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Executive Board

Tara Singh (she/her)

President

Tara Singh is a senior from Louisville, Kentucky, majoring in cultural anthropology and political science, with a minor in linguistics.

Dylan Cawley (he/him)

Executive Vice President

Dylan Cawley is a senior, majoring in Environmental Science & Policy with a minor in Inequality Studies. He is passionate about exploring the intersections of climate change and environmental justice through an economic lens. Before Duke, Dylan spent a gap year fighting wildfires in Northern California for the California Conservation Corps and has since worked for the US Forest Service on an Interagency Hotshot Crew. On campus, Dylan is a member of Duke Student Government, an Ambassador for the Office of Sustainability, and a researcher in the Duke Economic Analytics Lab.

Mariam Gulamhusein (she/her)

Chief of Staff

Mariam Gulamhusein is a senior from Dubai, United Arab Emirates studying Economics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Arabic concentration). Mariam has been a member of DSG since her freshman year serving as a senator of Services and Sustainability and the Vice President of SAS. Through her roles in DSG, Mariam has also served on the Climate Commitment Advisory Council Leadership Team and advised Duke on its policy surrounding carbon offsets. Beyond DSG, Mariam is a Baldwin Scholar and the lead editor of the Research Africa Reviews Journal.

Cynthia Ma (she/her)

Chief Financial Officer

Cynthia Ma is the incoming CFO for Session 32.

Yash Sharma (he/him)

Speaker of the Senate

Yash Sharma is a sophomore from Gurnee, Illinois majoring in Public Policy and double minoring in Psychology and Education. Yash has been involved in DSG since his freshman year as a senator of Academic Affairs and the Vice President of the Durham & Community Affairs Committee. Beyond DSG, Yash is a public policy ambassador, tour guide, and researcher for Duke’s project on Democracy and the Politics of Higher Education.


Olivia McConnell (she/her)

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Olivia McConnell is the incoming VP of Academic Affairs for Session 32.

Angela Chen (she/her)

Vice President of Campus Life

Angela Chen is the incoming VP of Campus Life for Session 32.

Edison Chen (he/him)

Vice President of Equity & Outreach

Edison Chen is the incoming VP of Equity & Outreach for Session 32.

Olivia Schramkowski (she/her)

Vice President of Durham & Community Affairs

Liv Schramkowski is the incoming VP of Durham & Community Affairs for Session 32.

Nikhil Sethi (he/him)

Vice President of Services & Sustainability

Nikhil Sethi is the incoming VP of Services & Sustainability for Session 32.