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 Davis
Dawn McGee
Administrator & 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
Mariela Padilla
Social Media Manager
Design
Communications
Chris Andrade
Prototype Manager
Aerospace Engineering & Mechanical Engineering
Sania Heydafardai
PLASMA Director
Design
Gabby Tirsell
Business Development Manager
Economics
Ashley Bilbrey
Technology Manager
Computer Science
Yamini Sharma
Business Development Manager
Statistics
Martha Flores
Web, Video Audio, Content Manager
Cinema and Digital Media
Computer Science
Dung Hoang
Community Program Manager
Managerial Economics
Statistics
Zev Barasch
Graphic Design Manager
Design
Kelly Berndt
Outreach Manager
Biomedical Engineering
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
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