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[Top - Left to Right] Richa Lin, Quillen Domingue, Isabel Lee, Minnie Lee, Janice Lee, Tom Hu, Julian Rodriguez, Ivy Zhou, Emma Kuo, Juhi Nagpal, Danni Lagdameo, Cho Kang, Shiyan (Ashley) Zhu, Samuel Choi | [Not Pictured]
Shrume Zuo
︎EXECUTIVE BOARD
Juhi Nagpal
Co-President
BFA 2025 | Film, Animation and Video
Juhi is a multidisciplinary filmmaker who is currently getting her bachelors in Film and Animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the Co-President of TEDxRISD where she utilizes her skills as a storyteller to highlight voices of artists and designers from the RISD Community. Her interests lie in combining various forms of filmmaking, animation, and even puppetry to create little celebrations of cinema that explore the shared experiences of being silly humans. In her free time, Juhi likes to sleep.
︎ jnagpal@risd.edu
︎ @juhinagpal5
Co-President
BFA 2025 | Film, Animation and Video
Juhi is a multidisciplinary filmmaker who is currently getting her bachelors in Film and Animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the Co-President of TEDxRISD where she utilizes her skills as a storyteller to highlight voices of artists and designers from the RISD Community. Her interests lie in combining various forms of filmmaking, animation, and even puppetry to create little celebrations of cinema that explore the shared experiences of being silly humans. In her free time, Juhi likes to sleep.
︎ jnagpal@risd.edu
︎ @juhinagpal5
Julian Rodriguez
Co-President
BFA 2026 | Furniture Design
Julian Rodriguez is a co-president of TEDxRISD, and a junior furniture design student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He seeks to design on the human scale, embracing ornament and detail to celebrate moments of human interaction. This year, he is excited to find tales and stories from a design-specific community that will impact the audience at large. Outside of class, Julian can be found estate-sale hunting and writing letters to his friends.
︎ jrodri03@risd.edu
︎ @julian_rodzz
BFA 2026 | Furniture Design
Julian Rodriguez is a co-president of TEDxRISD, and a junior furniture design student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He seeks to design on the human scale, embracing ornament and detail to celebrate moments of human interaction. This year, he is excited to find tales and stories from a design-specific community that will impact the audience at large. Outside of class, Julian can be found estate-sale hunting and writing letters to his friends.
︎ jrodri03@risd.edu
︎ @julian_rodzz
︎OPERATIONS
︎OPERATIONS
Richa Lin
Operation Team
BARCH 2028 | Architecture
Richa is currently a sophomore in architecture and part of the operations team, he is passionate about XR products and its connections with the architectural industry. With more free time he loves learning more about investments and stock trading.
︎ rlin03@risd.edu
︎ @richalin.0828
Quillen Domingue
Operation Team
BFA 2027 | Industrial Design
Quillen is a Sophomore studying Industrial Design at RISD. Originally from Santa Monica, California, he is especially interested in the intersections of design, community, and storytelling. He is excited to be joining the TEDxRISD team for the first time this year.
︎ qdomingu@risd.edu
︎ @quillen_domingue
BFA 2027 | Industrial Design
Quillen is a Sophomore studying Industrial Design at RISD. Originally from Santa Monica, California, he is especially interested in the intersections of design, community, and storytelling. He is excited to be joining the TEDxRISD team for the first time this year.
︎ qdomingu@risd.edu
︎ @quillen_domingue
Danni LagdameoOperation TeamBFA 2027 | Graphic Design
Danni is a sophomore in Graphic Design at RISD. She also has a great love for film, ceramics, and illustration, trying to intertwine a sense of coziness and warmth into her work. Danni is passionate about constantly exploring a range of perspectives and is excited to do so through TEDxRISD.
︎ dlagdame@risd.edu
︎ @danni.lagdameo
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︎MARKETING
Isabel Lee
Marketing Team I Social Media Manager BFA 2025 | Graphic Design
Isabel is a senior in Graphic Design at Rhode Island School of Design. She is a designer with a passion for creating visual identities, motion graphics, and UX UI design. She is a returning member of the Design and Marketing and is looking forward to the upcoming year!
