Executive Members
Founder of the Youth Environmental Power Initiative

Kelly Tung
President and Executive Director
Fueled by passion, Kelly advocates for environmental justice, taking alternative transportation, creating new technology, and rethinking energy to protect our environment. She is passionate about utilizing science and technology along with empathy and human-centered approaches to tackle problems and find solutions. Kelly founded Youth Environmental Power Initiative, a youth-led nonprofit organization, to inspire youths to fight against environmental injustice and save our earth from climate change.
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Kelly has vast leadership experience, such as being the Chair of the City of Cupertino Teen Commission, the Student Executive Board Member for Walk-Bike Cupertino, President and CEO of Design Thinking For Teens (DT4T), the Founder and President of JFK Green Commuters program (received City of Cupertino Sustainability Commission Student Grant). She is also the 2023 Senior Class President at Monta Vista High School. Kelly believes that environmental education, innovation, advocacy, and legislation play important roles in saving our environment. Kelly received the City of Cupertino's 2021 CREST (Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken) Award, the 2022 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Honoree, the Princeton Prize in Race Relations Certificate of Accomplishment, and the 2022 CPRS (California Parks and Recreation Society) Award. She also received the 2022 Clean Energy Hall of Fame Youth Game Changer Award from the California Energy Commission, which awards individuals and organizations that are making exceptional contributions to help California achieve a 100% clean energy future for all.
In addition, the City of Cupertino received the prestigious Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in 2021 for engaging youth in municipal government for its Pizza and Politics program. Kelly was honored to be the first teen moderator in the event's history and accept the award on behalf of the students that worked on the Pizza and Politics program.
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Pictured from left to right:
Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul, Congressman Ro Khanna, Kelly Tung, Cupertino Councilmember Jon Willey, Cupertino Councilmember Kitty Moore, Cupertino Councilmember Hung Wei
Pictured from left to right:
Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul, Kelly Tung
Administrative Team


Lourdes Diaz
Secretary General

Selina Yang
Voluteer Director

Kaavya Ahuja
Recruiting Director
Outreach Team

Mira Wagner
Outreach Director

Nikita Swaminathan
Outreach Director
Ambassador Team

Catherine Sun
Ambassador Director

Clarabelle Wang
Ambassador Director
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Aniketh Malyala
Ambassador Director
Event Team

Reeya Sawhney
Event Director

Amber Yao
Event Director
Editorial Team

Crystal Cheng
Editorial Director

Zehra Naqvi
Editorial Director

Amberle Lim
Editorial Director
Creative Team

Stephanie Zhao
Creative Director

Alicia Lee
Creative Director
Marketing Team

Amanda Wong
Marketing Director

Clara Takahashi
Marketing Director

Lindsey Tang
Marketing Director
Communications Team

Rishita Madhipatla
Communications Director

Ting Chang
Communications Director

Iniyaa Suresh
Communications Director
Technology Team

Jay Yeung
Technology Director

Avishi Trivedi
Technology Director
Past Leadership

Juliet Shearin
Editorial Director
2020 - 2022

Ambassador Director
Adrienne Ferguson
2020 - 2022

Marina Garrido
Staff Editor
2020 - 2022