BPG for 4 semesters. Few people know that, due to a childhood accident involving a pickup truck, Lia actually has two left arms…
Laura Klamut
Business Manager
Email: iklamut@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Laura is a senior majoring in Applied Mathematics and Financial Economics! She has been dancing for 16 years and has been with BPG for 5 semesters. A fun fact about Laura is that she went abroad last semester to Stockholm and went dog sledding!
Jenna Palmiotto
Publicity Coordinator
Email: jpalmiot@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Jenna is a junior from Rome, NY! She is majoring in Physics with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. Jenna has been with BPG for 2 semesters and has been dancing for about 17 years! A fun fact about Jenna is she thinks she could easily beat an American Ninja Warrior course (i have a feeling she’s never actually watched the show)
Olivia Wilton
Fundraising Coordinator
Email: owilton@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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​Olivia is from Oakmont, PA and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering! She's a junior who has been with BPG for 2 semesters and has been dancing for about 15 years. A fun fact about Olivia is that the only thing she loves more than thrifting is responding “thanks i thrifted it” when people compliment her outfits :)
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Sarah Fortin
Social Chair
Email: sfortin2@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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​Sarah is a sophomore planning to major in Political Science and Creative Writing with a minor in Legal Studies. She is from Bethany, Connecticut, and has been dancing since she was about 3 years old! This will be her third semester with BPG! A fun fact about Sarah is that her birthday is on the same day Franz Ferdinand was killed and WWI was initiated..
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Belle Settle
Technique Coordinator
Email: isettle@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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​Belle is a junior from Mendon, NY majoring in Optical Engineering! She has been with BPG for 4 semesters but has been dancing for 15 years. A fun fact about Belle is that her suite has a dorm fish!
Sammy Bauer
Outreach Coordinator
Email: sbauer13@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Sammy is a rising senior from Westfield, NJ majoring in Psych and BCS and minoring in Dance. She has been dancing for 13 years and this is going to be her 6th semester in BPG! A fun fact about Sammy is that she works as a camp counselor every summer!
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Fiora Schnell
Costume Manager
​Email: fschnell@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Fiora is a junior from Kutztown, PA! She is majoring in ASL and Gender Studies with a minor in Dance and Digital Media Studies. She has been dancing for about 18 years, and this will be her 5th semester with BPG! A fun fact about Fiora is she is a teen mom… his name is Hubert and he meows sometimes.
Ariel Greenberg
Secretary
Email: agreen42@u.rochester.edu
Pronouns: she/her
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Ariel is a senior studying English: Language Media Communication with minors in Spanish and Political Science. She is from Hamilton, MA and this is her 7th semester in BPG. She has been dancing since age 2 and is so happy to return after being abroad! A fun fact is that she is the only red head in her family!
