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Team Members

Aleena Bacorro

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

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!

Zukhra Jamalova

Zukhra Jamalova

Financial Director

Alexander Heredia

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

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.

Falak Shabanali

Falak Shabanali

Staff Editor

Chad Barnes

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

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

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

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.

Farhana "Sara" Khan

Farhana "Sara" Khan

Staff Writer

Sara is a 10th-grade student who is passionate about research and medicine. During her free time, she loves to read books, specifically historical ones. She loves to cook, bake cakes, paint, and play sports.

Brianna Xiao

Brianna Xiao

Staff Editor

Vinh Dang

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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