Project RISHI at UC Davis
Rural India Social & Health Improvement
Meet our Board
Shamika Gavaskar
President
pronouns: she/her
major/minor: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Major & Public Health Minor
year: 3rd year
Simran Sran
Vice President
pronouns: she/her
major/minor: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Global Disease Biology Minor
year: 3rd year
Trisha Jaishankar
Director of Partnerships
pronouns: she/her
major: Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
year: 3rd year
Nikhitha Ravi
Director of Initiatives
pronouns: she/her
major/minor: Cell Biology Major & Sociocultural Anthropology Minor
year: 2nd year
Kavin Bagal
Director of Initiatives
pronouns: he/him
major: Microbiology Major
year: 2nd year
Arul Prakash Saravanan
Director of Initiatives
pronouns: he/him
major/minor: Mechanical Engineering Major and Computer Science Minor
year: 4th year
Saanya Gupta
Director of Outreach
pronouns: she/her
major: Food Science
year: 4th year
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Ania Shah
Director of Outreach
pronouns: she/her
major/minor: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Public Health Minor
year: 2nd year
Lipi Buch
Social Media Manager
pronouns: she/her
major/minor: Clinical Nutrition & Minor in English
year: 3rd year
Anusha Khanchandani
Recruitment, Education,
and Trip Chair
pronouns: she/her
major: Chemical Engineering
year: 3rd year
Adhithi Narasimhan
Recruitment, Education,
and Trip Chair
pronouns: she/her
majors: Political Science-Public Service & Gender Studies
year: 3rd year
Atmaja Patil
Director of Finance
pronouns: she/her
major: Biosystems Engineering Major
year: 2nd year