Staff

Rachel Oti headshot
Program Director
Rachel Oti earned her Bachelor’s Degree in arts education at Aquinas College and Master’s Degree in art administration and nonprofit management at Eastern Michigan University. She has over a decade of experience supporting the artistic community in Southeast Michigan through event organizing, marketing, and programming. Most recently, Rachel was the Program Specialist at Arts at Michigan where she connected U-M students to the arts through arts competitions, trips to arts experiences, serving as the advisor for the Arts Ambassadors student organization, and more! Helping students find and build meaningful connections within the arts is extremely important to Rachel. She is also very passionate about uplifting local artists and attends many of the creative events in and around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
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PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Hello! I’m Brianna, a second year grad student pursuing my M.Arch at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. As an alum of Living ArtsEngine, I am continually impressed by the way the program not only fosters a community of intelligent and creative individuals, but also allows students to create a home and lifelong friendships at U-M. I am so excited to return to the Living ArtEngine community to help out with some of the behind the scenes programming!

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SHOP COORDINATOR

Kaushek Kumar T R is a Master’s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, diving deep into robotics and computer vision. He finished his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, in India, where he also worked as a Teaching assistant for Analog Electronics. Kaushek brings over two years of experience as an Embedded Software Developer at Toshiba Software, where he specialized in C++ and Linux-based systems. Apart from tech, you’ll find him playing badminton or cricket, lost in a novel, sketching, or binge-watching anime. He’s all about using tech to solve real-world problems and exploring the world of robotics and embedded systems.

Rachel Oti headshot
Program Director
Rachel Oti earned her Bachelor’s Degree in arts education at Aquinas College and Master’s Degree in art administration and nonprofit management at Eastern Michigan University. She has over a decade of experience supporting the artistic community in Southeast Michigan through event organizing, marketing, and programming. Most recently, Rachel was the Program Specialist at Arts at Michigan where she connected U-M students to the arts through arts competitions, trips to arts experiences, serving as the advisor for the Arts Ambassadors student organization, and more! Helping students find and build meaningful connections within the arts is extremely important to Rachel. She is also very passionate about uplifting local artists and attends many of the creative events in and around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
Maggie Reed headshot
PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Hello! I’m Brianna, a second year grad student pursuing my M.Arch at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. As an alum of Living ArtsEngine, I am continually impressed by the way the program not only fosters a community of intelligent and creative individuals, but also allows students to create a home and lifelong friendships at U-M. I am so excited to return to the Living ArtEngine community to help out with some of the behind the scenes programming!

Maggie Reed headshot
Shop Coordinator

Kaushek Kumar T R is a Master’s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, diving deep into robotics and computer vision. He finished his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, in India, where he also worked as a Teaching assistant for Analog Electronics. Kaushek brings over two years of experience as an Embedded Software Developer at Toshiba Software, where he specialized in C++ and Linux-based systems. Apart from tech, you’ll find him playing badminton or cricket, lost in a novel, sketching, or binge-watching anime. He’s all about using tech to solve real-world problems and exploring the world of robotics and embedded systems.