Our Staff

Elmseed is run and staffed by a dedicated team of Yale undergraduate student volunteers. As a student-run, all-volunteer organization, we are able to give our clients personalized attention and to offer low interest rates on our loans. We invite you to get in touch!

CEO and Co-Executive Director
Elizabeth Bershad   elizabeth.bershad@elmseed.org

COO and Co-Executive Director
Heather Soleau   heather.soleau@elmseed.org

Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Ji   sharon.Ji@elmseed.org

Directors of Client Services
Jared Jones   jared.jones@elmseed.org    
Paloma Pineda   paloma.pineda@elmseed.org    

Director of Public Relations
Jim Berry   jim.berry@elmseed.org

Director of Development
Daniel Friedman   daniel.friedman@elmseed.org

Director of Strategy
Jasjit Singh   jasjit.singh@elmseed.org

Elmseed Staff

Former Executive Board: Daniel Ayele, Director of Development • Eli Bildner, CEO and Co-Exectutive Director • Ellen Lohe, Director of Client Services • Daniel Petkevitch, Director of Client Services • Alice Song, CFO and Co-Executive Director

Client Services: Cristina Ceballos • Benjamin Daus-Haberle • Nick Finger • Carla Giugale • John Good • Paul Gu • Ginger Jiang, Conference Director • Andrew Macklis • Jared Middleman • Angela Ramirez • Tonia Sun, Membership Director • Alexander Tanner • Bo Uuganbayar

Public Relations: Julia Averbuck • Margaret Brown • Sissi Nie, Conference Director • Grant Stegelmann • Mattie Wheeler

Development: Victoria Buhler • Derek Chang • Jesse Hassinger • Joshua Pugil

Finance: Carla Giugale • Paul Gu • Wendy Lin •

Strategy: Andrew Kraszewski • Vishal Maini • Noah Sheinbaum • Nathaniel Sobel • Murong Yang