Name: Daniel S. Cummins
Title: Asst. Dean of Students and Director of University Judicial Affair, entering my 22nd year at the University of Cincinnati.  

I am a graduate of Indiana University (Bloomington) and University of Dayton.  I initiated the BearCAT Program to get students more involved in the off-campus community.  I have a strong commitment to student empowerment and involvement, and value social justice.  My office is located in Steger Student Live Center Suite 745 and welcome any conversations targeted at increasing involvement off campus.

Name: Brian Rapien
Hometown: Cincinnati
Major/Year in School: 4th year Operations Management

Why be an Ambassador? I wanted to be an ambassador to take a more active role in the community. Trying to make Clifton safer, cleaner and more of a neighborhood.

Goals: Turn BearCAT into a sustainable, permanent organization before I graduate. This is a great organization and I want to see it continue on.

Other: Clifton has always been a community shared by students and residents but there has always been a separation. In my 3 or so years here, I have seen a definite change initiated by Student Gov't organizations (like BearCAT) to turn Clifton into a more cohesive neighborhood, building that relationship between the University and the community. I envision this positive change to continue and I believe BearCAT will play a large role in this facilitating this change.

Name: Kaitlin Keegan
Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio
Major/Year in School: Materials Engineering; Senior

Campus Involvement: UC Feature Twirler, Student Alumni Council, CWEST Women's Honorary, BearCAT

Why by an Ambassador? I wanted to become a BearCAT ambassador because of the great opportunity there was to make a difference in the community.  Especially after moving off campus I realized that there is a disconnect between the Clifton community and the University, and BearCAT serves as an avenue to close the gap.

Goals: As a BearCAT ambassador, I would like to increase awareness of Clifton community issues within the student body and inspire people to get involved within their community.

Name: Betsy Repaske
Hometown: Loveland, OH
Major/Year in School: Fashion Design Senior

Campus Involvement: Chi Omega Fraternity, UC Hepcats Swing dance club, ROAR tour guides, UC Democrats members hip chair

Why be an Ambassador? I wanted to become an ambassador to build the bond between Uc and the clifton community. I started coming down to Clifton when I was in high school and it is one of my favorite areas of Cincinnati. As college students we often get a bad reputation and aren't known for being productive members of the community.

Goals: I want to try to change the image UC students have, and to prove that we can be a valuable asset to our neighborhood.

Name: Christine Mondello
Hometown: Avon Lake, OH
Major/Year in School:  Pre-Junior in Mechanical Engineering

Campus Involvement: Active member of Engineering Tribunal, Formula SAE Team, NightWalk Vice President Internal

Why be an Ambassador? I want to be an ambassador to help build the relationship between the student community and the surrounding UC community.

Goals:  To make more students aware of the importance of relationships within the community.

Name: Michelle Matthews
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH (Clifton)
Major/Year in School:  4th Year Marketing Major

Campus Involvement: Member of Delta Sigma Pi and BANG (Bearcat Advertising and Network Association).

Why be an Ambassador? My community has always meant a lot to me. After being raised in Clifton, and moving on to attend UC, I decided that I wanted to become a more active member of the community, and help form a positive relationship between residents and students living in the Clifton area.

Goals:  Clifton is my home, and I want to help improve its bad reputation as an unclean, crime-ridden area of Cincinnati. It will take the cooperation of the whole community to help make this a reality, and that is what I hope will eventually happen. BearCAT is a wonderful start to this goal.

Name: Jason Masterson
Hometown: I was born and raised in Cincinnati and attended U.C. for my undergraduate degree in psychology.

Background: After college, I worked as a substance abuse / mental illness case manager for about three years. I've lived in the Clifton Heights area for about 5 years, and am currently a block captain with the Clifton Heights Improvement Association ("CHIA"). During this time I purchased and rehabbed a couple investment properties in the Clifton Heights area. I live in one of my units and rent the rest to undergraduates. 

Campus Involvement: Currently in my second year at U.C. Law, and my campus involvements include: a fellowship with the Ohio Innocence Project, co-Director of the  Tenant Information Project, student ambassador through the College of Law, Public Interest Law Group member, and I also serve as a graduate assistant with the Office of Judiciary Affairs, which is how I recently became involved with BearCAT.