Our Board of Directors is comprised of 15 students, each responsible for a certain aspect of Picnic Day. Some of us have been with Picnic Day for a few years, and others are excited to join the team for the first time! Read on to learn more about how each director got involved with Picnic Day and what they look forward to this year.
P.S. If you’d like to be involved with Picnic Day as well, visit our Get Involved page for more details.
Chair
Nicole Deacon
chair@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Nicole is a fourth-year statistics major with a psychology minor, and is so honored to be this year’s chair! She committed to UC Davis after attending Picnic Day during her senior year of high school, and she knew she had to get involved with the board when she started as a freshman. Nicole’s favorite part of Picnic Day is seeing everyone come together to celebrate our wonderful community.
Vice Chair
Caitlyn Liu
vicechair@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Caitlyn is a third-year double majoring in Information & Communication Technology and English, with a minor in Computer Science. She has been on the board since her freshman year when she joined as an Assistant Director. This year, she is looking forward to seeing all the friendships that will be made on the board. Outside of Picnic Day, she is also a Research Assistant for the C^2 Lab in the Communications department. You can find her fueling up on hot tea and falling off the bouldering wall at Rocknasium.
Animal Events
April Yoshihara
animalevents@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
April is a fourth-year Animal Science major and got involved with Picnic Day during her freshman year as an Animal Events Assistant Director. This is her second year as the Animal Events Director! April loves being involved on campus and meeting new people. Being on the Picnic Day Board is the perfect way to do this since the board is around 100 people. April enjoys the energy and diversity of Picnic Day. Some of her favorite events of the day are Doxie Derby, Davis Dance Revolution, and Battle of the Bands with Band-uh! April is looking forward to bonding with the Picnic Day Board and seeing what new ideas come to life this year!
Business
Alex Lazo
business@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Alex is a third-year majoring in Managerial Economics and Minoring in Technology Management. Having experienced Picnic Day as an Assistant Director, he wanted to take on a bigger role to work to make Picnic Day even better than last year! Alex loves to help out and volunteer on Picnic Day and has come to love seeing old and new faces visit every year.
Children’s Discovery Fair
Erick Lopez
cdf@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Erick is a fourth-year Political Science-Public Service major. Last year, he got involved with Picnic Day as an Assistant Director for the Children’s Discovery Fair (CDF) when he decided to combine his love for Picnic Day and his passion for education. He really enjoyed the experience and is excited to return as the CDF Director. Erick loves how Picnic Day is a chance for us to showcase who we are as a community and bring people together. He looks forward to creating a CDF that is fun, engaging, and educational!
Entertainment
Amanda Portier
entertainment@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Amanda Portier is a second-year Community and Regional Development major. Attending Picnic Day her senior year of high school solidified her choice to go to UC Davis and since then, she has deemed herself a Picnic Day Enthusiast. Last year, she joined the board as an Assistant Director for the Children’s Discovery Fair and is now taking on the role of Entertainment Director. Being a part of the board has allowed her to meet so many wonderful people and she has loved how welcoming and hardworking the community is. With Entertainment this year, she hopes to bring together a fun and dedicated team of Assistant Directors. She also recognizes the power of art in building community and wishes to incorporate a diversity of cultural and worldly performers who will share their art to enrich the Davis community on Picnic Day. Amanda hopes the busy day of Picnic Day will leave her some time to sneak away to see her favorite event, the Doxie Derby! And maybe find Bunrock too!
Exhibits
Annoushqa Bobde
exhibits@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Annoushqa Bobde is a second-year Applied Mathematics major. She got involved with Picnic Day this year because she loves the warmth, joy, and energy that the campus has on this day. Annoushqa wanted to be the Exhibits Director this year because of the vast number of exhibits that get involved in Picnic Day every year. Her favorite event on Picnic Day is the Doxie Derby and she can’t wait to see all the cute animals. She is looking forward to working with the other directors and her team to pull off another incredible Picnic Day.
