Ashdown Officers

Ashdown Officers

Everything Ashdown does, from stocking the inventory to planning dance parties to keeping the pianos in tune, is powered by our Officers – residents who volunteer their time to help out the dorm. While the different positions have varied responsibilities, all of them are important in keeping the residence running smoothly. Officers are grouped into 6 committees:

  • Brunch Committee
  • Coffee Hour Committee
  • Communities Committee
  • Events Committee
  • Publicity Committee
  • Tech and Inventory Committee

Officer terms consist of fall, spring, and summer. New officers are hired at the start of each term, but typically there is a larger hiring cycle in the spring. There is no mandatory service duration, but typically officers serve 6 terms (2 years) in order to accrue “continuing status” which grants them guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown House. They are also guaranteed accommodation in Ashdown during their service. Additionally, officers are rewarded with up to 3 seniority points per term, which gives them a large advantage in the in-house lottery for room selection. Even with these perks, officers tend to serve merely because they want a more active role in the MIT Ashdown community!

Below is the listing of current officer positions. If you are interested in serving as an Ashdown officer in any of these roles, or if you wish to suggest a new officer position, please contact ahec@mit.edu.

Brunch Committee

Brunch Committee

Contact: ashdown-brunch@mit.edu

The Brunch Committee organizes brunches on select Sunday mornings in Ashdown’s Hulsizer Room approximately once per month.

  • Officer: Adam Jozefiak
  • Officer: Xuefeng Meng
  • Officer: Haldrian Iriwan
  • Officer: Megan Tjandrasuwita
  • Officer: Maxina Sheft
  • Officer: Sahil Pontula
  • Officer: Cynthia Zhong
  • Officer: Sheng Huang
  • Officer: Ayush Gupta
  • Officer: Viansa Schmulbach
Coffee Hour Committee

Coffee Hour Committee

Contact: ashdown-coffee@mit.edu

The Coffee Hour Committee organizes Ashdown’s weekly coffee hour every Thursday night. This long-standing tradition provides residents with a great setting to relax and socialize while enjoying snacks and coffee.

  • Co-Chair: Ufuk Keskin
  • Co-Chair: Raymond Wang
  • Officer: Xiuyuan Zhang
  • Officer: Hao Tang
  • Officer: Qiuyuan Wang
  • Officer: Sanjoli Narang
  • Officer: Jonas Sogbadji
  • Officer: Jiali Ma
  • Officer: Sobhan Mohammadpour
  • Officer: Edan Orzech
  • Officer: YoungIn Ethan Shin
  • Officer: Youfu Qian
  • Officer: Dongjae Lee
  • Officer: Adam Wei
Events Committee

Events Committee

Contact: ashdown-events@mit.edu

The Events Committee plans and runs large and small events at Ashdown, either for Ashdown residents or the entire MIT graduate community. They plan orientation activities, social events, outings, culturally-themed events, and other Ashdown traditions.

  • Chair: Akhilan Boopathy
  • Chair: Rachel Sun
  • Officer: Ian Sabula
  • Officer: Dousabel May Yi Tay
  • Officer: Lisa Lin
  • Officer: Shek Nga Chan
  • Officer: Dylan Fife
  • Officer: Courtney Golden
  • Officer: Amelia Dai
  • Officer: Haiwen Li
  • Officer: Rachel Ma
Publicity Committee

Publicity Committee

Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu

  • Chair: David Baek
  • Officer: Mennatallah Hussein
  • Officer (Social Media): Ignacio Arzuaga
  • Officer (Photographer): Artem Petrov
  • Officer (Communications 3 AM Anno): Man Tou Wong
  • Officer: Aashna Daga
  • Officer (Communications): Xin Zhang (Amanda)
  • Officer: Xuening Wang
  • Officer (Communications): Yan Dai
Inventory and Tech Committee

Inventory and Tech Committee

Contact: ashdown-ops@mit.edu

  • Chair: Wentao Cui
  • Officer (Inventory): Michael Durso
  • Officer (Inventory): Megha Tippur
  • Officer (Inventory): Tommy Tai
  • Officer (Inventory): Irene Tenison
  • Officer (Tech): Honghao Cao
  • Officer (Garden): Thomas Pioch
  • Officer (Sustainability): Isabel Naranjo De Candido
  • Officer (Tech): Pengfei Cai
  • Officer (Inventory): Diego Cerna-Aragon
  • Officer (Tech): Zheng Yong Toh
Communities Committee

Communities Committee

Contact: ashdown-communities@mit.edu

Focuses on building and maintaining community relations.

  • Chair: Xiaowei Ou
  • Officer (3rd Floor): Marco Graffiedi
  • Officer (Cherry Pie Society): Raymond Diab
  • Officer (Arts): Ruofei Jia
  • Officer (Mental Wellness): Xiaoqi Sun
  • Officer (2nd Floor): Stephanie Halim
  • Officer (Community Service): Maisy Lam
  • Officer (Ashdown Outing): Malick Sere
  • Officer (5th Floor): Yuetong Xu
  • Officer (Music Arts): Fredric Kong
  • Officer (Physical Wellness): Chenning Li
  • Officer (Floor): Avichal Goel
  • Officer (Floor): Yubing Cui