Meet the Officers
Overview
The California Theta Chapter officer team is made up of eight Executive Board members and eight Chairpersons. The reasoning behind this specific number of Officers stems from the wisdom of having “too many cooks in the kitchen” and the reasoning why a larger team is not necessarily more efficient than a smaller one.
Executive Board
President
Jack Karapetian
he/him
Vice President Internal
Danielle Jackson
she/her
Danielle Jackson is a fourth year Aerospace Engineering student concentrating in aeronautics. After graduation, she plans to further her education in a masters program and use her skills and knowledge to work in aircraft propulsion or fluid mechanics. In her free time, she likes to play video games, travel, try new foods, and go to Six Flags!
Vice President External
Andrew Nguyen
he/him
Andrew Nguyen is a fourth year Computer Science student and plans on graduating in Spring 2024. He transferred from the Bay Area with an associate in Computer Science. When he graduates, he would like to pursue a career in the IT industry. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends, playing badminton at the SRWC, and reading.
Corresponding Secretary
Brian Poon
he/him
Recording Secretary
Jack Martin
he/him
Treasurer
Andrew Nakamura
he/him
Andrew is a third year Civil Engineering student expecting to graduate in spring of 2025. He transferred from Long Beach City College with an associate in mathematics and physical science. He enjoys the many elements of geotechnical engineering and is focused on pursuing a career with the US Navy. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his son, building many various projects about his house, blacksmithing, reading, cooking, brewing mead and beer, and playing board games.
AVEP Coordinator
Yesenia Morales
she/her
Yesenia is a senior mechanical engineer graduating in Fall 2023. She transferred from Cerritos College to the Antelope Valley Engineering Program (AVEP) in 2021. She enjoys fluid dynamics, mathematical theory, and data analysis. She is also an active member if the Long Beach Rocketry Team. Apart from Engineering, Yesenia likes to paint, play guitar, and go to the gym.
Chairs
Webmaster Chair
Bryan Tineo Ccasani
he/him
Bryan, a fourth year computer science major with a minor in Cyber Security, is gearing up for a 2025 graduation and a future in software engineering. He’s skilled in developing APIs and integrating them with React. With a passion for learning new programming languages, Bryan also finds joy outside of coding, whether it’s playing his guitar, tennis, or basketball. As the society’s webmaster, he’s eager to contribute in the coming semesters.
Historian Chair
Edward Coeto Perez
he/him
Advisory Board
Chapter Advisor
Chris Braga
they/them
Chris is an electrical engineer graduate student with an emphasis in power, with plans to graduate in Spring 2023 and pursue a career working with green energy, batteries, or electric vehicles. They are honored to serve as co-president of the California Theta chapter and look forward to welcoming more members into the chapter. Chris’s favourite colour is purple; if you see someone in the Tau Beta Pi office with a purple water bottle, purple phone case, purple dance bag, and purple keyboard, that’s probably Chris. In their free time, Chris enjoys ballet, writing, and playing Dungeons and Dragons as a Dungeon Master (they, of course, own many purple dice sets).