Aarushi will be acting as Director for Raise this year whilst being a 5th year medical student at Cambridge. She was co-president of MWA in 2024-25 and was on the Advisory Board of the national team last year, and would love to concentrate on expanding Raise to more universities and getting our name out there! In her spare time, Aarushi enjoys playing any racket sport, eating her housemate's cooking and watching House MD as a form of revision.

Aarushi Malik, Director

Eesha studies Medicine at Cambridge, and has been a part of the MWA committee for two years, recently leading fundraising as vice-president. This year, she looks forward to establishing novel schemes to maximise donations, in addition to training new mentors and chapter presidents. Through her role, she hopes to magnify the reach of the charity, and ensure the future growth of Raise.

Eesha Surisetty, Internal Community Leader

Cathryn recently graduated from Cambridge, where she studied French and Italian. She first got involved with Raise in her first year, but only joined the committee in her final year as Vice President of Events. Having enjoyed her time on the committee, she looks forward to expanding Raise as she begins her teacher training in Oxford.

Cathryn Lewis, External Community Lead

Vienna began as Vice President for the Cambridge chapter, and was then its Co-President along with Emike Enaife in her final year. She is now based in New York, and being a part of Raise really solidified what she wanted to do with her career! This year she chairs the Advisory Board.

Vienna Kwan, Advisory Board Chair

Talia is a Psychology graduate from UCL and is an Advisory Board member. She was the Co-President of Raise UCL two years ago and the Community Lead last year. She is looking forward to continuing her involvement with Raise and improving the impact we can have.

Talia Ozluk, Advisory Board member

Elizabeth is a 4th year medical student at the University of Cambridge, and was previously an events officer in MWA. She is passionate about sustainable and deliberate charity, and will be joining the Advisory Board to pitch ideas to chapters with the goal of increasing long term engagement and fundraising. In her free time she likes to go for workout classes, bake, and watch shows!

Elizabeth Chew, Advisory Board member

Hania is a fourth year medical student at Cambridge, and was Sponsorship Officer for MWA in 2025/26. She will be joining Raise as a member of the Advisory Board this year, and is very excited to be involved in such a meaningful cause! In her spare time, Hania loves taking photos, going on walks (to take more photos), and reading!

Hania Rashed, Advisory Board member

Harry is a recent graduate in Materials Science at Cambridge, and was co-Vice President for Publicity for 25/26. He will be joining the Advisory Board to work on exciting projects to make fundraising effective across Raise chapters. Outside of Raise, Harry enjoys watching all the Coen Brothers' films back-to-back, learning French, and road trips.

Harry Reeves, Advisory Board member

Pavmiga is a current medical student at the University of Cambridge. She was Vice President responsible for sponsorships for MWA during the 2026 donation push. Her hobbies include dance and sewing. She is incredibly excited to be on the Advisory Board this year and help make a positive impact!

Pavmiga Perinparajah, Advisory Board member

Bill has been involved in Raise since he led the Oxford chapter to their all-time high of £19,000 in donations back in 2023. Since then, Bill has held operationally heavy and finance strategy roles on Raise's national team. You can find him at https://billchen.online.

Bill Chen, Finance Director

Adam is responsible for technology at Raise. He maintains the website and our open-source donations platform. He also manages our relationship with the Charity Commission, and serves as a trustee on our board. In his day job, he is a member of technical staff at Anthropic, working to ensure the responsible development of advanced AI systems. Outside work, he enjoys cycling around London, contributing to open-source projects and playing board games.

Adam Jones, Technology & governance