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 Fall 2024 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.
MEGAN BLACKWELL
Co-director
Megan is a senior in Silliman College majoring in Political Science and American Studies from Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition to YHHAP, she's involved with the Native American Cultural Center as a Peer Liaison and works for the Gruber Program at the Yale Law School. She loves hiking, playing the bass, and (re)watching Derry Girls. Reach out any time at megan.blackwell@yale.edu!
Ishikaa Kothari
Advocacy Co-chair
Ishikaa is a senior in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Computer Science and Film and Media Studies. In addition to YHHAP, she works at the Yale Pardon Project and the Asian American Cultural Center as a Historical, Artistic, and Cultural Resources Coordinator. She loves watching (and sometimes making) movies, window shopping on Snackpass, and drawing different places on campus.
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, 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.
jasmine simmons
aDVOCACY co-chair
Jasmine is a senior in Pauli Murray College majoring in Neuroscience with a certificate in French, and is originally from New Haven! Outside of YHHAP she volunteers at HAVEN Free Clinic, conducts research at the medical school, and plays on the women's club basketball team. In her free time she enjoys spending too much time with her suitemates, snacking, duolingoing, and listening to a random array of music. Please feel free to reach her anytime at jasmine.simmons@yale.edu.
nusaiba islam
treasurer
Nusaiba is a sophomore in Saybrook College majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. She is from Atlantic City, New Jersey. In addition to YHHAP, she is a member of Yale Rangeela, a first year liaison for the South Asian Society, and a writer for Yale Scientific Magazine. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, crocheting, reading, and writing!
alexandra schoettler
membership chair
Alexandra is a junior in Silliman College majoring in Political Science and Philosophy. She’s from Los Angeles, California. In addition to YHHAP, she’s a member of the Yale Undergraduate Moot Court Team, a volunteer with VITA, and a Silliman buttery worker! She loves crocheting (but rarely finishes projects), sitting in her common room with her friends, and discovering new music. Please feel free to contact her at alexandra.schoettler@yale.edu.
Elizabeth Schaefer
Events CO-chair
Elizabeth is a junior in Morse College majoring in Computer Science. She is from Houston, Texas. On YHHAP, she is a site lead and design chair on Elm City Echo and was on this year’s FAST team. Outside of YHHAP, she serves on Morse College Council, works as a Recruitment Coordinator in the Admissions Office, and TAs for CS50. At Yale, she enjoys hanging out with her friends at all hours, going on long walks when the weather permits, and spending an abnormal amount of time in the Morse common room.
vivian whoriskey
yhhap fast co-chair
Vivian is a senior in Benjamin Franklin College majoring in Environmental Engineering. She volunteers with YCK and VITA, manages the Franklin Buttery, and works in a chemical engineering lab. In her free time, she enjoys convincing friends to let her cut their hair, spending time outside, sewing, or working on a random new skill. Feel free to contact her at vivian.whoriskey@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!