People
Who We Are
The Student Startup Center at UC Davis inspires students to become entrepreneurs and supports them as they build their ventures.
Leadership
Aaron Anderson
Director & Lecturer
Student Startup Center - UC DavisOversee operations of makerspace, events and plasma accelerator program for all undergraduates on campus. Instruct core courses for entrepreneurship certificate.
Student Managers
Dung Hoang
Community Manager
Managerial Economics and Statistics
Elijah Yeboah
DE&I Development Manager
Cognitive Science
Shruti Kakar
Tech Outreach Manager
Computer Science and Economics
Jeremy Randall
Marketing Manager
Design
Olivia Bates
Outreach Manager
Managerial Economics and Technology Management Minor
Miles Barry
Audio Visual Manager
Statistics
Victoria Kerslake
Design Manager
Design
Lucas Fedronic
Venture Development Manager
Computer Science and Engineering
Ocean Chee
Audio Visual Manager
Computer Science
Simran Lallian
Venture Development Manager
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Atmaja Patil
Venture Development Manager
BioSystems Engineering
Leslie Valdez
DE&I Development Manager
Design, Education & Linguistics Minors
Ridhima Bellam
PLASMA Manager
Cognitive Science & Computer Science
Advisory Board
Paul Ambrose
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Kim Emerson
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Nitin Gupta
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Tami Hutchinson
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Juanita Lott
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Matt Kaufman
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Darryl Goss
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Sam King
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Alyssa Panitch
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Agustina Sartori
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Yatish Mishra
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Cathy Rodriguez
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Raf Peeters
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Yang Ni
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Dave De Simone
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Don Tran
Student Startup Center - UC DavisPrevious Student Managers
UC Davis Alumni
Dawn McGee
Administrator & Lecturer
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Chris Andrade
Prototype Manager
Master of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Kelly Berndt
Outreach Manager
Biomedical Engineering
Zev Barasch
Graphic Design Manager
Design
Martha Flores
Web, Video Audio, Content Manager
Cinema and Digital Media
Computer Science
Yamini Sharma
Business Development Manager
Statistics
Sania Heydafardai
PLASMA Director
Design
Mariela Padilla
Social Media Manager
Design
Communications
Ankita Bhat
PLASMA Director
Statistics and Economics
Chance Mathisen
Business Development Manager
Managerial Economics, Accounting & Technology Management Minors
Amanda Huang
Prototype Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Megan Tom
Web, Video, Audio Content Manager
Cognitive Science, Technology Management Minor
Kimmiko James
Business Development Manager
Cognitive Science
Ricardo Acosta
Videographer
Computer Science
Azeba Bajwa
Lead Program Manager
Biomedical Engineering
Sumit Basra
Lead Technical Manager
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Megan Brown
Visual Thinking Lab Manager
Computer Science & Engineering
Ravi Chopra
UC PLASMA Director
Business & Technology Management
Dorian Crutcher
Makerspace Manager
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Jon Gordon
Student Manager
Civil and Enviornmental Engineering
Tanvir Kaur
Lead Program Manager
Chemical Engineering, CS Minor
Harshita Kaushal
Makerspace Manager
Computer Science & Engineering
Jonas Langlois
Makerspace Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Mat Magno
UC PLASMA Director
Computer Science
Bruno Matsui
Lead Makerspace Manager
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineeringical Engineering
Hemali Patel
Creator Challenge Series Lead Project Manger
Managerial Economics
Dominic Phillips
Makerspace Manager
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Michaela Poblete
Workshop Manager
Computer Science
Mahima Rupakula
Social Media Manager
Chemical Engineering
Liz Tang
Director
Student Startup Center
Anthony Thai
Student Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Ashley Torres
Visual Thinking Lab Manager
Computer Engineering
Jazmin Torres
Social Media Marketing Manager
Communication, Economics & Music Minors
Ashley Bilbrey
Technology Manager
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Gabby Tirsell
Venture Development Manager
Student Startup Center - UC Davis
Brianna Todaro
Outreach Manager
Student Startup Center - UC Davis