Executive Board Members, 2019
LEADERSHIP
Adam Stanaland | Co-President
PhD, Psychology & Public Policy | The Graduate School & Sanford School of Public Policy
adam.stanaland@duke.edu
Adam is a dual PhD student in psychology and public policy. Before Duke, he attended Davidson College and then worked for the New York City Department of Education. With the NYC Department of Education, he analyzed policy and designed strategy for the City's lowest-performing schools. Adam has always been heavily involved in community development and nonprofit management and enjoys using this experience to train and work with DISI Project Managers and their teams.
Charlotte Moore| Co-President
PhD Developmental Psychology | The Graduate School
charlotte.moore@duke.edu
Charlotte is a third-year PhD student in Developmental Psychology. She hails from Ottawa, Canada. She has been a member of the DISI community since 2017, when she worked as an Executive Director in Partner Outreach before moving onto the President role for Spring 2019. Her favorite part of DISI is the huge impact that small projects can have on the Durham community. Charlotte likes knitting and Dungeons & Dragons.
OPERATIONS
Mary Brannock| Co-Executive Director of Operations
MSc Global Health | The Graduate School
mkb64@duke.edu
Mary Brannock is a Master of Science in Global Health candidate in her second year at the Duke Graduate School. While there, she has been studying the use of mHealth innovation in low-resource settings. Mary’s past experience includes: directing community resource programs, program development, and global health and innovation. In her free time, she enjoys crafting and hiking.
Nicholas Williams| Co-Executive Director of Operations
PhD Student | Pratt School of Engineering
nxw@duke.edu
Nick is a second-year PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has been a member of DISI since he came to Duke in 2017. He started as a Project Innovator and stepped into the role of Director of Operations in Fall of 2018. He joined DISI in order to feel more connected to the Durham community by working with non-profits to have a positive impact on the Triangle area.
Regan Fink | Co-Executive Director of Operations
MBA/MEM | Fuqua School of Business & Nicholas School of the Environment
regan.fink@duke.edu
Regan is in the second year of her dual-degree program in business and environmental management. She started in DISI in 2017 as a Project Innovator, and since then has been a Project Manager and Co-Director of Marketing. DISI continues to surprise her with invaluable lessons around teamwork and project management, and the positive impact of its projects continue to inspire her. In her free time, she likes to ride her bike and play board games.
PARTNER OUTREACH
Tracy d'Arbeloff | Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience
tracy.darbeloff@duke.edu
Tracy d'Arbeloff is a second-year PhD student in Cognitive Neuroscience. She grew up in the Northeast, and this is her first time living in the Southern USA. She likes it. Tracy has been a member of DISI since Fall 2018, and immediately loved the program--so much so that she joined the DISI executive board the very next term. Her favorite part of DISI is getting to learn firsthand about and involved in various non-profits and projects that make an impactful difference in the surrounding community. In her spare time, Tracy likes being active outside and playing with her two adorable cats.
INTERNAL STRATEGY
Maryum Ahmad| Co-Executive Director of Internal Strategy
MQM: Business Analytics | Fuqua School of Business
maryum.ahmad@duke.edu
Maryum is a Master of Science in Quantitative Management (MQM): Business Analytics candidate at The Fuqua School of Business. Her passion for analytics strengthened first during electrical engineering studies and later during her professional work as a Business System Analyst at a Telecom company which led her to choose this 10-months intensive and immersive coursework. She was selected as a Data Science scholar by Udacity to complete a challenge course and compete against 15,000 other scholarship recipients from across the globe. She is a friendly and straightforward person, and food is something that can make her really happy!
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Choi| Executive Director of Internal Development
MSc-GH | The Graduate School
jessica.choi@duke.edu
Jessica is a second-year master’s student at the Duke Global Health Institute. She was born in South Korea and spent majority of her life on the West coast. Jessica participated in a DISI project as a project innovator in 2018 and is now serving as an Executive Director of Internal Development. Jessica enjoys problem solving and appreciates building close relationships with the local community.
STRATEGY
Chidiebere Prince John| Executive Director of Strategy
MQM | Fuqua School of Business
chidiebere.john@duke.edu
Chidiebere is currently enrolled in the quantitative management program at Fuqua. He hails from Nigeria and has been a member of DISI since the fall semester of 2018. He started as a Project Manager where he led a team of eight students to develop a cost-benefit analysis for a local nonprofit and this semester, he moved to the Executive Board. His favorite part of DISI is the opportunity it creates for students to work on projects that provide significant societal impact. Chidiebere likes soccer and coding.
MARKETING
Tanmay Dhuri | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
MEM | The Pratt School of Engineering
tanmay.dhuri@duke.edu
Tanmay is a first year Master of Engineering Management student at Pratt School of Engineering, Duke. Tanmay currently serves as the Executive Director of Marketing. He first joined DISI as a Project Innovator in Fall 2018. Tanmay is excited about the diverse environment that thrives in DISI to create a social impact. In his free time, you would find him cooking or critiquing a new technological trend.
