Adhya Thota – Graphic Design and Outreach
Adhya Thota is a Monta Vista High School junior who’s passionate about bringing more support and awareness for mental health in the community. Her hobbies and interests include singing, swimming, badminton, and spending time with friends and family. She hopes to give back to the community and help others feel better by overcoming stress and other negative feelings. She is grateful to get the opportunity to help at Taarika Foundation and make an impact.
Devika Eby – Secretary
Devika Eby is a Saint Francis High School freshman who is interested in raising awareness about mental health. She is excited to support the Taarika Foundation in their mission by breaking the stigma around mental health and educating youth to overcome negative feelings. She is passionate about helping others and promoting mental well-being amongst other youth. Devika’s interests also include competitive chess, Indian classical dance, singing, graphic design, and spending time with her friends and family.
Anya Deshpande – Website Lead
Anya Deshpande is a twelfth -grader at Monta Vista High School who loves dancing and art. She likes to help people and talk to them. She also loves to travel, explore, and learn new things. Her skills include making flyers and newsletters and creating podcast episodes and videos on mental health.
What she enjoys about the Taarika Foundation is that it helps so many people. She really values education and the mental health field for its contributions to our wellbeing. She hopes that her contribution to the Taarika Foundation will do good for the world.
Seerat Dang – Podcast Lead
Seerat is a high schooler and enjoys bringing her ideas to life with determination and courage. She is intrigued by emotional health in kids and believes in enjoying every moment. She launched a monthly newsletter for Sunday School and started a series of clubs for Sunday School, focusing on learning from each other. She is also a Junior buddy in the Summer Learning reading program.
She loves sketching and experimenting with all sorts of paints and assembling many IKEA furniture pieces with a small Swedish gadget! Her recent project is a makeover for her porch. Seerat has a passion for exploring hiking trails and heading to new beaches. She can be found by the fireside with s’mores or planning for her next adventure.
Ishanvi Deodhar – Podcast Editor and Graphic Designer
Ishanvi is a sophomore at Homestead High School who has been training in Kathak dance since the age of six and enjoys performing at cultural events. She also loves painting and playing badminton, both of which help her stay creative and active.
Known for being friendly and a strong team player, she believes that EQ is just as important as IQ, values that match the mission of Taarika Foundation. She is excited to support and raise awareness for mental well-being in her community.
Anika Warrier – Podcast Editor
Anika is a junior in highschool at Carlmont High School . She believes in raising awareness about Mental health by volunteering with the Taarika Foundation. Outside of school, Anika is really evolved in giving back to her community through service. She is on a student advisory board for a non profit called Dream Volunteers. She is also heavily involved in Girl Scouts and is currently working on her Girl Scout Gold Award. Lastly, she is a dancer, who trains in street jazz and hip hop as well as lyrical and contemporary dance. She really aligns with Taarika’s mission and loves volunteering and making an impact in her community!
Sana Buty – Treasurer and Newsletter Editor
Sana is a 12th grader who strives to make a difference with Taarika Foundation. She enjoys working with other people and is excited to help Taarika achieve its goal.
She hopes that she can make an impact with Taarika Foundation and enjoys being a part of the youth team.
Outside of Taarika, Sana loves to travel, play golf, play softball, sing, and spend time with her family and friends.
Jagriti Sai Parimi – Website Editor and Five Senses Art Program Lead
Jagriti Sai Parimi is a rising junior at Monta Vista High School. She loves art and photography and enjoys spending time listening to music and loves to read.
She is motivated by others’ well-being and is eager to expand her knowledge through hands-on experiences. She hopes to make a positive impact on people, whether by helping individuals or contributing to a cause she’s passionate about.
Jagriti believes volunteering is a meaningful way to give back to the community while gaining valuable experiences and skills that enhance personal growth. It offers the chance to learn from different perspectives, develop new abilities, and build meaningful connections with others.
Kareena Thapar – Video Editor
Kareena Thapar is a freshman at monta vista highschool. She is passionate about mental health, especially in teens and wants to make teenagers feel more comfortable to talk about their mental health, and make it more normalized.
Some of Kareena’s hobbies are taekwondo, art, dancing, going to concerts, watching Bollywood movie, listening to music and hanging out with friends.
In school, she is on the bollywood dance team as well as the business entrepreneurship team.
Mihika Vangapalli – Video Editor
My name is Mihika and I am currently a sophomore at Basis independent Fremont. I am very interested in psychology and biology in school and want to help everyone improve their mental health. My hobbies include drawing and table tennis.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
You can find our application to become a Taarika Foundation Youth Ambassador here.
www.forms.gle/5kRbpf1XJAMxEMhL7
If you have recently filled out the volunteer application, please allow us 1-2 weeks to process the information and get back to you. Thank you for your interest! Please reach out to us through info@taarika.org if you have any questions.
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