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About Us
Adhwita Gopi Selvan
Founder & Co-President
Raelynn Cui
Co-President
Grishmaa Chaudhary
Adhwita is a Computer Science + Education: Learning Sciences student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This blended major allows her to pursue her dreams of creating and utilizing technology to transform STEM education for youth globally. In college, Adhwita is involved in numerous activities, including consulting, research, and startup work. Her primary focus, aside from her nonprofit work, revolves around Illinois Business Consulting, the largest student-run consulting organization in the U.S. She has engaged in a national laboratory onboarding project and consulted for a Big Four firm on the future impact of AI. Adhwita is also deeply involved in EdTech research, focusing on making educational platforms more accessible to students on the autism spectrum. Furthermore, she is the EdTech Head of an AI startup. This past summer, she interned at Educational Testing Services, where she worked on making mathematical assessments more culturally responsive and conducted AI research. In her free time, Adhwita loves exploring new cities and dancing. She also engages in various projects, such as managing a stock portfolio and creating consulting decks.
Raelynn is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. In college, Raelynn is involved in various design, technology, and business extracurriculars. She is currently a UX designer for Penn Spark, a Strategy & Promotions Analyst for the campus newspaper, a marketing consultant for MUSE, and a product consultant for Product Space. Currently, Raelynn is a digital marketing intern at Aaji's and an associate product development intern at byYQ. Previously, Raelynn has interned at Princeton University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. In her free time, Raelynn loves painting and playing tennis!
Grishmaa is a junior at East Brunswick High School in NJ. She has previously taken classes such as Biology Honors, Geometry w Trignometry Honors, Chemistry Honors AP US History, and AP Computer Science Principles. She has also taken STEM I/II and Intro to Computer Science classes. In this upcoming 2024-2025 school year she will be taking AP Biology, AP Psychology, and Pre-Calc Honors. She plans on further pursuing her interest in medicine. During the summer of 2024, Grishmaa was accepted into a week-long science camp at TCNJ. Along with that she will be participating in a Rutgers research program that she was accepted into. Outside of school, Grishmaa is a web developer for a non-profit that aims to raise money for the education of less privileged kids. Grishmaa is also a professional dancer and she has been dancing for 11 years. She enjoys rollerskating and has won various awards in competitions. In her free time, Grishmaa enjoys staying outside and playing sports such as tennis and badminton. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and family.
Chief Operating Officer
Gargi Patel
Gargi is a senior at East Brunswick High School in New Jersey. She has previously taken honors classes in both math and science (Biology, Chemistry, Geometry with Trigonometry, Algebra I, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Astronomy, Molecular Biology). She has also taken multiple AP classes (Biology, Computer Science A, Seminar, World, and Spanish). This year, she will be taking AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, Physics Honors, and AP Research. She finds great interest in science topics such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, and computer science. In addition to this, Gargi participates in the Waksman Student Scholar Program at her school, allowing her to participate in hands-on research and publish 6 cDNA sequences to the NCBI GenBank. As a part of her work, she was selected to attend a 2-week learning summer program this summer at Rutgers and will serve as the co-president of the club back at school. She will also serve as the co-president of the Computer Science Honor Society, having been an active member of the Code Club and Girls Who Code. She also likes participating in programs surrounding her interest in STEM, having participated in a coding workshop and competition at Cornell, as well as being accepted into and attending a week-long program at TCNJ. Gargi also volunteers at her local library, having helped run STEM programs and assisted with other library programs. Outside of her STEM interests, she pursues her passion for debate and public speaking through her participation in Model UN, and expands her knowledge and learning of the Spanish language through her involvement in the Spanish Honor Society, where she will contribute by serving as co-treasurer. In her free time, Gargi enjoys playing sports such as soccer and badminton. She also enjoys reading books, baking, and spending time with friends and family. She hopes to study biological/chemical engineering in college to pursue a career in biological research.
Chief Operating Officer
Julia Wojdyla
Chief Operating Officer
Julia is a junior at East Brunswick High School in New Jersey. She has previously taken honors classes in both math and science (Biology, Chemistry, Geometry with Trigonometry, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Psychology). She has also taken AP classes such as APUSH and is currently taking AP Biology, AP World, AP Lang. and AP Spanish. Julia find great interest in science topics such as biology and chemistry. In school, Julia is a member of the Waksman Student Scholar Program where she has gained hands-on research experience and published to NCBI. She also is a features section-editor for her school’s newspaper “The Clarion”. Julia also is a junior editor for her Science Honors Society’s newsletter “Cepheid”, where she has the opportunity to mix her passion for science and writing. Julia is also involved in her community, serving as Vice President of her local Youth Council, where she leads an executive board of 16 and creates volunteer opportunities that benefit the East Brunswick community. In her free time, Julia enjoys to crochet, co-owning a small crochet business called “The Woolly Mammoth”. Julia also enjoys reading, scrapbooking, and other crafty hobbies.
Ritika Annamaneni
Chief Operating Officer
Ritika is a junior at East Brunswick High School in NJ. She has taken a rigorous set of honors STEM courses, including Biology, Chemistry, Algebra I & II, Geometry with Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and Cyber Security. She has also completed AP Computer Science Principles and AP U.S. History. This year, she is enrolled in Physics Honors along with several AP courses, including Calculus BC, Computer Science A, World History, English Language, and French. She plans to continue developing her interest in computer science in the future. At her school, Ritika is involved in numerous activities. As a member of the Science Olympiad team, she specializes in events such as Chemistry Lab and Experimental Design. She also serves on the executive board of the Computer Science Honor Society and contributes to the robotics team as a part of its programming subteam. In addition, she is a member of the Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, National Honor Society, French Honor Society, and works as the news editor for her school’s newspaper. Outside of school, she has experience volunteering at an Applied Physics and Materials laboratory. In her free time, Ritika enjoys painting and creating crafts like jewelry and pottery.
Pranjal is a Computer Science student at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. In college, she is involved in various consulting and research activities. She is in the Michigan Engineering Consulting Group and Tech+Business Consulting, where she works on semester-long projects with a variety of companies, developing technical solutions and products. She is also a DevOps researcher on the PRISM team, where she develops and interprets machine learning algorithms and explainability methods for manufacturing systems. This summer, Pranjal will intern at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Software Engineering Intern, focused on infrastructure and backend development. Previously, she interned at Quad Plus, where she programmed industrial automation systems. In her free time, Pranjal loves baking and staying active.
Pranjal Mhetre
Program Coordinator
Nancy is a senior at Hopewell Valley Central High School in NJ. She excels in mathematics, having taken calculus 3 and currently self-studying linear algebra. She is also an active member of her school's robotics team, 293 SPIKE. This year, she helped the team design and order merch, reach out to sponsors, and update their website. Outside of school, Nancy works at Kumon as a center assistant, helping their students accelerate their math and reading education. She enjoys playing piano and volleyball in her free time.