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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 Winter 2026!

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Ajay Custer
Chief Executive Officer
Graduate 2028

 

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Clark Hayashi
Chief Operating Officer
Graduate 2026

 

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Lisa Cruz
Chief People Officer
Graduate 2026

 

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Evan Braun
Chief Finance Officer
Graduate 2027

 

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 Vikash Vuchhuru, Chief Compliance Officer

Vikash Vuchhuru
Chief Compliance Officer
Graduate 2026

 

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Victor Wong
Chief Information Officer
Graduate 2026

 

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Hamza Zayan
Head of Finance
Graduate 2027

 

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Adi Vijay
Chief Marketing Officer
Graduate 2028

 

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Annabelle Carbonneau
Head of Accounting
Graduate 2027

 

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Lynna Ov
Head of Financial Literacy
Graduate 2027

 

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Cisco Malpartida Smith, Chairman

Adjunct Professor

Cisco Malpartida Smith

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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
Cooper Diaz
Curtis Yi
Nik Kashyap

 

Mohammad Usman
Nikhila Vakulabaranam
Oscar Andres Martinez Rosas
Rupal Mishra

Lynna Ov
Clark Hayashi
Jadine Delos Santos

Roshan Rajesh 
Alejandra Jimenez
Lisa Kirilina

Financial Literacy
 

Legal
 

Vikash Reddy Vuchhuru
Giorgio Merca
Emma Travis

Marketing
 

Adi Vijay
Hailey Kakugawa
Sophia Castro
Jordyn Williams

Reyn Machida
Damon Au 
Marvin Jake Espino

Human Resources
 

Ajay Custer
Jayden Respicio
Lisa Cruz

IT
 

Victor Wong
Vasu Nambiar
Timothy Jue

Capital Pitch
 

Ajay Custer
Clark Hayashi 
Annabelle Carbonneau
Lynna Ov

Evan Braun
Michi Tawara

Mohammad Usman 
Vikash Reddy Vuchhuru 
Hamza Zayan 
Alejandra Jimenez 
Marvin Jake Espino 

Operations
 

Clark Hayashi
Curtis Yi
Lisa Kirilina
Taiki Naylor
Timothy Jue

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 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. 
 

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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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Nikki Carrido

Marketing Advisor

BECU Director of External Communications

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Andy Wright

Marketing and Accounting Advisor

10+ years of Experience in Credit Union Space

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