Meet the Candidates
Session 31 Election
Candidates For President
Teddy Hur
Class of 2025
Major: Public Policy
Campaign Page: @teddyhurley1 on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is Countdown to Craziness freshman year.
Heather Raslan
Class of 2025
Major: Neuroscience
Campaign Page: @heather.raslan on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory has to be this year’s Duke vs UNC game. I tented for the first time, and the sense of spirit I felt standing in Cameron surrounded by everyone was insane. I’d never felt that passionate or proud to be at Duke; it was a feeling of belonging. Without a doubt, the best part of being a Duke student is the community, and moments like these remind me of it.
Emily Yagoda
Class of 2025
Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Campaign Page: @emilyfordsg on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is the time I struck up a conversation with a complete stranger at the bus stop; it turned into a two-hour discussion about everything from philosophy to our favorite spots on campus. Run-ins like this remind me what I love most about Duke—the people—and the remarkable diversity and openness they embody.
Candidate For Executive Vice President
Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan
Class of 2025
Major: Public Policy
Campaign Page: @akhilesh4dsg on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is beating UNC sophomore year and watching the bench burn.
Candidates for Committee Vice Presidents
Candidate for Academic Affairs
Alessandro Dal Bon
Class of 2025
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering + Computer Science
Campaign Page: @ale.dalbon on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is hanging out on BC Plaza on sunny days and talking to people.
Candidate for Campus Life
Alex Dray
Class of 2025
Major: Public Policy
Campaign Page: Not given
Favorite Duke Memory: Not given
Candidate for Durham & Community Affairs
Katelyn Cai
Class of 2026
Major: Program II: Social and Public Trust in the Digital Age
Campaign Page: @katelyncai on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is dancing with Defining Movement in Cameron for my first Countdown to Craziness.
Candidate for Equity & Outreach
Yadira Paz-Martinez
Class of 2025
Major: Public Policy
Campaign Page: @yadira4dsg on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory has been spending time with my friends exploring 9th Street and downtown Durham and watching the Duke vs. UNC games!
Candidates for Services & Sustainability
Dylan Cawley
Class of 2026
Major: Public Policy + Environmental Science & Policy
Campaign Page: @dylanforsasvp on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke memory is bench burning after last year's win!
Mariam Gulamhusein
Class of 2026
Major: Economics + Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Campaign Page: @mariamforsas on Instagram
Favorite Duke Memory: My favorite Duke Memory is spending time outside with friends on BC or on the Baldwin Bench on sunny days; I love being outside as much as possible.