Advisory Board
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Nina Park
Founder/Trustee/Advisory Board
Working closely with special education schools and music ensembles for autistic children all her life, Nina founded NDA to provide a platform for high schoolers like her to stand up for people with neurodiversity. Especially after the period of isolation caused by COVID-19, Nina hopes to bring educational and recreational opportunities back to neurodiverse youth through NDA. In her freetime, Nina loves to play music, learn languages and write in her journal. She has also lived in 3 different countries and loves to travel and explore. Ultimately, Nina hopes to contribute in making a world where neurodiversy is truly embraced and respected as a diversity, rather than a defect.
Vivian Dong
Trustee/Advisory Board
Keenly aware of the disadvantages neurodivergent people face in their daily lives and the one-box-fits-all system of education that simply doesn’t accommodate the unique circumstances of neurodivergent students, Vivian helped create NDA to raise awareness for neurodiversity. Using her position as Vice President, Vivian hopes she can create a more welcoming community for neurodivergent people to learn, socialize, and try new things. In her free time, Vivian loves to dance, play music, and make art, and she hopes she can spread these joys to the neurodiverse.
Yujin Ha
Trustee/Advisory Board
A firm believer in equal representation, Yujin joined NDA in order to spread information about neurodiversity to the public. She is currently a junior at Ridge High School, and is a member of several musical groups, including the Bernards Ensemble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those in assisted living facilities. Through her experiences with music, she hopes to bring light to neurodiverse community. In her spare time, Yujin enjoys reading good books and baking for friends and family.
Varshini Thirunavukkarasu
Advisory Board
As the Director of Social Media, Varshini is passionate in the marketing aspect of the organization and she is dedicated to spreading awareness about neurodiversity to help create a better world for neurodiverse individuals. In her free time, she likes to go out with her family, travel and as a foodie, she enjoys the delicacies of different cultures. Having lived in Singapore, for 13 years of her life before her journey to the United States, she is very open-minded and easily adaptable to new situations. She is passionate to help others through this organization, to broaden their minds, to come out of their shell, and create a world that presents equal opportunities for everyone.
Executive Directors
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Hanna Chee
Basking Ridge (NJ) Chapter Executive Director
​With a desire to promote equal opportunity and inclusion, Hanna hopes that she can make a positive impact in the neurodiverse community. Hanna has a passion for music, and she enjoys playing the violin and reading webtoons in her free time. She is very excited to join NDA, and she hopes that she can work together with the other members to make a difference in the world.
Kathleen Lee
New York Chapter Executive Director
Having experienced her autistic friend get bullied in elementary school at a young age, Kathleen has since then made it a goal in her life to fight for equality and diminish the preconceptions held against neurodiverse individuals. In her free time, Kathleen loves to travel, watch football with her dad and learn about astronomy. Kathleen hopes that through NDA, people will be educated about neurodiversity and learn to embrace neurodiverse peoples’ positive contributions to the community.
Devansh Malik
California (LA) Chapter Executive Director/Trustee
For a long time, Devansh has always yearned to spread awareness about causes that he believes are important. Devansh joined NDA to be apart of an initiative to create a better world for the communities and people around us, especially those in our community who have neurodiverse circumstances. Devansh hopes to help spread more about the cause of neurodiversity and make a positive impact in our communities. In his free-time, Devansh loves to take up his other roles in extra-curricular activities that he partakes in. Along with that, Devansh spent most of his life till now living in India. Devansh hopes to create a positive impact around the world and make the world a better place for those who have neurodiverse circumstances!
David Yi
Bridgewater (NJ) Chapter Executive Director/PR Manager/Trustee
Introduced to the program by a friend, David has found an interest in helping neurodiverse peoples and spreading awareness. He hopes through his various skills he can help his community around him. Outside of studies, he enjoys playing Ice Hockey and playing the Cello. Meeting new people and making friends and memories are somethings he values. David wishes he can benefit the people around him to the most he can.
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Tara Lall
Costa Rica Chapter Executive Director/Media Team
Joining the cause of neurodiversity, Tara aims to spread awareness and create more inclusive education worldwide. Tara comes from India and Belgium, having lived in both and now is a part of the UWC mission in Costa Rica. She enjoys literature and history as well as theatrics, and is inspired to share these areas of knowledge through new lenses with as diverse a group as possible.
Hannah Biggins
Los-Angeles (Harvard-Westlake) Chapter Executive Director
Hannah is a dedicated volunteer working with children on the autism spectrum. She loves to play the cello and golf in her free time. A fun fact about her is that she got two hole-in-one's her second year of playing golf! Hannah combines her volunteering services with her musical and athletic experience to enrich the lives of those in need. She strives to spread awareness about neurodiversity in her communities at school and throughout LA!
