Gap Year Board - 2021/2022 school year
President
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Gabe Hostin '25
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Gabe Hostin is a first-year living in Canaday Hall who plans to create a special concentration intersecting Psychology, Health/Wellness, and Business. He’s a big food lover and will try any food at least once. Having been a big football/track athlete in high school, he loves staying active in the gym and playing pickup sports when he can. Over his gap year, Gabe backpacked in Utah, worked on a Macadamia nut farm in Hawaii, consolidated his surfing and Spanish in Costa Rica, worked with psychologists as he enriched the lives of underprivileged kids in South Africa, and vacationed with family/friends in the Bahamas. He also hosted a podcast called “Untextbooked”, live on all platforms and receiving accolades from Apple and sponsorships, about giving people a deeper look into history.
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Vice president
Evan Gates '24
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Evan Gates is a Sophomore in Winthrop studying Applied Math/Economics. He is originally from just outside of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and enjoys going to the beach, finding new places to eat, and reading any form of history or philosophy. During his gap year, Evan led a research team in analyzing the history of economic diversification in Hawaiʻi and examined potential paths forward for the islands. He also cofounded an affordable housing nonprofit and worked on housing policy at the State Legislature.
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social chair
Ethan Shaotran '25
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Ethan Shaotran is a freshman in Canaday studying Computer Science at Harvard. He loves the ocean, technology, and his home state of California. He’s also the Director of Technology for Harvard Computer Society and Harvard Ventures, and plays jazz with the Harvard Jazz Combo Initiative. During his gap year, he gathered a group of Harvard gappers to live in Honolulu, Hawaii to work virtually, get his scuba divemaster certification, and surf a *lot*!
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First year representative
Harry Cotter '25
