meet our interns
STEMpathize interns showcase a variety of skills through their many roles. Read their bios to learn more about their lives outside STEMpathize. Our interns are diverse, as part of STEMpathize's mission is to foster diversity. High school students of all grade levels and STEM interests come together as interns for our organization!
curriculum designers
Kaavya Butaney
Kaavya, a senior at Los Altos High School, spends her time learning about biology, writing and editing for her school newspaper The Talon, debating, and writing curriculum for STEMpower. She loves genetics and molecular biology, especially anything to do with CRISPR.
Nikita M.
Nikita is a sophomore at California High School who loves learning about the sciences. Her favorite subject is Biomed because of how interactive it is. In her free time, she likes to read and play tennis. She hopes to make a positive impact with STEMpower and inspire others to have a passion for learning as well!
Vaishnavi K
Vaishnavi is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School.
Zoey Brenner
Zoey is a sophomore at Los Altos High School who enjoys playing soccer, reading novels, and painting. Some of her interests include learning languages and studying linguistics, biology, and psychology.
Grace Cai
Grace is a junior at Los Altos High School who enjoys computer science and tutoring students in math. She plays golf for her school team and also likes photography and baking. Grace is interested in AI and app development.
Aanya Patel
Aanya Patel is a senior at The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering, with a strong passion for engineering, astronomy, and environmental sustainability. In her free time, she enjoys learning more about astrophotography!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Aanya Patel
Angel Situ
Angel Situ is a freshman at Stuyvesant High School located in NYC, a school specializing in STEM. Obviously, her favorite subjects are always science and math! (Definitely like math more though). In her free time, she loves to draw traditionally, usually like paint mediums and charcoal. When she has time, she plays badminton and bakes for her close friends. A fun fact about her is that she was raised by her athletic mom, who taught her multiple sports. Thus, she can play a variety of sports, and is just a very energetic kid overall.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Angel Situ
Belle Tan
Belle Tan is a sophomore at Burlingame High School. Her favorite classes include computer science and pre-calc. In her free time, she enjoys anything STEM-related, including robotics and Science Olympiad. She is passionate about exploring different aspects of STEM in her freetime. She also loves reading and spending time with family and friends!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Belle Tan
Tanvi Annamraju
Tanvi Annamraju is a rising junior at J.P. Stevens High School, where she demonstrates her passion for track, community service, and STEM through her various leadership roles in and outside the school. She is captain of the school track and cross country team, she plays a significant part in her school’s HOSA chapter, and has been volunteering as the board of directors for a nonprofit for three years now. She enjoys going to the gym, going on any tropical vacations, and crocheting in her free time. She loves experimenting with STEM and hopes to spread STEM education to younger students!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Tanvi Annamraju
Jesse Signorile
Jesse Signorile is a rising junior at Biotechnology High School with a strong passion for biology, chemistry, and mathematics. He enjoys participating in his school’s Technology Student Association Club and Environmental Club, and he also has a strong interest in medicine and healthcare. Jesse volunteers for his town’s First Aid Squad and also helps out at a local hospital. He enjoys playing with his three dogs and playing volleyball.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Jesse Signorile
Brayden Ho
Brayden Ho is a rising senior at San Leandro High School with a heavy interest in physics and mathematics. While being a leader in an environmental nonprofit organization across the SF East Bay, he also likes to go on hikes, watch Formula 1, play video games, and practice graphic design. He hopes to use his skills to contribute to STEMpathize’s goals and impact upon youth.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Brayden Ho
Charlotte Morales
Charlotte Morales is a rising junior at Stuyvesant High School with a passion for all things STEM. Her favorite subject is math, and favorite subsection of math is geometry. In her free time, she sews, does puzzles, crochets and knits, and plays volleyball. A fun fact about her is that she is left handed, but plays tennis as a righty.
