Meet the Team

UFCC is a compromised of the best and brightest engineering students dedicated to advancing the boundaries of concrete canoe design and innovation. Below, meet our 2025-2026 team compromised of two project managers, fourteen design captains, five administration leads, three R&D specialists, and seventeen technicians. We're excited to get this year started!

Leadership

Project Manager

Senuki Perera

Currently a senior Civil Engineering student, Senuki has three years of involvement on UFCC, having served as a volunteer, construction technician, COED competition paddler, and construction captain. This year, she is excited to take on the role of Project Manager and help lead the team through another ambitious and rewarding season.

Project Manager

Aiden Kittelson

Presently, Aiden is a junior Civil Engineering student with two years of experience on UFCC. He has contributed as a hull and honorary visual technician, COED competition paddler, slalom competition paddler, and hull captain. Now, as he steps into the role of Project Manager, he is excited to lead the team through a season of innovation, collaboration, and growth.

Design

Mix Captain

Kate Pollard

Construction Captain

Emma Baumann

Hull Captain

Austin Edwards

Visual Design Captain

Maddie Foster

Structural Analysis Captain

Matheus Broder

Mix Captain

Kyle Keene

Construction Captain

Darius Lee

Hull Captain

Emily Einheit

Visual Design Captain

Audrey Hunt

Structural Analysis Captain

Gabby Zweier

Mix Captain

Mariana Templeton

Construction Captain

Emily Steyer-Mader

Hull Captain

Carson Edwards

Visual Design Captain

Sophia Maldonado

Technicians: Jack Finneran, Jessica Cormack, and Luke Gundersen

Technicians: Edward Collins, Nola Quinn, and Waldy Nevelus

Technicians: Ciara Vedova, Juan Lopez, and Yash Patel

Technicians: Angelina Geraci, Tanner Rave, and Zipporah McNeill

Technicians: Ethan Faerman and Luka Markoski

Paddling

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Paddling Captain

Keegan Wittke

Starting as a hull technician and an alternate paddler for Springseeker, Keegan has since supported UFCC as a Hull Captain and as a COED Sprint Engine. Him and his fellow paddlers, were able to claim a national win in that race with Reptilia! Now, a junior studying civil engineering, Keegan will be training and leading next year's paddling team to new heights!