History
Since 1996
Committee
Representing you
Ex-Officio Members
- Adam Serafin, Advisor/Student Life
- Aimee Hirahara, UW Libraries
- Jeremy Caci, Undergraduate Academic Advising
- Virgil Gloria, Graduate School
- Chris Fairfield, UW IT
- Ellen Kesselman, HUB Fiscal Specialist
- Timothy Billing, ASUW President
- A.J. Balatico, GPSS President
- Trevor Hunt, STF Director of Operations
- Ujjwal Chauhan, STF Proposal Manager
- Zohar Le, STF Communications Manager
ASUW Representatives
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- Lucas Wang, Committee Chair
- Lillian Williamson, ASUW Vice President*
- Mitchell Klein, ASUW Finance and Budget Director*
- Mark Pock, ASUW Senate Liaison
- Vacant
- Vacant
*Alternating
GPSS Representatives
- Van Mai, GPSS Vice President for Finance
- Maleen Kidiwela, GPSS Executive Senator
- Charles Bugre, GPSS Executive Senator
- Vacant
Staff
Get to know us
Keep reading to learn more about our staff and how to get in touch.
Lucas Wang
Chair
Lucas is a fourth-year undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering and Informatics and calls Nanjing, China & Vancouver, Canada their hometowns. Community is very important to Lucas. Before coming to the STF, Lucas co-founded two app development RSOs, AppDev@UW, and GDSC@UW, to build community amid the competitive and stressful nature of computing pedagogy. As the Chair of the STF, Lucas takes direct responsibility for the STF’s well-being and maintains the STF’s goal to impact students. Lucas works with everyone on the staff team to chair meetings, manage proposals, maintain outreach and relations, and cast forward a vision for the STF. Work and school aside, Lucas finds themselves pondering their life decisions as they tinker with open source, enjoy the outdoors, and clean up the house.
Trevor Hunt
Director of Operations
Trevor is a second-year graduate student at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance pursuing his Master of Public Administration. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Washington in 2021. Before coming to the Student Technology Fee, Trevor served most recently as Managing Editor of The Daily and has previously held roles in the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) and the Residential Community Student Association (RCSA). As Director of Operations, Trevor is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the STF, managing the staff team, overseeing the budget and policy, and supporting Committee functions. Outside of work and school, Trevor enjoys landscape photography, cooking, and spending time with his roommate’s two cats.
Ujjwal Chauhan
Proposal Manager
Ujjwal is a current graduate student at the Foster School of Business pursuing his Master’s in Information Systems and holds a Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Ujjwal has 4 years of professional work experience working across 4 different countries. He has served in multiple leadership positions with Rubico, an IT services organization, and is a former entrepreneur having co-founded his venture Tangent Canning in Winnipeg Canada. As a proposal and project manager, Ujjwal is responsible for managing and leading the proposal related activities at STF, supporting applicants and grant awardees throughout the process. In his free time, Ujjwal enjoys taking hikes, following professional sports and talking to new people to learn about their experiences.
Zohar Le
Communications Manager
Zohar is a first-year international transfer student from Vietnam pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Before coming to UW, Zohar got his Associate of Science degree at Green River Community College and worked multiple on-campus positions. He worked as IT student help desk to provide students consistent troubleshooting services to help students with virtual desktop and software and hardware issues. As a communication and outreach manager, Zohar is responsible for communicating with a wide range of STF Stakeholders as well as collaborating with other STF members and staff to maintain communication oversight. In his free time, Zohar enjoys singing, playing piano and guitar, and playing sports with friends.
Sushmidha Jawahar
Web Manager
Sushmidha is a first-year graduate student in the HCDE department at UW. She graduated with her Bachelors in Architecture in 2019 from Ana University in India. She has been working as a UX Designer for the past 3.5 years and has designed 6 websites and worked on strategic portals and applications in healthcare and Fin-Tech. Sushmidha is responsible for STF’s new online experience and developing visual graphics for marketing. Sushmidha loves traveling and enjoys the company of nature and mountains.
Aadil Ali
Creative Manager
Aadil is a second-year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Informatics. Prior to working for the STF, he worked as a freelance Web Designer as well as a UX Manager for his local Mosque. Being the Creative Manager, he oversees all creative assets and works with other team members to ensure clean, consistent, and inclusive branding surrounding the STF. When he’s not working, Aadil spends his time sketching, working out, and playing video games.
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