Leadership — MUSIC Matters

Lucy Cosgrove - Co-President

Lucy (she/her, Class of 2024) is from New York City, and this is her fourth year in MUSIC Matters. She majors in Cognitive Science and Music, and her favorite part of MUSIC Matters is the energy and excitement surrounding the work we do! Lucy says it has been so rewarding to be part of a student organization that is so immersed in music while simultaneously supporting the Michigan community. Her dream Springfest headliner is Beyoncé.
lucyco@umich.edu

Justin O'Beirne
- Co-President

Justin (he/him, Class of 2024) is from Westchester, New York. This is his fourth year in MUSIC Matters, and his favorite part of the organization is the supportive community of people who work together to bring music to campus! He is an Economics major with a minor in History, and in his spare time loves to run, watch sitcoms and drink coffee. Miley Cyrus is his dream Springfest headliner.
justinob@umich.edu

Eva Choi
- Chief of Staff

Eva (she/her, Class of 2026), is from Seoul, Korea. She is a Performing Arts Technology major. Her favorite part of MUSIC Matters is that MUSIC Matters is very supportive and open while maintaining a tightly knit community connected through our passions for music. This year, she is most excited to connect and meet members of MUSIC Matters through our different events as well as Springfest!
evachwe@umich.edu

Jordan Preston-Forte - Secretary

Jordan (she/her, Class of 2025) is from Warren, Michigan. She is a double major in Organizational Studies and Communications and this is her third year in MUSIC Matters. She joined MUSIC Matters so that she could work on music-related projects and meet people who also love music! The best concert she has ever attended was Harry Styles, and her dream Springfest headliner is Stevie Nicks!

jordanpf@umich.edu

fundraising

Abby Travis - Head of Corporate Sponsorships

Abby (she/her, Class of 2025) is from River Forest, Illinois. She majors in Economics and Psychology with an Environment minor, and, this year in MUSIC Matters, she is most excited to see everyone’s hard work come together at SpringFest and to attend our smaller events while meeting more MM members!
artravis@umich.edu

Alyah Moscoso - Head of University Relations

Alyah (she/her, Class of 2025) is from Providence, Rhode Island, and is majoring in Cognitive Science. This year in MUSIC Matters, she is most excited to meet our new members! Her dream Springfest headliner is Bad Bunny or Gracie Abrams, and the best concert she has ever been to was Khalid.
alyah@umich.edu

marketing

Esther Hur
- Co-Head of Creative Strategy

Esther (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Palisades Park, New Jersey, and is double majoring in Film, Television, & Media and Communications & Media. Her favorite part of MM is connecting with people who share similar passions and working together to create events that bring campus together. Tyler the Creator is her dream Springfest headliner!
ehur@umich.edu

Brandon Smith - Co-Head of Creative Strategy

Brandon (he/him, Class of 2026) is from East Lansing, Michigan, and majors in Architecture. He is most excited for Springfest this year, which is also his favorite part of MUSIC Matters. His dream Springfest headliner is Arctic Monkeys, and the best concert he has ever been to was Father John Misty in Detroit.
smbrand@umich.edu

Kacey Howley - Social Media Coordinator

Kacey (she/her, Class of 2025) is from Northville, Michigan. She is a Communications major with a Minor in Performing Arts Management and Entrepreneurship. This year, she is most excited for Springfest. Her favorite part about being in MUSIC Matters is being surrounded by people with the same passions and expanding her music tastes. The best concert she has ever been to was SZA's SOS tour, and her dream Springfest headliner is Gracie Abrams or Victoria Mónet!

howleyka@umich.edu

Lindsay Vondell - Public Relations Coordinator

Lindsay (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is a Business Administration Major with Minors in Dance and Performing Arts Management and Entrepreneurship. This year, she is most excited for Springfest. Her favorite part about being in MUSIC Matters is connecting with more people interested in music. The best concert she has ever attended was ENHYPEN in Seoul, and her dream Springfest headliner is Isabel LaRosa!
lvondell@umich.edu

Social ventures

Lexi Gladstone - Co-Head of CoMMunity Partnership

Lexi (she/her, Class of 2025) is from Needham, Massachusetts. She is a Movement Science major and her favorite concert that she has been to was Harry Styles. She loves all of the events MUSIC Matters puts on, especially the coffee shop performances!
alglad@umich.edu

Sophie Richards - Co-Head of CoMMunity Partnership

Sophie (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Grand Rapids, Michigan and is majoring in Business Administration. This year, she is excited to work with the new community partners! The best concert she has ever been to was Dua Lipa at Lollapalooza 2022.
sophrich@umich.edu

