The Team
mindy truong
Mindy is currently a senior who serves as curator for TEDxHarkerSchool. Her favorite thing about TEDx is the people on the team! Outside of school, Mindy plays the piano and is involved in Tri-M and Medical Club. Fun fact - Mindy is good at drawing SpongeBob characters!
minal jalil
Minal is currently a senior who serves as the Team Manager. Her favorite part of TEDx is learning from the diverse set of backgrounds, stories, and perspectives of individuals bold enough to speak their truth. Minal enjoys reading and playing basketball. Fun fact - Minal loves board and card games!
david kelly
David is currently a junior who serves as VP of Speakers. His favorite thing about TEDx is reaching out and connecting with interesting individuals. Outside of school, he is involved in water polo and DECA and enjoys biking. Fun fact - David would like a pet raccoon.
trisha shivakumar
Trisha is currently a junior who serves as VP of Experiences. Her favorite thing about TEDx is seeing the event come to life. Outside of school, Trisha is a rower and does competitive robotics. Fun fact - Trisha has an army of penguin stuffed animals at home!
Abigail sachse
lemeng kong
Lemeng is currently a junior who serves as a Marketing Associate for TEDxHarkerSchool. Her favorite thing about TEDx is making fun promotional materials and hosting the speakers. Outside of TEDx, she’s involved as an officer and competitor in the B&E community and likes to vlog in her spare time. Fun fact - Lemeng loves playing poker!
colin li
Colin is currently a junior and a Marketing Associate for TEDxHarkerSchool. His favorite thing about TEDx is getting the opportunity to connect with interesting speakers. Outside of school, Colin enjoys hiking, listening to music, and studying biology. A fun fact about Colin is that he is usually sleepy.
zoya khera
sofe jalil
Sofe is currently a sophomore who serves as Speaker Outreach. Her favorite thing about TEDx is meeting new people and hearing about their unique stories. Outside of school, she loves to play lacross and spend time with her cat, Toby. Fun fact: Sofe doesn’t like most desserts.
Patrick kelly
Mr. Kelly is a business and entrepreneurship teacher at The Harker School where he teaches business courses and advises extracurricular programs including TEDX Harker School, Harker DECA, and Media Workshop. Prior to joining Harker, he was a professional science communicator, and has created over 200 educational videos about biology and health. These days, he creates content about the history of healthcare on his YouTube channel<http://www.youtube.com/@patkellyteaches>. He earned a Bachelors of Science degree from Chapman University, and a Masters of Science degree from Arizona State University.