Junior Achievement’s 18 Under Eighteen Honoree, Presented by the EQT Foundation, Honoree recognized for social impact work; presented a workshop to 300 high school girls on identifying their purpose and building social impact iniatives through Junior Achievement’s Empower Her Summit – 1 Year

Shady.Hacks Hackathon Best Innovator Award, Awardee; Coded mobile health app making diabetes management accessible to minorities by providing culturally-tailored recommendations and user interface in various languages – 1 Year

Class Rank: 1/270; GPA: 4.0, Student – 4 Years

Mock Trial, Best Lawyer at University of Pittsburgh High School Invitational (top 5 lawyers out of 52 teams) – 2 Years

National Honor Society & Science National Honor Society, Member – 1 Year

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine & UPMC Children’s Hospital, Research Intern on an NIH-funded clinical trial evaluating the impact of novel doula-based interventions to support perinatal intimate partner violence survivors – 1 Year

Global Health Systems Empowerment Network / Duke Global Health Institute, Research Fellow – Formulating evidence-based policy recommendations to address global health disparities, with a focus on women’s health and culturally-responsive care in global health settings; co-authored 2 peer-reviewed publications in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (“Leveraging Health Policy Solutions to Address Obesity in Rural America” and “Culturally Tailored Strategies to Enhance Type 2 Diabetes Care for South Asians in the United States”) – 3 Years

Science Olympiad, Member – Won 30+ medals across 4 years, including 2-time Top 10 in Anatomy & Physiology and Experimental Design at States, 1st place in Anatomy & Physiology and Experimental Design at Regionals, and additional placements in Disease Detectives – 4 Years

Civics Unplugged, Civic Innovation Fellow (Acceptance Rate: 10%) – Trained on civic engagement and advocacy; produced policy briefs on advancing English Language Learner education and ethical AI use in schools – 1 Year

PERIOD. & IGNITE, Activate Your Advocacy Bootcamp Participant – Trained on state and federal legislative processes, focusing on reproductive rights – Developed a full advocacy portfolio, including stakeholder mapping, message framing, and outreach strategy, targeting policy to reduce sexual harassment in K-12 schools – 1 Year

Blessings Beyond Borders, Founder & CEO – Leading a 501(c)(3) to advance healthcare equity for immigrant, refugee, and international youth, particularly girls; delivered $1.5k+ in medical aid and 200+ donations to hospitalized children in Pakistan; secured grant funding through the Karma for Cara Foundation to implement relationship and sexual health education for girls – 2 Years

Girls Own Awesome Technology (GOAT) Summer Camp, Program Organizer – Developing coding and technology curriculum for 50+ middle school girls in annual summer camp to foster girls’ confidence in technology and STEM – 3 Years

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Youth Board Co-Chair – Advising the Adult Board on strengthening global education and cross-cultural civic engagement initiatives across Pennsylvania; supported review and approval of $1M organizational budget; co-facilitated “Youth–Adult Partnership for Inclusive Decision Making” sessions at various conferences, impacting 130+ educators, nonprofit leaders, and students; interviewed on SLB Radio – 1 Year

Everyone STEM, Chief Marketing Officer – Directed branding and outreach for nonprofit providing free STEM education to 500+ children in 11 countries – 2 Years

UNICEF, President – 3 Years