Student leaders play a vital role in the planning and execution of WE Launch! These 2nd and 3rd year students will be with you throughout WE Launch and will give you first hand information about your life as an EWMBA student. Get to know them!
Blue Cohort Reps
Gold Cohort Reps
Axe Cohort Reps
Oski Cohort Reps
VPs of Incoming Student Experience
Want to learn more about the current VPs and their roles? Check out the WE Launch 2021 Student Leadership Pamphlet created by the VPs of ISE.
Blue Cohort Representatives
Calvin Alunkal
Blue '23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I did my first cross country road trip in January. Next up is Cross-Canada and maybe Alaska!
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: I plan on living vicariously through 2024’s in-person WE Launch events and parties.
Priya Bajaj
Blue '22
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I have been eating the same Baskin Robbins flavor for the past 18 years!
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: To be able to meet Haasies in-person and welcoming 2024s into this wonderful community
Gold Cohort Representatives
Eugene Kim
Gold ’23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I’m terrified of roller coasters, but will jump out of planes all day
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Implementing Phase 1C of my 678 step plan for world domination…but most importantly, finally conducting in-person campus activities with an amazing incoming class!
Ana Martinez
Gold ‘23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I like to golf but I spend more time at the golf shop instead of the course.
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Excited to welcome the 2024 Hassies and for gold to win all the cohort competitions!
Axe Cohort Representatives
Elizabeth Maier
Axe ’23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I like to do some creative baking (Ginger Chocolate Chip Cookies were a recent favorite) and I’m definitely a fan of the Great British Baking Show, but I wouldn’t make it through the first round due to the time limits!
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Helping the new Axies bond with each other and the Class of 2024 as a whole with activities on campus!
Shruti Sethi
Axe ‘23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: I run a Bollywood Dance School – which is my fun activity complementing my Semiconductor Technology full-time job.
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Excited to meet the amazing new incoming batch! Have been reading the descriptions on #meet-your-class-2024 channel 🙂
My own We-LAUNCH was online so extra psyched to do this in-person!
Oski Cohort Representatives
Joni Chan
Oski ’23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: Recently I learned how to make Chinese pulled noodles from an American friend
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Paying it forward. The virtual WE launch was a memorable one, and it will only get better in person!
Grant Ligon
Oski ‘23
Email: [email protected]
Fun Fact: Slowly becoming the Tik Tok dance instructor at my workplace, for coworker birthday/other video celebrations
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: helping to lead activities that bring out folks’ personalities, to make everyone feel involved and excited to participate in this formative event
VPs of Incoming Student Experience
Lynn Chen
Gold ’23
Email: [email protected]
Current Occupation: Planner at Stitch Fix
Fun Fact: I also went to Cal for my Undergrad and was in the Cal Band! We got to lead the Giants World Series Victory parade through San Francisco!
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: I love Cal and the entire campus and can’t wait to get to share that with the new students coming in!
Veena Dharmadhikari
Oski ’22
Email: [email protected]
Current Occupation: Project Manager at TE Connectivity (Creganna Medical)
Fun Fact: I’m a fan of cheesy puns and corny dad jokes.
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: WE Launch was such a memorable experience for me and I can’t wait to share it with the incoming class! I’m looking forward to meeting the new Haasies!
Paulina Tsai
Oski ‘23
Email: [email protected]
Current Occupation: PMO Director at PAMF
Fun Fact: I’m a fan of Bay Area Sports (including Cal football from my undergrad days) and look forward to attending games in person soon.
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Getting to experience WE Launch with everyone in person after going through a fully virtual one last year!
Farzad Yousefi
Axe ’23
Email: [email protected]
Current Occupation: Field Applications Engineer at Intel
Fun Fact: I was an Orientation Coordinator during my undergraduate years, and excited to go through that experience again with WE Launch
What I’m most excited about WE Launch: Meeting so many new people and learning from their experiences!