2026–27 Board

Meet the Data Science UCSB Officers

Nini Yen

President

Computer Science

Hi everyone! I'm Nini, and I'm a fourth year computer science major. My main interests are technical management and data engineering. Outside of academics, I love dancing, playing piano/guitar, karaoking, playing video games, and Beli-ing. This year I'm really looking forward to giving back to the data science community, trying every restaurant in IV, and making lots of fun memories with the club!

Clement Boiteux

Internal Vice President

Computer Engineering

Hi I'm Clement (or Clem) and I'm a 4th year Computer Engineering major! I'm looking forward to helping members make cool projects and meeting more like-minded people in the club. My favorite tech-related topics are computer vision, image processing, backend/cloud infrastructure, and GPU parallel computing. In my free time, I like watching NFL and NBA, playing sports (flag football, basketball, ping pong), and playing video games (Minecraft, Roblox, CS2, Valorant, Fortnite, Madden, NBA 2K, and Balatro). Feel free to ask me any questions about the club or if you need help with something technical/academic!

Aakash Senthilnathan

External Vice President

Computer Science and Data Science

Hi, I’m Aakash, a third-year Computer Science and Data Science double major from LA, and outside of school, I enjoy hiking, playing tennis, climbing, playing poker and mahjong, and watching movies. I’m looking forward to another year with Data Science UCSB and getting to know all our new members!

Makala Mesina-Forester

Vice President of Marketing

Statistics & Data Science

Hi, I'm Makala and I'm a fourth year Statistics & Data Science major from the Bay Area. I joined Data Science Club to grow my professional experience and connect with new people. In my free time you can find me reading or at the beach. I'm excited to be this year's Vice President of Marketing and meet all of you!

Jakob Ramirez

Director of Technical Development

Statistics & Data Science

My name is Jakob Ramirez, I'm a third year Statistics & Data Science major, I'm into volleyball, gym, music production, poker, hiking & backpacking, and recently photography. I'm looking forward to seeing what projects come out of DS club this year and meeting new people!

Siddharth Sharma

Director of Technical Development

Computer Science

Hi! I'm Siddharth, (you can call me Sid) and I'm a CS Sophomore on the Tech Dev team here at Data Science UCSB! I love lots of things, but I especially love sports like soccer, tennis, badminton, and also going to the gym! In my free time I like to draw, play games, and watch TV shows, I just finished Attack on Titan (peak). As for DS topics, I'm more oriented to ML and model building, and I'm looking forward to passing on my knowledge to future members!

Diego Linn

Director of Technical Development

Computer Science

My name is Diego Linn, a computer science major going into his second year. I love to go read fantasy and sci-fi books, play videogames, go to the gym and go camping. My interests and experience in data science lie in signal processing, and control loops and i'm getting further into ML. Excited to work on projects and learn more about data science together this upcoming school year!

Sungjin Kwon

Director of Professional Development

Statistics & Data Science and Economics & Accounting

Hi! My name is Sungjin Kwon, a junior studying Statistics & Data Science and Economics & Accounting. I enjoy reading, going to the gym, and singing. I’m looking forward to our big events like the Datathon and Project Showcase!

Caroline Liu

Director of Industry Relations

Communication and Statistics & Data Science

My name is Caroline and I’m a fourth year Comm and Stats and Data Science double major. I love going to concerts and going on sunset walks! I’m so excited for all of the club events this year and for senior year.

Irayna Lin

Director of Industry Relations

Statistics & Data Science and Economics

Hello, my name is Irayna Lin and I'm a third-year doubling in Statistics & Data Science and Economics at UCSB. Outside of academics, I love scrapbooking, drawing, reading an insane amount of comics, and playing Roblox with my friends. This year, I'm looking forward to doing a LA and potentially some Disney/Arizona trips with my best friends! I'm mainly focused on creating competitor automation projects and dashboards.

Emma Lin

Director of Communications

Statistics & Data Science and Psychological & Brain Sciences

Hi! I'm Emma, a second-year student double majoring in Statistics and Data Science and Psychological and Brain Sciences. I'm excited to meet and get to know all of our members this year. I’m also looking forward to seeing everyone learn, grow, and make the most of their experience in the club! For hobbies, I enjoy playing the piano, listening to music, playing video games, and also doing digital art.

Akshita Bethi

Director of Design

Data Science and Statistics

Hi! My name is Akshita Bethi, and I’m a first-year Data Science and Statistics major. In my free time, I enjoy doing nails and hanging out with friends!

Elijah Shackleford

Director of Events

Statistics & Data Science and Communication

Elijah is a 3rd year data science and communication double major from Fairfield, CA and is so excited to be serving as one of your director of events! Outside of his love for just dance, Elijah loves how data science can be used to generate insights in nearly any field, and is excited to bring events that help bring the community of data enthusiasts together!

Rylie Rice

Director of Events

Actuarial Science

Hi everyone! Im Rylie and Im this years co-coordinator of events. I am a 2nd year Actuarial Sciences major. This year Im looking forward to seeing all of our members projects come to life and learning along the way! Some of my hobbies include working with animals, going to concerts, taking beach sunset walks, and reading!

Ali Shahid

Director of Operations

Computer Science; minors in Statistics and Education

Ali, 4th year CS major with Stats and Education minors. Really into sports (football, soccer, basketball), music, and competitive Pokemon. Looking forward to this years sports seasons, teaching in SB Unified, and a fun year with data science club.