Senior Leadership
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Sophia Kianni
Founder, President and Executive Director (2020-Present)
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Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa
Vice President and Deputy Executive Director (2023-Present), Founding Partnerships Director (2020-2023)
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Jennifer Evans
Chief Operating Officer (2024-Present)
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Sophia Suganuma
Special Projects Director (2023-Present) and Founding Finance Director (2020-2023)
Executive Team
Jackie Vandermel, Research Director
Anna Zhong, Education Director
Bernice Deng, People Operations Director
Kennedy Hocker, Partnerships Director
Brooke Kries, Social Media Director
James Yang, Finance Co-Director
Aarya Mecwan, Community Director
Quincy Alberhasky, Communications Director
Zara Hussey, International Relations Co-Director
Jessica Ye, Finance Co-Director
Hana Melese, International Relations Co-Director
Deputy Directors
Emily Yang, Technology Deputy Director
Maia Hawkins, Twitter Deputy Director
Ryan Soh, Research Deputy Director
Faith Sycaoyao, Graphics Deputy Director
Shirina Rong, Finance Deputy Director
Tanushri Chidanand, Creative Deputy Director
Savannah Levack, Finance Deputy Director
Jailene Sinchi, Research Deputy Director
Cierra Pittari, Finance Deputy Director
Nidhi Shashidhara, Creative Deputy Director
Manar Elkebir, Social Media Deputy Director
Shreya Rao, People Operations Deputy Director and Executive Secretary
Catelyn Nieves, Community Deputy Director
Annamica Nangia, Partnerships Deputy Director
Emma Somos, Research Deputy Director
Joey Wu, Research Deputy Director
Bill Chen, Growth Deputy Director
Niloofar Sahimi, Communications Deputy Director
Gaines Carter, Communications Deputy Director
Abhinav Anne, Research Deputy Director
James Gerhard, People Operations Deputy Director
Maira Elahi, Research Deputy Director
Jenna Clark, Community Team Deputy Director
Stormy Light, Social Media Deputy Director
Olivia Baba, Community Team Deputy Director
Khady Fall, Community Team Deputy Director