Paul Kramer

Chairperson, School Simplified
CEO, Institute for Youth In Policy

Harry Chow

Vice-Chairperson, School Simplified
CEO, School Simplified

Anncine Lin

Board Secretary, School Simplified

Nicole Nie

Board Treasurer, School Simplified

Ethan Hsu

Independent Director, School Simplified
Founder, School Simplified

Brandon Woo

Independent Director, School Simplified

Board of Directors

Harry Chow is a undergraduate student at Bentley University, planning to pursue marketing and finance. He joined School Simplified in early November 2020 as a content creator and quickly rose to Vice President of Marketing as a passion for marketing ignited within him. As Vice President, Harry was critical to bringing School Simplified across the world and continued doing so after becoming Chief Marketing Officer in March of 2021 by heading our initiatives and reaching over 500,000,000 people. Outside of School Simplified, Harry is passionate about arts, athletics, and business. Harry competed in Division 2 Football and Wrestling throughout high school while also studying fine arts and graphic design, receiving several awards for his work. Harry does real estate management and, in his free time, finds himself biking, painting, designing posters, doing photography, spending time with friends, and meeting new people through social networking.

Chief Executive Officer

Anncine is an incoming freshman in college majoring in Business Administration. As the Chief of Staff at School Simplified, she focuses on supporting the executive team through project management, goal setting, and maximizing department operations. Outside of School Simplified, Anncine enjoys playing classical piano and learning new languages. She loves to play in piano trios, quartets, and quintets; collaborating with others through music has always been one of her biggest motivators to excel in her musical studies. Anncine is also currently studying Japanese in school, and she hopes to learn the language further in the future to study abroad or intern in Japan. Anncine hopes to keep playing music through college by pursuing a minor in music or through cross-registration programs with conservatories. She enjoys listening to music, reading, or playing games with friends in her free time. She always loves to meet new people and learn from them, so her goal is to support and facilitate communication and improve the staff environment to allow more people to work with each other.

Chief of Staff

Aarush Goradia

Chief Marketing Officer

Madeleine is currently a freshman at the University of Arkansas Honors College. As the Chief Human Resources Officer of School Simplified, she oversees all operations in the HR department, ensuring that staff members have a positive and safe experience. She is responsible for determining the long-term direction, goals, and structures for HR, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, onboarding, internal affairs, and training. Outside of School Simplified, Madeleine enjoys playing oboe, reading various genres of literature, and working on overly complicated puzzles. To strengthen her musical background, Madeleine is studying to complete a B.A. in Music with a performance concentration. She loves to play in her university's symphony orchestra and wind ensemble as well as collaborate with other musicians in chamber ensembles. Due to her time at School Simplified, she switched majors from a B.A. in Political Science to a B.S. BA in Management with Human Resources concentration. She is excited to deepen her understanding of HR to improve School Simplified and her own professional ventures in the future. As CHRO, Madeleine hopes to improve HR's efficiency and the working environment for staff as a whole.

Madeleine Amox

Chief Human Resources Officer

Josef is a Senior at Damonte Ranch High School, planning to pursue a major in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He joined School Simplified as the Vice President of Information-Technology in May 2022 and now serves as the Chief Information-Technology Officer. With his past experiences in leading software teams, Josef recognizes the importance of organization and eliminating redundancies where applicable, as well as the value of a strong team dynamic and following clean code practices. As the CIO, Josef focuses on optimizing internal and external operations within School Simplified from the perspective of technology. By leading teams to develop systems that improve the accessibility and value of information within School Simplified, Josef hopes to create an environment that allows the organization to provide services to as many students as possible. Outside of School Simplified, Josef enjoys all things tech: from building PCs to designing websites to training AI models. Josef is curious of the role of technology in the future, but is a firm believer that everyone should have access to technology and the internet. In college, Josef wants to explore the applications of AI through research and studying. Josef enjoys listening to music, playing guitar, practicing jiu-jitsu, and working on robots in his spare time.

Josef Macera

Chief Information-Technology Officer

Emily Zhou is a freshman at Cornell University majoring in Applied Economics and Management and minoring in Law and Society. She joined School Simplified in September 2022 and presides as the Executive Director of Discovery. Since Discovery is a new branch, she is focused on helping each department (Editorial, Projects, and Discovery through Discourse) establish a strong foundation and a strategic vision for long-term growth and sustainability. Emily is passionate about School Simplified’s mission because she is a firm believer that the best way to empower youth is to equip them with educational resources. In her free time, she loves to explore the outdoors, work out, sing, dance, try new foods, and play the cello. She is also always approaching people to strike up conversations in an effort to expand her worldview. Lastly, you’ll catch her communicating in a mix of Spanish, Mandarin, and sign language for fun!

