Our Team
Michael Young
Founder • (he/him)
Michael is a freshman at Stanford University. Raised in an environment that encourages curiosity, he enjoys learning new things, whether it be computer science, Chinese philosophy, or even how to not underbake cookies. With The Science Kit, Michael hopes to plant the seeds of curiosity in our next generation of innovators. When not working on The Science Kit, Michael enjoys connecting with friends and family, cooking food, eating said food, watching YouTube, and reading webtoons.
Sydney Chang
Co-President • (she/they)
Sydney is a senior at Los Altos High School. At school, she is dedicated to math, psychology and engineering. With the Science Kit, she hopes we can bring people and STEM together regardless of background. She wishes for children to love math and science as much as she does. During her free time, she enjoys reading webnovels, drawing, and sleeping.
Josephine Wong
Co-Logistics Director • (she/her)
Josephine is a junior at Los Altos High School, and enjoys learning any aspect of STEM. As a dedicated member of the Science Kit, she hopes to spread her passion and open the opportunity for everyone to have a great experience. In her free time, she enjoys music, volleyball, and baking.
Josephine Wong
Co-President • (she/her)
Josephine is a senior at Los Altos High School, and enjoys learning any aspect of STEM. As a dedicated member of the Science Kit, she hopes to spread her passion and open the opportunity for everyone to have a great experience. In her free time, she enjoys music, volleyball, and baking.
Kelsey Nguyen
Co-Outreach/Public Relations Director • (she/they)
Kelsey is a junior at Los Altos High School. She is passionate about all things biology, including environmental science, ecology, and marine biology. With the Science Kit, she hopes to help underprivileged and underrepresented people in STEM find their love for science. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball with her family, listening to music, and cooking/baking.
Nayeon Kim
Co-Funds Director • (they/she/he)
Nayeon is a senior at Los Altos High School and loves STEM. She is an avid student and hopes to reach other students with the Science Kit and provide them with the materials to enjoy science! In their free time, she likes to play volleyball and jam out to music.
Parker Woo
Logistics Member • (he/him)
Joseph Gerdyman
Logistics Member • (he/him)
Parker is a sophmore at Los Altos High School who was born and raised in Los Altos. From coding, to engineering, STEM has been a prominent part of his youth. Through the science kit, he hopes to explore his passion for stem while helping others find the same passion in the process.
Joseph is a sophomore at Los Altos High school. He has been passionate about STEM since early elementary school because of an easy access to STEM related activities.
Caleb Chen
Logistics Member • (he/him)
Chihiro Niki
Logistics Member • (she/her)
Caleb is a senior at Los Altos High School who enjoys sharing his passion for STEM, especially science and engineering, with those around him. He was drawn to the Science Kit because of the real difference it is making in his community. Outside of school, he enjoys running, playing the violin, and board games!
Chihiro is a junior at Los Altos High School who is passionate about science, especially chemistry. She hopes to see kids taking the first step of being a scientist!
Sophie Chuang
Logistics Member • (she/her)
Ella Dong
Logistics Member • (she/her)
Sophie is a sophomore at Los Altos high school who has an interest in STEM, especially sciences like biology. In joining the science kit, she hopes to share this interest with others in her community, hoping to spark a similar passion.
Ella is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. She is passionate in STEM and hopes to inspire the younger generation. She enjoys English and science class in school and wants to share her passion for learning. In her free time, Ella is a dancer and part of the LAHS cheer team, and enjoys reading and baking as well.
Vedanth Rajan
Logistics Member • (he/him)
Ashley Lim
Logistics/Public Relations Member • (she/her)
Vedanth is a freshman at Los Altos High School who likes math and physics, as well as any STEM activity. He hopes to inspire similar passions in younger kids, and help them follow their own path through STEM through the science kit. Outside of school, he plays violin and tennis.
Ashley is a sophomore at Los Altos High school who is interested in STEM, particularly chemistry and math. Through the science kit, she hopes to foster that same interest in STEM among the youth. She also enjoys cup noodles.
Emilie Pearce
Logistics Member • (she/her)
Emilie, a junior, is an avid student- athlete at Los Altos High School. She’s had an interest in biological sciences since 6th grade and plans to major in biochem in college. She spends her free time playing field hockey and making art! As someone who used to shy away from science due to its complex nature, she hopes that working with the Science Kit will help inspire kids in her community.
Erica Tirva
Logistics/Public Relations Member • (she/her)
Erica is a sophomore at Los Altos High School interested in STEM. Through her involvement in the science kit she aspires to increase engagement in the sciences among those who are underrepresented in STEM. She also enjoys baking and art.
