Our Mission
Hack4Impact exists for both nonprofits and students. We connect student software developers with nonprofits and other socially responsible businesses to develop powerful new tools for social change. This enables nonprofits to further their mission and better engage their clients. We are committed to increasing awareness of technology's potential for good.
Our Values
Curiosity
We are eager to learn about technology, ourselves, and the world around us. We dive deep into our fields of study and work, and seek feedback from our teammates, students, and teachers.
We are also incredibly curious about our clients. We know we might not know everything, so we must ask the right questions to deliver the best solutions to our nonprofits, even if they're non-technical!
Empathy
Testing drives every decision we make on behalf of our clients. Our empathetic approach provides a North Star to our development process. We’re able to settle difficult debates by agreeing and executing on what’s best for our client.
In the end, we make intentional, well-informed decisions by understanding the environments we are surrounded by and deeply listening to our teammates.
Intentionality
We evaluate the trade offs of our decisions, choose a direction to head, and crush our goals. Whether it be personal or professional growth, we avoid mindless movement and instead purposefully act.
Above all, we work with intention. We assess the concerns of our users, stakeholders, and clients, to develop a custom solution that fits our precise constraints.
Our Team
Message from our Directors
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Hack4Impact is the perfect intersection between service and professional experience. I get to work on fascinating projects that have a real impact on my community, all while learning industry standard tools and techniques in software development projects. Hack4Impact has opened up many doors for me, both in my personal and professional lives, and it has absolutely transformed my experience at UT. I am so glad that I am able to be a part of this organization.
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My journey with Hack4Impact has been truly transformative. While joining allowed me to gain experience working on real-world software projects using tools I wouldn't have otherwise learned, what truly stands out is the opportunity I have to affect change in the Knoxville community. Alongside this, the connections I've formed with like-minded peers who are passionate about making a difference are priceless. It's an unparalleled experience that I'm incredibly grateful to have.
Jahneulie Weste
Co-Director | 
Yaren Dogan
Co-Director |
Andrew Rutter
Maintenance Team Lead |
Braden Wingfield
Director of Talent Sourcing |
Grant Thomas
Director of Project Sourcing |
John Cheek
Director of Talent Development |
Lakelon Bailey
Director of Engineering |
Mia Patrikios
Director of Design |
Adam Abdelrahman
Developer |
Alan Khalili
Developer |
Alex Warden
Designer |
Amy Huang
Developer |
Anant Jeet Sahoo
Developer |
Andrew Benson
Developer
Annalise Smith
Developer |
Cole McMahon
Learning Based Project Technical Lead |
Deep Patel
Learning Base Developer
Dillon Frankenstein
National General Board |
Dong Jun Woun
Developer
Eli Fisk
Learning Based Technical Lead
Eric Luong
Designer |
Eric Scott
Learning Base Developer |
Eric Yang
Designer
Erik Cruz
Learning Based Developer
Ethan Maness
Developer |
Evan Abott
Technical Lead |
Hamzah Saleh
Learning Based Technical Lead |
Jennifer Hulen
Project Manager |
John Mason
Learning Based Developer |
Josiah Tucker
Learning Based Developer |
Jubin Jaydeep Vijayakumar
Learning Based Developer |
Judah Benjamin
Learning Based Developer |
Kaden Bissonnette
Learning Based Developer |
Kaylee Bae
Developer |
Kelly Luong
Developer |
Keoni Yandall
Learning Based Developer
Kevin Guo
Developer |
Koushik Sanjay Saravana Kumar
Learning Based Developer |
Kyler Misenheimer
Designer |
Laura Smith
Technical Lead |
Lena Young
Learning Based Developer |
Leon Hoang
Developer |
Maddy Yu
Developer |
Margaret Kelley
Developer |
Matthew Jacobs
Learning Based Developer
Michael Lisenko
Developer |
Mithun Titus Maria Ruban Raj
Learning Based Developer |
Mylon Jones
Technical Lead |
Nia Naheshwari
Learning Based Technical Lead |
Nicholas Patterson
Learning Based Developer
Olivia Cheng
Learning Based Developer |
Peyton Pridemore
Developer |
Randy Lin
Developer |
Rondi Quass
Project Manager |
Rudra Patel
Director of Engineering |
Sanya Shrivastava
Director of Marketing |
Shashank Bandaru
Developer |
Shivam Patel
Developer |
Sulaiman Mohyuddin
Developer |
Trenton Wakham
Project Manager |
Trishu Patel
Developer |
Vincent Guo
Learning Based Developer
William Sessoms
Developer |
Ziad Abdelati
Developer |
Alumni
Vishal Aiely
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Selena Xue
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Trevor Mangrum
Co-Director |
Ray Luberto
Co-Director
Kemal Fidan
Technical Lead
Tyler Lovett
Developer
Ross Ketron
Developer
Jovan Yoshikova
Developer
Jacob Armiger
Developer
Omar Trejo
Developer
Kuba Zeligowski
Developer
Braxton Haynie
Developer
Sai Thatigotla
Developer
Rizwaan Abdul Kadir
Developer
Austin Strobel
Developer
Befikir Bogale
Developer |
Collins Self
Developer |
Zavier Miller
Co-Director |
Faith Bizzell
Director of Design
Reagan Alex Austin
Director of Talent Development
Nolan Askew
Director of Product Sourcing |
Andrew Lay
Technical Lead
Alex Zhang
Technical Lead
Hadi Bhidya
Product Manager |
Srinayana Patil
Product Manager
Caleb Fisher
Product Manager
Aidan Gilbert
Designer
Pooja Masani
Designer
Christian Graham
Designer
Stuart Spaugh
Designer
Ariel Thompson
Designer
Grace Sadler
Operations
Abby-Noelle Potter
Operations
Zachary Perry
Developer |
Jason Choi
Developer
Jihun Kim
Developer
Ty Anderson
Developer
Jackson Mowry
Developer
Dylan Toth
Developer
Jacob Hawkins
Developer
Dylan Lewis
Developer
Caleb Crunk
Learning Based Developer
Mikayla McCormack
Learning Based Developer
Tommy Latawiec
Learning Based Developer
Autumn Larmee
Learning Based Developer
Ahmad Tobasei
Learning Based Developer
Brandon Rexelle
Learning Based Developer
Andrew Sagraves
Learning Based Developer
Ian Innes
Learning Based Developer
Zachary Estsus
Learning Based Developer
Manan Patel
Developer
Elijah Dayney
Learning Based Developer
For all inquiries of partnership or sponsorship, please contact us at utk@hack4impact.org.