Leadership
Roles where I've built teams, grown organizations, and created programs that didn't exist before.
Muslim Students Association
Dawah Chair
3 yr
Jummah streak kept
$500K+
prayer space project
75+
person capacity
- Sustained an unbroken 3-year streak of weekly on-campus Jummah by coordinating all logistics across two academic years
- Organized regular halaqas, khateeb trainings, and dozens of rides to nearby mosques, including nightly Ramadan transportation for iftar and taraweeh
- Organized on-campus taraweeh during Ramadan
- Advocated for and helped design a new dedicated Muslim prayer space ($500K+ project) from the ground up alongside a small essential team over two years, after the original space was demolished with no direct notice and no alternative offered; the permanent space opened April 2026 and accommodates 75+ Muslims for Jummah and daily prayer
- Proposed and co-organized what became the MSA's inaugural annual sports charity event
- Organized a self-defense seminar for sisters
IEEE at Vanderbilt
President
152
total members
95%
membership growth
200%
attendance growth
40+
regular attendees
- Grew membership 95% to 152 members and regular attendance 200% to 40+ students by running better events and recruiting more actively
- Managing a $4,500+ annual budget across events, recruitment, and chapter operations
- Founded the first Vanderbilt IEEE Project Showcase, getting funding and mentorship to 30+ student project teams
- Rewrote the chapter's internal database, constitution, and bylaws, which hadn't been updated in years
- The chapter now runs engineering events, not just socials. Students build things and have something to show for it.
Vanderbilt Taekwondo
Head Instructor
16 yrs
TKD experience
2nd°
black belt
1,000+
LNYF audience
- Led outreach initiatives driving approximately 30% membership growth across the Vanderbilt Taekwondo club
- Instructed Taekwondo and self-defense classes of up to 30 students, drawing on 16 years of training and a 2nd-degree black belt
- Choreographed and led Vanderbilt LNYF's inaugural Taekwondo performance for an audience of 1,000+ students (watch it here)
- Coordinated and led demonstrations and training sessions across 7 colleges and organizations
Vanderbilt Association of Bengali Students
Events Chair
242
members (from 100)
500+
flagship event attendees
25K+
Instagram views
- Grew membership from 100 to 242 through new events and word-of-mouth
- Managed a $5K budget across events and recruitment, and helped build the org's presence on campus
- Co-led Mock Shaadi, a new flagship event that drew 500+ people, more than twice our total membership at the time
- Directed, filmed, and edited promotional content (teasers, recaps, films) that hit 25K+ Instagram views
- Handled PR, logistics, and coordination with other orgs to pull it all off