Introducing the Fall 2019 HackCville Staff
From day one, HackCville was built for students by students. What started as a hacker house for students to work on personal projects has transformed into a local institution serving over 1,000 students each year interested in learning and making projects in a variety of areas.
Our unique leadership model is what makes that possible. After students complete their first course at HackCville, you’re given opportunities to join our leadership. Just a year after joining HackCville students can end up in a paid leadership role where they can shape the experience of future students.
Our program leads, trips managers, account managers, course directors, marketing team, program coordinators, and other leading roles are all held by students. We currently employ 30 student leaders each semester who continue their own learning by teaching others. Another 80 serve as volunteer project coordinators (too many to list here!).
We’re excited to introduce the Fall 2019 HackCville leadership team.
Our Student Directors
Jessica Sommerville, Lily Hungarland, and Tucker Wilson are our Courses Directors. They train and manage our teaching staff for all 21 sections of Skills Courses that we offer this fall. All three are 4th years, studying everything from Computer Science to English. All three have taught courses at HackCville in previous semesters.
Sydney Suarez is our Marketing Director. She’s responsible for bringing in hundreds of new students through our doors each and every semester for all of our programs. Sydney is a rising 3rd year studying Anthropology and a HackCville Launch program graduate.
Caky Winsett is our Trips Director. She’s responsible for training and managing our Startup Trips staff. Her team brings 250+ students to visit startups and meet alumni in 5 cities each year. Last fall her team brought over 150 UVA students to NYC alone. Caky is a rising 4th year Media Studies major.
Our Managers and Program Leads
We have 30 student managers and program leads who make our programs happen. All of them have previously served in other volunteer coordinator roles in the past, or completed our Launch summer program with high marks. They come from across all different years and majors.
A group photo is coming soon!
- Alisha Kohli, Storyboard Program Lead
- Anna Brown, Storyboard Program Lead
- Aaron Gu, Node Program Lead
- Ben Artuso, Node Program Lead
- Christian Jung, Node Program Lead
- Anya Pfeiffer, Node Lite Program Lead
- TJ Walsh, Hustle Program Lead
- Ellen Wray, Hustle Program Lead
- Sarah Bryan, Hustle Program Lead
- Lauren Mohan, Convert Program Lead
- Mallory Lewis, Convert Program Lead
- Daniel Knorr, Source Program Lead
- Sammy Hecht, Source Program Lead
- Marina Kun, Source Lite Program Lead
- Brian Yu, Deploy Program Lead
- Rashid Lasker, Deploy Program Lead
- Taylor Rohrich, Mobile Program Lead
- Shannon Colson, Vector Program Lead
- Emeline Callaway, Vector Program Lead
- Serena Wood, Wireframe Program Lead
- Emmett DeBree, Wireframe Program Lead
- Mika Poblete, Exposure Program Lead
- Britney Phan, Hackathon Program Manager
- Manana Metreveli, Launch Manager
- Charles Trochlil, Launch Manager
- Elizabeth McCraw, DC Trip Manager
- Abhi Opesh, Philly Trip Manager
- Colin Egan, Philly Trip Manager
- Kristen Rose, New York City Trip Manager
- Thomas Presson, Public Events Manager
- Blair McAvoy, Operations Manager
Our Full-Time Staff
Kaleigh Watson is our Launch Program Director. She’s responsible for our premier summer internship program which pairs over 100 of our best students with 75+ startup and tech company partners all across the country. Kaleigh is a 2018 UVA Media Studies graduate and HackCville Elliewood Fellow.
Andy Page is our Director of Operations. He’s responsible for the tech and systems that run HackCville in addition to helping lead our sales, marketing, and alumni outreach efforts. Andy is a 2018 UVA & McIntire graduate, HackCville Elliewood Fellow, and former student director.
Daniel Willson is our Chief Operating Officer. He’s responsible for the day-to-day operations of HackCville as a whole, staff selection and training, and special projects. Daniel is a 2016 UVA Computer Science graduate and a co-founder of HackCville.
Ian Ayers is our Chief Revenue Officer. He’s responsible for all of relationships with startups and tech companies for our Launch summer internship program. Ian’s a double Hoo (SEAS + Darden), a former mentor in the early days of HackCville. He also has extensive startup experience.
Chip Ransler is our Executive Director. Chip is responsible for the long-term strategy of HackCville. Chip’s a serial entrepreneur, though his most well-known startup is Husk Power Systems, the world’s leading decentralized renewable energy company. He’s also an adjunct faculty member at both the U.Va. McIntire School of Commerce and U.Va. Darden School of Business. Chip’s also a double Hoo (CLAS + Darden).
