The Executive Board (2014)
Marek Ramilo, Co-President
Morse College '16
An economics major from Atlanta, Georgia, Marek will serve as one of KASAMA's co-presidents after a term as the club's treasurer. Marek also writes for the Yale Daily News' City desk and is a managing editor for the Yale Entrepreneur magazine. In his free time, Marek can be found playing pickup basketball or riding his bike around New Haven.
Morse College '16
An economics major from Atlanta, Georgia, Marek will serve as one of KASAMA's co-presidents after a term as the club's treasurer. Marek also writes for the Yale Daily News' City desk and is a managing editor for the Yale Entrepreneur magazine. In his free time, Marek can be found playing pickup basketball or riding his bike around New Haven.
Hannah Gonzales, Co-President
Calhoun College '16
Calhoun College '16
Vincent Soriano, Cultural Chair
Pierson College '16
Vincent is a sophomore studying Economics and is serving as this year’s Cultural Chair. Born in Washington D.C., but raised in Hong Kong and Manila, he is fluent in English and Filipino, while conversational in Chinese. He loves traveling and seeing the world, but while on the ground, he also enjoys playing football, debating, and pursuing his interests in philosophy and investing. He's really excited to show his Filipino love this year!
Pierson College '16
Vincent is a sophomore studying Economics and is serving as this year’s Cultural Chair. Born in Washington D.C., but raised in Hong Kong and Manila, he is fluent in English and Filipino, while conversational in Chinese. He loves traveling and seeing the world, but while on the ground, he also enjoys playing football, debating, and pursuing his interests in philosophy and investing. He's really excited to show his Filipino love this year!
Ihna Mangundayao, Political Chair
Saybrook College '17
Ihna spent the first 12 years of her life in the rural town of Cuenca, Batangas in the Philippines. Currently a Vermont resident, Ihna refuses to accept her new, cold, New England reality and always yearns for the warm, sunny days of the tropics. She is a potential Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and wants to return and work in the Philippines after her studies. She is also interested in Geology & Geophysics, particularly in the study of clean energy. Outside of KASAMA, Ihna serves as an ESL tutor for Bridges, a contributing member of the Yale Daily News and a dedicated member of the Saybrook College Council. Ihna loves to watch Netflix, read Russian literature and eat, eat, eat during her free time. She also enjoys hiking, hammocking, scuba diving and kayaking.
Saybrook College '17
Ihna spent the first 12 years of her life in the rural town of Cuenca, Batangas in the Philippines. Currently a Vermont resident, Ihna refuses to accept her new, cold, New England reality and always yearns for the warm, sunny days of the tropics. She is a potential Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and wants to return and work in the Philippines after her studies. She is also interested in Geology & Geophysics, particularly in the study of clean energy. Outside of KASAMA, Ihna serves as an ESL tutor for Bridges, a contributing member of the Yale Daily News and a dedicated member of the Saybrook College Council. Ihna loves to watch Netflix, read Russian literature and eat, eat, eat during her free time. She also enjoys hiking, hammocking, scuba diving and kayaking.
Paolo Zaldarriaga Roxas, Treasurer
Morse College '17
Morse College '17
Jan-Alfred Aquino, Social Chair
Davenport College '17
Jan was born in the Philippines but moved to New Jersey at the age of five. He is fluent in Tagalog and embraces his Filipino heritage. Outside of KASAMA, Jan samples many different activities on campus, including YUSBS, Danceworks, and various community service groups. Jan is unsure of his major, but true to his diverse interests he tries many different courses and majors. He is honored to work with the rest of the board for a successful and fun year for KASAMA!
Davenport College '17
Jan was born in the Philippines but moved to New Jersey at the age of five. He is fluent in Tagalog and embraces his Filipino heritage. Outside of KASAMA, Jan samples many different activities on campus, including YUSBS, Danceworks, and various community service groups. Jan is unsure of his major, but true to his diverse interests he tries many different courses and majors. He is honored to work with the rest of the board for a successful and fun year for KASAMA!
Maxine Dillon, Secretary
Branford College '17
All the way from Slidell, Louisiana, Maxine is a freshman in Branford and, as of now, an English pre-med major and EMT-in-training. Apart from being involved in Kasama, Maxine is currently starring in B-Roll (a webseries about the misadventures of amateur filmmaking) as a member of Bulldog Productions. She is also a part of the Yale Christian Fellowship and Drinkers with a Writing Problem as well as Sloppapella, one of Yale’s newest a cappella groups. In her free time, or more accurately—when she is supposed to be doing homework—Maxine enjoys writing what she tells herself is a novel, sleeping, watching anything starring David Duchovny, and singing Disney songs.
Branford College '17
All the way from Slidell, Louisiana, Maxine is a freshman in Branford and, as of now, an English pre-med major and EMT-in-training. Apart from being involved in Kasama, Maxine is currently starring in B-Roll (a webseries about the misadventures of amateur filmmaking) as a member of Bulldog Productions. She is also a part of the Yale Christian Fellowship and Drinkers with a Writing Problem as well as Sloppapella, one of Yale’s newest a cappella groups. In her free time, or more accurately—when she is supposed to be doing homework—Maxine enjoys writing what she tells herself is a novel, sleeping, watching anything starring David Duchovny, and singing Disney songs.