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The 2026 IEEE MGA Student Activities Committee (SAC)

SAC is the IEEE committee responsible for student programs and benefits, and making recommendations to the Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board. It is filled with IEEE volunteers, and supported by IEEE staff. These volunteer members provide important viewpoints and information, and represent the voice of the over 100,000 IEEE Student and Graduate Student members worldwide.

Mission: To deliver a common, high quality IEEE Student member experience globally, for lifelong, professional success through IEEE membership.


Meet the Team

Subodha Charles

Subodha Charles
Chair, SAC
Ruben Barrera

Ruben Barrera
Past Chair, SAC
Chamika Sudusinghe

Chamika Sudusinghe
Vice Chair
Cybele Ghanem

Cybele Ghanem
Vice Chair
Daniel Thomson

Daniel Thomson
SPAx Committee Chair
Ahsan Qamer Sheikh

Ahsan Qamer Sheikh
Virtual Speakers Chair
Aniketh Shenoy

Aniketh Shenoy
Awards Chair
Mohammad Faizal

Mohammad Faizal
IEEE Potentials Editor-in-Chief
Aishwarya Bandla

Aishwarya Bandla
Member-Initiative Lead
Joel John Kandathil

Joel John Kandathil
Member-Initiative Lead
Ahmed Ayman

Ahmed Ayman
Member-Initiative Lead
Dhammika Marasinghe

Dhammika Marasinghe
Industrial Representative
Moira Prates

Moira Prates
IEEE Potentials Student Editor
Jae Hong Lee

Jae Hong Lee
TAB Representative
Jim Conrad

Jim Conrad
HKN Representative
Mohamed Saeed

Mohamed Saeed
YP Representative
Chaitali Naik

Chaitali Naik
IEEE USA Representative
Jason Gu

Jason Gu
Branch Chapter Rep
Andrew Michels

Andrew Michels
Branch Chapter Student Rep
Yesica Giraldo Tique

Yesica Giraldo Tique
Corresponding Member
Vismini Amarasinha

Vismini Amarasinha
ECS Chair

Regional Student Activities Chairs (RSACs)

The Regional Student Activities Chairs (RSACs) represent each of the ten Regions of IEEE. These volunteer members help organize student activities in these areas, including student paper contests, website contests for Student Branches, and other interesting activities so you as IEEE Student members can be more actively involved.

Kevin Lu

Kevin Lu
Region 1
Li Bai

Li Bai
Region 2
Bailey Heyman

Bailey Heyman
Region 3
Ali Abedi

Ali Abedi
Region 4
Colleen Bailey

Colleen Bailey
Region 5
Alberto Tam Yong

Alberto Tam Yong
Region 6
Dustin Dunwell

Dustin Dunwell
Region 7
Theodoros Panagiotis Chatzinikolaou

Theodoros Chatzinikolaou
Region 8
Pedro Fausto

Pedro Fausto
Region 9
Ray Cheung

Ray Cheung
Region 10 (North Asia)
Natt Leelawat

Natt Leelawat
Region 10 (South Asia Pacific)

Regional Student Representatives (RSRs)

The Regional Student representatives (RSRs) represent each of the ten Regions of IEEE. These volunteer members are students. They help organize student activities in these areas, including student paper contests, website contests for Student Branches, and other interesting activities and programs, so you as IEEE Student members get engaged and more actively involved.

Cristian Noriega Monsalve

Cristian Noriega Monsalve
Region 1
Joshua Shapo

Joshua Shapo
Region 2
Melissa Hannemann

Melissa Hannemann
Region 3
Grady Payne

Grady Payne
Region 5
Mustahsin Zarif

Mustahsin Zarif
Region 6
Aljoharah Alabdullatif

Aljoharah Alabdullatif
Region 7
Abdulrahman Mohammed

Abdulrahman Mohammed
Region 8
Violeta Acosta Mora

Violeta Acosta Mora
Region 9
Chloe Chen

Chloe Chen
Region 10 (North Asia)
Nutteera Tungkasikjj

Nutteera Tungkasikjj
Region 10 (South Asia Pacific)