Meet the Executive Board

APASA Executive Board 2025-2026

Directors

**Sage Murthy (she/her)**
Co-Executive Director

**Major:** American Studies and Ethnicity
**Hometown:** San Marino, CA
**Bio:** Hi I’m Sage, Co-Executive Director for this year! I enjoy collecting posters (even though my walls have no more room), drinking tea, and identifying birds as I walk through campus even though people didn’t really ask. Ever seen that one black-crowned night heron?

**Camilla Pearson (she/her)**
Assistant Director

**Hometown:** Houston, TX
**Bio:** hiii!! my name is Camilla. I am studying Quantitative Biology, and in my free time, I like to journal, play video games, and explore cute cafes!

E-Boarders

**John Park (he/him)**
Programming Director

**Major:** Business Administration
**Hometown:** San Ramon, CA
**Bio:** TFT Set 14 Grandmaster

**Avery Duong** **(she/her)**
Finance Director

**Major:** Business Administration
**Hometown:** Hanoi, Vietnam
**Bio:** Hey~ I'm Avery, studying Business Administration, and I'm your Finance Director for this year! I'm super excited to support all the Member Orgs with their funding applications and help bring your events to life. Outside of APASA, I love Vietnamese coffee, trying new restaurants around LA, and baking banana bread.

**Brielle Le (she/her)**
Co-Internal Community Chair

**Major:** Health and Human Sciences
**Hometown:** Mission Viejo, CA
**Bio:** Hello!! This is Brielle!!!

**Neshmia Fasihuddin (she/her)**

Co-Internal Community Chair

**Major:** Biological Sciences (Biotechnology)
**Hometown:** Karachi, Pakistan
**Bio:** Hey! I’m Neshmia and I’m a sophomore studying biotechnology and artificial intelligence. I’m a huge fan of storytelling in all its forms, from yapping to writing short stories, watching tv or singing/dancing like life is a musical! Super excited for the upcoming year <3

**Anika Nedunuri (she/her)**
External Community Chair

**Major:** Business Administration with Emphasis in International Relations
**Hometown:** Simi Valley, CA
**Bio:** I’m so excited to be this years ECC! My goal is to make sure that I am able to accurately represent and highlight APIDA culture.

**Anahita Saxena (she/her)**
Co-Advocacy Chair

**Major:** Political Science and Journalism
**Hometown:** New York City, NY
**Bio:** hiiii, im anahita from new york!!! in addition to being apasa co-advo chair, i love cooking, wandering, reading, frolicking, and music!

Jashan Grewal (she/her)

Co-Advocacy Chair & Advocacy Liaison

Major: International Relations & minor in Legal Studies

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

Bio: Hello! I'm Jashan Grewal, a current sophomore studying International Relations and Legal Studies! I'm very excited to be a Co-Advocacy Chair and USG Advocacy Liasion this year!! I have a great feeling for this year and cannot WAIT to see what comes of it. In my free time I enjoy flea markets, trying new cafes, and of course spending time with friends!

**Pushpita Hossain (she/her)**
Diversity Chair

**Major:** Art and a Minor in Web Development
**Hometown:** Bristol, CT
**Bio:** hiiiii!! i am pushpita, but i also go by pita! :) i am a junior majoring in art and a minor in web development. im from bristol, connecticut. i am ethnically bangladeshi! i LOVEEEEE anime, music, food, i love the color blue and i have a ton of other interests lol!!!

**Amit Krishna (he/him)**

Business Relations Chair

**Major:** CSBA
**Hometown:** Pleasanton, CA
**Bio:** if you are reading this, buy me ygf 😝

**Joshua Santhirasegari (he/him)**
Co-Recruitment Director

**Major:** Quantitative Biology
**Hometown:** Covina, CA
**Bio:** hello! my name is joshua and i’m so excited to be one of the co-recruitment directors this year! i’m currently a sophomore studying quantitative biology but in my free time i love exploring la!

**Brielle Lee (she/her)**
Co-Recruitment Director

**Major:** Fine Arts
**Hometown:** Woodland Hills, CA
**Bio:** Hi! I’m Brielle Lee, the Co-Recruitment Director for our upcoming intern class. Aside from all things APASA, I love nostalgic toys (LPS, calico critters, etc), grabbing sweet treats, fashion, rom-com movies, and anything creative! I love speaking to people about whatever whenever, and hope to continue fostering the wonderful community I joined last year into this upcoming year as well.

**Sophie Boxwala (she/her)**
Historian

**Major:** Economics
**Hometown:** San Diego, CA
**Bio:** Hiiii my name is sophie and I’m a sophomore studying economics and hoping to minor in law & psychology and ai applications. I’m pre-law, I rock climb, I love concerts, animals, harry potter, and taking photos of the things I love. I’m also Kazakh #centralasianrepresentation !!! 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

**Alice Yin (she/her)**
Co-Graphics Director

**Major:** Bio Science (Marine Biology Emphasis)
**Hometown:** Chongqing, China, or Vancouver
**Bio:** Hey back for more and now as #co-graphics. So excited. I love fish and diving (#marinebio), drawing, writing, and of course, APIDA advocacy. Can’t wait for the year ahead!!

Vivian Bi (she/her)

Co-Graphics Director

Major: Design

Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Bio: hi, im vivian! im a third-year design major. I enjoy illustration, volleyball, and video games!

**Emma Lai (she/her)**
Communications Chair

**Major:** Piano Performance
**Hometown:** Alameda, CA
**Bio:** HELLOO!! My name is Emma and I’m a sophomore majoring in Piano Performance with a music production minor and am thinking of pursuing a double major! As you can tell I love music :D so if you ever want to write music or play something together, lemme know!

**Seungmin Han (he/him)**

Web Development Chair

**Major:** Applied Math and Business Administration
**Hometown:** Torrance, CA
**Bio:** I like boba, matcha, chiikawa, chaewon, cafe hopping, reading, and newjeans. thank you.

INTERNS

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