Founder, President
Sophia Qin
Founder, President
Sophia is an undergraduate student at Stanford University. Her mission is to promote environmental literacy and empower youth of all interests and backgrounds to engage in earth stewardship. She first got involved in environmentalism in sixth grade, when she read an article about polar bears being endangered from climate change. Since then, she has sought to use the same medium that got her interested - writing - to influence her peers. Sophia’s poetry and short stories are recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and she self-published an educational science fiction book, Becoming Earth 2.0, as a kid-friendly resource to raise environmental awareness. She has delivered talks to over 1000 students and works with educators in hope of promoting environmental education in the school curriculum. Sophia founded Light Earth’s Destiny to integrate youth's diverse expertise and amplify their role in this multigenerational push for a greener future.
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Technology management
Shaan Janardhan
Vice President of Technology Management
Shaan is a junior at Saratoga High School. He’s passionate about environmental science and technology, especially their intersection. Shaan first sparked his interest in these fields in middle school, where he participated in the Science Olympiad Meteorology event, eventually earning first prize in regionals. He’s also interned with Earthly, a company that specializes in helping other companies become sustainable. Right now, he is part of FRC robotics, working on the software side. Through LED, Shaan hopes to be at the forefront of change for a brighter future. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball, hiking with his dog, caring for his countless fish tanks, and watching Grey's Anatomy.
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Jason Xie
Chief 2D Artist
Jason Xie is an undergraduate student at UC Davis. His continuing interest and reverence for technology and the arts has led him to explore both paths throughout his life, fueled by a desire to bring happiness to people through creation. He attended UC Santa Cruz's COSMOS and Carnegie-Mellon's NHSGA to combine such disciplines, and he's participated in hackathons, game jams, and club events to discover the extent to which technology and art can be intertwined. He hopes that his work at LED can help spread important messages about environmental issues and inspire others to take action.
Rahul Vyas
Chief Audio Designer
Rahul is an undergraduate student at San José State University. He has been composing music and doing sound design for 5 years now, and he loves playing cricket competitively. He hopes to see that the work LED does will teach the future generations about the environment, and everything the Earth has to offer.
Raeanne Li
2D Artist
Raeanne is a freshman at The Harker School. She is passionate about art and hopes to use it to create a positive impact on her community. Particularly interested in protecting the environment, she spreads awareness about climate change and has created many posters, flyers, and boards on topics such as sustainable shopping and saving energy. Taking this a step further, Raeanne has also written a short story on the Earth’s projected future and an essay on the downsides to and complications in the current recycling system. By being part of LED, Raeanne wishes to use her artwork to communicate to and teach citizens about more concepts, such as water conservation and waste management. In her free time, she works on personal art projects, plays softball, reads Latin, and eats ramen.
Strategic Management
Stanley Liu
Vice President of Strategic Management
Stanley is a freshman at Dougherty Valley High School. In his free time, he enjoys practicing martial arts and reading about a wide variety of topics. After reading about global warming for a school project, Stanley was inspired to learn more about humans' impact on the environment in recent years. Through his work in LED, he hopes others will be inspired to contribute in making a better and greener future.
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marketing
Asha Kannan
Vice President of Marketing
Asha Kannan is an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. Being a vegetarian, Asha is passionate about both plants and the development of more sustainable lifestyles. By interning at her local garden, founding her school’s Organic Garden Club, and working with other youth-led environmental organizations, Asha hopes to spread more awareness about environmental issues, through both writing and LED events. Through LED, Asha aims to encourage greener practices within her community. As the Vice President of Marketing, Asha is excited to connect with other organizations that share the same vision of a more eco-friendly future. In her free time, Asha enjoys swimming, reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time outside with family and friends.
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Mackenzie Gibson
Brand Identity Manager
Mackenzie is a high school senior attending Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, California. She is passionate about sustainable design, specifically in landscape architecture, and educating children about the future of their planet. Over the summer, Mackenzie participated in the AFSF “Build SF Summer Design Program” to learn more about design and urban planning. She also engaged in the CSI Sustainable Infrastructure program. During the school year, Mackenzie participates in her school’s environmental club. In her free time she enjoys reading, basketball, and tennis. Mackenzie hopes through LED, she can raise awareness about pressing environmental issues and instigate action with her art.
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Lexie Fenton
Sponsorship Manager
Lexie is a senior in high school at Menlo School. She is passionate about wildlife conservation and is a member of her school's climate coalition and beekeeping clubs. She is a vegetarian and interested in educating others about a more sustainable diet. She is excited to take an environmental science class this year to learn more about how the natural world works. Lexie likes to dance, hike, and spend time with her family and friends in her free time. She also enjoys volunteering at the Peninsula Human Society where she works in the dog and wildlife departments.
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Outreach
Jayden Wan
Vice President of Outreach
Jayden is a junior at Burlingame High School. Hoping to pursue a major in environmental design, he's often searching for new ways to further his skills as both an advocate for the environment and as a designer. Through LED, he hopes to promote further public awareness regarding issues of climate change, striving to secure a more sustainable future for the world and those within.
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Isabelle Ly
Event Coordinator
Isabelle is a high school senior attending Aragon High School and College of San Mateo Middle College in San Mateo, California. Since learning about the climate crisis in middle school, she has dedicated herself to living a sustainable life and advocating for the climate crisis cause. She has participated in a School Strike for the Climate protest in 2019 and is currently a volunteer for the Environmental Volunteers based in Los Altos. In her free time, she enjoys designing, sewing, tailoring and up-cycling clothing, playing the flute and bike riding. Through writing for LED, she hopes to educate herself and others about the multi-faceted outcomes and affects that come with an ever-warming climate, spreading awareness and knowledge.
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Charlene Xu
Graphic Designer
Charlene Xu is a freshman at Carlmont High School. She is a scout in Troop 27, and is interested in learning about animals. In being a graphic designer for LED, she wants to find new ways to help protect the environment and spread awareness of the impacts from climate change. Some hobbies that she enjoys doing in her free time are drawing, painting, and writing.
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Shayna Blum
Event Coordinator
Shayna is a junior at Burlingame High School. She is passionate about helping the environment and is excited to plan events that make an impact with LED. Outside of school, she enjoys running, reading, painting, and spending time with friends and family.
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publications
Rohan Aggarwal
Editor-in-Chief of Publications
Rohan Aggarwal is an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. He has a passion for engineering, preserving the environment, and volunteer work. His involvement in preserving our natural environment began when he became a rower. After practicing for months on polluted waterways that were uninhabitable to most wildlife, he organized shore cleanup events with his team and brought in local experts to educate them on methods to prevent further pollution. As the Editor-in-Chief of Publications, his goal is to synthesize complex environmental topics so they can be easily understood by youth and adults, in hope this information can encourage others to make conscientious efforts to preserve the environment.
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Audrey Hu
Blog Writer
Audrey Hu is a senior in Miramonte High School. She started becoming environmentally conscious through her school’s green team club and always seeks to expand her comprehension on environmental issues. In their free time, Audrey enjoys reading, playing tennis and art. Through LED, she hopes that she can inform and inspire people to be more aware of the environmental impact we have on Earth.
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Alex Li
Blog Writer
Alex Li is currently a senior at Lynbrook High School. He joined LED to help protect the environment by spreading awareness about the true severity of environmental problems. He hopes to help keep the planet healthy as well as inspire others in the community to do the same. Outside of school, Alex enjoys numerous hobbies such as playing with his dog, playing tennis, and art.
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