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Executive Team
FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY
Laasya Aki

Laasya is a senior at Wayzata High School from Minnesota. She has been teaching programming for 2 years. She is pursuing college-level classes at the University of Minnesota, interned as an app developer at the Minnesota Twins, is a MN Aspirations in Computing Winner, and has won multiple awards for her app as part of the Technovation contest. She also maintains a personal technology blog. In her free time she enjoys biking and playing video games with her friends.

FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARKETING
Pranavi Vedere

Pranavi is a senior from Math and Science Academy in Minnesota. She has been teaching programming for 2 years and is pursuing college-level classes at the University of Minnesota (UMN). She is the president of her National Honor Society branch and is an Emerging Leader of Color at the UMN's Carlson School of Management. She enjoys photography and videography. In her free time, she loves to spend time with friends and family and explore new places!

FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STRATEGY
Andrew Romitti

Andrew is a senior at Rockbridge High School in Columbia, MO. He has been programming for 9 years and is passionate in AI and software. He created a software that diagnoses dementia in MRI SCANs which won a local congressional app challenge and was featured in multiple news outlets. He also is currently publishing research regarding using AI to create synthetic MRI Scans for dementia diagnosis for the international conference for synthetic datasets.

Directors
DIRECTOR, GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lakshika Reddy
Lakshika is a senior at Math and Science Academy in Minnesota. She has been learning programming for 6 years and recently created an app that uses machine learning to detect cataracts accurately. This project qualified and won her multiple awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. She is currently pursuing her interests in data science and automation at the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
DIRECTOR, WEB DEVELOPMENT
Victoria Glossip

Victoria is a Junior at Heritage High School. She has been programming for 6 years and is certified in both computer programming and web development. Her expertise lies within front-end and middle-tier web development and the main languages in her tech stack are Python, Java, SQL, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Further fueling her passion for coding are her experiences at Farragut Systems, Inc. where she works as a Junior Developer Intern, collaborating with an international team. The team is researching and developing products focused on equitable and efficient real estate property valuation using statistical regression analysis. As the published author of the Bit by Bit Series, Victoria continues to support and inspire aspiring female web developers around the world.

DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS
Aashish Valluri

Aashish is a sophomore at Math and Science Academy. He has been coding for about 2 years and is taking classes at the University of Minnesota. He is the design lead of the FIRST Tech Challenge team Rhythm Packed Mechanics and has won the Engineering Stratasys scholarship award. In his spare time, he enjoys origami, running, and gaming.

Outreach Team
OUTREACH TEAM MEMBER
Sukhmani Bajaj

Sukhmani is a sophomore at Cary Grove High School in Illinois with 5-6 years of coding experience. She began her coding journey at Code Ninjas, where she learned block-based languages and JavaScript. More recently, she's been exploring Java as well. During her freshman year of high school, she took AP Computer Science Principles, where she learned the more theoretical aspects of computer science and earned a 5 on the AP Exam. She's actively involved in many clubs at her school, including Robotics, Newspaper (co-founded the Video News branch), Math Team, Choir (section leader and class manager), and Women in STEM. Beyond computer science, Sukhmani is an award-winning poet, a skilled musician, and teaches the Punjabi language to third graders at her local temple.

JUNIOR OUTREACH TEAM MEMBER
Prince Iheukwumere Ugochukwu

Prince Iheukwumere Ugochukwu is from South East Nigeria and is in his first year in high school. He loves reading, things that challenge him, and technology- especially coding. He's creative and outspoken, taking every opportunity to learn new things. He has stills in public speaking, coordinating, and graphic design in Canva. He is still budding in his coding skills, and likes to work in teams. He was the class prefect in 6th grade which gave him the opportunity to serve, lead, and work with other leaders in the school.

Tutors
Maxwell Remski
TUTOR OF THE MONTH, WEB DEV COACH
Maxwell. I'm a senior student who's taking college classes for an IT degree.
Emily Yu
PYTHON COACH
Emily. Emily is a senior at Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute from Ontario, Canada. She has been programming throughout all years of high school, with her expertise in Java. Emily has also programmed a mental health management app using Swift and is also a Girls Who Code program alumni. Within her school, Emily is actively involved in many initiatives including being a student council executive, web designer for the school newspaper, Link Crew leader, DECA member, and peer tutor for math and science. In addition, Emily dedicates her time to promoting STEM and computing participation among younger girls across Canada through being a Hackergal National Ambassador. As for some other hobbies, Emily loves watching movies, running, and hanging out with friends!
Victoria Glossip
LEAD JUDGE
Victoria. Victoria is a Junior at Heritage High School. She has been programming for 6 years and is certified in both computer programming and web development. Her expertise lies within front-end and middle-tier web development and the main languages in her tech stack are Python, Java, SQL, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Further fueling her passion for coding are her experiences at Farragut Systems, Inc. where she works as a Junior Developer Intern, collaborating with an international team. The team is researching and developing products focused on equitable and efficient real estate property valuation using statistical regression analysis. As the published author of the Bit by Bit Series, Victoria continues to support and inspire aspiring female web developers around the world.
Kunal Aki
SCRATCH COACH
Kunal. Kunal Aki is a freshman at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota. He has been coding for 4 years and has a range of expertise from Scratch to Python. Within his school, he participates in Science Bowl, Math League, Skills USA, and HOSA. In his free time he enjoys listening to music, biking, reading, soccer, and of course: playing video games.
Sukhmani Bajaj
JAVA COACH
Sukhmani. Sukhmani is a sophomore at Cary Grove High School in Illinois with 5-6 years of coding experience. She began her coding journey at Code Ninjas, where she learned block-based languages and JavaScript. More recently, she's been exploring Java as well. During her freshman year of high school, she took AP Computer Science Principles, where she learned the more theoretical aspects of computer science and earned a 5 on the AP Exam. She's actively involved in many clubs at her school, including Robotics, Newspaper (co-founded the Video News branch), Math Team, Choir (section leader and class manager), and Women in STEM. Beyond computer science, Sukhmani is an award-winning poet, a skilled musician, and teaches the Punjabi language to third graders at her local temple.
Mingchi Mathur
SCRATCH COACH
Mingchi. I'm a freshman who's created operating systems, raytracers, and highly technical projects along with more lighthearted games on Scratch since I was six.
Sahithi Bommineni
Sahithi. I am a master's graduate with a deep passion for programming and software development. I am skilled in Java programming and front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. I am dedicated to using my technical and interpersonal skills to drive innovation and create exceptional user experiences. My enthusiasm for problem-solving and continuous improvement guides my work in developing impactful solutions in the tech industry.
Fatemeh Taghvaei
Fatemeh. I recently graduated with a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Over the summer, I worked as a teaching assistant at Northwestern University, where I taught machine learning, Python programming, and Java. My research is in data science, with a focus on computer vision and natural language processing. I have a deep passion for teaching and enjoy helping students understand both the theoretical concepts and practical applications of programming and data science.
Snehin Sen
Snehin. Snehin is a senior at O’Neill CVI from Ontario, Canada. He has been programming since he was 7 or 8 years old, with his expertise in Java and HTML/CSS/JS. Snehin has programmed many different small projects like formula based calculators and simple desktop apps as well as web APIs and Web Applications. Within his school, Snehin is actively involved in the school’s Robotics club.
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