︎ ilee03@risd.edu
︎ @isabel_twin2
Shrume ZuoMarketing Team
BFA 2026 | Industrial Design
Hi, I'm Shrume! I'm a junior studying industrial design, where I’m always experimenting and bringing a rational touch to creativity. When I'm not working on projects, you’ll likely find me exploring the latest in tech or cooking some (occasionally fire alarm-triggering) Chinese cuisine.
︎ szuo@risd.edu
︎ @shrumezuo
Tom HuMarketing TeamBARCH 2026 | Architecture
My name is Tom, I am a senior (4th year) student in Architecture. I was born in Ningbo, China and raised in Toronto. As an interdisciplinary designer, I believe in the power of storytelling through architecture and visualization. I love sharing ideas and hope to bring people together through my designs as a member of TEDxRISD's Marketing team. Aside from my passion, you can most likely find me at the gym or cooking up some new recipes.
︎ thu02@risd.edu
︎ @doctorhu_
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Janice LeeMarketing TeamBFA 2026 | Graphic Design
Janice is a junior in Graphic Design, who loves to create visuals through her observation of the world, embracing randomness as a way to freshness into her works. In her downtime, you will find her sipping on her daily hojicha latte and rediscovering all those forgotten saves on Pinterest she’s stashed away. Or, she is up on the DC 6th floor, probably pulling a last-minute scramble to get things done.
︎ jlee81@risd.edu
︎ @krxjxlee
Cho KangMarketing TeamBFA 2025 | Illustration
Cho is a senior in Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, excited to join TEDxRISD’s marketing team. They focus on exploring visual storytelling and creating interactive designs to craft narratives. In spare moments, Cho can be found uncovering new indie music and watching motion graphics.
︎ ckang04@risd.edu
︎ @chopuchino
Minnie Lee
Marketing Team
BFA 2025 | Graphic Design
Minnie is a senior Graphic Design student at the Rhode Island School of Design. As a designer, she is passionate about crafting both 2D and 3D works, exploring a wide range of mediums. Her goal is to create designs that are approachable and inspire viewers through meaningful messages.
︎ mlee20@risd.edu
︎ @dlalsgml_20
BFA 2025 | Graphic Design
Minnie is a senior Graphic Design student at the Rhode Island School of Design. As a designer, she is passionate about crafting both 2D and 3D works, exploring a wide range of mediums. Her goal is to create designs that are approachable and inspire viewers through meaningful messages.
︎ mlee20@risd.edu
︎ @dlalsgml_20
Shiyan (Ashley) Zhu
Marketing Team
BFA 2026 | Graphic Design
Shiyan (Ashley) is a junior studying Graphic Design, with a keen interest in experimental type design, book design, and multidisciplinary art. Passionate about pushing the boundaries of visual communication, she explores innovative ways to merge design with abstract narrative. When she’s not creating, she enjoys spending time with her cat, DunDun.
︎ szhu04@risd.edu
︎ @shiyan_zhu27
︎CURATION
Samuel ChoiCuration TeamBARCH 2026 | Architecture
I am a second-year graduate student in architecture and a member of the Curations Team at TEDxRISD. I did my undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. Originally from South Korea, I attended the University of Toronto for my undergraduate studies, focusing on a discipline of both architecture and visual studies.
︎ jchoi18@risd.edu
︎ @samchoi_
Emma KuoCuration TeamBFA 2027 | Interior Architecture
Hi, I'm Emma and I'm a sophomore in interior architecture. When I'm not grinding out models in the studio, l'm stress-baking matcha cookies, gymming at the Nelson, or going on a Trader Joe's run. I have two guinea pigs named Miso and Beans and I'll gladly show anyone as many photos of them as they're willing to see. :)
︎ ekuo@risd.edu
︎ @kuoemerson