Meet the Board (2025-2026)

Vibha Sathish Kumar

Chair

RF/Wireless Communications, Embedded Systems

I’m a senior undergraduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I served as the community relations officer last year and I’m excited to continue supporting our UW ECE community! I’ve been involved in research with the Sensor Systems Lab and explored sub-fields of ECE by working on different projects – I’m always happy to chat more about them if you’re curious. In my free time, I love being with family and friends, reading, bouldering, going on runs, and embroidering.

 

Urvashi Taki

Corporate Relations Representative

Artificial Intelligence

I am Urvashi, a Masters student in the PMP program at UDub. I am specializing in AI and currently interning as a Computer Vision Reserach Intern for the fall at Actuate. I am an avid reader, so if you have/need book recommendations reach out to me 🙂

 

Lauren Carrillo

Director of Community Engagement

Neural Engineering

Hi everyone! My name is Lauren Carrillo and I am currently a senior in ECE with focuses in Applied Math and Neural Computation. Outside of school, I love to dance, sing, and try new foods! I am super excited to build community within IEEE and can’t wait to see where this year takes us.

 
Riya Urs

Treasurer

Control Systems, VLSI Design

Hello! My name is Riya Urs, and I’m a fourth-year ECE student with interests in signal processing, controls, and hardware design. As Treasurer of IEEE WIE, I’m excited to support our community and help make our events possible. In my free time, I love playing basketball, watching sports, listening to music, and taking naps.

 
Alexandra Yankovskaya

Director of Operations

Embedded Systems, Firmware

Hi, I’m Alexandra – currently a junior studying ECE, with a focus on embedded systems and firmware. I grew up in Latvia, a small Eastern European country, and moved to the US for uni. Here at WIE, I’m the Event & Operations Director, and an Electronics lead in Washington Tunneling. Outside of school, I love spend time outdoors. I’ve been skiing since I was 3 and it’s one of my favorite sports, but recently i’ve been getting more into hiking!

 
Jocelyn He

Director of Communications

Embedded Systems, Machine Learning

Hi! My name is Jocelyn and I’m a senior undergraduate in ECE with interests in embedded systems and machine learning. I enjoy snowboarding, music, crafting, and I recently started getting into perler beads.

 
Priya Bharathi Arul

Administrative Coordinator

Software Development, Cloud, Data systems

I’m a second-year PMP graduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington with a focus on software development, cloud, and data systems. I have prior professional experience working at Accenture as a Software Engineer. Outside academics, I enjoy hiking, exploring lakes and new places and playing pickleball. I love meeting and connecting with new people.

 

Linda Bushnell

Faculty Advisor

ECE

Professor Bushnell is the faculty advisor for the UW IEEE WIE Student Affinity Group.

 

Whitney Thomas

Staff  Advisor 

ECE

Whitney Thomas is the Senior Academic Adviser for Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She serves as the staff adviser to IEEE WIE.