Meet the Board  

Karina Desai

Cookie Desai, Class of 2024       

President

kpdesai@ucdavis.edu    

Catalina Martinez-Baenen

 

Catalina Martinez-Baenen,          

Class of 2025

Vice President

cmartinezbaenen@ucdavis.edu 

 

Mark Lerner

 

Mark Lerner, Class of 2025          

Treasurer

mlerner@ucdavis.edu 

Emily Young

Emily Young, Class of 2024          

Administrative Director

emiyoung@ucdavis.edu 

Jake Kim

Jake Kim, Class of 2024          

External Competitions Chair            

jvkkim@ucdavis.edu 

Michaela Gines

Michaela Gines, Class of 2024      

External Competitions Chair

mgines@ucdavis.edu 

Alyce Cho

 

Alyce Cho, Class of 2025               

Internal Competitions Chair

acecho@ucdavis.edu 

Chris Mitchell

 

Chris Mitchell, Class of 2024         

Internal Competitions Chair

chrmitchell@ucdavis.edu 

Mitra Purpur

 

 

Mitra Purpur, Class of 2024

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

mepurpur@ucdavis.edu

 

Isabelle Shepard

Isabelle Shepard, Class of 2025    

Judge Liaison

icshepard@ucdavis.edu 

li-yu.jpeg

Li Yu, Class of 2025                        

Research Chair

lisyu@ucdavis.edu 

Evelyn Lawrence

Evelyn Lawrence, Class of 2025   

Marketing Chair

eclawrence@ucdavis.edu 

Donna Shestowsky, Faculty Advisor

Prof. Donna Shestowsky              

Faculty Advisor

Faculty Webpage