The latest recruitment cycle has recently come to a close, welcoming fifteen new analysts to the YUCG Community! Let’s get to know the new YUCG analysts from the Spring 2024 recruitment cycle. Our YUCG analysts come from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, studying 35 unique majors and certificates, coming from 13 countries, and making up 68 active members. The new class is just adding to this diverse community, and are super excited to join the YUCG community!
Evan Burkeen: Evan is a first-year student from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is in Davenport College, and plans to major in Political Science. Outside of YUCG, Evan is also a member of the Yale Debate Association.
Thomas Chung: Thomas is a first-year student from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is in Davenport College, and plans to major in Computer Science and Psychology & Economics. A fun fact about Thomas is that he was a State Champion for Team Tennis on his high school team.
Misha Ghafouri: Misha is a first-year student from Scottsdale, Arizona. She is inBenjamin Franklin College, and plans to major in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. Misha’s favorite YUCG memory so far is initiation night. She loved getting to know her fellow analysts better and getting welcomed into the community.
Ethan Hsu: Ethan is a first-year student from Plainview, New York. He is in Jonathan Edwards College, and plans to major in Economics and Mathematics & Chemistry. Aside from YUCG, Ethan also does research at the Yale Law School.
Dana Ko: Dana is a first-year student from Colorado Springs, Colorado and Washington, Michigan. She is in Saybrook College, and plans to major in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. A fun fact about Dana is that she loves to listen to country music.
Tyler Lewis: Tyler is a sophomore from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dubai. He is inSaybrook College, and plans to major in Computer Science and Economics. Outside of YUCG, Tyler works at the Saybrook Buttery and is a Sigma Chi Social Chair.
Chris Li: Chris is a first-year student from North Potomac, Maryland. He is in Silliman College, and plans to major in Economics and Urban Studies. A fun fact about Chris is that he was a Product Management Intern at NASA HQ.
Kamal Mahamud: Kamal is a first-year student from Nairobi, Kenya. He is in Benjamin Franklin College, and plans to major in Computer Science and Economics. Kamal’s favorite YUCG memory so far is our Spring 2024 retreat, when we went to Washington, CT and spent a few days bonding together and making memories with friends. Kamal enjoyed playing ping pong and other games with everyone!
Arohi Nair: Arohi is a first-year student from Okemos, Michigan and Boston, Massachusetts. She is in Pauli Murray College, and plans to major in Computer Science and Economics. Arohi’s favorite YUCG memory so far is bonding with her fellow analysts during retreat, especially when they spending the entirety of the second day of retreat outside.
Vinay Pendri: Vinay is a first-year student from Pittsfort, New York. He is in Benjamin Franklin College, and plans to major in Economics & Statistics and Data Science. Outside of YUCG, Vinay is a Yale Army ROTC Cadet.
Krisha Ramani: Krisha is a first-year student from Novi, Michigan. She is in Ezra Stiles College, and plans to major in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. Krisha’s favorite YUCG memory so far is the YUCG retreat, where she feels like she was able to get to know a lot of the upperclasmen better.
Chiraag Sachdev: Chiraag is a sophomore from Phoenix, Arizona. He is in Davenport College, and plans to major in Biomedical Engineering. Chiraag’s favorite YUCG memory so far is the Spring 2024 YUCG dinner, when the club got together for a formal restaurant dinner. He had a great time meeting older members of the club.
Lucas Santos: Lucas is a first-year student from Maryland. He is in Trumbull College, and plans to major in Urban Studies. A fun fact about Lucas is that he was the co-captain of his high school crew team.
Chris Sylvester: Chris is a sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland. He is in Davenport College, and plans to major in Statistics and Data science. Outside of YUCG, Chris is also the lead alto saxophonist in the Yale Jazz Ensemble.
Sasha Tarassenko: Sasha is a first-year from Norcross, Georgia. She is in Morse College, and plans to major in Economics. A fun fact about Sasha is that she was interviewed on NPR's From the Top as a featured artist.
We are thrilled to welcome these new members. As a member of the new analyst class, I think I speak for everyone when I say how honored and happy we are to join the community. The new analyst class is a wonderful of people, and we have been able to get really close to one another throughout the initial weeks as YUCG members. After going through retreat, events, and training together, I am proud and glad that I can call all 14 of the others in my class close friends. From personal experience, joining YUCG as a first year analyst has already proved to be so valuable, teaching me skills related to interpersonal communication, both in professional and social settings, presentation, research, and more. I love the community and people in the club, and feel so close not only to my analyst class, but to everyone in the group. I am looking forward to the semesters ahead, and have been having a great time!