Adam Stanaland | Co-President
PhD, Psychology & Public Policy | The Graduate School & Sanford School of Public Policy
adam.stanaland@duke.edu
Adam is a dual PhD student in psychology and public policy. Before Duke, he attended Davidson College and then worked for the New York City Department of Education. With the NYC Department of Education, he analyzed policy and designed strategy for the City's lowest-performing schools. Adam has always been heavily involved in community development and nonprofit management and enjoys using this experience to train and work with DISI Project Managers and their teams.
Charlotte Moore| Co-President
PhD Developmental Psychology | The Graduate School
charlotte.moore@duke.edu
Charlotte is a third-year PhD student in Developmental Psychology. She hails from Ottawa, Canada. She has been a member of the DISI community since 2017, when she worked as an Executive Director in Partner Outreach before moving onto the President role for Spring 2019. Her favorite part of DISI is the huge impact that small projects can have on the Durham community. Charlotte likes knitting and Dungeons & Dragons.
OPERATIONS
Mary Brannock| Co-Executive Director of Operations
MSc Global Health | The Graduate School
mkb64@duke.edu
Mary Brannock is a Master of Science in Global Health candidate in her second year at the Duke Graduate School. While there, she has been studying the use of mHealth innovation in low-resource settings. Mary’s past experience includes: directing community resource programs, program development, and global health and innovation. In her free time, she enjoys crafting and hiking.
Nicholas Williams| Co-Executive Director of Operations
PhD Student | Pratt School of Engineering
nxw@duke.edu
Nick is a second-year PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has been a member of DISI since he came to Duke in 2017. He started as a Project Innovator and stepped into the role of Director of Operations in Fall of 2018. He joined DISI in order to feel more connected to the Durham community by working with non-profits to have a positive impact on the Triangle area.
Regan Fink | Co-Executive Director of Operations
MBA/MEM | Fuqua School of Business & Nicholas School of the Environment
regan.fink@duke.edu
Regan is in the second year of her dual-degree program in business and environmental management. She started in DISI in 2017 as a Project Innovator, and since then has been a Project Manager and Co-Director of Marketing. DISI continues to surprise her with invaluable lessons around teamwork and project management, and the positive impact of its projects continue to inspire her. In her free time, she likes to ride her bike and play board games.
PARTNER OUTREACH
Tracy d'Arbeloff | Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience
tracy.darbeloff@duke.edu
Tracy d'Arbeloff is a second-year PhD student in Cognitive Neuroscience. She grew up in the Northeast, and this is her first time living in the Southern USA. She likes it. Tracy has been a member of DISI since Fall 2018, and immediately loved the program--so much so that she joined the DISI executive board the very next term. Her favorite part of DISI is getting to learn firsthand about and involved in various non-profits and projects that make an impactful difference in the surrounding community. In her spare time, Tracy likes being active outside and playing with her two adorable cats.
INTERNAL STRATEGY
Maryum Ahmad| Co-Executive Director of Internal Strategy
MQM: Business Analytics | Fuqua School of Business
maryum.ahmad@duke.edu
Maryum is a Master of Science in Quantitative Management (MQM): Business Analytics candidate at The Fuqua School of Business. Her passion for analytics strengthened first during electrical engineering studies and later during her professional work as a Business System Analyst at a Telecom company which led her to choose this 10-months intensive and immersive coursework. She was selected as a Data Science scholar by Udacity to complete a challenge course and compete against 15,000 other scholarship recipients from across the globe. She is a friendly and straightforward person, and food is something that can make her really happy!
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Choi| Executive Director of Internal Development
MSc-GH | The Graduate School
jessica.choi@duke.edu
Jessica is a second-year master’s student at the Duke Global Health Institute. She was born in South Korea and spent majority of her life on the West coast. Jessica participated in a DISI project as a project innovator in 2018 and is now serving as an Executive Director of Internal Development. Jessica enjoys problem solving and appreciates building close relationships with the local community.
STRATEGY
Chidiebere Prince John| Executive Director of Strategy
MQM | Fuqua School of Business
chidiebere.john@duke.edu
Chidiebere is currently enrolled in the quantitative management program at Fuqua. He hails from Nigeria and has been a member of DISI since the fall semester of 2018. He started as a Project Manager where he led a team of eight students to develop a cost-benefit analysis for a local nonprofit and this semester, he moved to the Executive Board. His favorite part of DISI is the opportunity it creates for students to work on projects that provide significant societal impact. Chidiebere likes soccer and coding.
MARKETING
Tanmay Dhuri | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
MEM | The Pratt School of Engineering
tanmay.dhuri@duke.edu
Tanmay is a first year Master of Engineering Management student at Pratt School of Engineering, Duke. Tanmay currently serves as the Executive Director of Marketing. He first joined DISI as a Project Innovator in Fall 2018. Tanmay is excited about the diverse environment that thrives in DISI to create a social impact. In his free time, you would find him cooking or critiquing a new technological trend.
