Ashdown Officers

Ashdown Officers

Everything Ashdown does, from stocking the inventory to planning dance parties to keeping the pianos in tune, is powered by our Officers – residents who volunteer their time to help out the dorm. While the different positions have varied responsibilities, all of them are important in keeping the residence running smoothly. Officers are grouped into 6 committees:

  • Brunch Committee
  • Coffee Hour Committee
  • Communities Committee
  • Events Committee
  • Publicity Committee
  • Tech and Inventory Committee

Officer terms consist of fall, spring, and summer. New officers are hired at the start of each term, but typically there is a larger hiring cycle in the spring. There is no mandatory service duration, but typically officers serve 6 terms (2 years) in order to accrue “continuing status” which grants them guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown House. They are also guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown during their service. Additionally, officers are rewarded with up to 3 seniority points per term, which gives them a large advantage in the in-house lottery for room selection. Even with these perks, officers tend to serve merely because they want a more active role in the MIT Ashdown community!

Below is the listing of current officer positions. If you are interested in serving as an Ashdown officer in any of these roles, or if you wish to suggest a new officer position, please contact ahec@mit.edu.

Brunch Committee
Brunch Committee
Contact: ashdown-brunch@mit.edu

The Brunch Committee organizes brunches on select Sunday mornings in Ashdown’s Hulsizer Room approximately once per month. See here for more information.

  • Chair: Bunyamin Kartal
    • Leads the Brunch Committee.
  • Inventory Officer:
    • Manages inventory for the Brunch Committee.
  • Officer: Adam Jozefiak
  • Officer: Maxina Sheft
  • Officer: Ameya Daigavane
  • Officer: Vennela Mannava
  • Officer: Xuefeng Meng
  • Officer: Haldrian Iriwan
  • Officer: Junhui Zhang
  • Officer: Megan Tjandrasuwita
  • Officer: Eric Wolf
  • Officer: Sahil Pontula
  • Officer: Manan Bhatia
Coffee Hour Committee
Coffee Hour Committee
Contact: ashdown-coffee@mit.edu

The Coffee Hour Committee organizes Ashdown’s weekly coffee hour every Thursday night. This long-standing tradition provides residents with a great setting to relax and socialize while enjoying snacks and coffee. See here for more information.

  • Co-Chair: Ufuk Keskin
    • Leads the Coffee Hour Committee alongside another Co-Chair.
  • Co-Chair: Raymond Wang
    • Leads the Coffee Hour Committee alongside another Co-Chair.
  • Officer: Sanjoli Narang
  • Officer: Michael Caosun
  • Officer: Akib Zaman
  • Officer: Ernie Lee
  • Officer: Jiali Ma
  • Officer: Sobhan Mohammadpour
  • Officer: Jonas Sogbadji
  • Officer: Qiuyuan Wang
  • Officer: Hao Tang
  • Officer: Xiuyuan Zhang
Communities Committee
Communities Committee
Contact: ashdown-communities@mit.edu

Focuses on building and maintaining community relations.

  • Arts Officer: Ruofei Jia
    • The Arts Officer holds events to connect Ashdown residents who are interested in events focused on art, music, theatre, and more. These events vary from museum trips to organized events to MIT performances. They maintain a collection of artwork around Ashdown (both inside the House and in the courtyards). They are an art enthusiast looking to provide an opportunity to Ashdown residents to explore their artistic interests.
  • Athletics/Physical Wellness Officer: Emily Zhang
    • The Athletics/Physical Wellness Officer coordinates athletics-related events in Ashdown, and serves as a liaison for other athletics-related events on campus. Tasks include coordinating Ashdown intramural sports teams and organizing outings (basketball, hockey games, snowball fights, skating, etc).
  • Badminton Club Officer: Henry Ma
  • Chair: Xiaowei Ou
    • Leads the Communities Committee.
  • Cherry Pie Society: Serina Hu
    • The Cherry Pie Society Officer runs and coordinates Ashdown’s intellectual discussion group, the Cherry Pie Society. See here for more information.
  • Cherry Pie Society: Raymond Diab
    • The Cherry Pie Society Officer runs and coordinates Ashdown’s intellectual discussion group, the Cherry Pie Society. See here for more information.
  • Cherry Pie Society: Nikola Goles
    • The Cherry Pie Society Officer runs and coordinates Ashdown’s intellectual discussion group, the Cherry Pie Society. See here for more information.
  • Community Service Officer: Maisy Lam
    • The Community Service Officer is responsible for running and coordinating Ashdown volunteer events. They will act as a liaison between groups requiring volunteers and Ashdown residents.
  • Floor Officer: Alexandra Henzinger
    • Floor Officers: They serve as residential assistants and are responsible for encouraging interaction among residents and organizing floor events, overseeing the floor common areas and the use of floor bulletin boards, and voicing floor concerns to AHEC.
  • Floor Officer: Stephanie Halim
    • Floor Officers: They serve as residential assistants and are responsible for encouraging interaction among residents and organizing floor events, overseeing the floor common areas and the use of floor bulletin boards, and voicing floor concerns to AHEC.
  • Floor Officer: Marco Graffiedi
    • Floor Officers: They serve as residential assistants and are responsible for encouraging interaction among residents and organizing floor events, overseeing the floor common areas and the use of floor bulletin boards, and voicing floor concerns to AHEC.
  • Floor Officer: Yu Xie
    • Floor Officers: They serve as residential assistants and are responsible for encouraging interaction among residents and organizing floor events, overseeing the floor common areas and the use of floor bulletin boards, and voicing floor concerns to AHEC.
  • Floor Officer: Ted Pyne
    • Floor Officers: They serve as residential assistants and are responsible for encouraging interaction among residents and organizing floor events, overseeing the floor common areas and the use of floor bulletin boards, and voicing floor concerns to AHEC.
  • Mental Wellness Officer: Zhengqi Gao
    • The Mental Wellness Officer promotes the mental health of Ashdown residents through organizing opportunities for de-stressing and bringing in mental health resources from MIT and the Greater Boston Area.
  • Mental Wellness Officer: Xiaoqi Sun
    • The Mental Wellness Officer promotes the mental health of Ashdown residents through organizing opportunities for de-stressing and bringing in mental health resources from MIT and the Greater Boston Area.
  • Outing Officer: Juliana Lu-Yang
Events Committee
Events Committee
Contact: ashdown-events@mit.edu

