Our Team

Central Leadership

Illaria Liedtke

Illaria Liedtke is a junior at Rye Country Day School. She founded this initiative after spending a summer in China playing mahjong with her grandmother, an experience that sparked her passion for seniors’ rights and intergenerational connection. Beyond mahjong, she is a research intern at Columbia University and the Italian National Council of Research, where she studies the brain to address CNS diseases affecting millions, work she has presented at ISEF. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and tackling challenging math problems.

President, Founder

Tancrède Weinstein

Tancrede Weinstein is a junior at Rye Country Day School hailing from Westchester, New York. He is very interested in science research, molecular biophysics, and public purpose. In his free time, he enjoys playing Mahjong with the residents at Broadview Senior Living, pondering ethical and philosophical dilemmas, and reading on articles quantum cryptography.

Vice-President

Parker Martizen

Secretary

Prithi Suriyakumarr

Hi! My name is Sahasraprithi and I am from Hartford County in Connecticut! I am extremely interested in social justice and advocacy for systematic injustice.

Gray Matters Director

Disha Gottam

Hi! I’m Disha from Connecticut. I enjoy working with digital content and advocacy, especially using social media to educate others and highlight issues impacting seniors.

Social Media Director

TBD!

Civic Engagement Director

TBD!

Student Outreach Director

TBD!

Gray Matter Editor

TBD!

Gray Matter Editor

Branch Leaders

Aahan Rathod

Hey, I’m Aahan, a Junior in California. I’m highly interested in civic engagement and community-driven initiatives to truly implement impact. I look forward to developing our volunteer network and growing our chapters. Outside of these interests, I spend a good amount of time working towards tech and finance.

California

Illaria Liedtke

New York

OTHER STATES – TBD! Fill out our application.