OUR TEAM
Joanna Luo
PRESIDENT
Hi, my name is Joanna! I am a rising senior at Valley Christian High School. My interests include physics, art, and robotics. I am the president of SVYL. I currently serve as the vice president of fabrication on my school’s FIRST Robotics Competition team. I am also the media lead and first female student officer for my school’s esports program. When I am not attending to my many duties, I am drawing or hanging out with my friends and family.
Christine Wang
PRESIDENT
Hi! My name is Christine, and I am a rising junior at Milpitas High School. Some of my interests are art, music, and biology. Since the fall of 2021, I have served as the secretary for SVYL, and I hope to continue to help plan and organize activities for our members. In music, I have been learning piano since I was seven years old. In addition to all of this, I also try to maintain biliteracy in Chinese at home, which is highly useful in a diverse community and allows for connecting to my heritage.
Lincoln Tang
VICE PRESIDENT
Hello, my name is Lincoln and I am a rising Junior in the class of 2024 at Saratoga High School. I have been a member of SYVL since 2022L.In my free time, I enjoy playing baseball, video games like Valorant, and hanging out with friends. Some of my achievements include writing a baseball data analysis paper which was later published on a well-known website, Fangraphs, teaching zoom classes to less privileged children in Nepal. When I have some free time from school or studying, I’ll usually be watching youtube, playing with my dog Boba, or working out.
Mike Gong
VICE PRESIDENT
Hey, I’m Mike. I am a rising junior at Lynbrook High School. I am interested in playing badminton and flute. Mobile competitive games have been another interest of mine. Still looking for the major and career that fits me, I do a variety of different hobbies. But at the end of the day, my favorite thing is a long rest, taking everything chill and enjoying my life.
Angelina Wu
WEBMASTER
Hello, my name is Angelina Wu. I am a rising junior at Lynbrook High school. I enjoy Computer Science, Law and Business. I have been a member of SVYL for three years, where I have done a variety of different jobs, including webmastering, designing, and teaching. I have a niche hobby of learning languages and play a few traditional Eastern instruments. But at the end of the day, my favorite thing to do is to spend time with my family and friends.
Andrew Zheng
WEBMASTER
Hi, I am Andrew. I am a rising sophomore at Los Gatos high school. At school, I love pursuing the subjects english and science. I have been in the SVYL program since the fall of 2021, and I am interested in continuing this program to learn and practice leadership skills for my future. Outside of school, I enjoy participating in various outdoor activities like playing tennis, swimming, and going on hikes. In addition, I love listening to music and playing the violin. In my free time, I like to spend time with my friends and play with my dog.
Riley Gu
TREASURER
Hello, my name is Riley. I am a rising sophomore at Lynbrook High School. My interests vary from physics, cryptocurrencies, and business. A few other and I have started a nonprofit for crypto-related clubs in schools in hopes to build easy access to this information for students. I enjoy cooking and running for fun with my cross country team, sounds masochistic but it’s worth it for expanding my music taste.
Harold Xie
SECRETARY
My name is Harold and I am a sophomore at Fremont High School. I joined SVYL in 2021. I have helped organize multiple events for SVYL. I have a lot of different hobbies, but the main one is badminton. I also enjoy biking, and frequently go to the park. I’m interested in biology, and am planning to study ecology. At school, I study hard and practice my Spanish, and afterwards, I enjoy playing games with my friends.
Nina Jiao
MEMBER
Hello, My name is Nina. I am a rising senior in Aragon High School. My interests include musicals, art and rhythm games. I currently serve as a secretary at Aragon Japanese Language and Culture Club. I hope to study English and History in college and study law. In 2022, I became a member at SVYL. I play the flute and am currently in the process of creating an organization (Homework Central) to help even more students.
Minsui Tang
MEMBER
Hi I am Minsui and am a Senior at Saratoga High School in Silicon Valley, California.
I am a part of iCare and am an enthusiastic coordinator for our various events. I love to put my artistic skills to use in everyday life and always greet those around me with a smile on my face.
Rita Zhou
MEMBER
Hey! My name is Rita, currently in 8th grade and attending in Raymond J. Fisher Middle School. Outside of my classes, I play basketball, the flute, and enjoy to read and write. I am taking Spanish, motivated by the foreign country to learn more about their culture and language. My most intense passion overall is likely to be writing. So far, I enjoy writing fanfictions or sometimes originals. I have posted one of my fanfiction books which earned over 15k views, and I hope that I can further pursue this career.
Kiara Zhou
DESIGN TEAM LEADER
Hi, my name is Kiara and I’m a rising freshman at Los Gatos High School. Some of my hobbies include drawing, playing piano, and my favorite: listening to music. I have been an active member of SVYL since 2021. I am a hardworking student and strive for perfection academically. Last year in middle school, I received multiple awards: one of the exceptional ones is the prestigious Dr. George Lenchner Medallion for a perfect score in an international math-olympiad competition.
Bella
MEMBER
Hi, my name is Bella.
Sophia
MEMBER
Hi, my name is Sophia.
Nathan Zhao
MEMBER
Hi, I’m Nathan Zhao and I go to Lynbrook High School. I am excited to volunteer and giveback to the community. Outside of SVYL, I enjoy swimming, playing piano, and spending time with friends and family.