Our Team

AiDen Yaphe, president

Aiden is a third-year student from Newton, Massachusetts, majoring in Economics with a minor in Real Estate. As President, Aiden leads events and initiatives that connect students with industry professionals, alumni, and educational opportunities. He further supports these efforts as a Research Assistant at the White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate and will join FTI Consulting in New York City this upcoming summer within the Real Estate Advisory practice. Outside of VUREC, Aiden enjoys competing in intramural basketball, producing music, and DJing.

Bennett Galper, head of programming

Bennett Galper serves as the Director of Programming for VUREC. He has been a member of the club since his first year.

Samuel solliday, co-head of operations

Sam is a first year from Poughkeepsie, NY majoring in Statistics. He joined VUREC in the fall of his first year and currently serves as the Co-Head of Operations. Outside of VUREC, he is involved in the Hullabahoos a cappella group, SEED Consulting, is the on Engagement Committee of the Association Council and plays on UVA’s Club Tennis team.

helen sharp, co-head of operations

Helen is a second year from Lyme, Connecticut majoring in Economics and Applied Statistics. She joined VUREC in the fall semester of her second year and now serves as Co-Head of Operations. She has previously interned in real estate private equity at Hamilton Point Investments and will be returning there this coming summer. Outside of VUREC, she is also involved in the Virginia Riding Team and Virginia Motorsports. In her free time, Helen enjoys reading and traveling.