Our leadership
Meet our Leadership!
Co-President
Gabrielle Czeremuga
Major(s): Computer & Information Science
Certificates: Digital Studies
Co-President
McKenzie Kujava
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of Education
Cat Buckley
Major(s): Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies & Information Science
VP of Marketing
Smeera Zaveri
Major(s): Design Innovation & Society
VP of Leadership & Engagement
Keerthi Peddinti
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of Communication
Spurthi Koneru
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of DEIBA
Rithika Rajesh
Major(s): Computer Science
Webmaster
Nadia Choi
Major(s): Information Science & Psychology
Cohort Manager
Arshia Rikhi
Major(s): Computer Science
Cohort Manager
Shivani Potnuru
Major(s): Computer Science & Statistics
Our leadership
Our leadership
Meet our Leadership!
McKenzie Kujava
Co-President
Major(s): Computer Science
Smeera Zaveri
VP of Marketing
Major(s): Design Innovation & Society
Certificates: Digital Studies
Gabrielle Czeremuga
Co-President
Major(s): Computer & Information Science
Cat Buckley
VP of Education
Major(s): Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies & Information Science
Keerthi Peddinti
VP of Leadership & Engagement
Major(s): Computer Science
Spurthi Koneru
VP of Communications
Major(s): Computer Science
Rithika Rajesh
VP of DEIBA
Major(s): Computer Science
Nadia Choi
Webmaster
Major(s): Information Science & Psychology
Arshia Rikhi
Cohort Manager
Major(s): Computer Science
Shivani Potnuru
Cohort Manager
Major(s): Computer Science & Statistics
Our Pillars
Workshops
Our workshops provide a strong foundation in the design process, the role of designers, and the impact of emerging technologies. We prioritize hands-on learning, dedicating most of our general meetings to workshops that emphasize active participation.
Professional Development
We support members in exploring diverse design-related career paths while strengthening essential professional skills, including portfolio development, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Hands-on projects
We believe real-world experience is key to growth. Our structured, project-based learning opportunities help members refine their skills in digital and physical product design, writing, and critique—all within a collaborative and supportive environment.
Curated Resources
Curated Resources
We aim to promote inclusion in the design community by maintaining and compiling resources — a list of UW design/innovation course offerings, other university resources, and intro-friendly articles and news.
Our leadership
Our leadership
Meet our Leadership!
Co-President
Gabrielle Czeremuga
Major(s): Computer & Information Science
Certificates: Digital Studies
Co-President
McKenzie Kujava
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of Education
Cat Buckley
Major(s): Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies & Information Science
VP of Marketing
Smeera Zaveri
Major(s): Design Innovation & Society
VP of Leadership & Engagement
Keerthi Peddinti
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of Communication
Spurthi Koneru
Major(s): Computer Science
VP of DEIBA
Rithika Rajesh
Major(s): Computer Science
Webmaster
Nadia Choi
Major(s): Information Science & Psychology
Cohort Manager
Arshia Rikhi
Major(s): Computer Science
Cohort Manager
Shivani Potnuru
Major(s): Computer Science & Statistics
Our Pillars
Workshops
Our workshops provide a strong foundation in the design process, the role of designers, and the impact of emerging technologies. We prioritize hands-on learning, dedicating most of our general meetings to workshops that emphasize active participation.
Professional Development
We support members in exploring diverse design-related career paths while strengthening essential professional skills, including portfolio development, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Hands-on Opportunities
We believe real-world experience is key to growth. Our structured, project-based learning opportunities help members refine their skills in digital and physical product design, writing, and critique—all within a collaborative and supportive environment.
Curated Resources
We aim to promote inclusion in the design community by maintaining and compiling resources — a list of UW design/innovation course offerings, other university resources, and intro-friendly articles and news.
about design interactive
about design interactive
about design interactive
Design Interactive is a student organization at UW-Madison dedicated to developing responsive social practitioners with a deep understanding of the foundations of design and emerging technologies, and an informed awareness of people, contextual needs, and societal impacts.
Design Interactive is a student organization at UW-Madison dedicated to developing responsive social practitioners with a deep understanding of the foundations of design and emerging technologies, and an informed awareness of people, contextual needs, and societal impacts.
Design Interactive is a student organization at UW-Madison dedicated to developing responsive social practitioners with a deep understanding of the foundations of design and emerging technologies, and an informed awareness of people, contextual needs, and societal impacts.
Our mission is to provide hands-on design experiences, deepen understanding of emerging technologies and their limits, and promote critical, creative, and transdisciplinary thinking.
Our mission is to provide hands-on design experiences, deepen understanding of emerging technologies and their limits, and promote critical, creative, and transdisciplinary thinking.
Our mission is to provide hands-on design experiences, deepen understanding of emerging technologies and their limits, and promote critical, creative, and transdisciplinary thinking.
We do this by offering foundational design workshops spent “doing,” professional exploration and development opportunities, and semester-long cohort projects.
We do this by offering foundational design workshops spent “doing,” professional exploration and development opportunities, and semester-long cohort projects.
We do this by offering foundational design workshops spent “doing,” professional exploration and development opportunities, and semester-long cohort projects.