Founder, Spectrum Guardians
At Spectrum Guardians, mentorship often began with small steps: practicing how to start a conversation, walking through a grocery aisle, ordering food at a restaurant, or learning how to join a game on the playground. I built the program around these everyday moments, bringing together 20+ high school volunteers to support 75+ students across three schools. Some sessions focused on academics, communication, and social confidence, while others moved into the real world through transportation practice, shopping, restaurants, community navigation, and our Sports Buddy activities, where students built confidence through teamwork and play. By partnering with school staff and organizing volunteers around each student’s needs, Spectrum Guardians became a consistent space where children could practice independence with patient mentors beside them.
Selected Speaker, TEDx Events
Through two TEDx stages, I learned to turn personal experience and research into messages that could move an audience. At TEDx Montgomery College on October 24, 2025, I spoke about teen sports and mental health, using athletics to start a broader conversation about adolescent well-being. On September 12, 2026, I was selected for TEDxYouth Chantilly at George Mason University, where I shared my work on Health Digital Twins and the possibility of using personalized health data to recognize future health risks earlier.
TRACK TEAM CAPTAIN & AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS
TWO-TIME NATIONAL QUALIFIER
2023 | AAU Junior Olympics National Qualifier: Qualified in the 100-meter hurdles and competed in junior varsity football as a safety and wide receiver.
2024 | Track and Football: Competed in track and junior varsity football as a safety and wide receiver while continuing year-round athletic development.
2025 | AAU Junior Olympics National Qualifier: Qualified in the triple jump, ranked among the Top 10 triple jump athletes in Montgomery County, and competed in varsity football as a safety and wide receiver.
2026 | Varsity Track Captain: Led warmups, supported younger athletes during practices and meets, helped maintain team focus, and modeled discipline through training and competition.
Athletic development: Built discipline, resilience, teamwork, and leadership while balancing year-round athletics with academics and extracurricular activities.
Author of More Than Grades:
Purpose Over Performance
In More Than Grades: Purpose Over Performance, I turned my experiences as a high school student, athlete, and leader into a book for other teenagers navigating pressure, comparison, setbacks, and the constant push to succeed. Now published, the book encourages students to build confidence and identity beyond grades, awards, and outside recognition, reminding them that their purpose is larger than performance alone.
President, Clarksburg High School Stock Market Club
As President of the Stock Market Club, I led students in turning market curiosity into disciplined decision-making. To elevate our simulation competitions, I introduced a structured decision-making template that required members to explain their assumptions, estimate risk, and connect real-world events to market shifts. While helping manage our $1,000 student investment fund, I guided members through company research, portfolio analysis, and market trend discussions. Rather than letting loud voices dominate, I deliberately supported newer and quieter participants, playing devil’s advocate to challenge weak reasoning and strengthen group thinking. Through these initiatives, I helped transform our meetings into a collaborative space where students built financial literacy, confidence, and sharper investment strategies.
Mental Health Deputy, MCPS SMOB Advisory Council
As Mental Health Deputy on the MCPS SMOB Advisory Council, I worked to bring student concerns about stress, access, and well-being into district-level conversations representing more than 160,000 students. In this role, I helped listen to student perspectives, identify mental health needs across schools, and support ideas that made resources more visible and student-centered. The position taught me how leadership changes when the audience is not just one club or team, but an entire school system, requiring empathy, communication, and the responsibility to speak for students whose concerns are often left unheard.
SGAP LEADERS FELLOWSHIP
Student-led sustainability initiatives: Collaborated with fellows to develop projects addressing environmental and community needs.
EcoStyle clothing recycling: Helped lead a school-based initiative encouraging clothing reuse and reducing textile waste.
Green Corners tree planting: Supported an urban tree-planting project focused on expanding green spaces and environmental awareness.
Leadership development: Strengthened teamwork, project planning, community outreach, and advocacy skills.
