Officers

Do you love the outdoors? We’re always looking for motivated, experienced Explorers to join our officers, especially as Activity Chairs. If leading trips is your jam, send us an email at explorers-officers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu.

Explorers Club Officers

Sophia Roshal (sroshal@andrew.cmu.edu)
President

I’m a PhD student in Computer Science studying programming languages. I’ve been playing outside since I was a small child and love to climb, hike, backpack, kayak, XC ski, or basically anything at all as long as it’s outdoors. In undergrad, I was a climbing instructor for a variety of classes, including basic rock climbing, intermediate rock climbing, introduction to sport lead climbing, introduction to outdoor climbing, and introduction to outdoor anchor building. Recently, I have also acted as a co-director for the ECP rock climbing school.

Abilash Subbaraman (abilash@cmu.edu)
Vice President

I’m a PhD student in Chemical Engineering from Singapore. I enjoy rock climbing, namely lead and trad climbing. During the winter months, you can find me mountianeering and ice cllimbing. I have been an instructor in the ECP Rock School and am a director of the ECP Mountaineering School. His next big projects over the next few years are Denali and Shuksan.

Dan McGann (dmcgann@andrew.cmu.edu)
Treasurer

Dan is a Ph.D. Student in robotics studying Localization and Mapping. While he loves his research, he also loves NOT researching and instead SCUBA Diving, skiing, hiking, biking, running, climbing and doing anything else that gets him away from his computer.

Jake Sherwindt (jsherwin@andrew.cmu.edu)
Secretary

Jake is a Junior majoring in Business Analytics with a minor in Hispanic Studies. He enjoys backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and surfing. Jake is patiently (ish) waiting for someone to build a wave pool in Pittsburgh.

Jay Kunselman (jskunsel@andrew.cmu.edu)
Quartermaster

Jay is a junior in Material Science and Engineering. He enjoys road and mountain biking, backpacking, running, fly fishing, and anything else he can do outside.

Iris Winegrad (iwinegra@andrew.cmu.edu) Quartermaster

Iris is a freshmen in Chemical Engineering. She enjoys hiking, baking, and playing volleyball, as well as anything that takes her outside.

Explorers CLUB ACTIVITY CHAIRS

Abilash Subbaraman (abilash@cmu.edu)
Co-Climbing Chair

Sophia Roshal (sroshal@andrew.cmu.edu)
Co-Climbing Chair

Dan McGann (dmcgann@andrew.cmu.edu )
Scuba Diving Chair

Derek Yuan (dereky@andrew.cmu.edu)

Hiking Chair

Derek is a junior studying computer science from New Jersey who loves all things hiking and kayaking. He enjoys exploring what the East Coast has to offer, from Maine to Florida, though the Canadian Rockies will always be among his favorites.

Explorers Club Staff Advisor

Bowen Lee

Bowen is a CMU Materials Science and Engineering alum that returned as staff after a few years away. He's an avid climber (sport, trad, ice, and mixed), cyclist (road and MTB), and occasional scuba diver. Over the past few years Bowen has also served as director of the Explorers Club of Pittsburgh's rock climbing and mountaineering schools.