Our People

Club Leadership 2025-2026

Jill Sroczynski.6

President

School Year: 4th Year

Major: Actuarial Science

Minor: Business 

Work Experience: Actuarial Intern at Grange Insurance

Fun Fact: Jill loves being outside and enjoys playing golf in her free time.

Akaash Ganga.7

Treasurer

School Year: 3rd Year

Majors: Actuarial Science & Finance

Work Experience: Actuarial Intern at Nationwide P&C

Fun Fact: Akaash enjoys travel and went to London last spring.

 

Grant Wieligman.1

Vice President of Professional Development

School Year: 4th Year

Major: Actuarial Science

Minor: Business

Work Experience: Actuarial Intern at Nationwide Financial

Fun Fact: Grant is a massive lego collector.

 

Luke Willis.798

Vice President of Outreach

School Year: 2nd Year

Major: Actuarial Science

Fun Fact: Luke has two albums out on Spotify.

 

Connor Engel.219

Vice President of Graduate Affairs

School Year: 1st Year Master’s

Majors: Actuarial Science & Quantitative Risk Management

Fun Fact: Connor has lived in four different states.

Actuarial Program Faculty

Dr. Athena Yiamouyiannis

Actuarial Academic Advisor

Dr. Yiamouyiannis can assist Actuarial Science students with adding/dropping classes, scheduling, degree planning, petitions, graduation applications, and career planning.

 

Dr. Caitlin Burden

Actuarial Academic Advisor

Caitlin Burden can assist Actuarial Science students with adding/dropping classes, scheduling, degree planning, petitions, and graduation applications.

 

Dr. Dan Poole

Actuarial Program Director, Assistant Professor, Faculty Advisor for the Actuarial Science Club

Dr. Poole helps coordinate the actuarial science program and develop curriculum. He is a faculty advisor for the major as well as the advisor for the Actuarial Science Club.

 

Dr. John Holmes

Actuarial Program Director, Assistant Professor

Dr. Holmes is a teacher and researcher who leads the graduate program in actuarial sciences and quantitative risk management.

 

Dr. Dong Chen

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Chen serves as the course coordinator for the Loss Models courses. During his leisure hours, he enjoys playing indoor volleyball at the A/BB level and engaging in tennis.

 

Dr. Linfeng Zhang

Assistant Professor

Dr. Zhang teaches courses in financial economics and risk modeling. His research focuses on insurtech, cyber risk and insurance, and capital allocation.