Board of Directors 2018-2019
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
Elise Pohlhammer
chair@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Elise is a fourth-year Human Development and Psychology double major. This will be her third and final year on the board, having been both an Assistant Director and Director for the Children‘s Discovery Fair. She first attended Picnic Day as a senior in high school, and by the time she left campus she was convinced that UC Davis was where she wanted to go to school! As Chair, she’s most looking forward to seeing the Picnic Day family grow throughout the year, and then seeing all of its hard work pay off on April 13th.
Vice Chair
Nicole Deacon
vicechair@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Nicole is a third-year statistics major. She got involved with the Picnic Day Board in her freshman year as an assistant director after visiting during her senior year of high school, and she has only continued to get more involved. Nicole loves seeing all the hard work that’s put in throughout the year and watching it all come together on Picnic Day. The thrill of waking up at 4 in the morning, seeing the Grandstands set up, and hearing Band-uh! perform does not get old. She hopes you will join the Board and continue to make Picnic Day the best day of the year!
Animal Events
April Yoshihara
animalevents@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
April is a third-year Animal Science major. She was an Assistant Animal Events Director for the past two years. April got involved with Picnic Day because she loves being involved on campus and meeting new people. Some of her favorite events of the day are Doxie Derby, Davis Dance Revolution, Battle of the Bands with Band-uh!, and hanging out with friends and family. April is looking forward to bonding with the Picnic Day Board and seeing what new ideas this year has in store!
Business
Aileen Liu
business@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Aileen is the Business Director for 105th Picnic Day! She is a junior majoring in Managerial Economics with a minor in Accounting. Aileen started her journey at Picnic Day as a Special Event Assistant Director during her freshman year and returned to the board as a Business Assistant Director last year. Aileen loves how Picnic Day promotes a sense of connectedness, warmth, and happiness. This year, she is looking forward to working with her team to advertise Picnic Day to potential sponsors!
Children’s Discovery Fair
Peri Shih
cdf@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Peri, as a Communications and English senior with a Japanese minor, decided not to pursue her mother‘s vision of marketing. Instead, she chose to surround herself with the loud and happy presence of many children on Picnic Day! As a sophomore at UC Davis, she stumbled into the beautiful chaos that is Picnic Day. The following year she found herself taking an Assistant Director position for the Children’s Discovery Fair as well as finding a community of students who, like her, share a deep appreciation for the unique qualities of Davis. Her favorite aspects of Picnic Day are all the tiny puzzle pieces that dedicate their time, energy, and joy into creating Picnic Day. To her, the joy of constructing a Fair for others to not only experience but also to use as an opportunity for growth and learning is the vision of Picnic Day. She looks forward to creating a team of Assistant Directors, who are dedicated to improving and creatively seeking experience in the opportunities that Picnic Day offers.
Entertainment
Alfredo Rodriguez
entertainment@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Alfredo is a fourth-year Human Development and American Studies double major. He got involved in Picnic Day his second year when last year‘s Chair announced in class that Picnic Day was hiring assistant directors. He joined on a whim and fell in love with the community and sense of belonging that Picnic Day brought. He rejoined the board for the past two Picnic Days as the Entertainment Director and is excited to expand and plan this year’s live performances!
Exhibits
Madhuri Narayan
exhibits@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Madhuri Narayan is a fourth-year Human Development and Psychology major. She got involved in Picnic Day two years ago as a Children’s Discovery Fair Assistant and loved the experience so much she wanted to be a part of it for her remaining time at Davis. One thing she loves about Picnic Day is how involved the UC Davis campus gets and the number of people we are able to attract every year. Madhuri loves watching the Parade every year because it always gives Picnic Day an amazing kick-off. She wanted to be the Exhibits Director this year because of the vast number of exhibits that get involved in Picnic Day every year, and this could be a chance for her to finally see the Chemistry Magic Show!
Graphics
Cynthia Huang
graphics@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Cynthia is a third-year Biological Sciences major. She joined Picnic Day as a Children’s Discovery Fair Assistant Director after seeing the immense amount of energy Picnic Day brings to campus. This year, she is super excited to work alongside an amazing group of people as the Graphics Director. Aside from running around campus the day-of, she cannot wait to check out the Chemistry Magic Show. She has always wanted to see it at least once!
Operations
Atinder Kaur
operations@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Atinder is a third-year Managerial Economics and Political Science double major. She was also the Operations Director last year 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
Caitlyn Liu
parade@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Caitlyn is a second-year English and Communications double major and this is her second year on the board! She got involved last year to continue upon her previous event-planning and leadership experience. When she attended Picnic Day her senior year of high school, she knew that UC Davis was the school for her. What she loves most about Picnic Day is seeing a community from near and far come together to celebrate the positive vibes of Davis. She is ecstatic for this year’s Parade and cannot wait for April 13th, 2019!
Publicity
Aaron Garcia
publicity@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Aaron is a third-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 favorites. 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 on Picnic Day 2019!
Special Events & Student Organization Fair
Victoria Choi
specialevents@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Victoria is a second-year English major with minors in Linguistics and Political Science. She got involved with Picnic Day last year as the lead Chair Assistant Director and is excited to come back as the Special Events/Student Organization Fair Director. She loves the sense of community that Picnic Day inspires and she is looking forward to seeing all the cute animals on Hutchison Field! When she isn’t on campus running between class, choir, clubs, and committees, Victoria loves taking care of her houseplants and playing the piano.
Technical
Kiran Bhadury
technical@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Kiran is a fourth-year computer science and engineering major. He first got involved with Picnic Day when he was a sophomore by volunteering to help set up sound equipment. The year after that, he joined the board as an assistant technical director, and this year he‘s super excited to be the Tech Director! His favorite event is the chemistry magic show - just like Picnic Day, it’s one of a kind!
Transportation
Lavanya Vaish
transportation@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Lavanya is a fourth-year Computer Science major. She lives in Dubai, the fanciest city in the world (according to her) and never misses a chance to get shawarma. She is stoked to return to the Picnic Day Board after her previous role of being a Volunteer Assistant Director. As the Transportation Director, she helps coordinate vehicle usage and takes care of all the transportation-related needs on the day of Picnic Day. Her favorite part about Picnic Day is Doxie Derby because of all the cute little dogs running around, and she is so excited to watch it again. When she isn‘t working as a Picnic Day Director, she loves to drink coffee, go to McDonald’s, travel the world and hang out with friends and families.
Volunteer
Stacey Kling
volunteer@picnicday.ucdavis.edu
Stacey is our Volunteer Director! She is a fourth-year Sociology major, with a social services emphasis. She has been performing at DDR on Picnic Day for the past three years with her student organization, Davis Wushu, and this year has joined our board! Besides being involved in Picnic Day, Stacey is also a writing tutor at the AATC (formally known at the SASC) and an admin assistant at the Center for Student Involvement. She became involved in Picnic Day due to her passion for student outreach and her curiosity of what goes on behind-the-scenes of the largest student-run event in the whole nation! She looks forward to working with student volunteers of all backgrounds this year for Picnic Day.