Bare Bones Executive Board
meet the executive board committee
Jayne Friscia is an incoming senior dance major & management minor. She is excited to take on the role of Co-Director for Bare Bones’ 35th anniversary. Jayne can’t wait to help welcome everyone back to campus, share in the community and outreach Bare Bones fosters, and put on a spectacular annual showcase!
Jayne Friscia
Co-Director
Hi everyone, my name is Taylor Payne! I am a fourth-year double majoring in Dance Performance and Education Sciences. This will be my second year on the board and I am so excited to be one of this year's Co-Artistic & Executive Directors with Jayne! I cannot wait to be back in person and continue to provide a space for creativity and collaboration. This will be BBDT's 35th anniversary so stay tuned for some exciting events! See y’all soon!
Taylor Payne
Co-Director
Amy
Doan
Financing Chair
Cierra Torres
Workshop Chair
Hazal Gurcan
Gala Chair
Taesung Hwang
Secretary
Hellooo! My name is Amy Doan and I’m an incoming fourth year double major in Dance and Psychology. This will be my third year on the Executive Board and my second year serving as the head of the Finance committee! I am extremely excited to be back on campus continuing to contribute towards this amazing organization, especially celebrating it’s thirty-fifth anniversary!
Cierra Torres is an incoming junior, double majoring in Dance and Gender And sexuality Studies. This will be her second year on Executive board and first year serving as the Head of Workshop Committee. Cierra is excited to connect and create opportunities within the community in order to encourage all who love to dance, and finally be able to dance with each other in person again! She can’t wait to cheer you all on!
Hazal Gurcan is a fifth year double major in Dance and Psychological Science. This will be her fourth year on the BBDT Executive board and is serving as our Gala Committee Chair. She is looking forward to transitioning into in person this year and restarting the tradition of Gala!
Hello there! My name is Taesung Hwang, and I'll be a third year Computer Science and Engineering major. This will be my second year on the executive board, and I am excited to continue supporting this organization and the greater arts community here at UCI. I look forward to expanding our reach and our passion for artistic expression.
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Gianna Acciacca is an incoming junior majoring in Dance Performance and minoring in Biology and Psychological Science. She is so excited about her second year on board as head of the Marketing Committee, and is even more excited to see everyone in the fall! Hope to see you all dancing soon!
Gianna Acciacca
Marketing Chair
Donny is going into his fourth year at UCI as a Business Economic major. This will be his second year on BBDT Executive board and will be serving in the Outreach Committee. Donny has a strong passion for dance and aims to use it to bring communities together. He also likes to eat rice.
Donny Chen
Outreach Chair
Malia Dizon is an incoming second year double majoring in Dance Performance and Psychological Sciences! This will be her 1st year on the Marketing Committee in the Executive Board. In her free time she loves writing poetry, going on coffee dates with friends, reading a book, journaling, and going to the gym. She is so excited to be a part of such a hard-working team and can’t wait to go into the year with nothing but positive energy!
Malia Dizon
Marketing
Hi! My name is Sarah-Lynn Oiknine and I’ll be going into my fourth year as a double major in Dance and Psychology. This will be my second year on the board as part of the finance committee. I am so happy to be a part of this wonderful organization and am looking forward to continuing to spread the art of dance as we go back to campus!
Sarah-Lynn Oikine
Financing
Hi!! My name is Katie Walsh and I’m a fourth year majoring in Dance Performance and Education Sciences. This will be my first year on the executive board and I can’t wait! Bare bones has been such an amazing part of my college experience these past four years, and I’m so excited to be a part of outreach and see what this year brings! I can’t wait to see everyone hopefully back in person!! :)
Katie Walsh
Outreach
Violeta Lemoh is an incoming Sophomore majoring in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography. This will be her first year with Bare bones. Violeta is more than excited to be a part of this organization. She will be working on our outreach committee, and is so happy for the experiences she will give these young students.
Violeta Lemoh
Outreach
Hi everyone! My name is Veronica Allen and I am a new member on the board! I am going to be a third year dance performance and bio double major, and I can't wait to see everyone back on campus taking advantage of all the new workshops and artistic opportunities in the upcoming year. I'm so excited to be on the marketing team and to bring my ideas to the organization! Love always <3
Veronica Allen
Marketing
Hi!! My name is Zuri Fors and I’m an incoming second year Dance and Exercise Science double major. This will be my first year serving on the Bare Bones Executive Board and I’m so excited to be a part of the Finance Committee. I can’t wait to see everyone in person this year and spread love for dance at UCI!
Zuri Fors
Finance
Hello! My name is Shani Kirson and I'm an incoming second year, pursuing a double major in dance and software engineering. This will be my first year on BBDT's Executive Board. I am looking forward to creating fun and diverse workshop opportunities for the dance community!!
Shani Kirson
Workshop
Hello!! My name is Taylor Shinnick, I am a third year doubling in Dance Performance and Psychological Sciences with a minor in Criminology! Can’t wait to meet everyone and create fun opportunities (:
Taylor
Shinnick
Workshop