Emily Zhou

Executive Director of Discovery

Located out of eastern Washington, Mason is a senior at Lewis and Clark high school. As the senior vice president of discovery, Mason handles the day-to-day operations within the Discovery Multidivision, overseeing Editorial, Projects, and Discovery through Discourse to simplify processes, and empower those working on client-facing activities and programs. Beyond School Simplified, he has a passion for ESL/Special Education and Business Administration, and hopes to pursue both in a double major. Mason is a competitive achiever, oriented around progress and positive, lasting outcomes. He has also assisted in creating and advising various educational non-profit organizations and programs throughout the United States. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with close friends and family.

Mason Carlisle

Senior Vice President of Discovery

Brandon is currently a junior at Virginia Tech, majoring in Industrial and Systems engineering with a minor in Business. He loves identifying and solving problems, especially when it comes to UI designs and procedures. He has had various experiences ranging from pitching missions for NASA to working in process improvement for the largest supplier of ships to the U.S. Navy. In the future, he would like to work in project management or design and eventually have some startups of his own. As the Chief Information Officer, he makes data more accessible to use and improves the process of interaction between different parties. Brandon is definitely still in the process of learning, but so far, this has been an incredible experience for him, and he looks forward to continuing the improvement of School Simplified and its technology-related systems! Brandon’s hobbies include watching k-dramas and anime, playing and listening to music, gaming, and sports. In particular, he loves playing TFT; however, he also plays League and Valorant (pretty much anything fun with friends). His go-to physical activities are martial arts (Boxing, Taekwondo), football, and swimming.

Co-Executive Director of Learning

David Sun is a rising undergraduate freshman at Yale University. Growing up with limited financial resources has taught him that community should be at the center of everything society does. As the National President and Founder of the Chapters Program within School Simplified, he has created numerous student leadership opportunities to facilitate access to education in their communities. He advocates that students should be free to start chapters as a part of the national staff, providing resources and support for those in need. David is also the senior class president, serves on the FBLA National Council as the Western Region Communications Executive Director, and acts as a youth advisor on the Utah Attorney General’s Youth Advisory Committee. He believes in fostering community and working with district school boards to create programs for mental health and the fine arts. Because of support from his community, David was able to perform at Carnegie Hall as a winner of the American Protege International Competition and fence at the 2021 Junior Olympics in Philadelphia. He loves to explore what the world has to offer, whether that be music or athletics.

David Sun

Reeva Khokhar is a junior at John P. Stevens High School in Edison. New Jersey. Her passions primarily lie in the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and healthcare. She believes that technology can drive change and innovation, and strives to use her technical skills to create practical applications that provide a resolution to societal challenges. Being named one of Major League Hacking’s Top 50 Hackers, a FBLA nationals winner, and from participating in numerous startup challenges, Reeva works towards building up her skillset and always stay on the lookout for opportunities. Outside of School Simplified and academics, Reeva enjoys playing tennis, listening to music, and spending time with her family.

Reeva Khokhar

Senior Vice President of Learning

Aviel Hernandez is a Junior at Union High School and he plans to explore more about computer science and business. As the President of Projects, Aviel aims to create a culture where students can discover new areas of interest that can turn into passions. By hosting events, students can interact with each other in a competitive and fun environment while attending workshops led by experts in the specific field, college professors, and executives at top companies. Aside from School Simplified, Aviel loves to develop websites, solve Rubik's Cubes competitively, read books, listen to podcasts, and work out. Aviel also loves to learn about many different topics, whether it be through talking to people, watching YouTube videos, or reading articles. Aviel is always looking to understand more about the world from a more holistic point of view.

Aviel Hernandez

President of Projects

Catherine is a senior at Arcadia High School who plans to pursue higher education with a critical interest in the intersections of law and women, gender, and sexuality studies. She joined School Simplified in August with a background in journalism through her work for the school newspaper. As Editor in Chief, Catherine is developing the Editorial Department of School Simplified to be ready for launch. She is focused on creating constructive frameworks in Editorial that enables writers and readers to feel heard, included, and represented. Through her previous experiences, Catherine understands the importance of journalism ethics and the representation of individual ideas and voices, and she wants to bring this emphasis to Editorial. Representation has always been one of her central tenets in life, propelling her to develop an interest in legal studies. In her free time, she enjoys going to cafes with her friends. Whether studying for an upcoming exam, finishing homework, School Simplified responsibilities, chatting with others, or simply people-watching, she enjoys experiencing the little things of each day. Currently, Catherine is applying to college and is excited that she will be taking School Simplified to the next chapter of her life in the coming fall.

