Meet the Leadership Team

Founder

Riya Nilkant

Riya founded the Teach4Speech program, creating a tailored speech curriculum for elementary schools in order to increase student confidence, leadership, and self-advocacy. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, making pottery, and discovering new coffee shops!

Co-Presidents

Audrey Na

Audrey is a Biopsychology student hoping to be a future physician! In her free time she loves painting, reading, and going on runs.

Kristen Cervantes

Kristen is a Linguistics Major, emphasis in Speech Language Sciences and Disorders, and is interested in working with children. She likes to run and play volleyball with her friends.

Co-Curriculum

Scarlett Verret

Scarlett is a Psychology and Brain Sciences major with a minor in Applied Psychology! She likes long walks, exploring new places, and reading.

Taylor Timalsina

Taylor is a Biopsychology student on the pre-med track. In her free time she enjoys walking on the beach with her friends, going on coffee runs, and watching horror movies!

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Ethan Chang

Ethan is a Computer Science major. In his free time he likes to tinker with electronics, bouldering, and going on road trips!

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Tahsin Rahman

Tahsin is a Biopsychology major on the pre med track. In her free time, she likes listening to music, doing different arts and craft projects, and sleeping.

Jasmine Venkatagiri

Jasmine is a Biological Sciences student committed to medicine. Her hobbies include reading, writing, art, and spending time in nature with her friends and family.

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Sydney Lai

Sydney is a Sociology major hoping to work closely with marginalized communities in the future. She loves reading, watching movies with her friends, and attending concerts!

Abigail Cheung

Abigail is a Biopsychology student hoping to be a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, concerts, and traveling.