Meet The Team
Empowering students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds to develop strong communication skills and self-confidence.
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.
Graphic Design
Sandhya Anand
Sandhya is a Cell & Developmental Biology major, on the pre-med track and hoping to become a future physician. Her hobbies include drawing and reading!
Data Analyst
Ella Finch
Ella is a Biochemistry student and is committed to finding science backed improvements to empower all communities. In her free time she likes to run, read, and travel.
Outreach
Rey Hyoun
Rey is a Sociology major with a minor in Applied Psychology. Outside of school she likes to check out new cafe spots, try different food with friends, and crochet.
Co - Koegel
Catrina Coe
Catrina is a Biopsychology major and pre-dental student. She previously held the neurodivergent curriculum developer position and loves to eat good food with close friends!
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.
Co - Curriculum
Aditii Srinivasan
Aditii is a Biological Sciences major with a minor in Applied Psychology. She hopes to be a future physician and likes to cook, sing, and go on sunset beach walks!
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!
Web Development
Ethan Chang
Ethan is a Computer Science major with a minor in Applied Mathematics. In his free time he likes to build electronics, go on road trips, and hang out with his friends!