Meet the TAs

We are very excited to teach you this summer! Please email course staff if you have any logistical questions or concerns. Otherwise feel free to email any of the staff members below.

Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistants (TAs), also known as Graduate/Undergraduate Student Instructors (GSIs), focus their teaching efforts on a particular component of the course, such as sections, exam prep, or walkthrough videos. Head TAs additionally manage a broader component of the course, such as logistics, content, software, office hours, etc.

Cooper Bedin (they/them/theirs)

• Head TA
  cooper.bedin@berkeley.edu


• Hey there! I'm a rising senior studying linguistics + cs! In my free time you can find me knitting/sewing/crafting, watching RuPaul's Drag Race, and playing with my cat Jellybean. I'm really excited to get to teach y'all this summer plz feel free to reach out to me about absolutely anything!

Timothy Tu (he/him/his)

• Head TA
  timothyktu@berkeley.edu


• Name: Tim/Tu
  Pronouns: Him/Who
  Worst Text Editor/Framework: Vim/Vue
  Favorite Slime: Rim/Uru
  Who's Excited For 61A: Yes, I'm/Yes, you

Vanshaj Singhania (he/him/his)

• Head TA
  vanshaj@berkeley.edu


• Hello hello! I'm a rising junior majoring in computer science & data science. When I'm not studying or teaching, I'm most likely working on 61A infrastructure or starting yet another side project. Either way, there's probably music playing in the background (my monthly playlist is at imvs.me/s/mvp)!

Anthony Han (he/him/his)

• yikun.anthony.han@berkeley.edu


• Hi! I am a rising junior from China studying math and CS here at Berkeley. In my free time, I like to cook, read some books, and play some video games (mostly first-person shooters). I am super excited to teach 61A this semester, and feel free to talk to me about 61A, long email addresses, or more!

Ben Cuan (he/him/his)

• ben.cuan@berkeley.edu


• hi everyone! I'm Ben, a 3rd year CS/Psych major from Cupertino, CA. Looking forward to meeting y'all! Some of my non-school-related enjoyments can be described by the unnecessarily complicated python expression `sum(([[f'{x} {y}' for x in ['making', 'playing']] for y in ['games', 'music']]), [])`

Grace Yi (she/her/hers)

• graceyi89@berkeley.edu


• Hi! I'm Grace, a third year CS major from Union City, CA. I enjoy taking naps, binging dramas and listening to music as an escape from reality. I'm super excited to be teaching 61A this summer and I hope you all will have an amazing experience!

Gurkaran Singh Goindi (he/him/his)

• gurkarn.goindi@berkeley.edu


• Hey, I'm Gurkaran! I'm a rising senior studying CS, from Delhi, India. I love playing video games, biking, and running. Super excited to introduce you all to the amazing world of computer science! Feel free to email if you want to talk about 61A, CS, Berkeley, internships or anything else!

Joanna Yoo (she/her/hers)

• joannayoo@berkeley.edu

Jordan Schwartz (she/her/hers, they/them/theirs)

• jordanschwartz@berkeley.edu


• Hey! I'm Jordan, and I'm a rising sophomore from the Bay Area. In addition to teaching, I like to bullet journal, listen to records, bake, and watch Netflix. I'm super excited to be TA-ing for CS61A this semester!

Julie Ma (she/her/hers)

• julie.m@berkeley.edu


• Hi guys, I'm Julie (she/her)! I am a rising Junior and I am a CS and MCB major. I love watching movies, eating spicy ramen, playing minecraft and league, and drawing. I'm really excited to be ta-ing 61a this summer! Reach out to me if you wanna talk about 61a (or anything at all!).

Kevin Yang (he/him/his)

• kevinyang8@berkeley.edu


• Hey! I just graduated with degrees in CS and DS and this is my 5th and final time teaching 61A. I’m from Sacramento, but I'll be based out of Palo Alto this summer. Outside of CS I love to play volleyball, go to the gym, and rewatch the same sitcoms over and over. Excited for a great summer of 61A!

Lauren Zhou (she/her/hers)

• ren.zhou@berkeley.edu


• Hello! I'm a rising junior EECS student from Maryland. I like tetris, crosswords, and many more things too, so feel free to email me about anything you'd like! I'm always down to chat. :D

Marie Chorpita (she/her/hers)

• chorpita@berkeley.edu


• Hi everyone! My name is Marie, and I'm a rising junior from Los Angeles, California. I'm a Computer Science and Cognitive Science double major, and this is my third semester on CS 61A course staff. My hobbies include baking, playing video games, sewing, and watching baseball (go Dodgers!).

Melody Sifry (she/her/hers)

• melodysifry@berkeley.edu


• Hi everyone! I'm Melody (she/her) and I'm a rising Senior from San Francisco majoring in CS and CogSci. I love painting, singing, and anything food-related! Feel free to email me if you're feeling overwhelmed, wanna chat, or want some elite Netflix recs. Looking forward to meeting y'all this summer!

Patrick Wang (he/him/his)

• patwang123@berkeley.edu


• Hey everyone! I'm Patrick, a second year from Maryland. Outside of school, I really enjoy frisbee, league, music, and swimming (trying to get back into it after covid). I'm super excited to teach this semester, and feel free to talk to me about anything -- I'm always down to chat!

Rajamani Sarvesh Iyyappan (he/him/his)

• rajamanisarvesh@berkeley.edu


• Hello everyone! I am Rajamani Sarvesh Iyyappan, a fourth year CS major from Chennai, India. Feel free to reach out about anything and looking forward to a wonderful summer.

Serena Zhang (she/her/hers)

• serenazyx@berkeley.edu


• Hi! I’m Serena, a rising junior studying EECS. I love traveling and binge watching movies. Hope you all have fun with 61A this summer and feel free to talk to me about anything (61A related or not)!

Shaun Diem-Lane (he/him/his)

• shaunlane@berkeley.edu


• Hey! My name is Shaun and I am a third year Computer Science major from Southern California. One of my main hobbies is researching credit cards so I can earn as much free travel as possible. You can reach out and ask me questions literally anytime.