Ambassador Bios

Full name: Aarushi Prasad

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Mumbai, India

Major(s): History

Minor(s): Philosophy

Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, French

Student groups:
NYUAD Debate Union
NYUAD Law Society, TASHAN

Career development; internships:
Research Assistant
Resident Assistant
Global Career Peer

Fun fact: I have traveled to more than 25 countries

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: battle in court

Timezone: GST

Full name: Camila Garcia

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Lima, Peru

Major(s): Economics

Minor(s): Social Research and Public Policy

Languages: Spanish, English

Student groups:
DevLab
Music Society

Volunteering:
AFRAZAME
Enséñame
Operation Smile

Career development; internships:
Content and Business Developer at DREAM
Analyst at San Jorge
Administrative assistant at Hefeitz Institute

Other campus involvement:
NYUAD volleyball team
Sextet

Fun fact: I have been playing the violin since I was 5 years old!

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: become a consultant for non profit organizations
Timezone: GST

Full name: Daun Kim

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Republic of Korea

Major(s): Business, Organizations and Society, Social Research and Public Policy

Languages: Korean (fluent), English (fluent), Chinese (intermediate)

Student groups:
Dongari
ExposureAD

Volunteering: Special Olympics

Other campus involvement:
Student Government
Marhaba
First-year Dialogue

Fun fact: Marhaba and F-year Dialogue experience is my favorite memory at NYUAD!

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: explore various research areas under social sciences.

Timezone: GST

Full name: Eeman Zahid Siddiqui

Graduating class: 2023

Home for me is: Lahore, Pakistan

Major(s): Economics

Minor(s): Social Research and Public Policy

Languages: English, Urdu

Student groups: PSA, WeSTEM

Volunteering: Girls' Education Network (GEN) with Community Outreach

Career development; internships:
Worked with a startup in my home country
Worked with a consulting firm in Pakistan

Other campus involvement:
Global Education Officer
RA

Fun fact: Princess Diana almost married into my family!

Timezone: GST

Full name: Hamdan Ammar Jaroor

Nickname/preferred name: Hamdan

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: UAE, Dubai

Major(s): Political Science and Business

Minor(s): Theater

Languages: Arabic and English

Volunteering: Student intern with Community Outreach at NYUAD, have more than 300 hours of volunteering

Career development; internships:
Admissions Ambassador
Marhaba Student Committee, Student Life Office
NYUAD Sufara'a,  سفراء جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي
Community Outreach  7th Cohort, Student Ambassador Program
Cultural Advisor, Residential Experience, Student Life 

Other campus involvement: Rugby Team

Fun fact: I like body surfing

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: be a diplomat

Timezone: GST

Full name: Haneen Alsaqqaf

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: Abu Dhabi

Major(s): Social Research and Public Policy, Psychology

Languages: Arabic, English, a little Japanese

Student groups: Ramsatna facilitator

Volunteering: Currently volunteering as a part of STRIVE and Al Muntaha with Community Outreach

Career development; internships:
Azraq lead ambassador
First-year Dialogue facilitator

Fun fact: I have a cat-son named Safi the Sufi

Timezone: GST

Full name: Jianna Jackson

Nickname/preferred name: JJ

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: Jamaica

Major(s): Philosophy, Legal Studies

Minor(s): Creative Writing

Languages: English, Patois

Student groups:
AZIZA
Vice President of Caribbean Student Association,
Africa Global
NYUAD Arts and Humanities Students
Orange Sticker Initiative
NYUAD Law Society
First-year Experience Committee Organizer
Diversity Committee
(NYU) Abu Dhabi Christian Fellowship
Airport Road Editorial Board
First-year Dialogue Facilitator

Career development; internships: Intern at GOP

Other campus involvement: 
Swim Team
NYUAD Track Team

Fun fact: I am a massive fan of The Weeknd

Timezone: GST

Full name: Jullie Tomson

Nickname/preferred name: Jullie

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: Zimbabwe

Major(s): Mechanical Engineering

Minor(s): Computer Science

Languages: English, Shona, Ndebele

Student groups:
Africa Global
Aziza
weStem
hackAD
Abu Dhabi Christian Fellowship

Career development; internships:
Academic Research with the NYUAD Computational Mechanics Lab
Internship in Hong Kong

Other campus involvement: Netball Team

Fun fact: I was named after my Aunt!

