AIChE Board 2025-2026
Meet this year's AIChE Board members! Also, read about past AIChE Board Alumni! See where the alumni have gone after their time with AIChE and their current endeavors!
Fourth Manaanuntakul
President
AIChE has given me so such support throughout my time in UC San Diego. We make mistakes, learn, and grow with AIChE!
Fun Fact: Biggest risk I've taken is saying I-She infront of Ay-Kee pronouncers
Nancy Le
VP Internal
As head of AIChE’s Internal Committee, we oversee all internal UCSD student affairs from a range of hosting fun, laid back socials to helping kickstart your professional careers! We’re always accepting of new ideas and members, so if you’d like to be a part of the mess (team), please feel free to apply and/or reach out whenever :D
Fun Fact: My favorite color is green! Shocking and life changing fun fact, I know
Sunny Lee
Co-VP External/Department Chair
Through AIChE, I've been able to gain a lot of insight on everything that chemical engineering has to offer!
Dean McLane
Co-VP External/Industry Chair
I've been with AIChE for three years now, and I'm excited to co-lead External Committee this year! My goal is to implement enjoyable events and opportunities to streamline the transition from school to work for chemical engineers at UCSD.
Fun Fact: I've run from UCSD to the Border four times!
Reina Salman
VP Operations
Hi everyone 👋 I'm Reina, and I'm really excited to be your VP Ops :) I take care of all things behind-the-scenes and run AIChE's logistics. Since transferring from CC, I've loved the community AIChE has had to offer and I hope you will too!
Fun Fact: I saw Billie Eilish at my rock climbing gym in LA lol
Astra Tulac
VP Finance
Hey there! As VP Finance, my job is to oversee AIChE's budget and ensure that we are serving the needs of the ChemE student body. My hope is that AIChE is a fun space centered around personal and professional growth for everyone.
Fun Fact: I love to sail.
Chelzee Nicole Yu
VP Publicity
Hey :D I’ve been a member of AIChE for one year, now entering my second, and being part of it has been an incredible experience that’s helped me grow both creatively and professionally. As Co-Publicity and Social Media Chair, my goal is to promote our events and expand our chapter’s online presence.
Fun Fact: I like matcha and enjoy going on random side-quests.
Lasheana Husni
Social Media Chair
Hi! I’m Lasheana, and I help manage classroom, Discord, and newsletter announcements for AIChE. Being part of AIChE has been such a rewarding experience—it’s a supportive community where I’ve grown professionally and personally while connecting with other passionate chemical engineering students.
Fun Fact: I like to journal and cute stickers!!! ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡
Alex Mikalian
Fundraising Chair
I raise funds for AIChE by organizing fundraisers and planning events. I have met wonderful people since joining AIChE and I look forward to meeting many more.
Fun Fact: I like jazz.
Brenda Widjaja
Competition Chair
Hey everyone, I'm Brenda and I look forward to coordinating competition teams and events! I’m here to help create more opportunities for connecting with peers while developing unique skills.
Fun Fact: I love crafting, hiking, and jamming with friends!
Angela Tan
Industry (Sponsorship) Chair
Hi! My name is Angela and I'll be helping AIChE find sponsors. I learned so much from AIChE so don't be afraid to come and check us out!
Fun Fact: I'm from Canada :D
Rajat Kharel
Co-NChE Chair
As NChE Chair, I'm going to be helping connect more students to companies by organizing the NChE Career Fair!
Fun Fact: I played the Baritone Saxophone for six years!
Winsten Lam
Co-NChE Chair
The NChE chair provide CENG students to interact with engineers in the industry through various career fair and networking events.
Anna Pham
Outreach Chair
Hi, I’m Anna! Serving as your Outreach Chair, I look forward to hosting events for AIChE and creating a tight community for Chemical Engineers at UCSD!
Fun Fact: I like to draw and self-teach myself guitar!
AIChE Projects
Isabel Kikoshima
Program Director
Andrew Itagaki
Program Manager
Jules Go
Program Manager
Tanay Shah
Assistant Program Manager
Megan Caramat
Assistant Program Manager
Sean Jung
Projects Resource Coordinator
Past AIChE Board Alumni
AIChE is an organization that prides itself on progress and improvement. Below are some members that have helped develop and turn AIChE at UCSD into an amazing organization with various programs. Read about their amazing accomplishments and current endeavors below. If you are a past alumni and want to be included on this page, please contact us at aiche@ucsd.edu or fill out the form below!
Hailey Tran
President 2024-2025
After finishing her B.S. in 2025, Hailey moved to UCLA to pursue her PhD in Chemical Engineering as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. She is interested in developing bioinspired polymers to create sustainable and/or biocompatible materials. Hailey’s proudest accomplishments are leading volunteer efforts for the 2024 AIChE Annual Student Conference and meeting amazing people through AIChE!