Gap Year Board - 2018 to 2019 school year
Presidents
Andrew Zuckerman '21
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Andrew (Zuck) is a member of the Class of 2021 studying computer science. He is also interested in mathematics, psychology, film, photography (and pretty much everything else). On his gap year, he worked at a startup in NYC, lived on a farm in California, and backpacked through South East Asia. Zuck also enjoys staring out the windows of airplanes and eating tacos. |
Rhea Bennett '20
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Rhea (pronounced Ray-ah) is from Sharon, MA, a small town about 40 minutes south from Cambridge. She now lives in the quirky Kirkland House and is an Archaeology concentrator getting a secondary in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology. She loves theater, fashion, music, movies, and good food. While she spent most of her gap year working, she also spent nearly two months traveling through western Europe. Surprisingly she only took one carry on suite case and managed to only loose one sock during her travels. |
Social chairs
Albert Giandomenico '21
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Albie Giandomenico is a sophomore in Cabot house who intends on concentrating in Economics with a secondary in Astrophysics. He spends his time playing 4 club sports, getting out into nature, and is a member of the beekeeping club. During his gap year, Albie spent 3 months driving over 15,000 miles around the United States and 3 months backpacking through 15 different countries in Europe. He loves reading articles online about potential locations for his next trip and lives for meeting anyone who likes to have fun |
Sahil Handa '21
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Sahil is a sophomore living in Cabot house. He loves to create good vibes, which involves traveling (his gap year was an excuse to run around the world,) dancing (he performed in Eleganza and helped choregraph Ghungroo,) and smiling (he thinks the small things are underrated.) You may also find him attempting to write the great British novel, acting in super intense theater productions, or discussing some combination of politics, psychology, technology, and spirituality. He doesn’t know what he wants to concentrate in (probably philosophy,) but he knows he likes fruit (especially berries.) |
Finance Chair
Michael Shadpour '20
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Michael Shadpour a Junior originally from Los Angeles, but he now calls Currier home. He spends late nights studying the Life Sciences, teaching himself to play piano, or going out with friends. Ask him about how he managed to join the Harvard Band without being able to play any instruments! |
Publicity and Recruitment chairs
Samantha Frenkel-Popell '21
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Eliza Oehlmer '21
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Eliza Oehmler is class of 2021 living in Winthrop. On her gap year she worked on various political campaigns and for different political organizations, with some travel mixed in here and there. She loves to binge Madam Secretary, The Good Place, and Parks and Recreation. In her spare time, Eliza likes to cook and read. She is from Memphis, Tennessee. |
Mentorship Chairs
Emmaline Cook '20
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Emmaline is a junior in Mather studying Psychology. She's on Mather HoCo, and works at Widener Library. She was in Costa Rica during her gap year, but also did a lot of nothing. |
George-Alexander Attia '20
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George-Alexander Attia (GA for short) and is a Junior who studies government. He is half Tunisian, half Greek American, and is from from Lexington Massachusetts. |
Gap Year Board - 2017 to 2018 school year
Avanti Nagral Class of 2020
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President - Avanti Nagral
Hi! I am a Sophomore in Adams House studying Psychology and Global Health, and pursuing a dual degree with the Berklee College of Music! I am a Singer/Songwriter and Performing Artist, and combine my experience across various genres - Indian Classical, Broadway, Church/Gospel, Devotional – into a modern Pop-Soul sound, and recently released a music video in VR. If you like music, check out www.avantinagral.com! I spent the first half of my life in Boston, and the second in Bombay. I’m also really passionate about global health, empowerment and women’s issues (and gap years!), and love mentoring, baking, biking and rom-coms. |
Rosan Bishwakarama Class of 2020
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Vice President - Rosan BishwakarmaHi guys! My name is Rosan, I am a sophomore in Eliott House and planning to concentrate in Economics. I grew up in a small town in the Austrian Alps called Pill, which explains my affinity for mountains. I love exploring new things, especially different foods. If you know bizarre foods, please let me know! I very much enjoy enlightening conversations, learning about different cultures and cooking with people.