Media Team
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Chloe Zhu
Director of Media
​Chloe has always liked the idea of working with children, especially when it comes to education. She’s always been accepting and willing to help. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball and learning about niche facts. When it comes to impacting the lives of others, Chloe strives to help and make a change for the better.
Celine Deifallah
Assistant Director of Media
With a passion for promoting neurodiversity, Celine Deifallah serves as the Media Assistant Team Director for Neurodiversity Ambassadors. She is dedicated to creating a platform that empowers high school students to make meaningful contributions to society. In her free time, Celine enjoys spending time with family and friends and engaging in various books. Her commitment to NDA is driven by a desire to build a more inclusive world for individuals with neurodiverse conditions.
Aishani Mandalia
Media Team
​Aishani has always been interested in giving back to her community and others. When she was introduced to Neurodiversity Ambassadors, she felt that this was the perfect opportunity. She enjoys singing and participates in her choir program in her high school. She also loves to spend time with young children, occasionally pulling time out of her day just to do so. Through Neurodiversity Ambassadors she hopes to fulfill her newfound dream of helping others.
Ashley Seo
Media Team/Bridgewater PR Manager
I joined NDA to help others and add to the positive environment! In my free time, I like to listen to music and spend my time baking. I hopes to be able to bring on a great environment for everyone, hoping to bring us all together.
Newsletter Team
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Sanjana Murali
Director of Newsletter Team/Website Manager
Sanjana is a junior at Ridge High School with a passion for working with people. In addition to NDA, she is a certified PEC mentor for neurodiverse kids, a volunteer at Children’s Specialized Hospital's long term care unit, a Project Adventure Peer Leader at Ridge, and mentors elementary schoolers in viola. She loves music and has played the viola since she was ten years old in multiple orchestras, including Regional and All State ensembles. Sanjana is excited to keep making a difference in the lives of neurodiverse children as part of NDA!
Raina Prasad
Visual Art Manager
Raina has been traveling since she was young and has lived in three countries, so she loves to explore and learn about people. She enjoys singing, violin, painting, drawing and writing, and hopes to travel a lot in the future. Raina believes that it is really important to empathize with all people and is really excited about being able to spread awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity through this platform!
Podcast Team
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Hasini Namburi
Director of Podcast
​Boosting moods and spreading altruistic aura with friends, family or mere acquaintances has been an undying pleasure for Hasini. Since a little child, Hasini has loved to be lost in pleasant and exciting conversations with everybody she meets. She loves to paint and dance as she believes they are methods of expressing oneself and losing bad energy. Hasini has moved from India last year and recognizes the difficulties that one might face in their life. Hasini is pleased that she is provided with an opportunity of giving back to the community through something she has always loved to do. Awareness and equality for neurodiverse people is something that she wants to propagate through this platform.
Sahasra P.
Associate Director of Podcast
Sahasra is currently a senior in High School. She joined the team in her Junior Year and is now Assistant Podcast Director. Sahasra has lived in 3 different countries and enjoys trying new types of foods and listening to music. She also loves reading, her favorite book being A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Sahasra is passionate about accessible education, and is eager to explore that passion through Neurodiversity Ambassadors.
Shreya Sengupta
Editor of Podcast
Aiming to spread more information about neurodiversity while learning more herself, Shreya joined the podcast team in hopes of doing so. Some of her hobbies consist of playing piano, guitar, sketching, gaming, reading and more. She moved from India to America in 2017 and moved from CT to NJ in 2023. She aims to help in stopping misinformation and help increase awareness about neurodiversity.
Aanvi Khade
Podcast Team
Motivated by the lack of awareness and knowledge about mental health disorders like neurodivergence and ADHD, Aanvi aims to help grow NDA and acceptance on an international scale. In her free time, Aanvi loves to listen to music or spend time outside. She was born and raised in New Jersey but loves to travel to foreign countries and explore. Aanvi aspires to improve the reality for millions of neurodiverse individuals through her contributions in NDA.
Alyx Martos
Podcast Team
As a neurodivergent person with a passion for social justice, Alyx joined NDA to help share his experiences and educate high schoolers. Alyx loves performing in concert and marching ensembles as well as spending time with his dogs and indulging his special interests. Through NDA and his other activism work, Alyx hopes to make the world a little easier to navigate for other neurodivergent people.