Graphics
Cynthia Huang
graphics@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Cynthia is a fourth-year Biological Sciences major. During her sophomore year, Cynthia joined Picnic Day as a Children’s Discovery Fair Assistant Director, and she has been with Picnic Day as the Graphics Director ever since! Every year, she looks forward to seeing the campus light up with excitement and energy. She is always amazed to see the immense amount of people– from all ages and backgrounds–coming together to experience Picnic Day. This year, she is super excited to design amazing graphics with her team, and to see the amazing Chemistry Magic Show!
Operations
Atinder Kaur
operations@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Atinder is a fourth-year Managerial Economics and Political Science double major. She was also the Operations Director for the past two years and is even more excited to come back for this year’s Picnic Day! She joined Picnic Day because it really embodies what UC Davis is all about. Additionally, the board has helped her developed her leadership skills and meet new people. Picnic Day is a great opportunity to show off our campus and, as a proud UC Davis student, she loves anything that has to do with displaying our Aggie pride.
Parade
Michaela Lee
parade@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Michaela is a fourth-year pursuing an Economics major specializing in Data Analytics and Economics Analysis. During her junior year, she joined the Parade Team as an Assistant Director and enjoyed being a part of a wonderful team and board. She was delighted to be a part of one of the biggest events at UC Davis and cherishes her experience. Her favorite part of Picnic Day is how it brings the UC Davis community together with families, friends, locals, and many more to create a lively and fun atmosphere all around the campus. This year, she is looking forward to the parade and actually being able to see it kick off in front of her eyes.
Publicity
Aaron Garcia
publicity@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Aaron is a fourth-year pursuing a double major in Psychology and Communication. During his freshman year, he joined Picnic Day as a Publicity Assistant Director and had the chance to meet a diverse group of people who all enjoyed working towards a common goal: making Picnic Day fun! This opportunity also allowed him to see the amount of planning that is put in to see a successful event come to life. Aaron loves how Picnic Day is able to showcase a variety of events, including Davis Dance Revolution and Battle of the Bands, which are his personal favorite. This year, Aaron is looking forward to creating his own team of Publicity Assistant Directors and being able to reach out to as many people as possible to join us for Picnic Day 2020!
Student Organization Fair
Megan Do
sof@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Megan is from Pleasanton, California and is a fourth-year English and Communication major with an Education minor. She joined the Picnic Day team during her sophomore year and enjoyed the vibrant, welcoming community behind Picnic Day. Megan loves meeting new people and is looking forward to working with and showcasing a myriad of student organizations. In addition to being the Student Organization Fair Director, Megan is also the President of the Campus Rotaract Club of Davis. She is excited to see the community come together and enjoy all of the unique exhibits Picnic Day has to offer
Technical
Matthew Boentoro
technical@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Matthew is a second-year majoring in Computer Science. He first got involved with the Picnic Day Board as a Technical Assistant Director during his freshman year. Matthew’s favorite Picnic Day event is the Chemistry Magic show and he is looking forward to seeing what they do next. This year, he is more than excited to be the Technical Director and lead his team of Assistant Directors for Picnic Day 2020!
Transportation
Angel Arevalo
transportation@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Angel is from Los Angeles, California and is a third-year Political Science and Sociology major. He is thrilled to work with Picnic Day even closer this year since he spent last year working as a Unitrans driver– happily transporting several students and families across the city to campus. As a Transportation Director, he looks forward to ensuring that Picnic Day continues to be a fun and exciting event for everyone by taking care of the transportation and parking tasks, with the help of a great team who will be working closely with him. His favorite part is the parade because he enjoys observing the creativity and months of hard work put into each float. Angel can’t wait to see all the preparation that comes together which results in a unique event where our campus can display its fun and friendly environment!
Volunteer
Adan Junaid
volunteer@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Adan is a third-year Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior major with a minor in Sociology. She joined Picnic Day during her sophomore year as a Volunteer Assistant Director to be more involved on campus and ended up meeting great people and learning new skills. Adan loves seeing the excitement and positive energy that Picnic Day brings to the campus. For her, all the events, especially the Doxie Derby and Chemistry Magic show, make Picnic Day so much fun. This year she is looking forward to working with more amazing volunteers to make Picnic Day enjoyable for everyone. She is also excited to finally be able to see the parade for the first time!