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Bella Woods is a junior at Clayton Valley Charter High School. She is an avid pianist of 11 years, has her own small business (BelovedbyBella), Google Junior Engineer, Varsity Golf player, and is a mentor for young girls of color. When she’s not doing school work or extracurriculars she loves to shop, eat good food, and watch her favorite movie: LaLaLand! A fun fact about Bella is that she’s OBSESSED with boba, she has it at least 3 times a week… She is very excited to work with fellow STEM lovers who are interested in helping their community!
Charlotte Morales
social media managers
Jahnvi Shukla
Jahnvi Shukla is a sophomore at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School eager to learn more about STEM. She is interested in biology and math but also enjoys expressing herself through art, including painting and playing musical instruments! When not doing school work, she’s binging Grey’s Anatomy or grabbing some Chipotle. She hopes to share her passion and the power of STEM through STEMpathize.
Jahnvi Shukla
Sahrah Sharma
Sarah Sharma is a Sophomore at Chatham High School, she’s highly interested in math and english, as well as developing and using problem solving skills. She is passionate about soccer and plays the piano at an advanced level. She’s really excited to be a part of the STEMpathize community as a social media intern.
Sarah Sharma
Ethan William
Ethan William is a freshman at Branham High School. He loves to play sports, especially basketball, and hangout with friends. His favorite subjects in school are both math and computer science. He is very active in his church and loves to volunteer in his community by helping out those in need. He has hopes of one day having a career in a STEM field.
Ethan William
Eklavya Gahlot
Eklavya Gahlot is a sophomore at the Marine Academy of Science and Technology. In his free time, he plays tennis, listens to music, helps his friends and family, makes art, and goes out with his friends. He has a passion for travel, and medical sciences. In school, he likes NJROTC, Marine Chemistry, and English. He is ecstatic to share his interests in STEM as a social media intern at STEMpathize.
Eklavya Gahlot
Varshini Viswanathan
Varshini Viswanathan is a junior at Dublin High School and is interested in law, specifically education law. In her free time, she likes to play badminton, watch k-dramas, figure skate, and spend time with her family. Her favorite subjects in school are math, and physics. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to make an impact on the community as a social media intern at STEMpathize!
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Varshini Viswanathan
website designers
Isabella Avila
Isabella Avila is a junior at Carondelet Highschool who loves connecting with others. She enjoys spending time at the beach, hanging out with friends, and swimming. A fun fact about Isabella is that she's CPR certified and has a soft spot for kids.
Isabella Avila
Charlotte Santiago
Charlotte Santiago is a junior at Carondelet High School. She had a passion for science, technology, and media. She is part of the Carondelet Competitive Dance Team and is media manager for her school’s Latinas Unidas Club. She enjoys reading, baking, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends. She is very excited to be part of STEMpathize and learning new things.
Charlotte Santiago
Aksh Jain
Aksh is a grade 12 student from Canada with a strong interest in the medical field and community service. He enjoys playing soccer, connecting with new people, and sharing his love for cinnamon buns. Passionate about STEM, particularly in physiotherapy At StemPazie, he aims to help students explore various STEM opportunities while contributing to the organization's outreach and engagement efforts.
Aksh Jain
Yosan Bereket
Yosan Bereket is a senior at Las Lomas High School who is aspiring for a career in the STEM field. Outside of academics, she plays varsity basketball, paints, swims, and participates in several clubs focused on service and innovation. One fun fact about her is that she enjoys cooking dishes from different cultures and loves to create a good meal.
Yosan Bereket
outreach team
I'm Soham Kaushal, and I live in New Jersey. I'm currently in high school, and some of my hobbies include skiing, running, and origami.
Soham Kaushal
Soham Kaushal
My name is Drashti Salunia, currently a senior at Piscataway High School. I am full of curiosity and am passionate about physics, coding, and engineering. I love building things, exploring tech, and helping others—especially mentoring and supporting kids through service and STEM outreach.
Drashti Salunia
Drashti Salunia
Trisha Thyagarajan is currently a junior at Mission San Jose High School in California. She loves learning about math and various fields of science and is excited to help others explore their interests in STEM. In her free time, you can find her doing gymnastics, hanging out with her friends and family, and traveling!
