Board members

Board 2021-2022

*Alphabetically listed beyond the executive positions

『Executive』

Rohan Kumar
President

He/Him

Rohan is a senior studying a double major in Political Science and International Affairs. Some of his interests include soccer (football) and watching all major European leagues such as the English Premier League or the Italian Serie A. In his spare time, he likes to read books about international affairs, history, and foreign policy. As an aspiring diplomat, Rohan wants to gain as much knowledge as possible about global politics and believes that books help expand his knowledge and can keep him well informed of the world around him.

Zinal Patel
Vice President

She/Her

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Zinal is a junior majoring in Bioengineering. Some of her favorite hobbies include doing outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, going to the beach, and exploring new places. On the down low, she also enjoys reading, building/tinkering, and gaming. Zinal joined TEDxUCR because she loves to teach and help inspire other people, firmly believing that TEDx talks have the power to do that.

Jayant Kamanna Treasurer

He/Him

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『Coordinators』

Andrea Gonzalez Logistics

She/Her

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Adri Mukherjee Sponsorships

He/Him

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Adri is a junior studying Economics with a concentration in Finance. Some of his hobbies include playing instruments and producing music, firmly believing that music serves as an outlet for him to escape reality for a bit and express his emotions. Adri joined TEDxUCR because he loves learning about new ideas that he never knew he needed to know. By joining TEDxUCR, he wanted to have a direct impact on other curious, like-minded people and provide them with events where learning is limitless.

Landi Ju
Selections

She/her

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Landi is a senior studying Psychology. Some of her favorite hobbies include reading novels, journaling, creating playlists on Spotify as well as occasionally engaging in kinesthetic activities that push her body to its limits like acro-yoga and aerial silks. Her spirit animals are an owl and a whale. She joined TEDxUCR because she really wanted to participate in a student organization at UCR that had members from a variety of majors and worked to organize events that could have a widespread impact on the community.

Kimia Taghipour Marketing

She/Her

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Kimia is a senior majoring in Biology. Some of her interests include conversing with people and being social, listening to podcasts, dancing and listening to new and upcoming artists. She joined TEDxUCR because she watched TED talks and said that they have helped her diversify her perspective and look at different matters with a new eye and mindset.

Kyle Penix
Social

He/Him

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Kyle is a senior studying Media and Cultural Studies. Some of his favorite hobbies include video games, learning guitar and photography.. He is also into most things outdoors, such as camping, fishing, swimming, and stargazing. He joined TEDxUCR because he wanted to join a club that aligned with his interests in science, technology and education. His favorite thing about TED is that it provides a great platform that allows a diversity of voices to share their insight and wisdom with the world.

Board 2021-2022

『Executive』

Rohan Kumar President

Zinal Patel​Vice President

Jayant Kamanna Treasurer

『Coordinators』

Andrea Gonzalez Logistics

Adri Mukherjee Sponsorships

Landi Ju Selections

Kimia Taghipour Marketing

Kyle Penix Social

Rohan Kumar
President

Zinal Patel
Vice President

Landi Ju
Selections

Kyle Penix
Social