Meet the EYP team
We have an amazing group of volunteers that work so hard to make Explore Your Passion
what it is today. Thank you so much for your help! To see more information about each volunteer tap on their picture.
Co-Founders
Anika Gupta
Co-Founder
Hi my name is Anika and I am a Junior at WWP High School North. I love cooking and realized the need for children to learn it and that's how Explore Your Passion started! I can't wait to
see how far this goes and I hope this can make
a good impact to society.
Arts & Crafts
Maasrith Amara
Arts & Crafts
Hi I'm Maasrith, the Arts and Crafts teacher! I like making Origami, Painting, and Quilling. Can't wait to get to know you guys!
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Niki Anand
Shading Art
Hi, my name is Niki, I love to draw and have been drawing since I was a child, and because of that I want to share my joy with others. I also love to swim and read in my free time and in the future, I hope to pursue something in law!
Jadey Zhao
Comic Drawing
My name is Jadey, a rising junior at High School North.I enjoy drawing, digitally especially. That also branches out to creating comics and and a bit of animation. On top of that I also enjoy reading and creating stories which I do with my comics.
Rawan Abdin
Painting
Hi! I am Rawan and i like learning and trying new things. I love anything that has to do with art. I love playing volleyball and soccer and I also enjoy learning new languages. :)
Vivien Huang
Sculpting clay mini figures
Hi there! My name is a Vivien. I like all sorts of different art forms, including playing piano, singing, sculpting and painting.
Gracelynn Lu
Comic Drawing
My name is Gracelynn, a rising junior at High School North. I play the cello and love art, fashion, and anime. I plan to pursue one of these passions in the future, and through this organization, I hope to help others find and enjoy theirs.
Design & Technology
Noor Abdelhamid
Video Editing
My name is Noor Abdelhamid and my passion is teaching, as becoming a teacher has been my dream job for years. Along with teaching, I enjoy video editing, cooking, listening to music, and playing video games.
Aswath Dandemraju
Video Editing
Hello, my name is Ashwath and I am currently a junior in high school. Over the years, I have developed a passion for video editing and digital media which are some of the topics I taught in the last tutoring session. This specific hobby ties into my love for watching movies and TV shows as well!
Nirni Reddy
Interior Design
My name is Nirni Komitireddy. I teach the interior design class. I enjoy reading and swimming. I plan on majoring on in marketing in the future.
Rishi Mantri
3D - Modeling
I’m a rising high school junior at Ardrey Kell High School. My hobbies include soccer and robotics. I keenly follow every aspect of the sport. Simultaneously, I am fond of tracking the developments in robotics, and am part of a community robotics team. In the future, I would like to work as a robotics engineer or a robotics scientist.
Mishal Khan
Design & Engineering
My name is Mishal and I'm a senior at high school north. Some of my hobbies are coding, skating, and reading. Having worked at my mom's preschool and living with an 8-year old brother, working with children is something I really enjoy.
Jonathon Huang
Video Production
My name is Jonathan Huang. I row crew, I like to bike, I like to edit videos, play video games and listen to video game music, watch YouTube/Anime, and play piano. I enjoying tutoring/teaching and may pursue a career in political science or economics.
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Arushi Gupta
Co-Founder
Hi, my name is Arushi! I am a rising Junior at WWP HSN. I love coding, flutter app development and leading others through my program explore your passion! I have a passion to learn and explore new things and within the world of coding, I am always working to innovate and create something that can help people around me.
Music & Dance
Raiya Shah
Bolly-Hop Dancing
Hello, my name is Raiya Shah and I am a bollyhop teacher at explore your passion. I love to dance, swim, and rowing and I love singing and creative things like drawing and painting. I am so glad to be a part of the explore your passion team.
Sneha Tripathy
Music Production
My name is Sneha Tripathy and I’m a rising junior at high school north. I am a passionate singer and have been learning Hindustani Classical music for over 8 years. In my free time, I enjoy writing, listening to music and watching sports with my family.
Isha Patel
Bollywood Dancing
Hi! My name is Isha Patel and I'm currently an 11th grader! I love drawing, painting, and dancing recreationally. When I have free time I like reading and going out for a run.
Computer Science
Sarah Usman
Java Programming
Hi! My name is Sarah, and I am an incoming junior in high school. For the past few weeks, I have been teaching Introduction to Java. I love ice cream, and often, in my free time, you can see me enjoying a scoop of Wendy's mocha chunk ice cream while re-reading a particularly captivating Agatha Christie novel.
Ranit Roy
Python Programming
My name is Ranit Roy, I am in 11th grade and some of my hobbies include playing basketball, playing video games, and coding. I hope to become a computer scientist one day.
Vedang Bacharwar
Python Programming
Hi i'm Vedang. my hobbies are sports and video games, in the future I would like to assist in aiding people by becoming a surgeon
Science
Tanush Nagavelli
Astronomy
Hi I’m Tanush! I’m a senior at Monroe Township High School and I plan to be a neurosurgical anesthesiologist in the future. Some of my passions are guitar, astronomy, and neuroscience.
Jihong Jung
Science Experiments
Hi, my name is Jihong and I am a junior at WWP High school North. I am going to be teaching science experiment class. Children will get to try various science experiments which will allow them to explore their passions of science.
Vinesh Nagavelli
Science Experiments
Hello Everyone, my name is Vinesh Nagavelli and I am a Freshman in High School. Some hobbies of mine include singing and playing guitar. I am aiming to go into the Computer Science field in the future.
English & Languages
Lana Elsehemi
Creative Writing
Hi! My name is Lana, I enjoy writing and playing basketball, however I would like to either become an English professor in college or a professional writer.
Tvishi Agrawal
French
Hello, my name is Tvishi Agrawal and I have tutored French to a class of children representing the wonderful explore your passion team. I love to engage in artistic activities, especially sketching. I love playing the piano and I also enjoy taking part in debating opportunities. I am an enthusiast in the subjects chemistry and biology and I aim to pursue a future career in medicine.
Tanika Mally
Journalism
Hi, my name is Tanika! I love to read and write, swim, and travel around the world! One day, I hope to become an author, and own a vintage, mint green car!
Nivedha Sriramji
Story Telling
Hey I’m Nivedha Sriramji, a sophomore from Ohio! I like to play tennis both for my school and recreationally. I enjoy baking and reading in my spare time (brownies and ice cream are my favorite desserts).
Volunteer
Co-ordinators
Manusree More
Volunteer Co-ordinator
My name is Manusree More! I love reading, fashion and the Gilmore Girls. I play Field Hockey at High School South and am planning on going into medicine.
Ganna Abdin
Volunteer Co-ordinator
I am Ganna. I am passionate about writing and I also love learning languages. I am hoping to teach myself videography and editing soon
Instagram
Managers
Claire Zhu
Instagram Coordinator
Hi, my name is Claire, I'm a student from New Jersey. I have a passion for STEM and I am currently tutoring young kids in both math and coding. In my free time, I like to read books and bake desserts.
Marieli Sayuri Fraga
Instagram Co-ordinator
My name is Marieli, I’m 17 years old. I like to read books, play with my dogs and discover new things about me and the world.