Founder, Chair
Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
Dr. Jeff Yang is ALCSI's founder and now serves as the chair for ALCSI. He is also a thoracic surgeon at Mass General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Meet the people leading ALCSI
Our leadership brings together students, physicians, and community organizers working to make lung cancer screening easier to understand and access.
Meet the leadershipExecutive leadership
ALCSI’s founder, president, chief executive officer, chief medical officer, and executive director.
President
Alex Potter
Alex Potter serves as ALCSI's President. Previously, Alex attended the University of California Berkeley, and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
Chief Executive Officer
Priyanka Senthil
Priyanka serves as ALCSI's Chief Executive Officer. She completed her undergraduate education at Rice University in 2024.
Chief Medical Officer
Deepti Srinivasan
Deepti serves as the Chief Medical Officer for ALCSI. Deepti attended Tufts University for her undergraduate education and is now a medical student at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Executive Director
Timothy Hwang
Timothy currently serves as ALCSI's Executive Director. Timothy graduated from Vanderbilt University.
National leadership
National leaders help guide chapters, outreach, advocacy, events, and ALCSI’s other work across the country.
National Director
Miah Chao
High school chapter expansionMiah leads ALCSI’s high school chapter expansion initiative. She is a third-year public health student at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also serves as Co-President of the UCLA ALCSI chapter. Miah has been involved in public health advocacy for the past seven years and is passionate about preventive medicine, health policy, and increasing screening rates especially in historically underserved communities. At the national level, she is advocating for lung cancer screening awareness legislation in Massachusetts and California and is spearheading the formal expansion of ALCSI into high schools.
National Director
Ethan Chen
Intercollegiate Director · South chaptersEthan serves as a National Director and Intercollegiate Director for South region chapters. He earned his B.S. in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology from UCLA, and served as president of the UCLA chapter.
National Director
Benjamin Cheney
Ben serves as a National Director of ALCSI and Co-Executive Director of the Global Early Detection Initiative (GEDI). He is also a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Yang Lab, where he oversees the Wearables Study. Ben recently graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and a minor in Business Administration and Management.
National Director
Aujin Choi
Intercollegiate DirectorAujin serves as a National Director of ALCSI and as an Intercollegiate Director overseeing chapters across the country. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2026 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Studies. Aujin currently works at Nations Ministry Center, a Nashville nonprofit supporting refugee and immigrant children through education and mentorship.
National Director
Sania Choudhary
Intercollegiate Director · International chaptersSania serves as a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director for international chapters. She is a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is completing a major in Molecular and Cell Biology (with an emphasis in Medical Biology and Physiology), and a minor in journalism. Sania has been involved with ALCSI since Fall 2022, when she first joined the UC Berkeley chapter, which she has now been president of for one year. Nationally, she has helped lead the publications committee, international initiatives, and newsletter committees.
National Director
Mahreen Chowdhury
Intercollegiate Director · South chaptersMahreen serves as a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director for South region chapters. Mahreen currently serves as the president of Georgia Tech's ALCSI chapter.
National Director
Zachary Davis
Director of Finance · Plus One Vice PresidentZack serves as both the Vice President of the Plus One Campaign and ALCSI's Director of Finance. Zack attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science.
National Director
Quiana Guo
ALCSI Summit planningQuiana serves as a National Director of ALCSI, overseeing ALCSI Summit planning. She is also a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Yang Lab overseeing the Wearables and INSPIRE studies. Quiana is a recent graduate from Wellesley College, earning a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Chemistry and Minor in Economics.
National Director
Diya Kar
Intercollegiate Director · Central chaptersDiya serves as a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director of Central region chapters. She recently graduated from UCLA as part of the Class of 2025 with a B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. Diya is the founder of the UCLA ALCSI chapter, where she served as the president for the past three years and has been involved in national initiatives. Through her leadership and involvement in ALCSI, she has developed a strong passion for cancer prevention and early detection measures. During her gap-year, Diya will be working on the National Liver Cancer Screening Trial at UT Southwestern.
