Executive Team

Buildspace Team

BuildHER Team

Design Team

Creator Series Team

Past Team Members

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    Hawa Drammeh

    Founder + President of cseed | LinkedIn
    2023 - 2025

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    Judy Kang

    Co-Founder | Co-President | LinkedIn
    2023 - 2024

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    Manasa Lingireddy

    Founder + Director of Buildspace | LinkedIn
    2024-2025

  • A young woman with curly black hair and a light blue sweater standing outdoors in front of dark wooden steps, smiling at the camera.

    Niyati Trivedi

    Founder + Director of BuildHER | LinkedIn
    2024- 2025

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    Harshitha Rebala

    Founding Team, Director of Outreach | LinkedIn
    2023 - 2025

  • A young woman with shoulder-length dark hair standing outdoors in front of a stone building and greenery, smiling at the camera.

    Yasmine Shubber

    Founding Team, Director of Communications | LinkedIn
    2023 - 2025

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    Gurucharan Lingamallu

    Marketing/Creative Lead,
    Co-President | Linkedin

    2023 - 2025

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    Anaya Pandit

    Co-Director of Buildspace | LinkedIn

    2024 - 2025

  • Samuel Purnama

    Samuel Purnama

    Operations Lead | LinkedIn

    2024 - 2025

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    Jove Pendapotan

    Co-Director of Buildspace | LinkedIn

    2024 - 2025

  • A young man with short brown hair and blue eyes, smiling, wearing a dark button-up shirt, standing in front of a grey concrete wall.

    Andrey Risukhin

    Founding Advisor | Linkedin
    2023-2025

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    Elias Belzberg

    Founding Team + Advisor | Linkedin
    2023-2025

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    Thea Klein Balaji

    Buildspace Engagement Lead | LinkedIn
    2024-2025

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    Dhanshika Vijayaraj

    Communications & Marketing Lead | LinkedIn
    2024-2025

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    Chaitanya Sekhar

    Buildspace Operations Lead | Linkedin
    2024 -2025

  • A young woman with long dark hair and a slight smile standing outdoors in front of green bushes with pink and white flowers.

    Vani Agarwal

    Buildspace Operations Lead | LinkedIn
    2024 - 2025

  • A young man with dark, wavy hair and a light smile, standing outdoors in an urban area with a blurred storefront and street background.

    Ankith Tunuguntla

    Engagement Lead | LinkedIn

    2023 - 2025

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    Trang Tran

    Social Communications Lead | LinkedIn
    2024 -2025

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    Sthiti Patnaik

    Founding Team | Director of Communications | Linkedin
    2023 - 2024

  • Young man with dark hair looking thoughtfully into the distance outdoors during daytime, blurred greenery in the background.

    Arman Mohammed

    Founding Team | Director of Outreach | LinkedIn
    2023 - 2024

Advising Team

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    Kurtis Heimer | Faculty Advisor

    LinkedIn

    Kurtis Heimerl is an Associate Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, and serves as a technical advisor at Madrona Venture Labs. He is dedicated to improving internet access, especially in underserved areas, and has co-founded Endaga, a mobile platform enabling independent cellular networks for rural communities, which was acquired by Meta.

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    Hawa Drammeh | Advisor

    LinkedIn

    Hi, I’m Hawa! I founded cseed in 2023 with the mission of transforming UW’s engineering culture into one fueled by passion, entrepreneurship, experimentation, and creativity.

    From 2023–2025, I had the joy of serving as president, growing cseed into a thriving community and working alongside an incredible team to bring our new ideas to life. Now, I’m excited to continue shaping its future as an advisor and supporting the next generation of student builders.

    Outside of cseed, I’m endlessly curious about design, craft, and engineering. You’ll often find me taking long walks, exploring new ideas, and learning about the world. Feel free to reach out to me anytime!

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    Harshitha Rebala | Advisor

    LinkedIn

    Harshitha was part of cseed’s founding team in 2023 and served as our Director of Internal Outreach from 2023–2025. In that time, she hosted events that reached 1,000+ students, from fireside chats and panels to socials that brought builders together across disciplines. Her work played a key role in shifting UW’s culture toward one where creativity, experimentation, and building thrive.

    Now as an advisor, Harshitha continues to bring her passion for community and her eye for connection to help guide cseed’s next chapter. She graduated in 2025 and is currently working at Vercept, helping build the computer interface of the future!