Leadership

The YHHAP Board oversees all YHHAP projects, manages our advocacy operations, and fosters the YHHAP volunteer community. Individually, we have each been inspired and humbled by those we serve. Together, we are fiercely committed to improving our New Haven community. We are the Spring 2025 YHHAP Board, and we look forward to seeing you in action soon.

Arjun Warrior

Co-director

Arjun is a junior majoring in History. At Yale, he leads volunteer shifts at YCK, the student-run soup kitchen, and captains TD’s intramural dodgeball team. In the past, he’s worked for political campaigns in California and labor rights organizations in the US and India. He likes funny books, live music, and long bike rides. Contact him anytime at arjun.warrior@yale.edu.

Alison Lee

Co-director

Alison is a sophomore in Berkeley College majoring in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration from Orange County, California. Outside of YHHAP, she is involved with the Undergraduate Prison Project, the Legal Aid Association, and leads a project on prison policy at the Yale Policy Institute. When she isn't in class, she is desperately trying to find time to read for fun, going on long walks while listening to Men I Trust, or yapping at her friends' suite. Feel free to reach her at alison.lee.al2727@yale.edu!

Andrew Storino

Advocacy Co-chair

Andrew (Drew) Storino is a sophomore in Trumbull College majoring in history. Before coming to Yale as a transfer student, he spent two years at Deep Springs College, a small liberal arts program on a ranch in California. On campus, Drew volunteers with the HAVEN Free Clinic and is training to become an EMT. In his free time, he loves reading, cooking meals with friends, and taking long walks through New Haven.

Reach out anytime to andrew.storino@yale.edu.

Paul Douglass

Development Chair

Paul is a junior in Saybrook College. From Arkansas and North Carolina, he is doubling in History and East Asian Studies. He is interested in law and the public sector. In addition to leading the YHHAP Fast, Paul is President of Jook Songs poetry group, on board for the Undergraduate Law Journal, and is engaged with campus ministries such as YSC and UCW. He loves playing music, working out, and being outdoors. You can reach him at paul.douglass@yale.edu.

Kate Johnson

communications director

Kate is a sophomore in Saybrook College from Lake Bluff, Illinois. At Yale she is majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a certificate in French! When she is not sending out weekly YHHAP newsletters or managing YHHAP social media, she is volunteering at the HAVEN Free Clinic, helping out at the CHCV, working at a cancer genetics lab at the Yale Medical School, tutoring students in French, or serving on the Sterling Memorial Library Advisory Committee. In her free time she enjoys playing the guitar, going to a hot yoga class, or playing pickle ball with her friends! Feel free to contact her at kate.johnson.kn6@yale.edu.

aNTONIO BOLEA

Research and education chair

Antonio (Tony) is a first-year student in Davenport majoring in cognitive science from New Haven, Connecticut. At Yale, he is also a first-year research liaison for the Yale Student Mental Health Association, a member of the Shareholder Engagement and Community Investment teams of DHSRI, an intern at the Opioid Reassessment Clinic, and a proud member of the YHHAP advocacy team. He loves listening to music (shoutouts to MF DOOM, Matt Maltese, Tyler, The Creator, and Maurice Ravel), writing fictional personal reflections, reading books that give him existential crises, and improvising using random common room pianos. Feel free to reach out at tony.bolea@yale.edu.

Kenisha Mahajan

treasurer

Kenisha is a sophomore in Benjamin Franklin College majoring in Ethics, Politics, & Economics from Queens, NY. In addition to YHHAP, she works as a Recruitment Coordinator for Yale’s Admissions Office, is a TA for Directed Studies, leads a public health project for the Yale Policy Institute, and does undergraduate research. In her free time, she loves exploring new coffee shops in New Haven, doing pottery, and picking up a new book. Reach out at kenisha.mahajan@yale.edu.

Jimmy O’CONNELL

membership chair

Jimmy is a freshman from Kansas City in Timothy Dwight College majoring in History. In addition to serving as Membership Chair with YHHAP, he serves as an Advocacy Coordinator with Dwight Hall and organizes with Yalies4Palestine and the Sumud Coalition. He is passionate about tenant rights, tennis, TD IM Table Tennis, talking with friends, alliterations, and listening to music. Jimmy is extremely excited to be a part of the YHHAP team this year! You can reach him at jimmy.oconnell@yale.edu.

Elizabeth Schaefer

Events chair

Elizabeth is a junior double majoring in Computer Science and Humanities. She has been on YHHAP for five semesters and has held many different roles, but currently is the Events Co-Chair! Outside of YHHAP, Elizabeth is the President of Morse College Council, a head TA for CS50, a recruitment coordinator for Yale Admissions, and a research assistant in the YaleNLP lab.

Ishnan khan

aDVOCACY co-chair

Ishnan Khan is a sophomore majoring in Global Affairs student. She serves as a Peer Liaison and is involved with Migration Alliance at Yale, working on initiatives that support both Yale and New Haven communities. She has experience in political campaigns, governance, and legal research, contributing to projects focused on public policy and advocacy. Outside of academics and work, she enjoys exploring New Haven’s restaurant scene and the Yale Art Gallery. In her spare time, you would find her spending time at Yale's cultural centers and museums. Feel free to reach out to her at ishnan.khan@yale.edu

JAEYEE jUNG

yhhap FAST co-chair

Jaeyee is a sophomore in Berkeley College from Raleigh, North Carolina majoring in Neuroscience. In addition to organizing the YHHAP Fast, she plays the violin in YSO, serves in Christian Union Lux, volunteers at the Yale New Haven Hospital, and works in a clinical neuroscience lab. She’s excited to work with all the members of YHHAP this year!

Isabella Barboza-Rodriguez

YHHAP fast Co-chair

Isabella is a junior in Branford College majoring in History on the Change and Social Movements track. She is from Chicago. Outside of YHHAP, Isabella is involved with Yale Visual Artists and Asterisk*: The Yale Undergraduate Journal of Art and Art History. In her free time, Isabella enjoys drawing, playing video games, collecting postcards, and delving into nich internet rabbit holes.