Meet the Team
The heart of Scientella is our Headquarters (HQ) team - a group of student leaders and adult advisors who work together to guide the organization and advance our mission of empowering the next generation of women in STEM.
Our Board
Zinia Khattar, General Manager, Harvard University
Raquel dos Santos, Director, UCSF School of Medicine
2026-27 HQ Leaders
Sarah Al-Najjar, 2026-27 Director of Student Consulting Projects
Recent HQ Leader Alumni
Prachi Dhoot -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Student Consulting Projects, 2024-25: Director of Webinars) -- Chapter Leader (Troy High School)
Tanvi Movva -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Webinars) -- Chapter Leader (Del Norte High School)
Anya Carroll -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Mentorships) -- Chapter Leader (The Rivers School)
Isabella Chen -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Fundraising) -- Chapter Leader (Canyon Crest Academy)
Isha Popat -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Partnerships) -- Chapter Leader (Canyon Crest Academy)
Madeline Seech -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Social Media) -- Chapter Leader (Canyon Hills High School)
Sarah Al-Najjar -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Chapter Relations) -- Chapter Leader (Ardrey Kell High School)
Abigail Qiu -- HQ Leader (2025-26: Director of Chapter Expansion) -- Chapter Leader (Pacific Ridge High School)
Adult Advisors
Ricardo dos Santos, Co-Founder, Advisor
Stephen King, Advisor
Alexa Tralla, Advisor, Illumina
Maureen Crocker, Advisor, ResMed
Gillian Belk, Advisor, Mad Science Group
Samantha Ahern, Advisor, QuidelOrtho
Sakshi Gupta, Advisor, Qualcomm