Executive Committee: 2025-2026

Avik Hegde, (He/Him)
President

Avik is a senior from Southbury, CT pursuing a Master of Accounting, dual Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Economics, and minors in Psychology and Legal Studies. He joined AKPsi in Fall of 2021 as part of the Alpha Xi pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Avik also serves as an Investment Research Manager for Burkenroad Reports, a Financial Accounting Teaching Assistant, and he was previously on the Board of Directors for Fall 2023 Orientation. In his free time, Avik enjoys watching movies and is a big Star Wars fan. He also enjoys cooking and trying new restaurants.

Siya Chelapurath, (She/Her) Executive Vice President

Siya is a senior from San Fransico Bay Area, CA, pursuing a degree in Finance with minors in international development and legal studies in business. She joined AKPsi in the Spring of 2023 as part of the Alpha Rho pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Siya is a Newcomb Scholar, and the past couple of years she worked as the finance chair for Tidal Wave Finance Chair and Sponsorship Manager for Crawfest which are both great student run organizations on campus! Over the past summer she worked as a Summer Analyst for JP Morgan Private Bank. Outside of school, Siya loves hiking, watching movies, traveling, and learning new languages.

Arshiya Dutt, (She/Her)
Vice President of Finance

Arshiya is a senior from Mumbai, India, double majoring in Finance and Cognitive Studies. She joined AKPsi in the Fall of 2023 as part of the Alpha Sigma pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Arshiya is a Teaching Assistant and Finance Chair on Tidal Wave. In the past, she was also involved in the club rowing team at Tulane! Over the summer, Arshiya worked as an Intern at UBS as a Global Wealth Management Analyst. In her free time, she enjoys photography, watching movies, going on walks, and spending time with her friends!

Kenna Mitchell,
(She/Her)
Vice President of Membership

Kenna is a senior from Baltimore, MD, majoring Political Science, and an Art History minor. She joined AKPsi in the Fall of 2023 as part of the Alpha Sigma pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Kenna is a part of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund and the Black Student Union on campus! Over the summer, she was an assistant director and waterski counselor at Echo Hill Camp on the Chesapeake Bay! In her free time, Kenna enjoys running, swimming, and playing tennis. Also, she loves live music and trying new restaurants.

Danielle Weber,(She/Her)
Vice President of Membership

Danielle Weber is a senior from from Duluth, MN majoring in Public Health and Economics. She joined AKPsi in the Spring of 2023 as part of the Alpha Rho pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Danielle is a Tulane Peer Health Educator, Peer Success Leader, Study Abroad Returnee Mentor, and involved with MEDlife and the Global Health Collaborative. In her free time, Danielle enjoys watching Green Wave basketball, camping, and trying restaurants.

Kendra Johnson, (She/Her)

Vice President of

External Affairs

Kendra Johnson is a senior from Charlotte, NC, pursuing a Dual Degree: B.A. in Design & B.S. in Economics with minors in Architecture and Psychology. She joined AKPsi in the Spring of 2023 as part of the Alpha Rho pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Kendra is a Peer Success Leader in Tulane's Architecture and Built Design Program and a Green Wave Ambassador (Tour Guide). She spent her summer going into her Junior year as an Intern at McFarland Construction U.S. Kendra is an award-winning artist, and she currently runs her own custom visual art business called Nature’s Freckles by Kendra, where she spreads the healing powers of art to others! In her free time, Kendra enjoys visiting art museums, advocating for learning disabilities, learning about art therapy, and painting.

Kate Litton, (She/Her)
Vice President of Administration

Kate Litton is a senior double majoring in Public Health and Political Economy from Houston, Texas. She joined AKPsi in the Spring of 2023 as part of the Alpha Rho pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Kate is involved with the Tulane Journal of Policy and Political Economy (TUJPPE) as the Executive Programming Director and Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a service professional fraternity on campus. Going into her Junior year, she was involved in the Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program. Over her junior spring, she spent a semester abroad in Sevilla, Spain, in the CIEE Psychology & Health Sciences Program. She enjoys walking around Audubon, digital photography, listening to podcasts, and playing poker in her free time!

Reid Miller,
(He/Him)
Master of Rituals

Reid is a senior from St. Louis, MO pursing a triple major in Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and a minor in Political Science. He joined AKPsi in the Spring of 2023 as part of the Alpha Rho pledge class. Outside of AKPsi, Reid is involved with the Tulane Organization for Global Affairs. In his free time, Reid enjoys playing basketball, pickleball, and music.

Honorary Members

Bill Hudlow

Bill Hudlow is an Assistant Director & Career Consultant in the A.B. Freeman School of Business Career Management Center and a Certified Executive Coach with the Center for Executive Coaching and the Tulane University Leadership Institute. Additionally, Bill serves as an Advisor for multiple Tulane Registered Student Organizations for industries including finance, real estate, sports, music, hospitality, and health & wellness. Bill is instrumental in encouraging students to explore their industry of choice, clarify their interests, and prepare themselves for seeking careers in their desired fields. Bill has more than 20 years of experience in hospitality management and 10 years in insurance and financial services.

His connection to Tulane does not end there; he is a Freeman Alumni (MBA '97) and father of a fourth-generation current Tulane student. Bill also served as an Adjunct Professor for the Business Tides First Year Experience program (2019-2021), and is currently a Board Member for the Tulane Association of Business Alumni, which hosts the regionally focused annual Tulane Business Forum. Bill became an Honorary Brother of the Pi Chi Chapter in April 2023.

Byron Slosar

Byron Slosar is the Founder & CEO of Hellohive, a diversity recruitment platform powered by 2x patented resume technology and industry-leading data solutions. Byron has worked with over 10,000 students through engagements with schools and colleges ranging from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, to the Abaarso School of Science & Technology in Hargeisa, Somaliland, to now more than 1,400 schools who are part of the hellohive community. He founded Hive so that the resources and coaching (previously provided primarily in an only personalized format) could, through technology, scale and reach students across hundreds – and now thousands – schools and students. While his role as a first-time CEO and Founder is extremely exciting and rewarding, it comes a close second to his role as husband to Matt and dad to their son, “Little Byron.”

Hellohive is a diversity recruitment and resume technology company that breaks down barriers between employers and candidates from unlimited diverse backgrounds. Hive’s clients include cross-industry leaders like Goldman Sachs, Accenture, KPMG, Block, Bain & Co, United Talent Agency, The Detroit Pistons, BlackRock, and Wells Fargo. They have 35,000+ students on the platform and recent graduates from 1,400+ schools and 10,000+ student organizations. Candidates are virtually coached through hellohive’s twice-patented resume builder, which creates a perfectly formatted one-page resume that helps to eliminate hiring manager bias and fosters a more equitable recruitment experience by providing a holistic view of the candidate.

Professor Toni Weiss

Toni Weiss is the Lawrence MvD Schloss Senior Professor of Practice in the Department of Economics as well as the Executive Director of Tulane’s Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT). Her focus, both in the department and at CELT, is on creating an environment both in and out of the classroom that maximizes students’ academic, professional and personal growth while at Tulane. All of the work she does on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning she brings into the classroom, thus taking the theoretical and making it practical and functional.

In addition to her roles at Tulane, Professor Weiss does freelance economic consulting work. Her work has primarily focused on economic development within the City of New Orleans as well as on economic impact studies measuring the effects of a variety of special events that occur in and around New Orleans.