Meet The Team
angelica Schell
Co-Founder and CEO
Angelica is a college freshman at Cornell Engineering. She has a passion for coding and biology and is pursuing a major in biomedical engineering with a concentration in computer science. She is an alumnus of AMNH’s Brown Scholars Program and Barnard’s Athena Summer Innovation Institute. She is also a black stripe in Taekwondo and volunteers as a TA at her Dojang.
Isabella Schell
Founding Member and COO
Audrey pan
Former Co-Founder
Audrey is a college freshman at Pennsylvania University with a passion for political science and public policy. She grew up in Beijing but immigrated to the U.S. in 2015. Besides ACI, she’s involved in debate, DECA, her local library council, etc., and she interned for a Democratic Congressional campaign during the 2020 election cycle.
Chloe Barron
director of community engagement
Chloe is a rising high school sophomore from Southern California. In school, Chloe participates in dual enrollment (college-level courses) and is involved with other non-profit organizations that focus on education, positivity, and career prep. After high school, Chloe hopes to major in education to help inspire, enlighten, and support children through their educational journeys. In her free time, Chloe enjoys spending time on social media, playing with her dogs, and hiking.
ANWITA Thangam
Co-director of events
Anwita is a senior from the Bay Area, California. She enjoys computer science, graphic design, and watching too much Netflix. Her intended major for college is computer science. Some of her extracurriculars include working with other non-profits and youth-led organizations, being a part of the speech and debate team at her school, volunteering, and being a part of the Spanish Honor Society. In her free time, if she’s not doing anything educational, she spends all her time on Netflix and Tiktok.
Alexandra Chu
Co-director of events
Alexandra is a rising high school sophomore from New York. With a passion for biology and physiology, she hopes to pursue a career in medicine in the future. She's also interested in journalism and creative writing. She is currently involved with Medicine Encompassed, Our Future of Change, Count Me In, and Future in Med. In addition, she is a figure skater and volunteers at her local ice rink. In her free time, she loves reading, writing, learning new languages, and dancing.
DAISY ZHANG
Co-Director of Community Engagement
Daisy is a high school junior from Canada, pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma. She is passionate about STEM, particularly math and technology, and has attended many different conferences. She hopes to lessen the gender gap in STEM fields, and allow technology to be accessible to everyone. Daisy is also involved with Interact club (fundraising and volunteering), debate club, math club, and science club at her school. Outside of school, she plays table tennis (ping pong) competitively and loves to help out with her community.
Caitlyn Widjaja
CO-Director of Community Engagement
Caitlyn is a high school junior from Washington interested in business and computer science. At her high school, Caitlyn serves as the Executive President of her school’s DECA chapter and is involved with National Honor Society as the Junior Chair. As a Miss CEO Ambassador for the 2019 - 2020 class, Caitlyn has been able to empower young women with leadership skills to achieve their own definitions of success. She is also an intern for the Lake Washington Watershed Program and a 2020 Kode with Klossy Scholar. Her hobbies include trying new foods and spending time with family and friends.
Umang Dhingra
Director of Management
Umang Dhingra is a junior in high school from Delhi, India. She is interested in sociology, psychology, international relations, and anthropology, and hopes to be a human rights lawyer someday. She is extremely passionate about amplifying the voices of GenZ and founded a community blog to recognize them (www.officeofdeadletters.com). An ardent feminist, Umang also founded Girl Up Songbird to advocate for gender equality in the Indian paradigm and lead an Inspire session at Girl Up Leadership Summit 2020 that saw the presence of Nadia Murad, Michelle Obama, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. For fun, she tries her hand at understanding various languages and reads and writes fiction.
Sharvari Dhongade
Co-Director of Marketing
Sharvari is a high school senior from the Bay Area in California. She is interested in the STEM field and strives to pursue her passion for business in the future. Sharvari has been involved in multiple organizations such as FBLA, Interact, and the California Scholarship Federation in the past. She also holds experience as an ambassador for several organizations. She enjoys volunteering at various events and loves spending time with her friends. Some of her hobbies include dancing and singing.
Sonnet Xu
Co-Director of Marketing
Sonnet is a rising high school sophomore from Troy, Michigan. She is an avid member of robotics and in her free time, enjoys programming, learning about STEM and AI, and participating in various STEM organizations. She loves team settings and is looking forward to be part of the marketing team at Achieve Club!