Officer Team
Kartik Kancherla
President
Year/Major: Finance and Economics, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2019
Hometown: Plano, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Amy’s Ice Cream, Spring 2020
Interests: Basketball (Heat Nation in 6), Football (Go Pack Go), Cars, Fashion, Politics, Marvel Movies, Anime
Mahi Patel
Vice President
Year/Major: BHP and Finance, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2019
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cantoo, Fall 2020
Interests: Card/Board Games (Secret Hitler!!), Teaching, Skiing, New Girl/Grey’s Anatomy, Food Trucks
Jess Park
Internal Director
Year/Major: iMPA, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cook’s Nook, Fall 2020
Interests: Anime, Yoga, Sand Volleyball, True Crime Podcasts (podcasts in general too), Hayao Miyazaki films, The 1975, Piercings
Matthew Chen
Memberships Director
Year/Major: Finance, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2020
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Brentwood Social, Spring 2020
Interests: Basketball, Spikeball, Dallas Sports Teams, Thrifting, Traveling, Street Tacos, Gaming
Grant Shaffer
External Director
Year/Major: Finance and Economics, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cook’s Nook, Fall 2020
Interests: Premier League Soccer, Barbeque, Podcasts, Catan
Evan Bimaptura
Outreach Director
Year/Major: BHP, Philosophy, Economics, and Management, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cantoo, Fall 2020
Interests: NBA Fantasy, Basketball, Chess, Philosophy, Geopolitics, Piano/Guitar, The Economist
Members
Aman Patel
Senior Associate
Year/Major: BHP, Finance, and Psychology, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Hometown: Southlake, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: OneSeventeen Media, Fall 2018
Interests: Videography, Movie Scores (Hans Zimmer :)), Youth Empowerment, All-American, Coldplay, Thrill seeking, Arrow, Creating Comebacks to Vyshali’s roasts
Vyshali Gondi
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Plan II and MIS, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: OneSeventeen Media, Fall 2018
Interests: Volleyball, Breakfast foods (preferably at a Brunch time), Educational Equity, Parks and Recreation, Cheese, Reading, Kickboxing, New Girl, Pasta, Making fun of Aman
Paarth Maniar
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Mechanical Engineering, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2020
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Amy’s Ice Cream, Spring 2019
Interests: Movie Soundtracks (Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, John Williams), Camping, Scuba Diving, Houston & Longhorn Sports, Travel
Srija Reddy
Senior Associate
Year/Major: MIS and Radio-TV-Film, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Ramble, Spring 2019
Interests: Movies and TV!!!, Concerts, Hot Sauce, Cooking, Conspiracy Theories
Dhilan Patel
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Finance, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2019
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Amy’s Ice Cream, Spring 2020
Interests: Travel, Real Estate, Mad Men, Houston Sports, Fantasy Football, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Reggae
Amil Naik
Senior Associate, Webmaster
Year/Major: Finance, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Hometown: Lewisville, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Brentwood Social, Spring 2020
Interests: Startups, Venture Capital, Pyrography, Hiking, Indie-Folk Music (Bon Iver, The Lumineers, The Crane Wives), Cooking, Web Design
Sahil Shah
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Civil Engineering, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Brentwood Social, Spring 2020
Interests: Basketball, Football, F1, Board Games, Too Much TV, Food!
Arman Razaali
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Finance and Computational Biology, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2019
Hometown: Plano, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Greenade, Fall 2019
Interests: Brooklyn 99, White Collar, Soccer, Stand-Up Comedy, Bread
Chloe Jin
Senior Associate
Year/Major: BHP and Plan II, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2021
Hometown: Houston, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Bravo, Spring 2021
Interests: Archery, Sailing, Ballroom and Latin Dancing, Ethnomusicology, Culture Studies
Hannah Jackson
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Business, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cook’s Nook, Fall 2020
Interests: Music (Indie Garage Rock), Graphic Design, Photography, Painting, Philosophy, Creative Writing, Playing Piano
Eesha Patel
Senior Associate
Year/Major: MIS, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2021
Hometown: Austin, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Bravo, Spring 2021
Interests: New Girl, Hiking, Exploring Austin, Spending hours planning hypothetical trips, Brunch
Faizan Firdaus
Senior Associate
Isha Dhawan
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Finance, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2020
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Amy’s Ice Cream, Spring 2020
Interests: Iced Coffee, Skiing/Snowboarding, Travelling, Finding new music, Cooking, Working Out
Shayan Panjwani
Senior Associate
Year/Major: MIS, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2018
Favorite Project: Greenade, Fall 2019
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Interests: ChilledCow, Pixel Art, Catan, Greenwashing, The illegitimacy of corn as a food, Urban Photography
Gabrielle Jabour
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Business and Plan II, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Favorite Project: Cantoo, Fall 2020
Hometown: Austin, TX
Interests: Cooking, Mentoring and working with kids, Playing Piano, Music/Concerts (Indie + Taylor Swift), Austin Nature/Trails
Nikhita Pathapati
Senior Associate
Year/Major: BHP, Junior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2019
Favorite Project: Amy’s Ice Cream, Spring 2020
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Interests: Singing and Songwriting, Watching Movies, Restaurant Hopping, Traveling, Creative Writing, Tutoring
William Nacci
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Plan II and BME, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Favorite Project: Cantoo, Fall 2020
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX
Interests: Drawing, Movies, Cooking, Exercise, Reading, Camping, Teamwork, Talking, In-Person Classes
Bridget Barragy
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Biology, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2021
Favorite Project: Budee, Spring 2021
Hometown: Richmond, TX
Interests: Visiting State Parks, Car Rides, Music (Alt Rock), Baking, Fashion Design, Painting
Sam Stafford
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Marketing, WGS, and Plan II, Senior
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2020
Favorite Project: Budee, Spring 2021
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Interests: Startups, Road Trips, Hiking, National Parks, 70’s Music, Graphic Design, Murder/Mystery Podcasts, Civic Engagement, Painting
Riya Patel
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Chemical Engineering, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2021
Favorite Project: Budee, Spring 2021
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Interests: Running, Baking, Hiking, Painting, Pottery, Food Trucks
Diego Lira
Senior Associate
Year/Major: Computer Science and Business, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Fall 2020
Hometown: Houston, TX
Favorite UMBRA Project: Cantoo Learning, Fall 2020
Interests: Tennis, Breakfast, Piano, Violin Cooking
Alexis Horowitz
Senior Associate
Year/Major: ECE, Sophomore
Joined UMBRA: Spring 2021
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite UMBRA Project: Budee, Spring 2021
Interests: Music, Graphic Design, Longhorn Football, Card Games/Catan, UMBRA Socials
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