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: work in the industry whilst pursuing graduate studies

Timezone: GST

Full name: Laura Moncada

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Venezuela (La Grita, Valencia, Caracas)

Major(s): Social Research and Public Policy

Minor(s): Theology, Gender Studies, Anthropology

Languages: Spanish and English, a little French

Student groups:
Christian Fellowship
Girl Up
Ecoherence

Volunteering:
Food drive for immigrants
Nurdle hunting with Community Outreach

Career development; internships: 
Regional Leader, Girl Up, MENA
Internship, Global Operations, United Nations Foundation
Social media page, Study Away office
Research with Coronanet
UN Women, youth consultant

Other campus involvement: Volleyball, dragon boat

Off-campus activities: Church, teaching kids

Fun fact: I love cooking gluten-, lactose-, and sugar-free recipes and inventing new ones as well

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: do research on theology and gender studies

Timezone: GST

Full name: Liza Datsenko

Nickname/preferred name: Liza

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Ukraine

Major(s): Interactive Media

Minor(s): Computer Science

Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Student groups: Abu Dhabi Christian Fellowship

Other campus involvement: Volleyball

Off-campus activities: Local Church

Fun fact: I have a twin brother

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: do what I like

Timezone: GST

Full name: Mahmoud Elbeh

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: Egypt

Major(s): Bioengineering

Languages: Arabic and English

Student groups:
Bioengineering Society
NeSMAH
Pre-Health AB

Career development; internships:
Admissions Ambassador
Sufara'a Cultural Program
Research Assistant

Awards:
Quanser global sustainability award
BMES International Student design award

Off-campus activities: Duathlon (running and cycling)

Fun fact: I think that Nissan GTR R35 is better than a Lamborghini

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: proceed my research that enhances non-invasive diagnostic techniques

Timezone: GST

Full name: Mohammad Khan Durrani

Graduating class: 2023

Home for me is: Pakistan

Major(s): Economics, Political Science

Languages: English, Urdu, Pashto

Student groups:
Pakistan Students Association
Beyond Borders Consulting
Business and Finance Society

Career development; internships:
Intern at Intellia Advisors, a consulting firm
Intern at the UN Headquarters in New York during Study Away

Other campus involvement: NYUAD Cricket Team

Fun fact: I love video games

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: pursue a career in consulting

Timezone: GST

Full name: Olivia Kato

Graduating class: 2023

Home for me is: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Major(s): Legal Studies

Minor(s): Political Science, Creative Writing

Languages: English

Student groups:
NYUAD Law Society
Melting Pot

Volunteering: For The Many

Career development; internships:
Admissions Ambassador
Legal Intern/Administrative Assistant at Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, & Ford, P.A.
Assistant Drive Manager at For The Many

Fun fact: I can trace my family tree back to 500 AD

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: attend Law School

Timezone: GST

Full name: Sakura Grant

Graduating class: 2023

Home for me is: USA, New Zealand, Japan

Major(s): Biology

Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese (proficient)

Student groups: iGEM

Volunteering: COVID-19 Screening Study

Career development; internships: 
Research
iGEM
Plant Republic (start-up)

Other campus involvement:
Student government
Research in Neural Systems and Biology lab,
Soccer, Netball, Tennis

Fun fact: I lived on a sailboat for 3 months when I was 8

Timezone: GST

Full name: Tranie Nguyen

Nickname/preferred name: Tranie

Graduating class: 2025

Home for me is: Vietnam, Berlin, Germany

Major(s): Psychology, Social Research and Public Policy

Languages: Fluent: English, Vietnamese; intermediate: French, German

Student groups:
Attitude (K-pop and Hip hop)

Career development; internships: 
Student Research Assistant at Anthropocene Kitchen (Arts and Humanities Division)
Student Research Assistant at Perception and Active Cognition Lab

Other campus involvement:
Student Embassy Ambassador Liaison (SEAL) Program
Elections Commission Officer
Tennis Club

Fun fact: I love music! I’ve played the piano for 13 years, the ukulele for three years, received professional vocal instruction, and have done various K-pop dance performances. I’m also a big fan of RPG games, i.e., Undertale, Persona 5, Fire Emblem Three Houses, etc. :)

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: go on to graduate school and specialize in counseling

Timezone: GST

Full name: Wilder Ryan Worrall

Graduating class: 2023

Home for me is: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Major(s): Biology

Minor(s): Applied Mathematics

Languages: English

Student groups: Anchorage President

Career development; internships:
Undergraduate research intern for the Columbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab
Summer Undergraduate Research Intern at Brigham and Women’s Hospital through the Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program

Other campus involvement:
Sustained Dialogue Facilitator
On campus research
NYUAD iGEM

Fun fact: I traveled for over 36 hours the first time I came to Abu Dhabi

Timezone: GST

Full name: Alexander Vasilis Christou

Nickname/preferred name: Xander

Graduating class: 2024

Home for me is: Syros, Greece; Austin, Texas, USA

Major(s): Social Research and Public Policy (SRPP)

Minor(s): Arabic, Creative Writing

Languages: Greek, English, Arabic, Spanish

Volunteering: Expo 2020

Career development; internships:
Buenos Aires Times
Resident Assistant
Magrudy's Consultant

Off-campus activities: Biking

Fun fact: I collect the first Harry Potter book in different languages!

When I graduate from NYUAD, I want to: Continue learning languages and traveling as much as I can!

Timezone: Buenos Aires