TEEN ADVISORY BOARD

Neil Sekhri is a Freshman at Neuqua Valley High School. He is passionate about learning various mathematical concepts and their application to the world of business/finance. Among many extracurriculars, he has been a mathlete and has run cross country and track in and out of school. Outside of school, he is a dancer and enjoys hip-hop the most. He also likes gymnastics, rock climbing, and ninja warrior. He runs a personal tutoring business in which he teaches math, English, and public speaking to elementary and middle school students.   

Ariha Ajmera is a Junior at Metea Valley High School. In school, she is a member of the Robotics team, along with being involved in Art Club, Key Club, and more! Some of her hobbies include drawing, playing music, and she loves to travel. Ariha also loves spending time with her friends and getting to know people! This is her second year on the T.A.B. and she enjoys meeting the other members. She is super excited to continue on the T.A.B.!

Ammar Bhanpuri is a Junior at Naperville North High School and is very excited to be working with the ALIVE Center’s Teen Advisory Leadership Board for his first year! Ammar loves to run, be outdoors, and do anything S.T.E.M. related. He plans to pursue a career in the S.T.E.M. field, more specifically either computer science or Mechanical Engineering. Ammar loves interacting with his community and giving back. He enjoys teaching and inspiring those around him from his passion for S.T.E.M. and is excited to continue to do so with the ALIVE Center. Outside of the ALIVE Center, he is actively involved in clubs at his school. He is the Assembly Lead on his school’s robotics team and runs both cross country and track at his school. Through his experiences, Ammar is ready to teach, learn, and find new ways to give back this year as a part of the ALIVE Teen Advisory Board!

Lakshyaa Nathan is a Senior at Naperville Central High School, and this is her first year on T.A.B. She is passionate about the S.T.E.M. field and involves herself in S.T.E.M. both inside and outside of school. She believes in inclusivity in the S.T.E.M. field, and she increases engagement in it as a G.E.M.S. Executive Board member and Co-president of her Math Honor Society. In her free time, she loves to play 9 holes with her golf team, go to the gym, and help write code for her school newspaper’s app.

Addison Cho is a Senior at Naperville Central High School, graduating in 2024. She enjoys numerous genres of video games, coding, riddles, and music. She plays the drums for her local youth group and is interested in learning vocals and bass. At school, Addison competes in the math team and is involved in the computer science club, also participating in academic organizations such as Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society. In the future, she hopes to have a career in the S.T.E.M. field. Addison loves learning about various subjects and is enthusiastic to share her knowledge with the community through fun lessons!

Aidan Malana is a Sophomore at Naperville North High School. Aidan will graduate in the year 2026. He runs cross country and track and enjoys running, in addition to playing baseball, ping-pong, creating art, and coding video games. Aidan has released several games on the indie website Itch.io and hopes to make more in the future. One of his current passion projects is building a game framework in C# on top of Monogame/FNA. He hopes to continue this passion later in life as a software developer. He enjoys hanging out with friends and is excited to join the ALIVE Centers’ mission of uniting teens in Naperville. He hopes to be able to foster more relationships at the ALIVE Center, both for himself, but mainly for others. Aidan hopes to be able to make a difference in Naperville and the surrounding community, by making other youth feel welcomed, and creating a feeling of belonging, and wants to inspire others to do the same.

Amrita Saberwal is a Sophomore at Metea Valley High School. She is involved in many clubs at school, including the robotics team and speech team. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and playing the piano. This will be her first year on T.A.B. and she is excited to make a difference through her passions in S.T.E.M.

Shivani Jambunathan is a Junior at Metea Valley High School. At school, she enjoys playing soccer, running cross country, and competing on the speech team. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her friends, read, and watch movies! Shivani is excited to be on the T.A.B. and is looking forward to working with the ALIVE Center!

Emily is an upcoming sophomore at Neuqua Valley High School where she is involved in activities such as the swim team as well as youth and government. She loves helping others and was previously a coach on a summer swim team in the Naperville Swim Conference, as well as her own year round club team. When she’s not in water swimming, she loves to cook, draw, and bike around. Emily is always looking for opportunities to explore and find her passions, and she is excited to join the Alive TAB to do the same with others.

Eunice Zhang is a senior at Neuqua Valley High School. She is deeply interested in learning about various social issues and serves as the chapter president of Junior State of America at her school, while also being involved in other clubs such as Model UN, Women’s Empowerment, Rho Kappa, Student Equity Action Committee, and more. She has also had a lifelong passion for art, beginning drawing lessons at the age of five and taking various classes both inside and outside of school to learn how to work with different mediums. Her favorite medium to use is oil paint, and she has always admired the style of impressionism. Additionally, Eunice has led free virtual camps during her summers in high school to help middle schoolers in China practice their conversational English skills and learn more about American culture. She is excited to combine her love of teaching and mentoring with her love for art through TAB!