Trisha Thyagarajan
Trisha Thyagarajan
Carol Abdelmalek is currently a senior at the Academy of Allied Health and Science. She enjoys volunteering at her church and doing science related activities such as labs and watching documentaries. In the future, Carol aspires to be a non-invasive cardiologist.
Carol Abdelmalek
Carol Abdelmalek
Sameer Raj is a senior at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek. He plays Lacrosse, is part of a Swim team, and also helps tutor kids at the local middle school. He is currently interested in Business and Finance. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing lacrosse, and watching new movies!
Sameer Raj
Sameer Raj
blog writers
Amala James
Amala James, a senior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, aspires to pursue a career in medicine and research in the future. If she’s not delving into another scientific topic, she spends her time reading, playing the piano, and hanging out with her little brother. Through her work with STEMpathize, she hopes to share her passions with others, whether it be ongoing studies about treatments, space exploration, or cool psychological phenomena!
Amala James
Andrea Koo
Andrea Koo is a senior at Tenafly High School who can be found on the softball field, in an ambulance as an EMT (or the patient), in a concert hall as a clarinetist, or in any decent ice cream place within a 25 mile radius. She loves all things science (although she and physics sometimes don't get along). With STEMpathize, she hopes to spread this love, curiosity, and learning to younger and less resourced individuals, connecting with them in a meaningful way.
Andrea Koo
Dayah Sokolov
Dayah Sokolov, a junior at The Marine Academy of Science and Technology, is passionate about biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and scientific journalism. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, traveling, and volunteering in her local community. She seeks a future career in medicine and aims to educate young students on STEM in order to help them discover new interests they may have. During her time at STEMpathize, she intends to use her writing skills and scientific knowledge to help give young students a deeper understanding of STEM and expose them to the many fields it has to offer!
Dayah Sokolov
Sara Mohsin
Sara Mohsin, a junior at Homestead High School, aspires to combine her love of writing and interest in STEM to help uplift students from around the world. Cooking, working on projects and speeches, shopping, and spending time with her family and friends have always been some of her favorite activities to do in her free time. By expanding her STEM interest with STEMpathize, she wishes to help others and herself learn and grow their knowledge in STEM.
Sara Mohsin
Kira Sidhu
Kira is a freshman at Cal High who is fascinated by science, psychology, and languages. In her free time she enjoys playing soccer, dancing, reading, writing, and playing the violin. She can’t wait to write for STEMpower and help introduce students to the scientific wonders of STEM!
workshop facilitators
Nistha Vyas
Nishtha Vyas is currently a junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, in New Jersey. Her favorite subject being science, specifically biology and chemistry, and her passion in medicine is why she was so excited to join STEMpathize and help others indulge in their passion for STEM! Outside of school she enjoys watching movies, spending time with friends and family and traveling. She is looking forward to meeting the students and sharing her love for STEM with them.
Nistha Vyas
Melia Wijesinghe
Melia Wijesinghe is a junior at Carondelet High School in Concord, California. She has a strong interest in math and science, with a particular passion for medicine and computer science. Melia hopes to one day combine these interests in her future career. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, playing water polo, and spending time with her friends and family. She is excited to share her love of STEM and hopes to inspire other students along the way!
Melia Wijesinghe
Tara Johnson
Tara is currently in the 12th grade in Fremont, California. She has enjoyed working on computer science projects involved both in the humanities and various fields of STEM. Through volunteering, she hopes to share her experiences and inspire others to discover the intersection of technology and science, math, and engineering with real life and imagination.
Tara Johnson
Jay Desai
Jay Desai is currently a Junior at the Academy of Allied Health Sciences in New Jersey. His favorite subjects to study are biology and Chemistry. His passion for science is driven by his dedication to STEMpathize and his goal of inspiring younger students to explore the world of STEM. Outside of school, he enjoys playing tennis and researching science topics. He’s excited to connect with students, share his enthusiasm for learning, and help them discover and pursue their own interests in STEM.
