Meet the Board
MES 2024-2025 Executive Board
President
Yash Kulkarni
(Honors) Economics '25
Minor in Business
Hometown: Livonia, MI
Fun Fact: My fake birthday is April 1st.
Vice President
Shannon Moss
Economics & Psychology '25
Minor in Business
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Fun Fact: I've been on a road trip from California to New York and back.
Chair of IT/Marketing
Xinmiao Zheng
Economics '25
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Fun Fact: I've never broken a bone.
Chair of IT/Marketing
Lily Wasvary
Economics '25
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Fun Fact: I won the spelling bee in 5th grade.
Chair of IT/Marketing
Jiaqi Xu
Business '27
Minor in Earth & Environmental Science
Hometown: Singapore and China
Fun Fact: I speak five languages.
Chair of Professional Development
Austin Fraidin
Economics '25
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Fun Fact: I am a great cook! My favorite dish is cereal.
Chair of Professional Development
Nicholas Erhardt
Economics '26
Minor in Business
Hometown: Naples, FL
Fun Fact: I've played fetch with Obama's dogs.
Chair of Professional Development
Cara Well
Economics '25
Minor in Business
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Fun Fact: I share a birthday with Jennifer Lopez (and my cousin).
Chair of Social Committee
Kaitlyn Galeota
Economics '26
Minor in Business
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Fun Fact: My middle name was originally spelt wrong on my birth certificate.
Chair of Social Committee
Helena Marano
Economics and Cognitive Science '26
Minor in Middle East Studies
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Fun Fact: I love fly fishing.
Chair of Academic Development
Filippo Carruzzo
Economics and International Studies '26
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Fun Fact: I broke 3/4 limbs within a year.
Chair of Academic Development
Sophia Guo
Economics and Mathematics '27
Hometown: Beijing, China
Fun Fact: I was a residential student for 12 years.
Board Member
Izzy Xie
Economics '25
Hometown: China
Fun Fact: I hate the frosting in Oreos.
Board Member
Jacob Strom
Economics '27
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI
Fun Fact: I love to bake!
Board Member
Julia Katzman
Mathematics '26
Minor in Business
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Fun Fact: I was almost related to Adam Sandler.