Our Members
Gavin Leahy
President | Tenor | Musical Theater with European Languages and Transcultural Studies + French minors | 2024
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Glenview, IL
Audition song: River – Joni Mitchell
Interests: French, reading, making playlists, cooking
Fun fact: He throws a mean dinner party.
Favorite thing about Awaken: Forming a community at UCLA (even during my freshman year on zoom)!
Leadership roles: Social Co-Chair (2021-2022), President (2023-Present)
Davide Costa
Assistant Music Directory | Baritone/Tenor/VP | Musical Theater | 2024
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Audition song: Evergreen – Omar Apollo
Interests: Chocolate chip cookies, cats, basketball, soccer, LeBron James, France/Italy, eu citizenship
Fun fact: He had never beatboxed before Awaken and then became our resident beatboxer!
Favorite Awaken memory: Senior Retreat at Robyn’s house in May 2023. BEST RETREAT EVER + Jack Z was heartbroken.
Leadership roles: Assistant Music Director (2023-Present)
Rose Anaya
Financial Chair | Alto | Musical Theater with Environmental Systems and Society minor | 2024
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Audition song: Stand – Yebba
Interests: Traveling (best place she’s been to = Ireland), reading romance novels, riding bikes on boardwalk, stargazing, coffee, sushi, watching traitors with her roommates, dog walks, singing of course, pottery, gardening, live concerts, playing trivia/pool at barneys!
Fun fact: She’s related to Amelia Earhart
Favorite Awaken memory: Going to Pismo Beach with the crew and having dinner together, dancing, playing pool, having powerpoint night
Gary Easton
Tenor | Musical Theater with Film, Television & Digital Media minor | 2024
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Audition song: Vienna – Billy Joel
Interests: Love Chipotle, the beach, Caribbean resorts, and shopping
Fun fact: He can’t ride a bike
Favorite Awaken memory: Our Berkeley trip in the fall was such a blast and an amazing bonding experience!
Robyn Morales
Music Director | Alto | Musical Theater | 2025
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Murrieta, CA
Audition song: Almost Is Never Enough – Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes
Interests: Thrifting, reading, Pinterest
Fun fact: She owns a ninja sword!
Favorite Awaken memory: My favorite Awaken memory is when we had a retreat in my hometown!
Leadership roles: Social Co-Chair (2022-2023), Music Director (2023-Present)
Naomi Young
Social Co-Chair | Soprano | English with Creative Writing minor | 2025
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Mamaroneck, NY
Audition song: Almost is Never Enough – Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes
Interests: Backpacking, bananagrams, laying on grass, & rewatching new girl
Fun fact: Pentatonix was her first concert…
Favorite Awaken memory: An impromptu concert at a Sacramento art gallery! (And our constant impromptu concerts)
Leadership roles: Social Co-Chair (2023-Present)
Isabel Kingsley
Alto | Ethnomusicology with Film and Music Industry minors | 2025
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Fairfax, CA
Audition song: Stay – Sara Bareilles
Interests: Singing/songwriting, gymnastics, all things animals, etc
Fun fact: She trains guide dogs for the blind!
Favorite Awaken memory: Getting surprised at the Bruin bear after auditions!
Avery Beckman
Mezzo | Musical Theater | 2025
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
Audition song: Heart of Glass – Blondie
Interests: Thrifting, sushi, pizza, orcas, listening to music, going to museums, collecting vinyls, going to cafes, Hawaii, Paris, The Office, Fraggle Rock, Bojack Horseman
Fun fact: She knows how to sew!
Favorite thing about Awaken: The retreatssss
Jarod Houston
Business Manager | Bass | Computer Science | 2026
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Audition song: Halo – Beyoncé
Interests: Karate, piano, thrifting, ultimate frisbee, baseball, hiking, pizza, steak
Fun fact: He’s been bitten by a stingray!
Favorite Awaken memory: When we did PowerPoint night on retreat in Pismo Beach, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard
Leadership roles: Business Manager (2023-Present)
Zenaida Chapman
Social Co-Chair | Mezzo | Human Biology and Society with Entrepreneurship minor | 2026
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Moraga, CA
Audition song: Diamonds – Rihanna
Interests: Thrifting! Trying new food places! Traveling! Spending time with friends of course. Going to the beach. Trying fun flavored lattes. And watching gossip girl.
Fun fact: Her name is pronounced Zen-eye-duh. It’s a tough one haha.
Favorite Awaken memory: Dinner at Chilis before the Acasola after party.
Leadership roles: Social Co-Chair (2023-Present)
Gavin Meichelbock
Baritone | American Literature and Culture with Film and TV minor | 2026
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: Calabasas, CA
Audition song: Bad Girl – The Buttertones
Interests: Watching movies, eating (food I make or going out to eat), reading in cool locations.
Fun fact: He knows Margot Robbie’s Dog
Favorite Awaken memory: Going to The Habit and getting the limited time Patty Melt during ICCA.
Riley Bateman
Mezzo | Business Economics | 2027
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Audition song: Talk It Up – Sammy Rae and The Friends
Interests: Singing, writing/arranging music, crocheting, Spanish, calligraphy, sketching/painting (traditional & digital), violin, ballet, modeling, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Haikyu, sloths (called “Un perezoso” or “lazy one” in Spanish—which I think is funny), vegetables and chocolate (I haven’t tried them together though) to which I attribute my height (5′ 10″).
Fun fact: She has double jointed elbows.
Favorite Awaken memory: I love being a music geek with them all. In and out of rehearsal, we make magic in either circumstance. Whether it is perfecting a crescendo or blend, randomly breaking out into song, sharing song ideas, or giving and receiving hugs (just because), there’s a certain spark that makes me smile and feel happy when I see another member of Awaken.
Jack Lawrence
Baritone | Theater with a route in Costuming | 2027
Pronouns: He/him/his
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Audition song: Your Man – Josh Turner
Interests: Sewing, singing, cooking/baking, plants, interior design, carpentry, fashion design, drawing, tap dancing, musicals
Fun fact: He is one connection away from Zendaya
Favorite Awaken memory: Going to sing at City Hall and being there for over 5 hours.
Malaika Kumar
Soprano | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology with Musicology minor | 2027
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Audition song: Passionfruit – Drake
Interests: Singing/songwriting, working out, spending time with friends, hiking, and hanging with her dog Google!
Fun fact: All her fingers are double jointed…
Favorite Awaken memory: Jumping in the freezing cold Pismo Beach waves on retreat!
Sai Sreenidhi Mudigonda
Alto | Public Affairs | 2027