Dara Cherkas is currently a Technology Risk Intern at EY, having started in May 2024. Prior experience includes serving as a Project Manager and Consultant for Hyve with TAMID Group at the University of Wisconsin from September 2022 to December 2023, along with roles as Vice President and Assistant New Member Educator at Sigma Delta Tau from January 2022 to December 2023. Previous internships include Legal Intern at Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen from May to August 2023, Player Outreach and Research Intern at Off Court Management Group, LLC from September 2021 to May 2023, and a Data and Analysis Intern at Taylor Oil Co. from December 2021 to September 2022. In March 2023, Dara participated in the Chicago FICC and Equities 101 program at Goldman Sachs and worked as a Lifeguard at Katz JCC Cherry Hill from June 2020 to August 2022. Dara is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Finance/Investment Banking and Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, expected to graduate in May 2025, following a high school diploma from Eastern Regional High School in June 2021.