Class Board 2023

  • Derek Nhieu

  • Joel Olujide

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  • Steele Parkerson

    Steele Parkerson: Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, Steele senior in the College double majoring in Diplomatic History and International Relations. Steele serves as the VP of External Affairs for the Class of 2023. Outside of Class Board Steele serves as the President of Alpha Phi and Penn Best Buddies. Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at Msteelep@sas.upenn.edu.

  • Abbie Chan

    Abbie is a senior in the College studying Neuroscience, and she serves as VP of Internal Affairs for Class Board 2023. Aside from student government, she is also involved in Arts House Dance Company, PhiDE, Service Link, and Peer Advising for the College. In her free time, Abbie is an avid fan of binging true crime documentaries, embroidering, playing piano, and doing anything that involves music and dancing!

  • Anuva Shandilya

    Anuva is a Senior at Penn concentrating in Operations, Information, and Decisions and Strategic Management with a minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship. On campus, she’s involved in Class Board 2023 as VP of Finances, is Co-President of PennQuest, serves as a Wharton Ambassador, and has been a Venture Initiation Program Fellow. Anuva is a huge bucket list person and is currently taking recommendations for her Senior Year Bucket List. She also loves sports and plays pickup volleyball on Drexel’s campus on the weekends, likes to watch horror movies and really bad chick flicks with her friends, and travels frequently (has lived in 4 countries and been to 31!).

  • Solomon Thomas

    Solomon is a Senior in Wharton studying Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Brooklyn, NY. On Campus he is the School Liaisons Chair for the Black Ivy League Business conference, he is a co-founder of the Economic Justice Partnerships, a board member of the Black Student League, and a peer mentor for the Wharton STEP program. He is also on the Penn Rugby team and is a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters. In his free time, he loves to hit the gym, play basketball, take photos and cook for friends and family.

  • Marissa Kesse

    Marissa is a senior at Penn Nursing with an interest in pre-law. She is a first-gen Ghanaian-American from Long Island, NY. Marissa also serves as Vice President for the Minorities in Nursing Org., Deputy Program Director for Model Congress and works on the programming committee for Penn’s Black Student League (BSL). Marissa spends her free time teaching migrant students based on the west coast how to code and build circuits, and she loves to brunch! Also a Philly foodie? Feel free to share your recommendations with her at mkesse@nursing.upenn.edu!

  • Jacqueline Aquino

    Jacqueline is a senior studying materials science & engineering with a minor in mechanical engineering alongside being an accelerated masters student studying integrated product design. In addition to being the Engineering Chair for Class Board 2023, she is a board member of the Matsci Makerspace and is a TA for Product Design. In her free time she enjoys binge watching anime shows, going on walks (preferably with her 2 poodles), sketching, and exploring coffee shops.

  • Sneha Ravi

    Sneha is a senior in the College studying Computational Biology. Originally from McLean, VA, Sneha loves to travel! At Penn, Sneha is involved with filmmaking through the Bent Button Productions Club as Outreach Director, and volunteering in West Philly through the Shelter Health Outreach Program and Moelis Access Science. If you ever want to catch a movie, explore Philly, or just want to talk, email me at snravi@sas.upenn.edu!

  • Kristie Xia

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  • Anna Wang

    Anna is a senior from Saratoga, California, studying Digital Media Design in Penn Engineering. On campus, she’s involved in Class Board as one of the Creative Directors, is Co-director of The Signal (https://thesign.al/), serves as an Engineering Orientation Peer Advisor, and part of Theta Tau. In her free time, Anna enjoys making animations, hiking, and karaoke. Feel free to reach out anytime at annawang@seas.upenn.edu!

  • Gio Ballestreros

    Gio is a senior at Wharton studying finance and product design from Rockville, MD. On campus, he’s one of two Creative Directors for Class Board and helps run the Digital Design Studio and Student Advisory Board at Venture Lab. In his free time, he enjoys working on freelance design projects, cooking Filipino food, and watching Youtube.