Faiyad Ahmad ’14 was born to Bangladeshi parents and is from Andover, MA. Though he has not yet declared a concentration, he is interested in Biology and Economics. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, where he served as the School President, wrestled and rowed. At Brown, he is actively involved with the Muslim Student Union, where he has led prayer services and facilitated discussion groups. He is also part of the Orientation Welcoming Committee, which organizes and coordinates the orientation experience for first-years. He has a variety of interests, including playing the sarod (a classical Indian instrument), learning martial arts and filmmaking.

Ana Cuellar ’13 grew up in South Central Los Angeles and relied heavily on the support of her dedicated parents and four encouraging older siblings to succeed in the face of drawbacks like high gang-involvement rates and a defective school system. It is because of this support that she made it to Brown. While she has yet to declare a concentration, Ana values the opportunity to be at Brown. Aside from hosting events for President Simmons, she serves as a Campus Center Information Specialist, a Meiklejohn Peer Advisor, a member of Machado Spanish House, and a member of the First Generation Group. She enjoys working with children and is particularly interested in the food industry and sustainable agriculture.

Sheila Dixon ’13 grew up in the historic city of Schenectady, NY and is the youngest of 14 children. She was adopted and raised by a woman who dedicated her life to taking children out of the foster care system and raising them to be bright, respectful individuals of society. Very humbled and appreciative of her upbringing, she accredits her family and community of mentors for her academic and athletic success. Outside of her academic endeavors at Brown, Sheila is a passionate and success-driven athlete and plays on Brown Women’s basketball team. During this past season she was recognized as an Ivy League Player of the Week, earned Second Team All-Ivy Honors and was named MVP of the team. In an effort to pursue a career in Constitutional Law, Sheila has declared her concentration in political science and is also considering a dual degree in American studies.

Nick Donias ’12 is a proud Texan from Fort Worth, Texas and is studying neuroscience. In his spare time, he works in a neuroscience lab exploring how to alter epileptic activity in the brain. Nick also volunteers for the Third World Center as a Minority Peer Councilor Friend. His other interests include running marathons, rugby, playing saxophone, and mentoring high school students. He loves Brown University and is extremely excited to be a junior.

Kristina von Gerichten ’13 is from Barrington, RI. She is a Political Science concentrator with a focus on American Politics. While at Brown, she is also interested exploring psychology and architecture. Since her freshman year, she has served as a member of Residential Counsel, a student advisory board to Residential Life. During the 2010-2011 year she was the Chair of its Program Housing committee. Additionally, she is currently a member of the Residential Peer Leader program, aiding freshmen throughout their first year at Brown. Outside of Brown she enjoys traveling, sailing and sports.

Rachel Kay ’13 is from Boston, Massachusetts, where she grew up with her mom, dad, older brother, and dog. She has yet to declare a concentration at school, but imagines she will delve deeper into the Art History and Literary Arts Departments as her Brown career proceeds. In the meantime, she likes taking advantage of a liberal arts education and experimenting with classes of a wide variety – from philosophy to jazz, or comparative literature to psychology. She currently lives in a triple in Barbor and looks forward to this year as a time for developing her dancing and writing potentials at Brown.

Nikita Khadloya ’13 is studying Applied Math and Economics. She is from San Jose, California and attended St. Francis High School. In her free time she enjoys shopping, reading, and spending time with her friends. In addition to being a Presidential Host, she is also involved with Brown Women in Business and the Brown Daily Herald. After graduation, she plans on pursuing a career in business or finance.

Justin Klee ’13 was born and raised in New London, CT, about an hour from Providence. He has a twin brother, Jared, who goes to Dartmouth, a little brother, Trevor, who is a senior in high school, and an older half-sister, Alex, who works for Nordstrom in Palo Alto, CA. Justin attended a very small private high school about five minutes from his house, where he participated in varsity cross country, swimming, and tennis, as well as singing in an a cappella group. His summers were spent teaching tennis and swimming all over Southeastern CT. At Brown he has continued many of his high school interests, participating in club tennis, the Brown Derbies (an a cappella group), and the fraternity, Sigma Chi. He loves Brown and could not imagine being anywhere else.

Zekuan Richard Lee ’13 is studying Applied Math-Economics and East Asian Studies. Born in Qingdao, China but raised between the metropolis of Shanghai and the sandy beaches of Florida, Richard fills his life with fast-paced activities such as the Brown Investment Group and intramural basketball and volleyball. At the same time, Richard is often spotted on campus thinking pensively (and napping) on the Main Green, as well as off-campus tutoring students at local Providence schools. Most importantly, Richard believes in the beauty of conversation and getting to know people, their values, and the inspiring circumstances that bring them to where they are today.

Meg Miller ’14 was born in Montreal but was raised in Providence. As a local, she has been lucky enough to see Brown from an outside perspective through her extensive engagement in the community prior to becoming a student. Meg has always been interested in the idea of finding sustainable solutions to the structural inequalities that lead to poverty but is still exploring the different disciplines that will lead her there, including engineering, economics, community health, and anthropology. The most rewarding parts of her experience thus far at Brown have been her participation in UCAAP (University Community Academic Advising Program) and BRYTE (Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment). She is excited to continue working with BRYTE as it grows and to find new ways to reach out to the local community.

