2026 SMSA Officers

Rongrong Zhang
President
MS in Marketing Analytics Candidate
rzhang88@umd.edu

Malay Patel
Executive Vice President of Operations
MS in Business Analytics Candidate
mpatel01@umd.edu

Ayusha Rana
Executive Vice President of Administration
MS in Accounting Candidate
arana124@umd.edu

Aditi Pokharkar
VP of Finance
Master of Finance Candidate
aditi03@umd.edu

Idris Kaka
VP of Marketing & Communications
MS in Business Analytics Candidate
ikaka@umd.edu

Kushaal Pelluru Lakshminarasimhan
VP of Community and Professional Development
MS in Information Systems Candidate
kushaal@umd.edu

Varnika Bethireddy
VP of Student Affairs
MS in Business Analytics Candidate
varnikab@umd.edu

Jennifer Mbuton
VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
MS in Business Analytics Candidate
jmbuton@umd.edu
Contact SMSA at: smith-club-smsa@umd.edu

