Akshar Yeccherla came up with the idea of CNCM after he wanted to provide opportunities to those who excel in math at school. Akshar is the current CNCM president and has an avid love for math. Akshar won the Central Carolina Chapter Countdown Round twice in a row, and placed in the Top 16 in State Mathcounts. Akshar is an AIME qualifier and has placed Top 50 in the National Spelling Bee.
Pranav Konda is the Chief Technical Officer of CNCM. As the CTO / Technical Captain, he writes and typesets problems, maintains the website, and handles on-site technical issues. Pranav is passionate about STEM participates in many competitions, such as the AMC 10 (where he qualified for AIME), USACO, USABO, FRC, and regional math competitions like DMM and the State Math Contest, as well as heading the CS department of InspireNC, another nonprofit. In his free time, he likes to play Piano, Carnatic Flute, and program video games using various new technology.
Aditya Gupta is the Organization Lead and a founding member of CNCM. As the Organization Lead, he helps with organizing problems, organizing events, and administering competitions. Along with CNCM, Aditya participates in AMC 10, DMM, SMC, and other STEM Competitions such as Science Olympiad, TSA, and FRC.
Kenan Hasanaliyev is the current Content Creation Lead and a co-founder of CNCM. He helps to create and organize problems made by the CNCM Administration. He also loves to do math in his free time and has participated in numerous math competitions such as the State Math Contest (where he placed in the top 15), ARML, Duke Math Meet, and AMC competitions (where he almost made USAJMO). Beyond math competitions, he also does research in mathematics with an interest in partial differential equations.
Minseok Park was added as a Board member after being very active within CNCM events and activities. He has always wanted to give back to other students discovering the beauty of math, and is able to through CNCM. Minseok has always been interested in math, as he has participated in numerous contests such as Mathcounts, AMCs, the NC State Math Contest, and ARML. He placed 1st in NC Mathcounts, preceded by 20th at Nationals, and qualified for the USAJMO. He also enjoys other forms of competition, such as Science Olympiad and basketball.
Hari Desikan is a member of the CNCM Board's Content Creation Team who specializes in creating problems for the various CNCM Competitions. He has a passion for math that has spurred him compete in many math competitions including the AMC series, Duke Math Meet, and the NC State Math Contest. Hari also loves music, writing music for ensembles and playing various percussion instruments. Hari's main priority is fostering a love for math in those who solve his problems; he incorporates humor and a wide range of difficulties into otherwise intimidating competitions to show contestants that math is for everyone.
Sushrit Pasumarthy is the Co - Chief Financial Officer for CNCM where he is tasked to secure funding and manage the finances of the organization to keep it running. He has participated in math competitions such as the AMC 10/12, Duke Math Meet, and the State Math Contest. He also participates in other STEM Competitions such as USACO and FIRST Robotics.
Srijan Oduru is an Organization member who helps with organizing, coordinating, and managing CNCM's competitions and events. Srijan has participated in multiple STEM competitions such as MATHCOUNTS, Duke Math Meet, Science Bowl, Science Olympiadetc. Srijan hopes that through participation in CNCM, students from all over the Triangle will be able to achieve high scores on prestigious math competitions and develop a passion for math.
Noah Sheinbaum is the Chief Financial Officer and a co-founder of CNCM. Noah placed in the Top 20 in State MathCounts and qualified for the AIME through the AMC 10. He, alongside other CNCM members, participated in Duke Math Meet with the CNCM A team. Noah has competed in a variety of competitions, including but not limited to AMC 8, AMC 10, AIME, MathCounts, North Carolina State Math Contest, and Duke Math Meet. In addition to his competition experience, Noah has also set up a tutoring program at the Durham Rescue Mission to help educate underprivileged kids, primarily in mathematics.
Harry Chen is a member of the content creation and technical teams. This was after thoroughly participating in CNCM activities for a year and being elected through the very first CNCM board election. Having recently seriously picked up competition math, he has participated in the collection of local contests, qualified for the AIME, and joined CNCM for a variety of online competitions. Outside of this, Harry enjoys other STEM-related contests such as Science Bowl, Quiz Bowl, and the Technology Student Association competition, and he leads his school’s Math Circle to educate others about competition math.