Our Team

  • Kaden Cobbs

    UI DESIGN & OPERATIONS CO-FOUNDER

    I’m a senior Economics major at NYU and the founder of Vicinity. While working in NYU’s HR department, I’ve supported over 600 employees and coordinated large-scale events and systems. That experience showed me how important real connection and well-run organizations are — and how rare they’ve become.

    With Vicinity, I’m building a platform that empowers people to reconnect face-to-face and rebuild community in a time when real-world connection is fading. My mission is simple: to prove that a company can be competitive and human-centered at the same time.

  • Obinna Nwaokoro

    TECHNOLOGY CO-FOUNDER

    Hi! I’m a senior at NYU studying Data Science and Global Liberal Studies. In this final year, I’m doing my best to lead a well-balanced and focused lifestyle.

    I’ve been a programmer for over 5 years, and leading to today, business has always been something I researched as a hobby. Now, inspired by the vision of my team and my co-founder, I hope to use my technical and business understanding to execute the technological foundation and future of Vicinity Local.

Aliyah Garcia

Marketing & Community Lead

  • Manages the marketing & events team.

  • Plans and executes events.

  • Works on graphic design for Vicinity’s flyers and social campaigns.

Senior Chemistry Major at NYU

Emily Han

UI/UX Design and Testing Associate

  • Conducts user interface surveys to test Vicinity’s design with potential customers.

  • Helps develop Vicinity’s user-interface and user experience.

Sophomore Computer Science Major at NYU

Peace Ohazurume

Marketing & Community Associate

  • Assists in creating social media posts.

  • Helps design and distribute promotional materials.

  • Establishes relationships with NYU student clubs to promote us through co-sponsored events and word-of-mouth marketing.

Senior Biochemistry Major at NYU

Andres Malaga

Software Engineering Associate

  • Conducts research to identify and evaluate potential technological enhancements for the platform.

  • Works with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side functionality.

NYU Shanghai Interactive Media Arts ‘24

Valeria Chang

UI/UX Design Associate

  • Creates new wireframes and designs for Vicinity’s prototypes.

  • Assists with documentation and management of Vicinity’s design system.

Sophomore Computer Science Major at NYU

Sebastien Bazizi

Legal Research Associate

  • Conducts legal research on equity structures and cooperative governance to support Vicinity’s workplace democracy model.

  • Provide insights and research findings to help shape Vicinity’s policies and agreements.

Sophomore Stern Business & Political Econ. Major at NYU

Sara Jakubowicz

UI/UX Design & Research Associate

  • Proposes and designs new ideas, user flows, and pages to enhance the user experience and contribute to Vicinity's successful launch.​

  • Conducts research with businesses and individuals to refine Vicinity’s user experience and design.

Masters Candidate Studying Learning Technology & Experience Design at NYU

Join our Team!