Catherine Chan

Editor in Chief

Jed Wang is currently a rising sophomore at the University of Texas, Austin studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After serving as the director of the Website Team, he is currently the president of Programming Simplified, a subunit of School Simplified that focuses on teaching students to program through the lens of civics. He is closely involved with developing firmware for the Wisconsin Formula SAE team and managing the software for BadgerLoop, the Madison solar car team. In the future, he plans to become a social entrepreneur. In his spare time, he enjoys coding, writing, drawing, and dissecting music, sometimes all at the same time.

Jed Wang

President of Programming Simplified

Corporate Officers

Tyler is a sophomore Computer Science and Software Engineering major from Ontario, Canada, and has previously contributed to SS as the HR Automations Specialist and Supervisor. Outside of SS, he is an active contributor to the Sigma Chi Fraternity, having attended and completed multiple certification courses in enduring and values-based leadership. Within an HR capacity, Tyler has previously worked in various roles around Discord as an HR advisor, and has helped large servers effectively restructure their staff teams with an emphasis on data management and communication. Tyler hopes to give back to SS by overhauling the use and collection of data, and by pulling key metrics from said data - otherwise hidden from the naked eye. Tyler also hopes to pursue a career in IT, software development, and cybersecurity. Fun fact: he's also a provincially acclaimed theatrical sound designer!

Tyler McDonald

Vice President of Human Resources

Christina is a rising undergraduate freshman at the University of Utah, where she plans on pursuing a double major in data science and finance. She started with School Simplified in August of 2022 as part of the National Chapters Program, where she worked as the Marketing VP to help facilitate resources for student-led chapters to explore their interests. Currently, she is a part of the Projects Department, where she helps plan and execute large-scale projects that allow students a chance to discover and experiment with their passions at no cost to them. She believes in spreading School Simplified message and programs to give more students an opportunity to do what they love. She also serves on the FBLA Collegiate National Officer Committees as a writer and graphic designer, and she is very involved in her campus as part of student government and multiple other organizations. Christina understands the importance and fortune of having access to opportunities like these and wants to help other students have the same.

Christina Dong

Vice President of Projects

Annette Lin is a high school freshman from Southern California that loves reading, writing, and the power of language. She sees herself primarily as a writer and communicator, and she loves learning about things from others’ perspectives. As the Managing Editor at School Simplified, she oversees the article production of School Simplified’s Editorial. She reviews the quality of articles, frequently meeting with and providing feedback to the numerous writers and editors. She believes in prioritizing active problem-solving through published articles and aims to use those articles to promote productive discussion on current events and help reduce hostility in discourse. Outside of School Simplified, she spends her time playing classical piano, listening to music, podcasts, and reading— not just classic novels but also different forms of media such as news stations on TV and articles online. Researching famous song lyrics and poems helps her gain insight into artists’ experiences. She always loves finding hidden references to literature, history, or mythology in the depths of some popular songs. In the future, she hopes to grow Simplified Editorial into a secure and open-minded place where student writers can safely share their ideas and influence the world through their words.

Annette Lin

Managing Editor

Tuyetanh Le is currently a freshman at Brown University, looking to pursue chemical engineering. She has served in numerous leadership positions ranging from student government to holding state titles and leading national councils. Some of her favorite projects involving the organizations she has been a part of include: revising the SafeUT app, redesigning her local city’s flag, organizing a Native American Art Night with the Junior Choice Humanitarian Board, and so much more. As Managing Director, she oversees a team of graphic designers and software engineers to collaborate with the editors in producing newsletters. She facilitates communication between her team and the writers to ensure a smooth printing cycle. In her free time, she enjoys baking, rock climbing, drawing, and watching the sunsets with her friends

Tuyetanh Le

Managing Director

Yasmeen Elkheir is a Canadian student in 12th grade. She enjoys watching horror movies, hanging out with her cat, and reading books when there's time. She recently found an interest in hackathons and has frequently started participating as they help her gain programming skills and allow her to meet and learn from others. She currently serves as the Vice President of Operations on TutorBook, where she is responsible for overseeing and managing the software development team to guarantee that they provide quality products. Meeting with executives on TutorBook to brainstorm new ideas to make a more significant impact on the community is one of her primary duties in this role. Outside of the School Simplified, Yasmeen participates in other extracurricular activities such as running long-distance track, playing volleyball, swimming, playing the flute and participating in school plays. Alongside this, she takes university-level courses at school and has received honour roll awards for her academic achievements. After high school, Yasmeen plans to go to university as a computer science major and descend into the realm of artificial intelligence.

