Our Executive Board
LEADERSHIP
Nicholas Williams | President
PhD, Engineering | Pratt School of Engineering
nxw@duke.edu
Nick is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He comes to Duke from San Francisco. 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 before ending up as President in Fall 2019. 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. Nick likes cooking and weightlifting.
Charlotte Moore| President
PhD, Developmental Psychology | The Graduate School
charlotte.moore@duke.edu
Charlotte is a 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 ED role for Spring 2019. Her role focuses on enhancing DISI's reach into Durham, and her favorite part of DISI is the huge impact that small projects can have on the community. Charlotte likes knitting and Dungeons & Dragons.
OPERATIONS
Manal El-Tayar | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in International Development Policy | Sanford School of Public Policy
Manal is a second year, Lebanese student doing her Masters in International Development Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Her background is largely in the fields of socio-economic development as well as interfaith reconciliation. Manal is also a former athlete and is interested in the intersection of high-level sports and peacebuilding.
Monisha Eadala | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in International Development Policy | Sanford School of Public Policy
Monisha is a second year MIDP student at Sanford school of Public Policy. She is originally from India. Monisha spent the summer working at IFC World Bank Group, as a development impact consultant. Having had a wonderful time as a Project Innovator in the previous semester, she is looking forward to being on the board as a Co-Executive Director of Operations this fall. Monisha enjoys trekking and practicing Ashtanga Yoga when not drowning in schoolwork.
Hirak Bhayani | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in Business Analytics | Fuqua School of Business
Hirak is pursuing her business studies at the Fuqua School of Business & originally hails from Mumbai, India. Her areas of interest span multiple domains like banking & finance, marketing, merchandising, artificial intelligence, textiles & data analytics. A new entrant on the DISI Executive Board, she is strongly inclined to make an impact in the community development space through inclusiveness. This makes her an apt fit for the position of Director - Project Operations. Her role focuses on consulting project managers, managing deadlines & supporting the project & partner selection process in Durham. When not coding or number crunching, she enjoys concocting desserts, reading, hiking & traveling.
PARTNER OUTREACH
Tracy d'Arbeloff | Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience | The Graduate School
tracy.darbeloff@duke.edu
Tracy d'Arbeloff is a 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.
Jessica Mackness| Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
Master of Science in Global Health | Global Health Institute
Jessica is a second-year MSc student in Global Health. She is originally from northern Virginia. Jessica spent the summer working in Ghana with local NGOs developing a maternal mental health intervention. She is new to DISI and currently co- Executive Director of Partner Outreach. She is excited to work in a diverse community to create meaningful social impact. Jessica enjoys hiking and cuddling with her cat Mia in her free time.
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
Praveena Motupalli | Executive Director of Internal Development
Master of Quantitative Management, Business Analytics |Fuqua School of Business
Praveena is a graduate student in the Master of Quantitative Management, Business Analytics program at the Fuqua School of Business. She grew up in California and remained there to complete her undergraduate studies at UCSB. She comes from a science and humanities background and hopes to work in the healthcare industry after graduating. She is passionate about using business and analytics to drive positive change. As DISI’s Executive Director of Internal Development, she is especially excited to be supporting the growth and development of an incredible organization that is positively impacting the Durham community. In her free time, she enjoys reading new books and traveling.
MARKETING
Tanmay Dhuri | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
Masters, Engineering Management | The Pratt School of Engineering
tanmay.dhuri@duke.edu
Tanmay is a Masters 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.
Shravani Challawar | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
Masters, Engineering Management | The Pratt School of Engineering
Shravani is pursuing her final semester of her Masters in Engineering Management. She is originally from Hyderabad, India where she led a large student-run NGO during her undergraduate days. She has worked as a Project Innovator with DISI previously and had an amazing experience. Now, as part of the Marketing team for Fall 2019, she is excited about creating new avenues to ensure that DISI's amazing work reaches all of Duke's community. She believes that it is important to give back to society and hence loves DISI for its honest efforts to do so for the Durham community. In her free time, she loves to travel, cook and paint.
