Graduate Alumni Association

Humayra Kausar, KGSAA President, is a business development consultant at ViewSoft, a data technology firm, where she identifies industry trends and opportunities for creating new lines of business. She holds an M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization from the Katz School, an MBA in finance from Wilmington University, and a B.S. in accounting and human resource management from East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has a special interest in economic policy, the Enlightenment and Persian poetry.

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Pujita Ravichandar, KGSAA Vice President, is a Consultant in Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure at Guidehouse, a global consulting firm. She helps utilities develop sustainability initiatives and programs. She holds an M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization from the Katz School and a B.S. in physics from Truman State University. In her free time, Pujita likes to explore the outdoors, paint, visit new cities and hang out with her cat.

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Jesus Olivera, KGSAA Secretary and Treasurer, is an Advisory Data Scientist and Data Engineer, IBM. At IBM, Olivera works with data architects and scientists to create and deploy customized systems using the company’s technology. He holds a B.S. in finance from the State University of New York and an M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization from the Katz School. He has a special interest in advanced analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as public speaking and the performing arts. 

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As a Clinical Data Manager at Merck, Diego is responsible for executing end to end data management activities pertaining to clinical trials, including but not limited to; data management tools and system development, validation and maintenance, data collection, data integrity review and reconciliation, query management, medical coding, and database lock preparation, in compliance with Merck Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ICH-GCP guidelines. He holds a B.A.Sc. in Biotechnology from National University Asuncion, Paraguay, and an M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship from the Katz School of Science and Health. 

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Mendel Lerner is a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the Rabbinical College of America and an M.S. in Quantitative Economics from the Katz School of Science and Health.

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Dani Weingarten M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, is a Speech-Language Pathologist at New York Neurogenic Speech-Language Pathology. She also teaches in the Speech-Language Pathology department at 's Stern College for Women. She holds a B.S. in Speech and Hearing Science with dual concentrations in Counseling and Education from the University of Buffalo and an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the Katz School. She also holds certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD).

Dani has a wide array of clinical experience across the lifespan working with young adults with developmental disabilities (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome) to the geriatric population with neurological disorders (Alzheimer’s Disease, MS, Stroke, PD). Along with direct patient care, she also enjoys collaborating with family members, home health aides, and other healthcare professionals.

At the Katz School, Dani was the Chapter Philanthropist for the National Student Speech-Language and Hearing Association (NSSHLA). She also received the Katz School's 2021 Student Advocacy Award. She has served on a variety of charitable organizations to execute events and fundraisers.

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Ke Chen ‘22 is a Clearing Associate at the Bank of China USA, where he reviews and monitors global payment, clearing and settlement, including data quality assurance, risk controlling, and financial data integrity review. He earned his M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization from the Katz School and his M.S. in Ecology from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he enhanced his interest in scientific data.

As part of his capstone project at the Katz School, he collaborated with the Renal Research Institute on the exploration of potential new methods for body water prediction of renal failure in patients with recorded clinical data.

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