Jay Desai
Parth Dixit
Parth Dixit is currently a senior at Mount Olive High School in Mount Olive,New Jersey. He likes things like music, fashion, sports, and biology. He also likes spending time with his friends and going to the gym, and hopes to help students build new memories in STEM.
Parth Dixit
stem kit
Shri Saranya, a junior at Morris Hills High School is motivated to spread her love for mathematics and engineering to any and all individuals. In her free time she likes to draw, read, cook, and spend time with her loved ones. Through STEMpathize she aims to expand her knowledge and passion for STEM by uplifting others.
Shri Saranva
Shri Saranya
Jessica Seto is a Junior at Stuyvesant. She loves reading, coding, and video games. Her favorite subjects are math and science. A fun fact about her is that she loves gardening and tomatoes.
Jessica Seto
Jessica Seto
Edwin Mu, a junior at Los Altos High School, aims to spark a passion for STEM in others by sharing his love for math and science while furthering his passion for teaching. In his free time, Edwin enjoys playing chess, playing cards, traveling, and playing table tennis. Through STEMpathize, he hopes to inspire more and more students to go into STEM, especially physics.
Edwin Mu
Edwin Mu
Dhanashri Karry is a sophomore at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School in New Jersey. Passionate about science and STEM, she has aspired to become an orthopedic pediatrician and help others for as long as she can remember. Beyond academics, she is an older sister, long distance runner, a singer, a disciplined taekwondo practitioner, and an adventurous long-distance hiker. With a drive to make a difference, Dhanashri is committed to pushing boundaries and inspiring others.
Dhanashri Karry
Dhanashri Karry
cal high chapter
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Shivali Pathak
Shivali is a sophomore at Cal High who loves math, and science. She loves to write songs, sing, and she plays 5 musical instruments (piano, ukulele, trumpet, mandolin, and guitar!). Shivali is very service-oriented as she is an active member of various organizations such as Red Cross, Rewire, and she founded her own music organization (Tri-Valley Youth Music Group). She is excited to volunteer with STEMpower and make a difference in the community!
Shivali Pathak
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Kira Sidhu
Kira is a sophomore at California High School who enjoys learning about psychology, biomedical sciences, and languages. Her hobbies include photography, writing, reading, playing lacrosse, and playing the violin. She is eager to continue volunteering with STEMpower and making a difference in the community through STEM!
Kira Sidhu
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Nimisa Panda
Nimisa Panda is a junior at California High School. In her free time, she likes to play water polo, swim, and read psychological thrillers. She joined STEMpower because she wants to go into STEM as a career ( more specifically Physics ) and wants to introduce others to STEM as well. She can’t wait to help out!
Nimisa Panda
los altos high chapter
Alexander Shen
Alexander is a junior at Los Altos High School, with a strong passion for engineering. In his free time he enjoys running and doing robotics with friends.
Alexander Shen
Evan Chen
Evan is a freshman at Los Altos High School, with a strong passion for engineering and math. In his free time, he enjoys badminton and learning more about math.
Evan Chen
Bohan Ma
Bohan Ma is a Junior at Los Altos High School, he enjoys Physics, Law, Politics, and Math. He enjoys standing time learning about Astronomy and other STEM subjects and opportunities.
Bohan Ma
Ivan Selikhanovich
Ivan is a freshman at Los Altos High School, with a strong passion for STEAM and physics. In his free time, he enjoys going out with his friends, biking, or designing models or painting. Some hobbies he likes are to go skiing, go to the skatepark, basketball, and swimming.
Ivan Selikhanovich
Vanita Venkatesh
Vanita Venkatesh is a sophomore at Los Altos High School, with a strong passion for chemistry and biology. In her free time, she enjoys playing the violin and piano.
Vanita Venkatesh
Kenji DeMirci
Kenji is a freshman at Los Altos High School. He has a strong passion for STEM, biology and science in particular. Some hobbies he does in his free time are mountain biking and volunteering.
Kenji DeMirci
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