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Student-Run Banking for SU Students
Meet Our Team!
Our initiative is proudly run by students! Our team is composed of a cohort of over 20+ Seattle University undergraduate and graduate students.
Organization Leaders
These are our current C-Suite & Department leaders as of Spring 2025!
Emma Nguyen
Chief Executive Officer
Graduate 2026
Clark Hayashi
Chief Operating Officer
Graduate 2026
Ajay Custer
Chief People Officer
Graduate 2028
Evan Braun
Chief Finance Officer
Graduate 2027
Hamza Zayan
Head of Finance
Graduate 2027
Vikash Vuchhuru
Chief Compliance Officer
Graduate 2026
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Aria Shaffer
Chief Marketing Officer
Graduate 2025
Annabelle Carbonneau
Head of Accounting
Graduate 2027
Lynna Ov
Head of Financial Literacy
Graduate 2027
Madelyn Weinert
Head of Capital Pitch
Graduate 2026
Adjunct Professor
Cisco Malpartida Smith
Chairman of the Initiative
20+ years of Experience in Credit Union Space
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Department Members
These are our current initiative members as of 2025!
Finance/Accounting
Evan Braun
Hamza Zayan
Annabelle Carbonneau
Matthew Desta
Nikihla Vakulabaranam
Riya Maheshwari
Yonathan Maaza
Financial Literacy
Lynna Ov
Clark Hayashi
Gloria Koomson
IT
Victor Wong
Yi Sun
Capital Pitch
Madelyn Weinert
Marketing
Emma Nguyen
Aria Shaffer
Jordyn Williams
Sean Choi
Sophia Castro
Hailey Kakugawa
Adi Vijay
Riya Maheshwari
Human Resources
Ajay Custer
Jayden Respicio
Lisa Cruz
Legal
Vikash Reddy Vuchhuru
Giorgio Merca
Emma Travis
Previous C-Suite Leaders
We would like to recognize the hard work of our previous C-suite members who were invaluable in the development of our initiative!
Ana Giordano
2024 - 2025
Chief Executive Officer
Ana was the first official CEO of the initiative when we first started in January of 2024. Her contributions were vital in the development of our initiative, and helped create the foundation for our departments, operations and accomplishments achieved in her time served for the year 2024! Our initiative continues to build on the progress that she helped create, leading our students towards accomplishments such as winning the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition, Capital Donations, Networking with Professionals, Obtaining our Non-Profit Business License, Initiating a Connection with a retired NCUA professional, and much more.
Advisory Board
Alongside our students, our esteemed advisors are the professionals who provide guidance and share their experiences to help us as we take on this initiatives journey. We are grateful for all of their help thus far!
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