State Officer Team

MEET OUR TEAM!

The New York State Phi Beta Lambda 2021-2022 Officers:

JACOB THIERFELDT

President

Email: nypblpresident@nypbl.org

Jacob Thierfeldt is a freshman at Jamestown Community College majoring in Adolescent Education with a concentration in English! His goals are to become a teacher to influence the lives around him while making his community a better place.
His interests include longboarding, video games, tennis, and soccer to name a few. He has been in FBLA-PBL since middle school and is honored to serve as President!

MANVIR CHAHAL

Vice President
of
Finance and Sponsorships
Email: finance@nypbl.org

Manvir grew up in New Jersey, where she participated actively in competitive dance and martial arts. In high school, she continued her passions in Computer Science and Business through FBLA and Cyber Patriot through Air Force JROTC. She also kept her math skills sharp, completing all the math classes her school offered by her junior year and competing in Math League. Manvir is a passionate and active member of her community, constantly finding ways to contribute. Once set on a task, she makes sure to go above and beyond while completing it. Manvir plans to double major in Computer Science and Economics, while also participating actively in PBL, AFROTC, and Club Swimming.

BENJAMIN TERHAAR

Vice President
of
Membership and Recruitment
Email: membership@nypbl.org

Benjamin Terhaar is a freshman at Cornell University majoring in Healthcare Policy on a premed track. He became passionate about entrepreneurship after starting his own landscaping business, Terhaar's Trimmings. He was also extremely active as an FBLA member at his high school, Williamsville East. He has also demonstrated leadership as his High School's Class Vice President and Superintendent's Council Representative for the Williamsville district, among many other achievements. In his free time he plays pickup basketball, swims competitively, and weight lifts. He is extremely excited to make his impact on the Cornell PBL chapter as well as the New York State PBL organization.

ANGELO LAROCCA

Vice President
of
Relationship Outreach
Email: relations@nypbl.org

Angelo LaRocca is a sophomore at The Hotel School at Cornell University. He is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in hotel administration. He is also pursuing a minor in education. His career interests are in the areas of hospitality, business (especially finance), education, and technology.

He is a member of Cornell University’s Phi Beta Lambda school chapter. Other clubs at Cornell in which he participates include the Swordfighting Club, Spikeball Club, and Board Game Club. For hobbies, he enjoys following the United States’ National Soccer teams and watching golf. Something interesting about him is that he has a Russian Blue cat named Natasha.

STEPHANIE TERHAAR

Vice President
of
Marketing
Email: marketing@nypbl.org

Stephanie Terhaar is a senior at Cornell University majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Business. In high school, she was an active member of NYS FBLA, participating in many State and National Leadership Conferences. She has been President of Cornell's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda for over two years now.

Stephanie is passionate about aerospace and is highly involved in her engineering project team, Cornell Mars Rover. In her free time, she enjoys cycling and is a certified Spinning instructor.

ARYA AHMED

Vice President
of
Communications and Event Management
Email: communications@nypbl.org

Arya Ahmed is in her junior year studying Data Science and Applied Economics. She has much experience in coordinating finances in her own beauty and hairstyle product company, MILUSH USA, and increasing its revenue by 500% within the first 3 years. In addition, her past leadership positions in multiple organizations demonstrate her efficacy in managing tasks on time and organizing data to produce meaningful results. She finds motivation and empowerment in taking on responsibility and playing a big role in any of her endeavors.