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Secretary < Back Katie Clark Secretary Katie is currently the Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Development at Caltech. She previously supported Drs. David Baltimore and Alice Huang. Katie is actively involved with the Caltech Women’s Club and served as president for several years. In addition, she has volunteered with Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles and the S. Pasadena High School Booster Club. She earned a BA from Duke University and an MA in French Literature from UC Berkeley. Executive Committee, Advancement Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Maria Johnson Kriechbaum Data Management Coordinator Maria joined the Caltech Y in May 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from UCLA. Prior to joining the Caltech Y, Maria volunteered extensively with the Caltech Women’s Club (CWC), including managing the Furniture Pool & Toy Library and serving on the CWC board.

< Back Doug Rees Doug has been on the Caltech faculty since 1989 and is currently the Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Chemistry and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He served as Dean of Graduate Studies from 2015 to 2020. His research interests in molecular structure reflect the influence of his academic lineage where his advisor, advisor's advisor and advisor's advisor's advisor all received their graduate degrees in chemistry at Caltech. Communications & Marketing Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

Advancement Chair < Back Susan Murakami Advancement Chair Susan (BS ’75) is a Caltech alum, majored in Biology and was a member of Fleming House. She went on to get her M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, was formerly a Pathologist at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She is a member of Caltech Associates, serves on the SURF Board, and Gnome Board in addition to the Y Board. Executive Committee, Advancement Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

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< Back Nate Thomas Nate is a software/thermal engineer, working in the clean tech startup space since 2018. While a grad student at Caltech, he co-chaired the Social Activism Speaker Series. He completed his PhD in Materials Science at Caltech in 2019. Advancement Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Robert (Otis)* Otieno Otis (’27) is an applied & computational mathematics undergrad at Caltech and a member of Blacker House. At Caltech, he has been a practitioner of AI tools for offices such as Tech Transfer and a researcher into homomorphic encryption for creation of full-on user privacy tools. When he is not researching or studying, he enjoys training Olympic weightlifting for fun, reading sci-fi stories and djembe drumming. His first contact with the Y was through Liz Jackman who was his first-year mentor. Through Liz, he attended some meetings and signed up to be a Rise Tutor at John Muir high school. He has also enjoyed programs such as ASB trips to Costa Rica and MAD(Make A Difference) day. His future aspirations for the Y are to expose more students to the Y and have them participate in its various programs, while also researching logistics into possible Y safaris to Africa as he patiently awaits to launch a community impact non-profit organization of his own back in his home country of Kenya. Student ExComm, Finance Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Leo* Zhang Leo (‘25) is studying computer science and is a member of Avery House. He first discovered the Caltech Y through the DC policy trip and has been actively volunteering and organizing events ever since. Outside of the Caltech Y, Leo enjoys trail running, conducting research in robotics, and playing video games. He is excited to continue planning Y events that foster deeper connections within the Caltech community while making a positive impact beyond campus. Student ExComm, Advancement Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Portia Harris Portia is a board-certified Ayurveda Practitioner and the founder of Healthy Self Ayurveda. She also manages a private family foundation dedicated to supporting underserved communities through philanthropy and serves on the board of Leadership Pasadena. Before transitioning to holistic health, Portia enjoyed a 20-year career in student affairs in higher education, including nine years at Caltech. In her final year there, she served as the Caltech Y’s Director of Marketing & Development, leading their centennial endowment campaign. Advancement Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Kevin Gilmartin Kevin Gilmartin studies social and political developments in British literature and print culture during the Age of Revolution, an era of social and political upheaval in Europe and the Americas from the late eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century. Looking beyond literary texts, his research considers newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, and other print forms to produce a more nuanced and finely grained account of the politics of literary culture. Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

Vice Chair < Back Kevin Maxwell Vice Chair Kevin is the Vice President, Corporate Controller at Alo Yoga and Bella Canvas also having served in roles at FabFitFun and Warner Bros. He began his career in PwC's assurance practice, attaining the title of Director. Kevin has a Bachelors of Science in Business and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Arizona. Executive Committee, Finance Committee Previous Committee Affiliation: Next

< Back Leslie Maxfield Leslie Maxfield (BS ’95) is the director of Caltech Academic Media Technologies. Leslie is passionate about the co-evolution of humans and technology and its impact on the future, especially in education. She is a graduate of Caltech and the University of California, Berkeley. You can often find her out watching rocket launches and walking her beagle on the beach. Communications & Marketing Committee Co-Chair Previous Committee Affiliation: Next