National Director
Alina Keshwani
Intercollegiate Director · Eastern chaptersAlina is a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director of the Eastern region chapters. She is a junior at the University of Michigan majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. She is the co-founder and president of the U-M ALCSI chapter, where she has led efforts to connect community members around the state of Michigan with screening centers. Alina also co-leads the newsletter, competition, and social media initiatives on the National ALCSI team. Additionally, Alina leads the ALCSI Innovation Challenge.
National Director
Alisha Keshwani
Intercollegiate Director · Northeastern chaptersAlisha is a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director for Northeastern region chapters. She is a sophomore studying Biology, Health, and Society at the University of Michigan. Alisha first joined ALCSI in high school and has served as the co-founder and current co-president of the University of Michigan ALCSI chapter for the past 3 years. At U-M, Alisha has led initiatives including Lung Cancer Screening Day, events with the U-M Football Team, and more! Nationally, Alisha co-leads the ALCSI Newsletter Team and ALCSI Innovation Challenge, and she manages the ALCSI social media/website. Finally, Alisha has helped to develop the first annual ALCSI Lung Cancer Innovation Challenge, an international competition for middle and high school students.
National Director
Sarah Aisa Mensah
Intercollegiate Director · Central chaptersSarah serves as a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director for Central region chapters, including Texas, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. She recently graduated with her Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of Washington, where she serves as the president of the ALCSI chapter.
National Director
Mohammad Mohseni
High school chapter expansionMohammad leads ALCSI’s high school chapter expansion initiative. He is also the Executive Director of the Global Early Detection Initiative (GEDI) and is also a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Yang Lab overseeing the Wearables Study. He is a recent graduate from California State University, Fullerton, earning a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Business Economics
National Director
Jacob Rashap
College Expansion LeadJacob serves as a National Director of ALCSI and leads College Expansion. He contributes to the National Expansion, International Expansion, and National Health Fair teams. He is also a Clinical Research Coordinator at Roswell Park where he oversees the Wearables Study. He is a recent graduate of the George Washington University where he served as co-president of their ALCSI chapter for 2 years.
National Director
Gianna Reyno
Intercollegiate Director · West chaptersGianna serves as the Intercollegiate Director of the West region chapters. Gianna is graduating from UCLA this year.
National Program Coordinator
Suchir Ryali
Director of Airport and Subway Signage InitiativesSuchir is ALCSI’s National Program Coordinator. He is also the Director of Airport and Subway Signage Initiatives, where he leads campaigns that put lung cancer screening awareness in front of millions of travelers. He is an undergraduate at Duke University.
National Director
Samuel Schwartz
International expansion · DMV chaptersSam serves as a National Director of ALCSI, overseeing International Expansion and Intercollegiate Chapters in the DMV metro area. He is a rising Senior at the George Washington University.
National Director
Kevin Su
Intercollegiate Director · Northeast chaptersKevin serves as a National Director of ALCSI, is President of the NYU chapter, and an Intercollegiate Director for ALCSI chapters in the Northeast region. He is pursuing his B.S. in Biology at New York University and is an active researcher at NYU Langone.
National Director
Tyler Wang
Intercollegiate DirectorTyler serves as an Intercollegiate Director for ALCSI and is a co-president of the University of Chicago ALCSI chapter. Tyler is a current undergraduate student at the University of Chicago studying biological sciences and mathematics, with special interests in cancer biology, translational science, and public policy.
National Director
Isaac Wilkins
Intercollegiate Director · Midwestern chaptersIsaac serves as a National Director and the Intercollegiate Director for Midwestern region chapters. He is a sophomore at Brigham Young University studying Public Health Science and Economics, and joined ALCSI back in 2022. Additionally, he is currently leading the digital transformation of ALCSI’s central operations.
Advisory committee
Clinical and community guidance for ALCSI’s work.
Founder, Chair
Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
Dr. Jeff Yang is ALCSI's founder and now serves as the chair for ALCSI. He is also a thoracic surgeon at Mass General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Community Engagement Director
Cheryl McCloud
Previously, Cheryl served as the Community Engagement and Communications Manager for the New England Consortium of the All of Us Research Program. All of Us is a program funded by the National Institutes of Health to ensure everyone is included in health research. As a Boston University College of Communication graduate, Cheryl brings her experience in various industries, including healthcare, financial and consulting services, and start-ups to ALCSI.
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