Maggie Lin
Logistics Member • (she/her)
Maggie is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. She takes an interest in science. By being a part of The Science Kit, She hopes to spread knowledge of science to those whom are underrepresented in sciences.
Rafael Arce
Public Relations Member • (he/him)
Rafael is a senior at Los Altos High School who transferred last year into the school. Living in the Middle East for freshman and sophomore year of High School he fell in love with STEM and how we can use new technological advances to benefit human health and he is motivated to make STEM available for everyone. In his free time he plays racing sims, makes lofi beats, or works out.
Ani Yordanova
Public Relations Member • (she/her)
Ani is a sophomore at Los Altos High School who loves STEM. Her favorite subjects are math and science and she feels that being a part of The Science Kit it an amazing way to contribute to different communities and help other kids learn to love STEM as well!
Hannah Keil
Public Relations Member • (she/her)
Hannah is a sophomore at Los Altos High school who is interested in biology and stem topics, and she hopes to spread this interest across the community. With the Science Kit, she believes that children across California will find their passions and get a deeper understanding of STEM.
Melanie Marin
Public Relations Member • (she/her)
Dhruv Aron
Funds Member • (he/him)
Melanie is a sophomore at Los Altos High School who has always been interested in STEM and she often finds herself participating in many activities that are related to science.
Dhruv is a sophomore at Los Altos high school who has lived in Los Altos his whole life. He has loved STEM since his childhood, and hopes that his involvement in The Science Kit will help inspire underprivileged children discover their passions in STEM. In his free time, he listens to music, plays video games, or works out.
Noam Avrahami
Funds Member • (he/him)
Anna Zhong
Funds Member • (she/her)
Noam is a Los Altos sophomore and has lived in the Bay Area for most of his life. Having joined The Science Kit his freshman year, he helps the fundraising team find ways to fund the kits. He hopes that The Science Kit can provide a special experience
Anna is a junior at Los Altos High School who is very interested in biology and physics. She likes to edit videos and paint in her free time.
Past Directors
Julia Seryakova
Vice President • (she/her)
Time Served: 2021-2022
Julia, a Junior at Los Altos High School, has always been passionate about math and science, and is very excited to share this passion by working with The Science Kit! Through her work for this organization, Julia hopes to make STEM opportunities more accessible to underrepresented communities and inspire the next generation of creative thinkers to participate more actively in STEM fields. Some of Julia’s hobbies include dancing, baking, learning languages, and going on long walks with her dog.
Areli Aguilar Garcia
Co-Outreach Director • (she/her)
Time Served: 2022-2023
Areli is a senior at Los Altos High School. She is passionate about biology and medicine and hopes to combine these interests as a biomedical researcher in the future. Through The Science Kit, she hopes to give back to her community and contribute to diversity in STEM. During her free time, she enjoys playing guitar, reading, and spending time with her younger siblings.
Amanda Der
Co-Funds Director • (she/her)
Time Served: 2022-2023
Amanda is a senior at Los Altos High School. She loves reading and doing gymnastics. She wasn’t always into science, but exploring so many different pathways in the field has made her really develop a love for medicine. She wants to use the Science Kit to help others fuel that same passion!
Ansel Yi
Co-Public Relations Director • (he/him)
Ansel is a senior at Los Altos High School. He is interested in anything “lowkey engineering”, and his life has a STEM influence and theme has been integrated into his art and design. As a PR Director, he hopes to share his interest with fellow students using compelling visuals. Outside of school, you can find him writing poems, trying to 3D model, and watching cat videos.
Emilie Ma
Co-Outreach Director • (she/her)
Time Served: 2022-2023
Emilie is a senior at Los Altos High School. Driven by a passion for helping others, she hopes to reach and inspire as many children as possible with The Science Kit. As co-director of outreach, she aims to welcome other students to explore their interests and promote diversity. In her free time, she likes watching TV and movies, playing tennis, spending time with family, and playing golf.
Harini Nagappan
Co-Logistics Director • (she/her)
Time Served: 2022
Harini is a senior at Los Altos High School and enjoys learning about math, physics, and biology. As a passionate member of the Science Kit, she hopes to inspire her community through science. Harini wants to spark curiosity in the next generation and encourage them to continue learning and discovering. As an immense STEM enthusiast, she likes learning 3D design, engineering, and robotics but in her free time, she likes reading, embroidering, and watching action movies.