Team Members
Aleena Bacorro
Founder and Executive Director
Aleena Bacorro is a senior at the Winsor School in Boston, MA. She is passionate about public health, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals with an emphasis on dermatology research. To her, TDP is not only a great resource for education, but also a way to make invaluable connections.
Vivian Nguyen
Marketing/Outreach Director
Vivian Nguyen is a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Louisiana. She has a big interest in skincare, especially sunscreen, and has been on a long personal journey for over three years. She recently completed a medical internship and hopes to go into the medical field as a surgeon. Aside from her interest in the healthcare field, she devotes her time to music, volunteering, and reading. She hopes to be able to connect with other people as interested in the skin as she is!
Alexander Heredia
TDR Editor-in-Chief, Staff Writer
Alexander has a love for all things medicine and biochemistry. He lives in Loganville, Georgia and is a freshman at Loganville Christian Academy. He believes that TDP won’t just educate others on dermatology, but spread awareness on other aspects of medicine and dermatological health.
Alex Griffin
Staff Writer
Alex Griffin is a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Louisiana. She’s very passionate about having a future career in the medical field, most likely focusing on dermatology or pediatrics! She loves learning about all things cosmetology, especially makeup and skincare. She devotes her time to reading, volunteering, and working out. She’s thrilled to be a part of a group of people with likeminded individuals, and can’t wait to learn more.
Chad Barnes
Founder and Executive Director
Chad Barnes is a Baton Rouge Magnet High School junior in Baton Rouge, LA. He is passionate about helping racial minorities as the dermatology community has historically overlooked them for many years. He would love to research the different effects of carcinogens on the skin. To him, TDP is a way to make connections and research dermatology with others.
Driti Rajkumar
Curriculum Director
Driti Rajkumar is a junior at Portola High School in Irvine, CA interested in oncology and dermatology. She is the president of her botany club Gardening for Good and enjoys lab work such as studying biotechnology and chemistry. She has learned about gene replication and chronic disease on the UC Irvine campus. Driti hopes to major in biomedical engineering or biochemistry and is so excited to get this program started. She enjoys reading, playing volleyball with her team, and traveling to other countries in her free time.
Lucy Thomas
Blog Editor-in-Chief
Lucy Thomas is a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA. She loves to write and hopes to become a journalist. She has worked on projects researching illnesses such as PFAPA and RED-S, raising awareness for the conditions. In her spare time, Lucy loves to run, sing with the choir, and travel with friends!
Aizah Faisal
Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Staff Writer
Aizah is a pre-med high school senior from Pakistan. She is passionate about all things STEM and has worked in several nonprofit clinical magazines as a researcher, writer and apart of the outreach team. She spends her time journaling, writing poetry and prose! She plans to pursue scientific research on topics such as genetics, microbiology and molecular biology.
Vinh Dang
Marketing/Outreach Director
Vinh Dang, a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA, is passionate about fitness, diet, lifestyle, public health, and networking. He believes that investing in your health is the best investment, encapsulated by his favorite saying, "Health is Wealth." For him, TDP is not just about spreading knowledge of dermatology but also about inspiring like-minded individuals to do the same.
Navya Hubli
Financial Director
I'm Navya, a rising sophomore originally from India and currently residing in Sri Lanka. I have a deep interest in the fields of cardiology and neurology, driven by a passion for understanding the complexities of the human body and mind. Beyond my academic interests, I find joy in listening to a wide range of music and expressing myself through painting. I look forward to connecting with others who share similar interests.
Ainslyn Ditch
TDR Editor-in-Chief
Hi! My name is Ainslyn, and I’m a high school junior with a passion for writing and scrolling Pinterest. I’m currently obsessed with all things skincare, tennis, and psychology. I also love art, history, and ranting about the importance of sunscreen. I’m so grateful for this wonderful opportunity and I can’t wait to get started!
Gloria Reounodji
Social Media Officer
Gloria Reounodji is a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Skincare has been a passion of hers for a long time and she enjoys reading and learning about it a lot. Over the summer she participated in a dental internship time and aspires to pursue a career in dentistry when she grows up. Her other passions include reading, playing soccer, volunteering and traveling.
Lukas Schwehm
Staff Writer
Lukas Schwehm is a junior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is specifically interested in how to incorporate healthy skin practices into the average persons lifestyle and motivation. In his free time, Lukas plays soccer, paddleboards, plays pickleball, and gardens. To him, TDP is a way for information regarding skin care to be spread to those who usually feel it is too complicated.
Krisha Krishnamoorthy
Eastern USA Ambassador
I am a rising Sophomore at Cox Mill High School in NC. I am passionate about Science, Lifestyle, Public Health, and Engineering.
In my spare time I like to run, draw, and play tennis. I am interested in pursuing a career in biomedical engineering and chemical engineering. To me TDP is a way to gain knowledge and be initiative related to dermatology.