The people who put Frontier Cascadia together. Students running the event, and a board that keeps the organization honest.
Founder & Executive Director
Co-founder of HydraSmart, an AI-driven hydration tracker for pregnant and postpartum women, with a provisional patent filed pro bono via SeedIP. ML Software Engineering Intern at VoiceGain.AI, working on healthcare voicebot systems. Computer vision research scholar at Pioneer Academics under Prof. Susan Fox.
Outside of software, a Gold TOC Bid holder and National Circuit quarterfinalist at the Cal Invitational (Berkeley) in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Frontier Cascadia is governed by a board of operators and researchers who have built real things and know what it takes to run a program like this properly.
VP, Clinical Research & Operations at UroMems
Leads scientific strategy and clinical execution for next-generation implantable medical devices. Global experience scaling research programs from concept all the way to patient, across regulatory environments where the work has to be right the first time.
Founder, innovation tools & learning
Builds tools and services that help organizations and learners become measurably more innovative. Previously at Microsoft, now focused on scaling creativity and innovation at the institutional level, which is the same problem this hackathon is pointed at from the other end.
Founder, AI & knowledge
Works at the frontier of AI and knowledge in a post-authenticity era. Researches how AI systems read people and careers, and where those systems get it wrong.
Lead of Finance
Lead of Operations
Award-winning technologist and founder of Helping Hats, a philanthropy tackling food insecurity. Won top honors at FutureHacks 2026, defeating 268 competitors from 31 countries. Earned national acclaim from the Bill of Rights Institute's MyImpact Challenge.
Lead of Outreach
Technology Management
Social Media Management
Social Media Management
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