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Milena Alappatt

IU '25

Milena Alappatt is the President and Editorial Director of the IU Chapter of Spoon University. She focuses on the latest healthy food trends, restaurant reviews, coffee creations, and fun cocktail innovations.

Beyond Spoon University, Milena has several years of food and beverage experience from being a baker at The Cheesecake Factory, to a server at cafe in Australia. She also held an internship with a marketing and PR firm last summer where she was able to learn about the ins and outs of publicity and work alongside iconic brands. She is currently a senior studying Marketing and International Business at Indiana University with a minor in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management. She also enjoys volunteering with Royal Encounters where college students dress up as Disney princesses and superheroes to visit kids in need.

In her free time Milena enjoys going out for a drink with friends, or hosting movie nights at home. When she's not eating, you can often find her playing the piano or working out at the gym. And when she has a free weekend, she loves to go to her hometown in Dayton to spend time with her three sisters.