Software Development Team
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Charlotte Liu
Director of Software Development
Charlotte joined NDA to raise awareness about neurodiversity. She is passionate about creating an inclusive community and hopes to spread more information about the cause. Over the past few years, she has enjoyed working and teaching young kids. Charlotte spends her free time playing the clarinet, fencing, making origami, learning math, coding, and solving Rubik's Cubes. Charlotte looks forward to working with NDA to benefit the community around her!
Curriculum Developing Team
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Arnav Patel
Co-Director of Curriculum Developing
This cause is really deeply connected with me because my moms best friends friends daughter who we often hang out with is on the spectrum and I personally used to enjoy caring and watching over her. I have always had a desire and satisfaction associated with helping people which Is what I hope to do here. In my free time I play video games, watch anime, read mangas or comics and like to read quite a bit. I love tennis, it's my favorite sport and watching it is fun too. I wish to help people who are in need of help because thats what I frankly enjoy.
Maggie Luo
Co-Director of Curriculum Developing
​I think appreciating neurodiversity is important because it is still an underrepresented group in today’s society, from educational to social opportunities, and it is a responsibility for the rest of society to advocate and work towards creating equality. This allows those that cannot always fend for themselves to feel comfortable to ask others for help- simple deeds like spending time or playing music with neurodiverse individuals strengthens their trust in society and what they can do with the support of others!
Madhavibala Mohanakrishnan
Curriculum Developing Team
​During her time engaging with different people living in India and in interacting with many neurodivergent high schoolers, Madhavi was insentivized to join NDA and spread awareness for an issue that was important to her. In her free time she debates competitively, paints, writes, and plays badminton with friends. She hopes to volunteer more and change the world.
Vivian Shen
Curriculum Developing Team
Vivian joined NDA to spread awareness about neurodiversity and create a better society for neurodivergent people. She hopes to make a positive impact on the world and the people around her. In her free time, Vivian enjoys reading, playing cello, and folding origami. Vivian is excited to work with NDA to help make the community a more accepting place for everyone.
General Members
Meet the Neurodiversity Ambassadors
Ava McSherry
General Member (NY Chapter)
​Ava joined NDA to raise public awareness about neurodiversity. She hopes to reduce prejudice against underrepresented communities. In her spare time, she loves to fence, cook, play the guitar, and travel. Ava's goal is to positively impact the lives of the people around her and provide support and understanding for neurodivergent people.
Sarah Yi
General Member (NY Chapter)
​Sarah has personally been a part of the special needs world all her life with her younger brother being on the autism spectrum. Autism is a topic that is close to her heart and she has been able to gain valuable insights through volunteer work at her brother’s special ed school in Manhattan. As a member of the NDA New York Chapter, Sarah hopes to raise awareness on neurodiversity by utilizing her personal experience and resources. In her free time, Sarah enjoys debate, playing the violin, and traveling. She looks forward to seizing this opportunity to help build a better society that is more accepting of people on the spectrum!
Ayush Shrivastava
General Member (NJ Chapter)
Ayush joined the Neurodiversity Ambassadors to learn more about neurodiversity, create software that fellow ambassadors can use to teach, and contribute to website management. In his free time, Ayush likes to play pickle ball, listen to music (Nirvana, Dire Straits, Mac Miller, A Tribe Called Quest, and more), and program. He is also interested in microbiology and genetics.
Kaylee Condon
General Member
Kaylee joined Neurodiversity Ambassadors not only because she herself is neurodiverse (she has ADHD, OCD, and also falls on the autistic spectrum), but also because she loves helping others and wants to make this world a better place for all people, especially the neurodiverse! Kaylee's favorite color is yellow because it reminds her of sunshine! She is also a total bookworm and hopes to someday own her own library (Which is at least 100 books, but the goal is 1,000).
Nabhanyu Bohra
General Member
Hi, I am Nabhanyu Bohra a student at montgomery high school. I know how to code in more than two computer languages. I am really good at.problem solving and creative thinking. I like to sketch but not often.
Joie Kuo
Member (Bridgewater Chapter)
Joie is a high school sophomore at Bridgewater-Raritan High School who believes in increasing neurodiversity awareness. She is part of a couple of music groups such as the Bernards Ensemble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those in assisted living facilities. She also serves in the children’s ministry at her church and ESL program as a teacher’s assistant. Outside of her academic and music studies, she enjoys listening to music and eating good food.
Nina Le Van
California PR Manager/General Member
Drawn by the mission of the board, Nina joined NDA to have a beneficial affect on her community. In their freetime, Nina loves to make art, read, and play video games with her friends. She loves to travel to new places with their family and has lived in 3 different continents! Nina hopes to make society an incredible place for everyone, especially those who are underrepresented or disrespected because of where they lie on the neurodiversity spectrum.