Deepa Irakam

Board Member, Barnard Senior Fund, 05/23 - 05/24, New York, NY

• Coordinated senior events and alumni relations
• Managed and reached 70% participation of senior class in donations
• Raised over $16k for mental health resources on campus

Online Scholar, Girls Who Invest Online Intensive Program, 02/22 - 08/22, New York, NY

• Completed selective, self-guided online educational program focused on understanding the investment industry and core investment concepts
• Program modules included: CFA Institute Investment Foundations Program; Wall Street Prep courses I Excel, financial reports, and accounting; Wharton Online Foundations of Investment Management

Under Secretary General for CMUNCE XXII (Exec. Board), Model United Nations Team at Columbia, 01/22 - 05/24, New York, NY

• Competitive intercollegiate travel Model UN team, Recruited and Organized committee proposals for CMUNCE, Columbia's largest run Model UN Conference for high school students

 Team Member, Columbia Raas Dance Team, 10/20 - 05/24, New York, NY

• Competitive intercollegiate Raas team, under 8% acceptance rate, hosted online workshops for high school students, managed fundraising

Gold Award, Girl Scouts of America, 09/06 - 06/20, Warren, NJ

• Continued service to my community, especially my Gold Award Project to design a sexual harassment resource guide adopted by health classes in NJ, Public speaker in classrooms and community centers, Silver Award (2016), Bronze Award (2013)

• Commencement Speaker & Senior Marshal, 2024
• Bear Pin Nominee, 2024 (Nominated Leadership Award by faculty and students)
• Academic All-American, 2020
• Top 1% of debate students in U.S., 2020
• 3-time Qualifier, Tournament of Champions, 2020
• Top 5 Extemporaneous Speakers in NJ, 2020
• Spanish Seal of Biliteracy, 2020