Leadership Experience
Founder and President, GirlsWhoSTEAM Inc.
October 2020- present
Since 2020, GirlsWhoSTEAM has been at the forefront of girl-led leadership programs. We have established over 30 partnerships and 10 sponsors for our programs, receiving over $10,000 in funding. We have held over 200 events, have had over 4000 participants (both in in-person and virtual programs), and are led by over 100 volunteers. We currently have had over 23 active chapters in different states across the US. Our online blogs, social media outreach, and media engagement has reached over 1.5 mill interactions.
We have partnered/been sponsored by major corporations like Baker and Taylor Publications, GSUSA, Prudential Financials, Ashoka Changemakers, Rutgers Health Policy Institute , Riley’s Way Foundation, Hershey’s Company, and 30+ others. Recognized by the White House, The Royal Family, Governor Murphy, etc. Featured by Forbes, GMA, PEOPLE magazine, Business Insider, NJ Business Weekly, PBS, etc.
Student Journalist, PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs
January 2022- present
I am a freelance opinion columnist for many national publications, including Teen Vogue, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New Jersey Star Ledger, Dallas Morning News, PBS NewsHour, and more. My journalism is focused on providing a youth perspective on public policy, and I have covered affirmative action, food inequity, climate change, gun control, right to abortion, teen mental health, and more. My writing has been viewed by millions, and I was awarded the PBS Newshour 2023 Student Journalist of the Year in print.
I was as one of the 28 PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) Summer Academy Fellows, an intensive week-long video journalism fellowship for high school students where I in teams with SRL youth media producers to produce original video news reports covering key local issues in the Boston area, learning from professional producers and journalists along the way. The story I produced was aired on the national PBS Newshour channel, which has 2 million viewers a night. I was chosen as PBS Newshour 20 under 20 student journalists, and won the 2023 Student Journalism Challenge in the print category.
National Delegate, GSHNJ, Girl Scouts of the USA
September 2021- present
Elected by the council to be a national delegate, representing 18,000 Girl Scouts from GSHNJ on the national level at the national council session. National Council Delegates are the conduit between GSHNJ and the National Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of the USA. As a delegate or alternate, you have a responsibility to be knowledgeable about Girl Scouts and GSHNJ, actively engage with your constituents, and liaise with GSHNJ staff and Board of Directors to influence the strategic direction of our council. National Council Delegates over the age of 18 are voting members of the council. National Council Alternate Delegates share the same responsibilities of National Council Delegates, but do not vote unless promoted to a Delegate position.
Selected by the council to attend CSW 66 (2022), hosted by UN women and WAGGS. Joined hundreds of women and girls from around the world at the United Nations headquarters in New York to participate in the Commission on the Status of Women.
The CSW is a commission of the United Nations that works toward promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the world. During the two-week session, they identify challenges, set global standards and develop policies for the advancement of women worldwide.
This year’s theme “Climate Change-Environment Disaster Risk Reduction,” was designed to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change and environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programs.
Additional Positions
Blue Key (admissions team), Co-President
September 2021- present
I am a tour guide for prospective students and their families, as well as candidates for school faculty. I’ve always worked with students and provided training on how to give tours and communicate effectively. I also participated in numerous open house admission events to welcome families, and was selected to be a part of a panel of students to answer parent questions.
I was also selected to be a part of an admission video to represent my School in a creative and engaging story, where I was part of the cast and involved in the script writing. I write a monthly blog on book recommendations for communications, which is shared with the student body (600 students) in a monthly newsletter.
The Pingry Record, Co-Editor
September 2021-present
Founded in 1895, The Pingry Record has the distinction of being the oldest continuously published country day school newspaper in the United States.
As an editor, I write articles, edit, layout, and distribute monthly editions of the Record. I am involved with ensuring the completion of the editing process.
Debate Club, Co-Founder and Co-President
September 2022- present
Founded the Pingry Debate team, composed of over 60 members who compete in public forum tournaments throughout the state of NJ. Host biweekly sessions where I coach members on Public forum strategies and prep for upcoming tournaments. Attend tournaments once a month.
Awards:
- Quarterfinal at NJSLA (state tournament)
- Quarterfinal at Ridge Debate tournament
- 6th place at Montville debate tournament
- 7th place at Newark Tech speech and debate tournamnet
- Best Delegate, Harvard Model Congress House of Education
Student Diversity Leadership Committee, Student Leader
September 2022- present
SDLC is a student-faculty organization that promotes diversity and holds courageous conversations about how to make Pingry more inclusive. Member of the team, work with other students to host school wide conversations about DEIB.
Chosen to represent Pingry at the 2023 NAIS Student Diversity Leadership conference in St. Louis. The NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of student leaders from eligible independent high schools across the U.S. and abroad.
Varsity Swim Team Member/Manager
November 2021- present
Member of the girls varsity swim team, ranked first in our prep division.
Manager of the swim team, responsible for organizing meet schedules and technical elements of meets.
American Modernism hIRT, Member
September 2021- present
In past years of the project, we used selected works by modernist American author William Faulkner (As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury), along with selected philosophical works, to begin development of a framework for thinking about literature. In particular, we looked at how Faulkner’s prose encourages, and perhaps demands, an experience that mirrors how we experience the world, full of (re)processing memories, shifting perspectives, and ambiguity.
Currently, the group is exploring the philosophical and literary inspirations for Modernism, specifically the novel Moby Dick and selected writings of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, completing short fiction writing prompts reflective of these works in hopes of creating a collection of modernist stories.
String Orchestra, Member
September 2021- present
Practice bi-weekly. Perform at school concerts, holiday festivals, and churches across NJ.
Pingry Independent Science Research, Co-Team Leader 3 hours/week
September 2023- present
Lead Metagenomics IRT, sequence DNA from 39 samples for composter health. Estimated to help compost 2000+ pounds of food. President of FYI Sci and Head Layout Editor at PCR research journal.
Rutgers Health Corps Member and Women’s Health “Skincare4Shelters” Researcher
August 2023- present
Studied women’s health at RWJMS, conducting research project on GirlsWhoSTEAM programming in shelters, mentored by Dr. Dan Treglia
University of Iowa Between the Lines Writing Exchange, Student
July 2024- present
– One of 10 American young writers selected to collaborate with students from 30 other countries in creative writing cultural exchange
– Participated in daily writing workshops, literature seminars, and special seminars led by award-winning authors such as Jose Olivarez and Mansoura Ez-Eldin
– Gained experience in cross-cultural communication, literary analysis, and writing of creative prose and poetry
– Sponsored by U.S. Department of State
– Published in Between the Lines 2024 anthology
Pingry France-USA Exchange program, participant
February 2024- present
Studied at Les Chartreux in Lyon, France for a three-week language immersion program. Hosted French students at Pingry for two weeks, helped lead cultural programming.
Advisor For Corporations/ Organizations (Ashoka changemaker, INKEY List, Riley’s Way Foundation, American Battlefield Trust)
February 2021- present
Sit on the student advisory board for 4 nonprofit organizations, advise on marketing and research strategies to help brand’s reach young people and fulfill corporate responsibilities.