The Spring 2025 Members of No Strings Attached
Renna Klimes (she/her)
Music Director
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Junior
Majors: Psychology & Philosophy
Minors: Legal Studies & French
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Hozier
Favorite NSA Memory: Hugging everyone on the team when we placed 3rd at ICCA 2024.
Fun Fact: I am only 5 years old because I was born on leap day in 2004!
Music Director
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Junior
Majors: Psychology & Philosophy
Minors: Legal Studies & French
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Hozier
Favorite NSA Memory: Hugging everyone on the team when we placed 3rd at ICCA 2024.
Fun Fact: I am only 5 years old because I was born on leap day in 2004!
Morgan Lease (she/her)
Assistant Music Director
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Choral Music Education
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Beyoncé
Favorite NSA Memory: Our manifestation session before ICCA.
Fun Fact: I have a twin brother!
Assistant Music Director
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Choral Music Education
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Beyoncé
Favorite NSA Memory: Our manifestation session before ICCA.
Fun Fact: I have a twin brother!
Michael Albrecht (he/him)
President, Social Chair
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Junior
Major: Brain and Cognitive Science
Hometown: Lockport, IL
Favorite Album: Folklore by Taylor Swift
Favorite NSA Memory: Learning music and making inside jokes over tour!
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister and two older twin brothers.
President, Social Chair
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Junior
Major: Brain and Cognitive Science
Hometown: Lockport, IL
Favorite Album: Folklore by Taylor Swift
Favorite NSA Memory: Learning music and making inside jokes over tour!
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister and two older twin brothers.
Manasi Kulkarni (she/her)
Vice President
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Bioengineering
Minors: Computer Science & French
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Favorite Band: Boygenius
Favorite NSA Memory: Going to Merry Ann's with the team after winning 3rd place at ICCA 2024!
Fun Fact: I've lived in 4 countries.
Vice President
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Bioengineering
Minors: Computer Science & French
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Favorite Band: Boygenius
Favorite NSA Memory: Going to Merry Ann's with the team after winning 3rd place at ICCA 2024!
Fun Fact: I've lived in 4 countries.
Max Linder (he/him)
Public Relations Manager, Treasurer
Voice Part: Bass
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Integrative Biology
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Favorite Album: "Melodrama" by Lorde
Favorite NSA Memory: Hosting our NSA Halloween Party!
Fun Fact: My favorite Animal Crossing villager is Filbert.
Public Relations Manager, Treasurer
Voice Part: Bass
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Integrative Biology
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Favorite Album: "Melodrama" by Lorde
Favorite NSA Memory: Hosting our NSA Halloween Party!
Fun Fact: My favorite Animal Crossing villager is Filbert.
Nat Gao (he/him)
Choreographer
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Carbondale, IL
Favorite Songs: "Lottery" by Dinah Jane (#1 in 2022, 2023, AND 2024), "Lonely Night" by Fifth Harmony, and "Morning" by Teyana Taylor & Kehlani
Favorite NSA Memory: Winning 3rd place at ICCA and being the coolest group there by far.
Fun Fact: I am THEE visual.
Choreographer
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Carbondale, IL
Favorite Songs: "Lottery" by Dinah Jane (#1 in 2022, 2023, AND 2024), "Lonely Night" by Fifth Harmony, and "Morning" by Teyana Taylor & Kehlani
Favorite NSA Memory: Winning 3rd place at ICCA and being the coolest group there by far.
Fun Fact: I am THEE visual.
Olivia Larson (she/her)
Assistant Executive Board
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Hawthorn Woods, IL
Favorite Artists: Billie Eilish, FINNEAS
Favorite NSA Memory: Chatting and Karaoke at our Halloween Party!! I love being able to hang out with people who have similar interests to me.
Fun Fact: I'm working on children's books about inclusivity and adventures that I hope to publish one day!
Assistant Executive Board
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Hawthorn Woods, IL
Favorite Artists: Billie Eilish, FINNEAS
Favorite NSA Memory: Chatting and Karaoke at our Halloween Party!! I love being able to hang out with people who have similar interests to me.
Fun Fact: I'm working on children's books about inclusivity and adventures that I hope to publish one day!
Jacob Ahn (he/him)
Voice Part: Baritone
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Almost Monday
Favorite NSA Memory: Getting gifted the TS PMO shirt.
Fun Fact: I can solve a 7x7 Rubik's Cube!
Voice Part: Baritone
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Favorite Artist: Almost Monday
Favorite NSA Memory: Getting gifted the TS PMO shirt.
Fun Fact: I can solve a 7x7 Rubik's Cube!
Ellen King (she/her)
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Freshman
Major: LAS Undeclared (leaning towards History & Secondary Education)
Hometown: Lincolnshire, IL
Favorite Artists: Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams
Looking Forward to in NSA: Making music with the best people and competing in ICCA next semester!!
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Freshman
Major: LAS Undeclared (leaning towards History & Secondary Education)
Hometown: Lincolnshire, IL
Favorite Artists: Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams
Looking Forward to in NSA: Making music with the best people and competing in ICCA next semester!!
Kyle Cai (he/him)
Voice Part: Vocal Percussion, Bass
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Material Science & Engineering
Hometown: Guangzhou, China & Wellesley, MA
Favorite Song: "Am I Dreaming" from Across the Spider-Verse
Favorite NSA Memory: Performing our full set in the ISU stairwell right before ICCA.
Fun Fact: I have built a rocket engine.
Voice Part: Vocal Percussion, Bass
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Material Science & Engineering
Hometown: Guangzhou, China & Wellesley, MA
Favorite Song: "Am I Dreaming" from Across the Spider-Verse
Favorite NSA Memory: Performing our full set in the ISU stairwell right before ICCA.
Fun Fact: I have built a rocket engine.
Sama Muhsen (she/her)
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Communications
Minors: Media & Informatics
Hometown: Frankfort, IL
Favorite Artists: MF Doom, Sabrina Carpenter, and FINNEAS
Favorite NSA Memory: Going to Espresso Royale after photoshoots.
Fun Fact: I've met and sang with the New York Voices!
Voice Part: Alto
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Communications
Minors: Media & Informatics
Hometown: Frankfort, IL
Favorite Artists: MF Doom, Sabrina Carpenter, and FINNEAS
Favorite NSA Memory: Going to Espresso Royale after photoshoots.
Fun Fact: I've met and sang with the New York Voices!
Nehan Degala (he/him)
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Voice Part: Tenor
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Ziyi Wang (she/her)
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Advertising
Hometown: Beijing, China
Favorite Artist: Aurora
Favorite NSA Memory: The late night when I found out I got into NSA! That was the start of many beautiful memories.
Fun Fact: I have never had a nosebleed.
Voice Part: Soprano
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Advertising
Hometown: Beijing, China
Favorite Artist: Aurora
Favorite NSA Memory: The late night when I found out I got into NSA! That was the start of many beautiful memories.
Fun Fact: I have never had a nosebleed.