The Events Committee plans and runs large and small events at Ashdown, either for Ashdown residents or the entire MIT graduate community. They plan orientation activities, social events, outings, culturally-themed events, and other Ashdown traditions.

  • Chair: Akhilan Boopathy
    • Leads the Events Committee.
  • Officer: Amanda Hornick
  • Officer: Varsha Vaidyanath
  • Officer: Courtney Golden
  • Officer: Lisa Lin
  • Officer: Amelia Dai
  • Officer: Ian Sabula
  • Officer: Ashkan Soleymani
  • Officer: Alexander Bevacqua
  • Officer: Dousabel May Yi Tay
  • Officer: Haiwen Li
Publicity Committee
Publicity Committee
Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu

  • Chair of Publicity and Communications: Anup Sreekumar
    • The Publicity Chair is the point of contact for other Ashdown officers and other dorm officers to request posters, etc. The Chair is in charge of delegating tasks within the Publicity team and compiling external events for the Ashdown Anno.
  • Communications: Yun-Sheng Chang
    • Communications Officers record and disseminate information in Ashdown, including taking meeting minutes at the AHEC weekly meetings. The Communications Officers also manage the 3AM newsletter, and welcome/orientation newsletters as needed.
  • Communications: Yiming Zhang
    • Communications Officers record and disseminate information in Ashdown, including taking meeting minutes at the AHEC weekly meetings. The Communications Officers also manage the 3AM newsletter, and welcome/orientation newsletters as needed.
  • Communications: Bill Liu
    • Communications Officers record and disseminate information in Ashdown, including taking meeting minutes at the AHEC weekly meetings. The Communications Officers also manage the 3AM newsletter, and welcome/orientation newsletters as needed.
  • Communications: Hyein Na
    • Communications Officers record and disseminate information in Ashdown, including taking meeting minutes at the AHEC weekly meetings. The Communications Officers also manage the 3AM newsletter, and welcome/orientation newsletters as needed.
  • Photographer / Publicity: Artem Petrov
    • The Photographer documents residential life, takes pictures at events, and records Ashdown history. Photos can be found on the Ashdown House Facebook Page.
  • Publicity: Menna Hussein
    • Publicity Officers collect and publicize information about Ashdown, MIT, and off-campus events. Officers organize publicity campaigns for Ashdown events, including creating posters, printing them, and putting them up around campus.
  • Publicity: Dowon Baek
    • Publicity Officers collect and publicize information about Ashdown, MIT, and off-campus events. Officers organize publicity campaigns for Ashdown events, including creating posters, printing them, and putting them up around campus.
  • Publicity: Jeonghyun Yoon
    • Publicity Officers collect and publicize information about Ashdown, MIT, and off-campus events. Officers organize publicity campaigns for Ashdown events, including creating posters, printing them, and putting them up around campus.
  • Social Media: Ignacio Arzuaga
Tech and Inventory Committee
Tech and Inventory Committee
Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu

  • Chair of Tech and Inventory: Shomik Verma
  • Garden / Inventory: Thomas Pioch
  • Inventory: Isabel Naranjo De Candido
    • Inventory Officers maintain and track the status of resident facilities within Ashdown House including the front desk/mailroom, courtyards, lobby, laundry room, kitchens, AHEC storage closet, and gym equipment.
  • Inventory: Michael Durso
    • Inventory Officers maintain and track the status of resident facilities within Ashdown House including the front desk/mailroom, courtyards, lobby, laundry room, kitchens, AHEC storage closet, and gym equipment.
  • Inventory: Tommy Tai
    • Inventory Officers maintain and track the status of resident facilities within Ashdown House including the front desk/mailroom, courtyards, lobby, laundry room, kitchens, AHEC storage closet, and gym equipment.
  • Inventory: Irene Tenison
    • Inventory Officers maintain and track the status of resident facilities within Ashdown House including the front desk/mailroom, courtyards, lobby, laundry room, kitchens, AHEC storage closet, and gym equipment.
  • Inventory: Megha Tippur
    • Inventory Officers maintain and track the status of resident facilities within Ashdown House including the front desk/mailroom, courtyards, lobby, laundry room, kitchens, AHEC storage closet, and gym equipment.
  • Sustainability / Inventory: Devashish Pratap Gokhale
  • Tech: Darryl Ho
  • Tech/Mailing Lists: Aylin Baca
  • Tech/Web Master: Mingran Yang
    • Tech Officers maintain and improve the Ashdown website and computing facilities. Tech Officers assist with the hallway displays throughout the building as well as other AV systems in the common areas.
  • Tech/Web Master: Honghao Cao
    • Tech Officers maintain and improve the Ashdown website and computing facilities. Tech Officers assist with the hallway displays throughout the building as well as other AV systems in the common areas.
  • Tech/Web Master: Fisher Xue
    • Tech Officers maintain and improve the Ashdown website and computing facilities. Tech Officers assist with the hallway displays throughout the building as well as other AV systems in the common areas.