California State Team

Iniya Rajanikanth is a rising junior at Dublin High School who plans to pursue engineering, specifically in robotics. Iniya has garnered 50+ international, national, and regional awards through participating and volunteering in competitive VEX Robotics for nine years. This engineering knowledge helped her create an educational cybersecurity program for senior citizens, CyberEd. Iniya is extremely passionate about helping the environment through engineering and policy.

Adhya Akki is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School in California. Adhya is interested in Political science and advocacy. She has been part of the Varsity Congress Speech and Debate team, lobbied at the Nations Capital talking to California Representatives, published research of International girls education, tutors middle schoolers in public speaking, and one of the policy directors at Jpf.

Charvi Appana is a rising junior from Dublin High School. She is passionate about medicine, policy, and is an active member of HOSA. She has participated in many international conferences ranging from public health to activism. Currently, she is fostering her non-profit to provide relief aid to underdeveloped countries and to implement environmentally sustainable products globally. With Charvi’s passion for activism and environmental safety, she is excited to support the Junior Philanthropists Foundation with her skills.

Tanishka is a rising senior at Dublin High School who is interested in Policy. She was selected to attend the Young Women’s Leadership Summit hosted by Stanford Women in Business and is currently a part of the FBI’s 2024 Teen Academy. In school, Tanishka serves as Mock Trial Captain where she led Dublin High’s Defense Mock Trial team to numerous victories.

Aryan is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is interested in engineering and political science. Aryan is a board member for cyber4seniors which is a non profit hoping to spread cyber literacy to seniors and is also a TLEEM chapter founder.

Shikhar is an incoming senior at Dougherty Valley High School with a keen interest in engineering. In his free time, he enjoys volunteering and helping his community. Shikhar also pursues swimming and lacrosse as hobbies.