Meet the University of Michigan Team!
Noémie Durand-Faydi (she/they)
Co-Founder and CEO of Carna, Director of Directors
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Sophomore: double major in Psychology and Sociology (sub-major in Social Work) with a minor in LGBTQ+ Studies​​
Noemie is from Switzerland and has have a beautiful baby boy (cat). She is also currently project manager for a Dating App and research study, Revel, at U-M.
Collins Coder (any pronouns)
Director of Outreach
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Sophomore: Computer Engineering Major with a Philosophy minor​​
Collins is from California and loves documenting the University of Michigan campus squirrels and marmots.
Darby Jones (she/her)
Director of Operations
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Sophomore: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology major with a minor in Computer Science​​
Darby loves reading, making art, and her dog :) She is currently working in a cardiovascular regeneration lab and also studying breast cancer metastasis.
Elena Pawloski (she/her)
Director of Student Engagement
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Senior: Neuroscience major with a East European and Eurasian Studies minor
Elena is an ex-horsegirl and loves to collect porcelain pigs. She also works in a cocaine rat lab (ask her about addiction studies!)
Lauren Issac (she/her)
Director of Resource Development
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Sophomore: Data Science major with a French minor​​
Lauren loves writing, music, and Nutella. She has a particular interest in computational social science
Mark Hong (he/him)
Director of Media Communications
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Freshman: Psychology major with a minor in Music
Mark loves listening to and making music with the piano, violin, and voices. He also has a twin brother!
