People

Who We Are

Leadership
Student Managers
Advisory Board

The Student Startup Center at UC Davis inspires students to become entrepreneurs and supports them as they build their ventures.

Leadership

Aaron Anderson

Aaron Anderson

Director & Lecturer

Oversee operations of makerspace, events and plasma accelerator pro­gram for all undergraduates on cam­pus. Instruct core courses for entre­preneurship certificate.

Student Managers

Nadia Iwach

Nadia Iwach

Program Manager

Political Science and Science Technology in Society

Kitan Lawal

Kitan Lawal

DE&I Development Manager

Biomedical Engineering

Dante Romero

Dante Romero

Digital Design and Outreach Manager

Economics and Technology Management

Ruth Jaquette

Ruth Jaquette

Outreach Manager

Managerial Economics

Olivia Bates

Olivia Bates

Outreach Manager

Managerial Economics and Technology Management Minor

Colum Manning

Colum Manning

Venture Development Manager

Biology and Economics

Aitana Sahni

Aitana Sahni

Outreach Manager

Economics

Lucas Fedronic

Lucas Fedronic

Venture Development Manager

Computer Science and Engineering

Ocean Chee

Ocean Chee

Audio Visual Manager

Computer Science

Simran Lallian

Simran Lallian

Venture Development Manager
Siena Reale

Siena Reale

Outreach Manager

Biological Sciences

Atmaja Patil

Atmaja Patil

Venture Development Manager

BioSystems Engineering

Sachin Bhandari

Sachin Bhandari

Venture Development and Outreach Manager

Managerial Economics

Ridhima Bellam

Ridhima Bellam

PLASMA Manager

Cognitive Science & Computer Science

See Previous Student Managers

Advisory Board

Paul Ambrose

Paul Ambrose

Kim Emerson

Kim Emerson

Nitin Gupta

Nitin Gupta

Tami Hutchinson

Tami Hutchinson

Juanita Lott

Juanita Lott

Matt Kaufman

Matt Kaufman

Darryl Goss

Darryl Goss

Sam King

Sam King

Alyssa Panitch

Alyssa Panitch

Agustina Sartori

Agustina Sartori

Yatish Mishra

Yatish Mishra

Cathy Rodriguez

Cathy Rodriguez

Raf Peeters

Raf Peeters

Yang Ni

Yang Ni

Dave De Simone

Dave De Simone

Don Tran

Don Tran

Previous Student Managers

UC Davis Alumni

Dawn McGee

Dawn McGee

Administrator & Lecturer
Chris Andrade

Chris Andrade

Prototype Manager

Master of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Kelly Berndt

Kelly Berndt

Outreach Manager

Biomedical Engineering

Zev Barasch

Zev Barasch

Graphic Design Manager

Design

Martha Flores

Martha Flores

Web, Video Audio, Content Manager

Cinema and Digital Media
Computer Science

Yamini Sharma

Yamini Sharma

Business Development Manager

Statistics

Sania Heydafardai

Sania Heydafardai

PLASMA Director

Design

Mariela Padilla

Mariela Padilla

Social Media Manager

Design
Communications

Ankita Bhat

Ankita Bhat

PLASMA Director

Statistics and Economics

Chance Mathisen

Chance Mathisen

Business Development Manager

Managerial Economics, Accounting & Technology Management Minors

Amanda Huang

Amanda Huang

Prototype Manager

Mechanical Engineering

Megan Tom

Megan Tom

Web, Video, Audio Content Manager

Cognitive Science, Technology Management Minor

Kimmiko James

Kimmiko James

Business Development Manager

Cognitive Science

Ricardo Acosta

Ricardo Acosta

Videographer

Computer Science

Azeba Bajwa

Azeba Bajwa

Lead Program Manager

Biomedical Engineering

Sumit Basra

Sumit Basra

Lead Technical Manager

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Megan Brown

Megan Brown

Visual Thinking Lab Manager

Computer Science & Engineering

Ravi Chopra

Ravi Chopra

UC PLASMA Director

Business & Technology Management

Dorian Crutcher

Dorian Crutcher

Makerspace Manager

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Jon Gordon

Jon Gordon

Student Manager

Civil and Enviornmental Engineering

Tanvir Kaur

Tanvir Kaur

Lead Program Manager

Chemical Engineering, CS Minor

Harshita Kaushal

Harshita Kaushal

Makerspace Manager

Computer Science & Engineering

Jonas Langlois

Jonas Langlois

Makerspace Manager

Mechanical Engineering

Mat Magno

Mat Magno

UC PLASMA Director

Computer Science

Bruno Matsui

Bruno Matsui

Lead Makerspace Manager

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineeringical Engineering

Hemali Patel

Hemali Patel

Creator Challenge Series Lead Project Manger

Managerial Economics

Dominic Phillips

Dominic Phillips

Makerspace Manager

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Michaela Poblete

Michaela Poblete

Workshop Manager

Computer Science

Mahima Rupakula

Mahima Rupakula

Social Media Manager

Chemical Engineering

Liz Tang

Liz Tang

Director

Student Startup Center

Anthony Thai

Anthony Thai

Student Manager

Mechanical Engineering

Ashley Torres

Ashley Torres

Visual Thinking Lab Manager

Computer Engineering

Jazmin Torres

Jazmin Torres

Social Media Marketing Manager

Communication, Economics & Music Minors

Ashley Bilbrey

Ashley Bilbrey

Technology Manager
Gabby Tirsell

Gabby Tirsell

Venture Development Manager
Brianna Todaro

Brianna Todaro

Outreach Manager