Executive Team
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Angela Wu | Co-President
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Avni Rao | Co-President
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Farrel Sudrajat | Head of Design
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Vera Chuang | Director of BuildHER
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Tim Avilov | Director of Outreach
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Benya Vahdat | Director of Member Engagement
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Aditi Rana | Communications Lead
Buildspace Team
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Manasa Lingireddy | Founder + Director of Buildspace '23-24
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Jove Pendapotan | Co-Director of Buildspace '24-'25
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Anaya Pandit | Co-Director of Buildspace '24-'25
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Samuel Purnama | Operations Lead
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Thea Klein-Balajee | Engagement Lead
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Ankith Tunuguntla | Engagement Lead
Past Team Members
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Hawa Drammeh
Founder + President of cseed | LinkedIn
2023 - 2025 -
Judy Kang
Co-Founder | Co-President | LinkedIn
2023 - 2024 -
Manasa Lingireddy
Founder + Director of Buildspace | LinkedIn
2024-2025 -
Niyati Trivedi
Founder + Director of BuildHER | LinkedIn
2024- 2025 -
Harshitha Rebala
Founding Team, Director of Outreach | LinkedIn
2023 - 2025 -
Yasmine Shubber
Founding Team, Director of Communications | LinkedIn
2023 - 2025 -
Gurucharan Lingamallu
Marketing/Creative Lead,
Co-President | Linkedin
2023 - 2025 -
Andrey Risukhin
Founding Advisor | Linkedin
2023-2025 -
Elias Belzberg
Founding Team + Advisor | Linkedin
2023-2025 -
Thea Klein Balaji
Buildspace Engagement Lead | LinkedIn
2024-2025 -
Dhanshika Vijayaraj
Communications & Marketing Lead | LinkedIn
2024-2025 -
Chaitanya Sekhar
Buildspace Operations Lead | Linkedin
2024 -2025 -
Vani Agarwal
Buildspace Operations Lead | LinkedIn
2024 - 2025 -
Trang Tran
Social Communications Lead | LinkedIn
2024 -2025 -
Sthiti Patnaik
Founding Team | Director of Communications | Linkedin
2023 - 2024 -
Arman Mohammed
Founding Team | Director of Outreach | LinkedIn
2023 - 2024
Advising Team
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Kurtis Heimer | Faculty Advisor
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
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
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!