Voting members of the Buggy Alumni Association board are elected to two year terms by the rest of the BAA community, with roughly half the positions being elected after Raceday each year. Other key roles may be filled by the current board by appointment. See more details in the BAA constitution.
Elected Positions
President
Jeremy Tuttle
As president, I intend to continue a strong working relationship with Sweepstakes and the University, with a focus on sustaining the long-term health of the sport.
Trading
My 6 year old daughter, who already loves buggy
Let’s get back to our roots and put all the buggies in one no-holds-barred heat.
Vice President
Rachael Schmitt (she/her)
As BAA Vice President, I assist with the smooth operation of our commitees and support various BAA projects. I aim to effictively represent the Buggy Alumni community as well as deliver our yearly Raceday amenities.
Product Management
Queen of Versailles (original documentary)
Hill 2 pusher has to jump on and surf the buggy during the downhill.
Secretary
Sydney Baker (she/her)
As secretary, I’m involved with coordinating projects and various committee initiatives over the course of the year, helping to support new teams, and nagging people for Google Form responses.
Aerospace
Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (I am not taking criticism at this time).
Pushers required to wear Heelys for both performance and style.
Treasurer
Wade Gordon (they/them)
I am your Treasurer, my job is to keep things running smoothly and ensure we are managing our budget so the BAA can continue to serve buggy for many years to come.
Software Development at RecRoom
Right now, just taking care of the neighborhood strays, Boss Kitty, Two Face, Tux, and Marmalade. We call them the Cat Mafia.
Pacific Crest Trail
Communications
Cynthia Xu (she/her)
As communications chair, I will be working to keep members of the buggy community informed via periodic updates through various BAA channels, and to continue to ensure that member feedback is utilized in informing BAA efforts.
Postgrad
Genshin Impact OST
Spa-Francorchamps (102.2m elevation change in the freeroll would go hard)
Graphics
Sam Connor (they/them)
Digital artist and merch-maker with a passion for creating cool stuff to share with the buggy community!
Costume Design for Theatre, Film, and Animation
How To Train Your Dragon 2, Pacific Rim, Queer Eye, Into the Spiderverse
NFL Mic’d Up style hot mics for pushers and drivers
Information Services Manager (ISM)
Rob Siemborski (he/him)
I keep the various online services of the BAA running.
Software Engineering
I serve the whims of a over-anxious cat named Git.
Up and down San Francisco’s Lombard street.
Quartermaster
Diya Nuxoll (she/her)
As Quartermaster and lead of the BAA Teams Committee, I support both new and existing buggy teams. I work mostly with new team funding, expanding our collection of open source buggy resources, and providing mentorship to teams as needed.
Automotive Engineering
My partner and I have two rescue dogs with polar opposite personalities — one is chronically anxious and needs to be involved in everything, and the other one doesn’t get up off of the couch most days.
Bring back the driver and wheel swap mid-race
Broadcast
Matt Gallabrese
As Broadcast chair, I work on creating informative, entertaining, and exciting coverage of Sweepstakes/Buggy. I collaborate with cmuTV, WRCT, the BAA, CMU, CMU Alumni Association, and the greater Carnegie Mellon community to showcase why we all love and live Buggy.
Management and Technical Consulting
Slay the Spire
Sonoma Raceway
Rolls Reporter
Dan Becerra
I keep the wider buggy community informed about the latest happenings in our sport and contribute to building a great Pittsburgh-area buggy alumni community!
Battery Manufacturing Engineering
NASCAR Air Titan course dryers
Let’s take the hills up a notch- go to the Whiteface Mountain and or Mount Washington Auto Roads!
Appointed Positions
Archivist
Bryan Arsham
As Archivist, my job is to maintain the history of Buggy at CMU. I’m responsible for collecting, tagging, captioning, and organizing all of our photos and videos, making sure our history database is accurate and up to date, and trying to recover as much information as possible over the 100+ years of Buggy to try and prevent information from falling through the cracks.
Law
(1) Cleveland Guardians. (2) Cleveland Browns. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers. (4) Carlton Blues, (5) School Dance (she’s a horse).
My apartment… I’m lazy.
Events Chair (2024-2025)
James Wong
I’m here to help put on events! Mainly I’ll help to fill the void in your Carnival Calendar after races end for the day. During the rest of the year, I’ll organize events to support Sweepstakes, promote buggy interest, and engage alumni.
Battery Manufacturing
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Persona OSTs, the Cortex Podcast
Hawthorne Blvd in LA, between PV and Torrance.
More super important people
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Pikabuggy Creator & Founding Webmaster
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Chairman 2008-2010
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Assistant Chairman 2008-2010
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Advisor / Historian
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Logo Designer
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Web Developer
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Podcast Producer
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Enthusiasm
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Productive enthusiasmAbby Sullivan
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Chairman 2015-2019 & Centennial ChairBen Matzke
Of course when it comes to people, it’s really all about our supporting members.