I use the power of leadership to guide others and improve the lives of my peers.
I am a
LEADER
BROADCASTING TEAM DIRECTOR
2020 - 2022
In both my 7th and 8th grade years, I was a 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.
MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS COUNCIL'S TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER
2021 - Present
THE EMPATHIZERS
2021 - Present
In 7th grade, I created the Empathizers club, a peer-to-peer, anti-stigma club at my middle school that eventually had 40 members by the end of my 8th grade year. Now, as I head to high school, I plan to continue to lead this movement, and bring it with me as a peer-to-peer lunchtime club for students to talk to one another about how they are feeling.
2022 - Present
UCSF HEARTS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AMBASSADOR AND RESEARCH INTERN
I am currently an intern at UCSF where I have been working with Dr. Lisa Fortuna and Dr. Michelle Porche. Through this internship, I am helping Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez on a mental health PSA featuring La Borinquena, a Puerto Rican superhero. I am also leading a film project about UCSF's Phenotype study.
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S TRUST/CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH'S YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
2022 - Present
In the California Children’s Trust’s and the California Coalition for Youth’s Youth Advisory Boards, we, the members of the board, fight to raise the voices of our peers on a statewide platform by guiding adults on youth topics.
Currently I am working on giving the youth perspective on a new youth mental health curriculum that is being adapted from Strength in Us, a Harvard Medical School curriculum with a focus on adults.
2022 - Present
STRENGTH IN YOUTH CURRICULUM CONSULTANT FOR THE STANFORD CENTER FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
At my high school, I am creating and leading a Bring Change to Mind Anti-Stigma Club chapter to spread awareness and destigmatize mental health throughout the school through activities and workshops.
2022 - Present
BRING CHANGE TO MIND HIGH SCHOOL CLUB
I am a Teen Advisory Council member for the Mountain View Community Health Awareness Council, where we focus on spreading mental health awareness throughout our community, and destigmatizing mental health with our peers.
FRESHMAN ASB PRESIDENT
2022 - Present
Next year, I will be the Freshman ASB President, and plan to use that role to spread unity and help break social boundaries across the school campus.
JOURNALISM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
2021 - 2022
In 8th grade, I was 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. Sometimes, I also led the remaining 60 kids in the other two classes.