Meet the UNS Board


Dhruti Halambi - Executive Director 

Leads the Creativity in Research Program, coordinates with other groups, supports board members, and oversees organizational goals.

Fun Fact: I love ATV riding.

Human Resources Commission

Nikki Dash
Founding Vice Executive Director 

Helps leads 501(c)(3) nonprofit setup, coordinates project progress, manages check-ins, and assists with funding.

Fun Fact: I currently have 15 candles in my room! I promise it's not an obsession, haha

Haasini Gathaatharan  Founding Vice Executive Director 

Helps leads 501(c)(3) nonprofit setup, coordinates project progress, manages check-ins, and assists with funding.

Fun Fact: I have a big sweet tooth (I love chocolate)!

Neel Kashi - Founding Director of Human Resources

Plans events, manages newsletters and community communication, and supports board meetings.

Fun Fact: I am a black belt!

Ananya Choubey - Founding Director of Finance

Manages fundraising, applies for grants/scholarships, and reaches out to sponsors.

Fun Fact: My favorite color is orange!

Malaika Yasir  - Founding Director of Technology

Creates and maintains the website and publishes research content.

Fun Fact: I've seen the movie Moana more than 10 times!

Literary Research Commission

Nithi Chandran - Founding Director of Literary Research 

Runs the first half of the Creativity in Research Program, develops lesson plans, reviews papers, and more.

Fun Fact: My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS OF LITERARY RESEARCH

Supports the Creativity in Research Program and helps create lesson plans.

Sandhya Suresh

Fun Fact: I could spend all day surfing Wikipedia pages

Anjali Gorantla

Zayan Shahid

Fun Fact: I am a keenly obsessed tea person

Uniba Wajid

Fun Fact: I live and breathe Chemistry. It's my favourite subject, despite everyone I know hating it.

Nishita Patibandla 

Fun Fact: I've been on the varsity basketball team since freshman year and love playing soccer as well!

Ananya Sridhar 

Giada Santos

Sarah Nwokeji

Fun Fact: I went to Italy last summer

Visual Research Commission

Elva Mou - Founding Director of Visual Research 

Leads the second half of the Creativity in Research Program, designs lesson plans, and reviews posts.

Fun Fact: I love movies especially from Studio Ghibli.

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS OF VISUAL RESEARCH

Assists with the second half of the Creativity in Research Program and helps with lesson plans.

Asma Noor

Vanessa Yang

Fun Fact: My favorite hairstyle is heat-less sock curls!

Lauren Ng

Fun Fact: I’ve binged watched an entire season of Criminal Minds in one weekend.

Outreach Commission

Annabelle Siow - Founding Director of Outreach

Manages social media, collaborates on content, recruits members, and organizes outreach communication.

Fun Fact: My retirement plan is to live in a cottage with 10 cats.

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS OF OUTREACH

Supports social media content creation and helps recruit new members.

Eshal Ali

Fun Fact: I can speak 3 languages and understand 5.

Azka Badar

Fun Fact: I can get completely lost in a good book and sometimes finish it in a single sitting if the story is captivating enough!

Divyansh Jain

Fun Fact: I used to be a Roblox addict

Durva Dhok

Fun Facts: I have learnt 7 languages!