Officers

Current Officers (2025-2026)

Our current leadership team is:

RoleName
PresidentSamuel Desai (BS 2027)
PresidentEvelyn Yee (MS 2026)
Financial OfficerZev Granowitz (PhD 2027)
Communications ChairDakota Lawlar (BS 2026)

Past Officers

Here are the Dancebreak officers for prior academic years:

  • 2025 (until June):
    • Presidents: Akshay Srivatsan (PhD 2025) and Sophia Manukian (PhD 2029)
    • Financial Officer: Donovan Jasper (BS 2025, BA 2026, MS 2026)
    • Communications Chair: Ashley Chen (MS 2025)
    • Venue Coordinator: Kelly Chou (MS 2026)
  • 2024:
    • Presidents: Jason Kronenfeld (PhD 2025) and Ashley Chen (MS 2025)
    • Financial Officer: Donovan Jasper (BS 2025, BA 2026, MS 2026)
    • Webmaster: Akshay Srivatsan (PhD 2028)
    • Venue Coordinator: Kelly Chou (MS 2026)
    • Workshop Coordinator: Sophia Manukian (PhD 2029)
  • 2023-2024:
    • President: Jason Kronenfeld (PhD 2025)
    • Vice President: Ashley Chen (BS 2024, MS 2025)
    • Financial Officer: Donovan Jasper (BS 2025, BA 2026, MS 2026)
  • 2022-2023:
    • President: Jason Kronenfeld (PhD 2025)
    • Vice President: William Meng (PhD 2026)
    • Financial Officer: Donovan Jasper (BS 2025, BA 2026)
    • Communications Chair: Ashley Chen (BS 2024, MS 2025)
    • Planning Coordinator: Saumya Goyal (MS 2024)
  • 2021-2022:
    • President: Gaurab Banerjee (MS 2022)
  • 2020-2021:
    • No Dancebreak due to COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 2019-2020:
    • President: Kent Vainio (BS 2020, MS 2021)
    • Vice-President: Xinlan Emily Hu (BS 2020, MS 2021)
    • Financial Officer: Gaurab Banerjee (BS 2021)
    • Webmaster: Angela Zhang (MD/PhD 2024)
  • 2018-2019:
    • President: Melodyanne Cheng (BSH 2018, BAH 2018, MS 2019)
    • Vice-President: Anna Zeng (BS 2020)
    • Financial Officer: Pratyaksh Sharma (MS 2018)
    • Webmaster: Jasmine Shu (PhD 2022)
  • 2017-2018:
    • President: Janine Birnbaum (BS 2018, BSH 2018)
    • Vice-President: Suvrat Bhooshan (MS 2018)
    • Financial Officer: Pratyaksh Sharma (MS 2018)
  • 2016-2017:
    • President: Janine Birnbaum (BS 2018, BSH 2018)
    • Vice-President: Elizabeth Hillstrom (BS 2017)
    • Financial Officer: Sara Sheffels (BS 2016, MS 2017)
  • 2015-2016:
    • President: Janine Birnbaum (BS 2018, BSH 2018)
    • Vice-President: Alexander Harris (BS 2020)
    • Financial Officer: Sara Sheffels (BS 2016, MS 2017)
  • 2014-2015:
    • President: Tatiana Kuzovleva (BS 2015)
    • Vice-President: Michael Hang (BS 2016)
    • Financial Officer: Edward Dai (BS 2015, MS 2015)
  • 2013-2014:
    • President: Tatiana Kuzovleva (BS 2015)
    • Vice-President: Michael Hang (BS 2016)
    • Financial Officer: Edward Dai (BS 2015, MS 2015)