Yasmeen Elkheir

Vice President of Operations, Tutorbook

Vice Presidents

Kaiyi is School Simplified’s Media Director, working to promote the organization across different social media platforms and working with the marketing teams to track and grow School Simplified’s social media presence. Joining School Simplified has taught her so much about collaboration and communication - sharing ideas and strategies across different teams is something that she looks forward to. Kaiyi recommends joining School Simplified to both become part of something larger than yourself and an opportunity to grow with like-minded people. In her free time, she likes to take naps, watch cooking videos and bother her cat, Pluto.

Kaiyi Wang

Media Director, Marketing

Caden is the Director of the Tutoring Team at School Simplified. As a tutoring director Caden works to ensure that students across the globe have the opportunity to further their education via the tutors that School Simplified provides. He also works to maximize the subjects that SS offers & its quality. Aside from School Simplified, Caden is an active volunteer for his state’s camp-out program in which he helps families understand the basics of camping & survival tactics.

Caden Lipsky

Tutoring Director, School Simplified Digital

Ayush Chauhan is a high school junior based out of Delhi NCR. He loves people, computers, and solving challenges prevailing in society. Having been a part of various startups and firms, he discovered his true passion which sparks a light of fire within him. Be it a little casual chat with his team, writing two lines of code, or ideating about tackling some of the challenges our society faces, every bit of it makes him feel complete and happy. Ayush is ardent about solving the most pressing challenges around the globe by exploring the intersection of Entrepreneurship and Technology. Interacting with like-minded people from around the globe with varied interests, experiences, opinions and backgrounds and getting to gain a different perspective from their point of view is something he always enjoys. In most of the startups and NGOs he has been a part of, he has served as a core team member: tackling the obstacles that the organization faces and taking executive-level decisions. Ayush's past experiences have skilled him in making decisions that would turn out to be the most advantageous and leading teams.

Ayush Chauhan

Terry Tan is a rising high school senior, currently serving as School Simplified's Director of Public Relations. Since joining in October of 2020, Terry has been an invaluable member of our team, having served as a Tutor, Tutor Manager, and Chat Helping Director. Through his journey, he found a new passion for outreaching which prompted him to take on his new role. As the Director of Public Relations, Terry is in charge of planning publicity strategies and campaigns to amplify School Simplified's media presence. Other than his role in School Simplified, Terry is the president of the Orchestra and Engineering Honor Society in his high school. In the near future, Terry hopes to pursue engineering and education in college, exploring how he can contribute to the world by combining his knowledge and experience in both fields. Some of his favorite past times include getting boba with friends, playing games, or jamming it out with his band and quartet.

Terry Tan

Public Relations Director, Marketing

Rohit Penta is currently in high school, intending to major in Computer Science. He currently serves as the Director of Bot Development, which primarily focuses on the development of Timmy, School Simplifies personal discord bot, and other backend platforms. Timmy is a fast-growing bot that takes advantage of the ever-growing Discord API by providing on-demand transcripts, SSO authentication, scheduling systems, and much more! Rohit is involved in his school's robotics team, and during his free time, he loves to code, play his guitar, listen to music, gaming, and play basketball.

Rohit Penta

Bot Development Director, Information Technology

Aaron Tang is a senior in high school currently serving as the Website Development Director at School Simplified. With a passion in intersecting programming with education, he is dedicated to creating efficient and effective web products while leveraging modern productivity methods within School Simplified to produce high quality outputs in less time. Aside from School Simplified, Aaron loves to ski, snowboard, explore economics, and tinker with old laptops.

School Simplified

Leadership

Corporate Officers

Vice Presidents

Directors

Corporate Officers

Executive Profiles

Harry Chow

Anncine Lin

Aarush Goradia

Madeleine Amox

Josef Macera

Emily Zhou

Mason Carlisle

Brandon Woo

David Sun

Reeva Khokhar

Aviel Hernandez

Catherine Chan

Jed Wang

Board of Directors

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Founders