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Emmaline Cook Class of 2020
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Vice president - emma cookI’m from Duxbury, MA, about 40 minutes south from Cambridge. In high school, I was an avid dancer, member of the school committee and various other district wide education boards, and a member of the band and drama club. I’m hoping to study some line of behavioral neuroscience in aspiration to go on to get a neuropsychology degree.
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Samuel Fisch Class of 2020
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secretary - Samuel fischI am a sophomore in Pforzheimer House, and I'm from New York, NY. I work as a photographer for the Admissions and Financial Aid Office, and I'm also a member of "On Harvard Time," Harvard's comedy video group. I enjoy running, cycling, watching movies, and going to events at the IOP.
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Michael Shadpour Class of 2020
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Treasurer - Michael shadpourHi! My name is Michael Shadpour. I’m from Los Angeles, but Currier is my new home. My late nights are spent studying the Life Sciences, teaching myself to play piano, or going out with friends.
Ask me about how I joined the Harvard Band without being able to play any instruments! |
Cameron Decker Class of 2020
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Treasurer - Cameron deckerHi I'm Cameron, a sophomore from Queens, NY. After graduating from the Brearley School in 2015, I took a gap year before beginning my Harvard career. I am a proud member of Mather House, and can't wait to spend the next three years right by the Charles River. Speaking of the river, I row with the Harvard Women's Heavyweight Crew team. Go Crimson!
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Caroline Kristof Class of 2020
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Social chair - Caroline kristofI am a rising sophomore in Adams house who hails from the humdrum suburbs of NYC. I enjoy listening to Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift, traveling to Oregon and Zimbabwe, hiking in the Sierras and to the local bakery, and not knowing what I wants to study (but that's okay! Or so I'd like to believe). I hope to one day to have a pet Siberian Fox and to befriend Matt Damon.
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Lucy Golub Class of 2020
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Social chair - lucy golubI'm Lucy and I'm from NYC. On campus I'm involved with the HRDC, write for the Crimson, and do some volunteering with PBHA. Unclear what I'm studying as of yet but likely something in the social sciences with a secondary in Theater Dance and Media. On my gap year I did a combination of theater, travel, and working with animals.
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Rhea Bennett Class of 2020
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publicity chair - Rhea bennettI’m Rhea (pronounced Ray-ah) and I am from Sharon, MA, a small town about 40 minutes south from Cambridge. Throughout my childhood I danced jazz, tap, and lyrical. In high school I was heavily involved in the Sharon High School Theater Company. I’m currently studying biology and archeology and am a member of the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club.
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Francesca Hess Class of 2020
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mentor initiative chair - Francesca hessI’m Francesca but almost everyone calls me “Chesca!” I’ve grown up on both sides of the pond but now I’m living in Lowell house. I am planning on concentrating in social studies! I do a few things on campus but most of my time is spent volunteering, reading, or procrastinating in dining halls!
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George-Alexander Attia Class of 2020
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mentor initiative chair - Ga attiaMy name is George-Alexander Attia (GA for short) and I’m entering my sophomore year with an intention to study government. I’m half Tunisian, half Greek American, and am from Lexington Massachusetts.
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Samuel Yonce Class of 2020
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outreach chair - sam yonceI’m Sam and I am from South Hamilton, MA. Before college, I attended St. Paul’s School where I played varsity soccer, squash, lacrosse, and tennis. After twelve months of developing sage-like wisdom on my gap year, I arrived at Harvard with no preset plan for a concentration – a fact that remains today – so I took Ec 10 along with half the freshman class. Outside of the classroom, I devote my time to the Harvard Africa Business and Investment Club, Veritas Financial Group, and club squash and polo teams. Outside of urban settings, I love to golf, ski, hunt, and fly fish. Feel free to come by Winthrop House and watch a Pats game this fall if you also believe that Tom Brady is the GOAT.
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