Meet the Team

Learn more about our officers and advisors!

Minor(s)

N/A

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 403

Favorite Hobbies:

crocheting, reading, jewelry making, sewing!

Kianna Bolante

Chair

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Senior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Business Administration

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 311

Favorite Hobbies:

cafe hopping ☕

Mahima Uliyar

Vice Chair

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Ethics

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 451

Favorite Hobbies:

boxing, watching movies, cooking, eating

Raiden Santos

Education Director

  • He/Him/His
  • Sophmore
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Business Administration

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 311

Favorite Hobbies:

swimming, reading, going to the gym

Srishti Singh

Education Director

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Sophmore
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Business Administration

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE332

Favorite Hobbies:

Coffee

Emma Lee

Graphics Director

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Physics

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 312

Favorite Hobbies:

Basketball, Soccer, Reading, and Movies

Eyoel Gebre

Public Relations Director

  • Him
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Business

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 452: Distributed Systems

Ask me about:

Golf, basketball

Ashay Manocha

External Relations Director

  • He/Him/His
  • Senior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

N/A

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 451 JIALINNNN FTW

Favorite Hobbies

Skiing and badminton!

Ethan Bai

Snack Overflow Director

  • He/Him/His
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

N/A

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 447

Favorite Hobbies:

Cooking, Basketball

Edward Yeung

Social Events Coordinator

  • He/Him/His
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

N/A

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 122

Favorite Hobbies:

Thrifting 🛍️

Ali Jaffery

Social Events Coordinator

  • He/Him/His
  • Sophmore
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

Business

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 351

Favorite hobbies:

Dancing and traveling 💃 ✈️

Vaishnavi Vidyasagar

Social Events Coordinator

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Junior
  • Computer Science

Minor(s)

International Studies

My favorite UW CSE class:

CSE 493 G1: Deep Learning

Favorite Hobbies:

running, hiking, biking

Tanush Yadav

Treasurer

  • He/Him/His
  • Spring 2026
  • Computer Science

Extra Majors/Minor(s)

Double major: Statistics
Minor: Philosophy 😎

My favorite UW CSE class:

311

Favorite Hobbies:

tft 🎮 milktea ☕

Yuning Hu

Media Director

  • She/Her/Hers
  • Junior
  • Computer Science + Statistics

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 122

Ask me about:

Jazz & fashion!

Ali Jaffery

Associate Officer

  • He/Him/His
  • 2027
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 123

Ask me about:

Softball, day trips around Seattle, baking

Akshita Amarnath

Associate Officer

  • She/Her/Hers
  • 2027
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 122

Ask me about:

Rubik's cubes

Eshan Arora

Associate Officer

  • He/Him/His
  • 2027
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 311

My favorite non-CSE activities:

Fashion or runway collections

Katherine Palevich

Associate Officer

  • She/Her/Hers
  • 2026
  • Computer Science, Business Administration minor

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 311

Ask me about:

Tea, cooking, or food

Raiden Santos

Associate Officer

  • He/Him/His
  • 2026
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 421: Introduction to Algorithms

My favorite non-CSE activities:

Coffee ☕️, Sports 🏀, Travel ✈️, Music 🎶

Shreshth Kharbanda

Associate Officer

  • He/Him/His
  • 2024
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 154

Ask me about:

Crocheting

Shreya Shaji

Associate Officer

  • She/Her/Hers
  • 2027
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 122 (Intro to Computer Programming II)

Ask me about:

Book recs and 3D printing

Trisha Bhatawdekar

Associate Officer

  • She/Her/Hers
  • 2027
  • Computer Science

My favorite UW CSE class(es):

CSE 351

My favorite non-CSE activities:

Dancing and traveling :)

Vaishnavi Vidyasagar

Associate Officer

  • She/Her/Hers
  • 2026
  • Computer Science
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My position outside of COM2:

Hi COM2! I am the Student Leadership Development Coordinator on the Diversity & Access Team. I am a Seattle-born bi-racial man of color, and I am very passionate about working to empower and advocate for underrepresented young folks, which led me to the amazing opportunity to work with the D&A Team.

EJ Pinera

Staff Advisor

  • He/Him/His
  • Student Leadership Development Coordinator

My position outside of COM2:

I am an assistant teaching professor in the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, focusing on courses on databases and data science.

Ryan Maas

Staff Advisor

  • He/Him/His
  • Assistant Teaching Professor