MEET THE TEAM
Saipruthvi Vanaparthy
ISA President
Saipruthvi Vanaparthy is a Junior here at UofL. He is studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. Sai enjoys hiking, playing sports, and tinkering with electronics in his free time. He was always involved in his local Indian community and knew he wanted to be part of ISA in college. He loves how ISA is inviting to everyone on campus and how easy it is to get involved. He looks forward to putting on more cultural events and the people and experiences that ISA will bring!
Sarika Polcum
Diwali Event Director
Sarika is a senior Biology and LALS double major with a Spanish minor. She has been a part of ISA all four years and she loves the family that comes with it. From taking photos at events to directing the Diwali program this year, she always loves to give back to such a great organization. In her free time, she likes to watch crime dramas, listen to lofi hip hop, and take pictures of her friends and family.
Leah Mammen
Competition Director
Leah is a sophomore Pre-Dental Biology major. She loves ISA because there’s something for everyone to get involved with. In her free time, Leah enjoys dancing on Cardinal Bhangra. She is so excited to work with ISA to make DCD 2020 one for the books ;)
Charmi Shah
VP of Internal Operations
Charmi is a junior studying Public Health and Spanish. When she’s not traveling, she loves to binge Netflix and try new foods. She enjoys Thursday meetings that lead to taco bell and game nights, and is excited to plan even more fun, bonding events this year!
Pranav Tyagi
VP of Cultural Relations
Pranav is a Senior Biology Major. He moved from India 3 years ago and ISA has been his family ever since. He loves ISA because it allows him to meet new people, organize various cultural events and to spread the Indian culture around campus. In his free time, Pranav enjoys spending time playing sports, going to the gym, and just chilling with friends.
Kenny Draper
VP of Finance
Kenny is a senior Electrical Engineering major at the University of Louisville. In his free time Kenny enjoys playing golf, watching movies, and hanging out with friends. Kenny has lived in Northeastern Kentucky his whole life before moving to Louisville. His favorite part of ISA was finding a new family is an unknown city.
Vidhi Desai
VP of Communications
Sai Chinthala is a junior studying Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Louisville. She was born in Hyderabad, India and has lived in Northern Kentucky for most of her life, before moving to Louisville for college. Her favorite hobby is photography. She joined ISA to become more involved on campus but ended up finding a family away from home. She enjoys the people, the events and the culture.
Harshini Sirvisetty
VP of Service
Harshini is a sophomore Biology major and is on a Pre-Medical track. She enjoys sharing and celebrating cultural experiences through ISA. Harshini loves to dance on Cardinal Bhangra and is looking forward to expanding ISA’s philanthropic presence in the community.
Jones Hebron
VP of Web Development
Jones Hebron is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisville. His was born in Dubai, but his family is from Kerala. In his free time, he likes to play soccer, go to El Nopal, and play FIFA. He loves the way ISA has treated him as family and hopes to do the same to others as well. He looks forward to sharing Indian culture on campus through events such as Jalsa and Derby City Dhoom.