Jaap Ruoff ’13 was born and raised in a small town called Uitgeest, which is about 25 kilometers north of Amsterdam, Netherlands. At 16, he chose for adventure and left the country to finish his high school degree at the United World College of Southern Africa, Swaziland. This opened the doors to the US and Brown University in particular. As a freshman he founded Sheep Textbooks, a textbook rental service, which marked the start of his entrepreneurial career. Now, he is a co-founder at Obroo, a young company that explores software solutions for education worldwide.

Brandon Delmore Tomasso ’13, a native of Southern New Jersey, studies Archaeology and Anthropology at Brown. Intrigued by the study of past civilizations from a young age, he has excavated archaeological sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Italy. This past summer, Brandon had the opportunity to excavate an ancient Latin city outside of Rome and conduct research in Classical Archaeology with the assistance of an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA) granted to him by the university. Brandon also fences Sabre for the Varsity Fencing Team and organizes class events and unification activities as president of the 2013 Class Coordinating Board. In addition, he enjoys competing with the Brown Debate team and serving on the Undergraduate Council of Student. Brandon is also a Writing Fellow who assists other undergraduates with their writing skills.

Elizabeth Vasily ’13 is from Darien, CT and graduated from Greenwich Academy in 2009. She is a Classics’ major, with a focus on Latin, and is also interested in archaeology and economics. In high school she was captain of the varsity tennis team, competed

Noah Elbot ’14 was raised in Beverly, Massachusetts before joining the Brown community and studying Economics and East Asian Studies. Noah
has experience in a wide range of activities from serving as a legislative intern on international policy and speech writing in Senator John Kerry's DC office, tutoring through Brown's Writing Fellows program, and helping pilot an innovative micro-finance program within Providence's public schools system. Noah received a scholarship after freshman year from Brown's EAS department to work as an ecological field assistant at a research base in the jungles of southern Yunnan Province, and later attended LSE's Entrepreneurship Summer School in Beijing. In the fall of 2012, Noah studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is preparing to return for a master's program as part of the Brown Plus One partnership. In Providence, Noah is also a leader with the Brown Meditation Community, active member of the Outing Club, and proud uncle to his 3 year-old nephew, Oliver.

Julia Harvey ’14 is a native of Rhode Island and a Community Health concentrator. Outside of her studies, Julia is involved with research on HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia with Brown/Miriam Hospital's Center for AIDS Research. In the future, she hopes to pursue her Masters in Public Health and perform community health work abroad, with particular interest in Latin American and the Caribbean. She is an active member of Brown's Attitude Dance Company and enjoys running, biking, and hiking in her free time. She also works for Brown's Alumni Relations department as a student assistant.

Saeed Hassan ’14 is a junior from Manassas, VA. concentrating in Political Science. He is very passionate about his major and is currently serving as the co-president of the Political Science Undergraduate Group. Saeed works at the CareerLAB as a peer career adviser and is a student consultant in Brown’s Collegiate Consulting Group. He is also very interested in entrepreneurship. As a founding member and operations officer for The School Fund, an international nonprofit
start-up that connects students in the developing world unable to afford school fees with funders around the globe, Saeed has had the opportunity of traveling around the world while increasing access to education to deserving students.

Shahid Mallick ’14 is a junior at Brown University majoring in Neuroscience. Last year, he served as the Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Program, and is currently an afterschool teacher for the Breakthrough program. Originally from Fremont, CA, Shahid hopes to enter the field of medical entrepreneurship. His vision is to expand the unique discipline of neuroeconomics and study decision making in the context of consumers and investors. In his spare time, Shahid enjoys doing MMA, playing golf, and reading Batman comics.

Thomas March ’14 was born and raised in Oak Lawn, Illinois . In high school he was a three year varsity basketball athlete, played the lead role of Tony in West Side Story, and was the only student to ever have been elected student class President all four years. At Brown University, Tom is an Economics major, a member of Delta Tau Fraternity, and an office holder in the Alexander Hamilton Society and the College Republicans. He spent his sophomore summer working as an intern at the Federalist Society in Washington D.C. He has interests in law and politics and desires to attend law school.

Lan Mei ’14 was born in Guilin, China and grew up in Maryland. She is double concentrating in Mathematics and Computational Biology, but is also interested in law and is still undecided about future career goals. She loves trying out new activities and has been involved in various clubs at Brown and has participated in programs such as the BUMP (Brown University Mediation Group) Mediation Training. Currently, she is the 2012 Chair for Strait Talk, an organization dedicated to promoting peace across the Taiwan Strait; a member of the Brown Lion Dance Troupe; a teaching assistant for Genetics; and a Residential Counselor. Additionally, she likes to cook (and eat), make crafts, and travel.