Our Associate Board aims to support BetaNYC’s mission by being a preeminent group of young professionals/volunteers who commit their time, energy, and talents to hosting events, helping us raise funds, and recruiting more individuals into our public interest technology community.
The Board is comprised of fifteen talented individuals who have applied to use their talents to:
- Building and networking with like-minded peers.
- Gaining hands-on experience running and leading community events.
- Exposed to BetaNYC’s leadership team and interactions with senior government staff and the broader public interest technology / civic tech / civic service design community.
- Providing an active and engaged way to participate in NYC’s public interest technology philanthropy.
Welcome Alex, Annika, Antoinette, Carina, David, Jenn, Jimmol, Jing, Jordan, Kayla, Kelly, Lindsey, Malika, Savannah, and Shreyas!
Shreyas Tallamraju
Co-Chair of Associate Board
Shreyas is a builder at heart and a community organizer by nature, driven by a passion for crafting solutions that serve the public. A graduate of Northwestern with a degree in Computer Science, Shreyas thrives at the intersection of Product Management & Technology as a resident of Manhattan, where he helps organizations implement innovative technologies that foster growth and drive societal impact.
In his spare time, Shreyas volunteers at the NYC Food Bank and drives initiatives designed to assist the NYC houseless. For fun, Shreyas also contributes to the field of flag design, both through design and research papers. His biggest passion, however, is giving back to his community and delivering positive impact at scale.
Kelly Dinneen
Co-Chair of Associate Board
Kelly is a service designer and software engineer based in Brooklyn, NY. She specializes in developing tools and experiences that give data meaning. Through her work with BetaNYC, Kelly hopes to bring data, art, and technology together to build mutual understanding between New Yorkers and the institutions that serve them.
Alex Tereshonkova
Co-Chair of Events & Volunteering
Alex Tereshonkova (they/them) is a Supervisory Analyst at U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, where they lead analytics and reporting for the Unaccompanied Children’s Bureau. They are an immigrant originally from Belarus and hold a Bachelors Degree in Public Policy and Gender Studies from Rutgers University and a Masters in Human Rights from Columbia University. Alex believes strongly in the representation of diverse identities within our government.
Carina Ye
Co-Chair of Alumni & Outreach
Carina Ye is a data analyst with backgrounds in economics, data science, and fine arts. Outside of work, she enjoys discovering great food, exploring new artistic mediums, and practicing yoga.
Jordan Shapiro
Co-Chair of Governance
Jordan Shapiro is a techno-optimist who believes that through ethical technology and data we can build effective governance ready to meet the dynamic challenges of the modern era.
Currently a digital transformation consultant, Jordan helps nonprofits and small businesses with their data and digitalization strategies. She previously worked as an emerging technology policy director in Washington, DC trying to understand the interplay between technology and public systems.
Jordan has a Master’s degree in International Politics from Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK. She has served on the young professional’s board of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and is currently an SPRITE+ Expert Fellow and a member of the Turing Institute Digital Identity Interest Group.
When she’s not working she can be found running and biking around the city or finding new content for her GovTech Instagram page.
Jenn Hendricks
Co-Chair of Development
Jenn Hendricks is the Grants & Development Associate at the Urban Justice Center-Safety Net Project. Prior to her role at SNP, she was the Development Manager at the housing publication City Limits. She studied Urban Policy at Hunter College. Driven by a commitment to racial and housing justice, she is passionate about advancing social equity and ensuring access to housing and resources for all New Yorkers.
Annika Doré
Co-Chair of Development
Annika Doré is a native New Yorker, born and raised in The Bronx. With extensive experience in national non-profit organizations, she has dedicated her career to mission-driven work, specializing in database management, project management, and SaaS. She is passionate about leveraging innovative solutions and fostering collaboration to contribute meaningfully to advancements in technology and social equity. Annika currently resides in Westchester County.
Antoinette Lee
Board Member
Antoinette graduated from CUNY Hunter College with a B.A. in Statistics in 2017. When she is not helping students learn computer science at Art of Problem Solving, she contributes to open source projects in the nonprofit space.
Kayla Schwoerer
Co-Chair of Governance
Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is also a Fellow at UAlbany’s Center for Technology and Government (CTG), affiliated faculty at the AI Plus Institute, and a CLEAR Fellow at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Civic Leadership Education and Research (CLEAR) Initiative. Her research focuses on understanding and improving the ways that public and nonprofit organizations use data, design, and digital technologies to deliver programs and services and engage diverse communities, including the increasingly important role of civic tech and public interest technology communities in reshaping interactions between the government and the public it serves.
Jimmol Singh
Co-Chair of Alumni & Outreach
Jimmol is an open data enthusiast who was part of the 2018-2019 cohort with BetaNYC. He currently works as a network administrator for a major firm in New York City, where he collaborates with industry professionals and solves a variety of problems in computer systems. He enjoys diving into exciting projects and hanging out with friends on weekends!
Lindsey Yu
Co-Chair of Events & Volunteering
Lindsey Yu is a data-driven professional with expertise in machine learning, data engineering, and large-scale data analysis. She is currently a Data Scientist at the Bank of America and holds a dual degree in Computer Science and Business Analytics from UPenn. Passionate about leveraging technology for social good, she now serves as Events Co-Chair at BetaNYC, where she curates events that foster collaboration and growth in civic tech.
Malika Mohan
Board Member
Malika Mohan is a data-driven strategist dedicated to fostering healthier, happier and more equitable communities. She’s passionate about translating data and research into actionable insights, with experience including working on supporter engagement analytics at the American Civil Liberties Union, supporting election night data reporting at the Associated Press and early vote analytics on the Harris presidential campaign. Outside of work, she enjoys live music, trying new vegan spots, bookstores and spending as much time in parks as possible!
Jing Cao
Board Member
Jing is a member of the Associate Board. She is a data engineer at the New York Times and an open-source contributor for the National Microbiome Data Collaborative. She can be found most mornings at Fort Greene park with her rescue pittie Lizzie.
Board Member bios for David Mannes and Savannah Thais are forthcoming.