Nicholas Williams | President
PhD, Engineering | Pratt School of Engineering
nxw@duke.edu
Nick is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He comes to Duke from San Francisco. 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 before ending up as President in Fall 2019. 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. Nick likes cooking and weightlifting.
Charlotte Moore| President
PhD, Developmental Psychology | The Graduate School
charlotte.moore@duke.edu
Charlotte is a 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 ED role for Spring 2019. Her role focuses on enhancing DISI's reach into Durham, and her favorite part of DISI is the huge impact that small projects can have on the community. Charlotte likes knitting and Dungeons & Dragons.
OPERATIONS
Manal El-Tayar | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in International Development Policy | Sanford School of Public Policy
Manal is a second year, Lebanese student doing her Masters in International Development Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Her background is largely in the fields of socio-economic development as well as interfaith reconciliation. Manal is also a former athlete and is interested in the intersection of high-level sports and peacebuilding.
Monisha Eadala | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in International Development Policy | Sanford School of Public Policy
Monisha is a second year MIDP student at Sanford school of Public Policy. She is originally from India. Monisha spent the summer working at IFC World Bank Group, as a development impact consultant. Having had a wonderful time as a Project Innovator in the previous semester, she is looking forward to being on the board as a Co-Executive Director of Operations this fall. Monisha enjoys trekking and practicing Ashtanga Yoga when not drowning in schoolwork.
Hirak Bhayani | Co-Executive Director of Operations
Master in Business Analytics | Fuqua School of Business
Hirak is pursuing her business studies at the Fuqua School of Business & originally hails from Mumbai, India. Her areas of interest span multiple domains like banking & finance, marketing, merchandising, artificial intelligence, textiles & data analytics. A new entrant on the DISI Executive Board, she is strongly inclined to make an impact in the community development space through inclusiveness. This makes her an apt fit for the position of Director - Project Operations. Her role focuses on consulting project managers, managing deadlines & supporting the project & partner selection process in Durham. When not coding or number crunching, she enjoys concocting desserts, reading, hiking & traveling.
PARTNER OUTREACH
Tracy d'Arbeloff | Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience | The Graduate School
tracy.darbeloff@duke.edu
Tracy d'Arbeloff is a 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.
Jessica Mackness| Co-Executive Director of Partner Outreach
Master of Science in Global Health | Global Health Institute
Jessica is a second-year MSc student in Global Health. She is originally from northern Virginia. Jessica spent the summer working in Ghana with local NGOs developing a maternal mental health intervention. She is new to DISI and currently co- Executive Director of Partner Outreach. She is excited to work in a diverse community to create meaningful social impact. Jessica enjoys hiking and cuddling with her cat Mia in her free time.
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
Praveena Motupalli | Executive Director of Internal Development
Master of Quantitative Management, Business Analytics |Fuqua School of Business
Praveena is a graduate student in the Master of Quantitative Management, Business Analytics program at the Fuqua School of Business. She grew up in California and remained there to complete her undergraduate studies at UCSB. She comes from a science and humanities background and hopes to work in the healthcare industry after graduating. She is passionate about using business and analytics to drive positive change. As DISI’s Executive Director of Internal Development, she is especially excited to be supporting the growth and development of an incredible organization that is positively impacting the Durham community. In her free time, she enjoys reading new books and traveling.
MARKETING
Tanmay Dhuri | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
Masters, Engineering Management | The Pratt School of Engineering
tanmay.dhuri@duke.edu
Tanmay is a Masters 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.
Shravani Challawar | Co-Executive Director of Marketing
Masters, Engineering Management | The Pratt School of Engineering
Shravani is pursuing her final semester of her Masters in Engineering Management. She is originally from Hyderabad, India where she led a large student-run NGO during her undergraduate days. She has worked as a Project Innovator with DISI previously and had an amazing experience. Now, as part of the Marketing team for Fall 2019, she is excited about creating new avenues to ensure that DISI's amazing work reaches all of Duke's community. She believes that it is important to give back to society and hence loves DISI for its honest efforts to do so for the Durham community. In her free time, she loves to travel, cook and paint.
