Officers
Current Officers (2025-2026)
Our current leadership team is:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Akshay Srivatsan (PhD 2028) |
| President | Sophia Manukian (PhD 2029) |
| Financial Officer | Donovan Jasper (BA 2026, MS 2026) |
| Communications Chair | Dakota Lawlar (MS 2025) |
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)