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Curriculum vitae

Experience

UCSF Research Assistant

March 2023 - Present

UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Working with Advisors and Mentors Dr. Lisa Fortuna and Dr. Michelle Porche doing paid qualitative research for a confidential project.

Club President and Teen Advisory Board Member

August 2022 - Present

Freshman Associated Student Body President

August 2022 - Present

Youth Consultant

June 2022 - Present

Youth Advisory Board Member

March 2022 - Present

Bring Change to Mind

Created and have been leading a Bring Change to Mind Anti-Stigma Club chapter to spread awareness and destigmatize mental health throughout the school through activities and workshops. I am also a Bring Change to Mind Teen Advisory Board member. TAB is a group of 20 students from across the California club region that partakes in many activities to promote the youth voice inside and outside of Bring Change to Mind.

Mountain View High School

Lead spirit and community-related activities for the Freshman, including homecoming and unifying social events.

Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing

Provide feedback on a youth curriculum currently being designed. Worked with Good for Media by helping promote the California Age-Appropriation Design Code Act.

California Children’s Trust and California Coalition for Youth

Fight to raise the voices of our peers on a statewide platform by guiding adults on youth topics. Currently, partnered with DHCS to give feedback on their youth mental health app. Working with the Children's Partnership to advocate for peer-to-peer through the $10 million they received from CYBHI for eight high schools to receive peer programs.

UCSF Research Intern

January 2022 - March 2023

UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Working with Advisors and Mentors Dr. Lisa Fortuna and Dr. Michelle Porche. Was a control subject and created a film documenting the UCSF phenotype study for future participants. Worked with Change SF interns on a mental health PSA. Starting my next project in March.

Teen Advisory Council Member

September 2021 - October 2022

Community Health and Awareness Council

Worked to promote, destigmatize, and advocate for the mental health of the communities’ youth while unifying youth and adult perspectives on mental health. Participated in panels to educate adults and clinicians on better ways to serve youth. Collaborated to create a mental health library book resource section for youth.

Editor-in-Chief

September 2021 - May 2022

Middle School Journalism Staff

One of the three Editor-in-Chiefs for my school’s yearbook and newspaper staff, and managed, delegated, and organized the 30 kids in my class. Led the remaining 60 kids in the other two classes for various assignments outside of class hours.

Founder and President

March 2021 - May 2022

Empathizers Club

Founder and President of a peer-to-peer, anti-stigma club at my middle school that eventually had 40 members by the end of my 8th grade year. When I left, I made sure the club was still sustainable and it is still active today.

Broadcasting Team Director and Anchor

September 2020 - May 2022

Graham Middle School Television

Anchor and Director for one of the five morning broadcasting announcements teams. I led 7 to 10 of my peers to write scripts, record, edit, and broadcast live, without missing a day. We went on to win the “Top Broadcasting Team” award from the school in my 8th grade year.

Worldreader Champion

February 2019 - August 2022

Worldreader

Partnered with Worldreader to raise $3000 to give an Anganwadi school in India access to a digital library of 500 books. This includes training for the teachers. All proceeds from the two novels I wrote and documentary prize money went towards my goal, which I achieved in August 2022.

Education

High School Student

Mountain View High School

Mountain View High School

  • Freshman Class President

  • President and Founder of Bring Change to Mind Club Chapter

  • Biology Club Member

  • Honors Biology

  • Honors Algebra 2

Awards

2nd Place for High Schools

2023

C-SPAN StudentCam

The Peer-to-Peer Movement: Students Saving Lives

1st Place for Middle Schools

2022

Honorable Mention

2021

Best Middle School Academic Non-Fiction Film

2022

C-SPAN StudentCam

Stigma-Free Nation: Pathway to Parity

C-SPAN StudentCam

Power to Save a Life

California Student Media Festival

Stigma-Free Nation: Pathway to Parity

Best Media & Information Literacy (Secondary) Film

2022

Best Middle School Academic Non-Fiction Film

2021

Silver and Bronze Key Awards

September 2021 - October 2022

California Student Media Festival

Stigma-Free Nation: Pathway to Parity

California Student Media Festival

Power to Save a Life

Scholastic Writing Awards

Two silver keys and two gold keys for four various pieces of my books and poems

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