Hunter Stabile - Big Thinkers Scholarship Project Manager

Hunter (he/him, Class of 2025) is from Birmingham, MI, and the best concert he has ever been to was Lorde. This is his second year in MUSIC Matters and his favorite thing about being a member are the weekly Social Ventures meetings with such a friendly group of people who are so smart, cool, and welcoming. This year, Hunter is really looking forward to Springfest!
hstabile@umich.edu

Karah Post - High School MOvE Coordinator

Karah (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Golden, Colorado and majors in Nursing and Global Health. This is her second year in MUSIC Matters, and she is so excited to see who our headliner for Springfest is and to get our MoVE program up and running again since COVID. Her dream Springfest headliner is Sabrina Carpenter!
karahp@umich.edu

springfest

Rowan O’Connor - SpringFest Co-Chair

Rowan O'Connor (he/him, Class of 2024) is from Carlisle, Massachusetts, and the best concert he has ever been to was The Wiggles Live 2007 tour. He is a Film, Television, and Media major and Music minor and has been in MUSIC Matters for one year. For Rowan, watching the 2023 SpringFest street festival come together in March and April earlier this year was so exciting and he is stoked to make it happen again this year, this time in more of an orchestration role.

rowano@umich.edu

Oliver Satola - Coordinator of Community Engagement

Oliver (he/him, Class of 2025) is from Washington, DC, and this is his second year in MUSIC Matters. He is a double major in Environmental Studies and Social Theory & Practice with a minor in Music. Working Springfest last year was one of the greatest experiences he has had at the University of Michigan! This year, he is most excited to help establish lasting partnerships between MUSIC Matters and the multitude of organizations on campus.
osatola@umich.edu

Megan Burdick
- SpringFest Brand Partnerships Co-Manager

Megan (she/her, Class of 2024) is from Tampa, Florida, majoring in Economics and Performing Arts Management and Entrepreneurship. This is her third year in MUSIC Matters, and she is most excited for Springfest 2024. Her dream Springfest headliner is Post Malone!
burdimeg@umich.edu

Jessica Tran - SpringFest Brand Partnerships Co-Manager

Jessica Tran (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Sterling Heights, Michigan, and has been in MUSIC Matters for one year. She is a Business major with minors in Economics and UXDesign. For Jessica, MUSIC Matters has been an awesome way to keep live music in her life when concerts become difficult to attend throughout the year. She was at last year’s Springfest from setup to cleanup and loved every minute of it, and her dream headliner would be Bon Iver!
jktran@umich.edu

William Stein - SpringFest Administration

William (he/him, Class of 2026) is from New York, New York. This is his second year in MUSIC Matters, and he is a Mechanical Engineering major. The best concert he has ever been to was Tyler The Creator's Call Me if You Get Lost Album Release Concert in Brooklyn, NY! His favorite thing about MUSIC Matters is that it gives him the ability to bring meaningful music experiences to the students and people of Ann Arbor.
willst@umich.edu

Morgan Dugan - Head of SpringFest Experience

Morgan (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Fenton, Michigan. She is a Communication and Media major and this is her second year in MUSIC Matters. She is most excited for Michigan's Got Talent this year, and her dream Springfest headliner is Billie Eilish.
duganm@umich.edu

talent & concert

Jessica Weinstein
- Talent and Concert Chair

Jessica (she/her, Class of 2026) is from Miami, Florida. She is a double major in Communication and Media and Film, Television, and Media, and has been a part of MUSIC Matters for two years. Her favorite part of MUSIC Matters is sharing her love for music with an incredible group of people and helping to spread joy throughout UM's campus! The best concert she has ever been to was Coldplay at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
jsweinst@umich.edu

Julia Salvati - Head of Artist Relations

Julia (she/her, Class of 2025) is from Milford, Michigan. She majors in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience with a minor in Performing Arts Management and the best concert she has ever been to was John Mayer! Her favorite thing about MUSIC Matters is being surrounded by people who share the same enthusiasm for the music industry and watch them all support one another. In her free time, Julia enjoys playing guitar and piano.
jsalvati@umich.edu

Ryan Devine - Head of SpringFest Production

Ryan (he/him, Class of 2024) is from Cleveland, Ohio and majors in Mechanical Engineering. He has been a part of MUSIC Matters for two years, and this year he is most excited to organize live music and learn more about Ann Arbor's music scene. His dream Springfest headliner is the Backseat Lovers!

rddevine@umich.edu

Our Team

MM Leadership 2023-2024

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