COMMUNITY / EDUCATION / LEADERSHIP

Volunteering & service.

Supporting students, expanding access to STEM, and strengthening academic and local communities.

LEADERSHIP & OUTREACH

Working with communities.

  1. Community leadership

    President

    Umang · Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Led cultural and community-building initiatives and coordinated student volunteers.
    • Represented Umang in promoting engagement and inclusion within the WashU community.

    Cultural engagement & inclusion

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  2. STEM education & outreach

    Community Outreach Officer

    Association of Graduate Engineering Students · Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Led the ScienceCoach Engineering Workshop and coordinated eight graduate volunteers.
    • Delivered hands-on labs and project-based sessions for 22 high-school students and four teachers.

    22 students · 4 teachers · 8 graduate volunteers

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  3. Community leadership

    Treasurer

    Umang · Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Managed an $18,000+ budget and prepared funding proposals.
    • Processed reimbursements, tracked expenses, and completed financial audits.

    $18,000+ budget managed

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  4. Student support

    Student Leader

    International Student Research Internship Program · Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Oriented and supported 36 visiting international research interns.
    • Assisted with program logistics and integration into the research community.

    36 visiting international research interns

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  5. STEM education & outreach

    Volunteer

    YMCA · Gateway Region Y

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Assisted with event setup and registration at the Gateway Region Y annual ROV Club event.
    • Supported STEM activities for families, including Snap Circuits, Squishy Circuits, and Ozobots.

    Hands-on STEM activities for families

  6. Student representation

    First-Year Representative

    Imaging Science · Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, Missouri

    • Served as the primary liaison between the 2023 Imaging Science cohort and the student council.
    • Communicated student interests, concerns, and activities.

    2023 Imaging Science cohort

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  7. Technical community outreach

    Microsoft Student Ambassador

    Microsoft

    India

    • Designed and piloted “Quarantine Learning,” a technical workshop on Microsoft text-to-speech API integration, attended by more than 30 participants.
    • Also served as an Alpha 2 Student Partner from October 2019 to April 2020.

    30+ workshop attendees

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  8. STEM education & technical leadership

    Core Coordinator

    Robotics Society · National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

    Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India

    • Progressed from Volunteer to Executive Member, Coordinator, and Core Coordinator.
    • Led efforts to organize a first-year student AI workshop where 302 participants built more than 90 AI obstacle-avoiding robots.
    • Developed a brain-controlled wheelchair and a Leap Motion gesture-controlled robot.

    302 workshop participants · 90+ AI robots

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  9. Education & community service

    Student Volunteer

    Prayas Society / Prayas Literacy Mission · National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

    Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India

    • Taught and supported more than 110 underserved children in Hamirpur.
    • Provided educational resources and skills training.

    110+ children supported

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