Meet the Board
Leadership, 2026-2027
Alejandra Avila, President CC'28
Philosophy and Political Science
Hometown: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Favorite CDS memory: My favorite CDS memory would have to be the Winter Social this past year, it was so fun to get to talk with everyone and play games/karaoke. Lots of tea was spilt and the vibes were really good, Im so excited for this upcoming year!!!!
Albert Shore, VP of Finance CC’28
Political Science and Economics
Hometown: Brookings, South Dakota
Favorite CDS memory: My favorite CDS memory is winning Colgate with Edgar. Both because the vibes of the trip were great and because our opponents were incredibly good sports. Shout-out Bard.
Tanay Jagannathan, VP of British Parliamentary Debate SEAS’29
Computer Science
Hometown: Dubai
Favorite CDS memory: Brainstorming paper plate awards with everyone in CDS at the end of the semester.
Hung Pan (Eric) LI, VP of Public Affairs CC’28
History
Hometown: Hong Kong SAR, China
Favorite CDS memory: JJ’s after practice.
Angela Yining Jia, VP of National Debate BC’29
Political Science
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Favorite CDS memory: This one is hard to pick because I enjoy all my time with CDS, but I suppose one of the most enjoyable moments was the Princeton tournament where most of us were done with rounds and we just hung out and got food together. Good weather, nice scenery, enjoyable conversation, etc. Right after eating we realized our train was literally leaving in 14 minutes, and we were a 12 minute drive away, and we spent our Uber ride simultaneously bemoaning we wouldn’t make it and frantically orchestrating what each person had to do at the moment of arrival to maximize the speed in which we could get out of the car and sprint to the boarding station. We made it, thankfully.
Nita Hsu, VP of Team Affairs BC’29
Political Science
Hometown: Taoyuan, Taiwan
Favorite CDS memory: Ice skating in Bryant park.