Our Core Team
Kristina Lian
Kristina is a motivated STEM student who is currently a junior at The Bronx High School of Science. She loves learning new programming languages and delving into research on computational sciences. Through her passion for biology, data science, and math, Kristina hopes to inspire more students to immerse themselves in STEM.
Frances Lum
Frances is currently a junior at the Bronx High School of Science and has found a love for statistics and molecular biology. Through STEMspire, Frances hopes to offer opportunities for students to explore their interests in the STEM field and aims to pass down her knowledge to those eager to learn.
Co-Executive Director
Co-Executive Director
Joey Wu
Director of Finance
Joey is passionate math-oriented student and is currently a junior at The Bronx High School of Science. Over the course of this summer, Joey has taken a Finance Class at BxsciU, and found an interest in that field. Joey hopes to help manage and expand STEMspire with her newfound knowledge.
Afran Ahmed
Co-Director of Public Relations
Whether it's in or out of Bronx Science, to everyone he knows, Afran is a beacon of positivity, cooperation, and hard work. His company and willingness to help everyone in need regardless of the situation makes him someone people know and love counting on. He hopes to bring that same energy to students and staff alike at STEMspire alongside helping them find passions in the STEM field.
Olivia Lee
Co-Director of Public Relations
Olivia Lee is currently a junior at the Bronx High School of Science. She is a social butterfly with a positive outlook for all aspects of our program. As co-director of the STeMSpIre program, Olivia plans to help reach out to as many people as possible to help further grow and fortify the program as a whole
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Norah Smith
Co-Director of Human Resources
Norah is a high school junior who's interests include debate and soccer. She is organized, decisive, and empathetic, and is experienced in remote learning, both as a student and a teacher. Norah is excited to join STEMspire in order to provide free tutoring to those who want or need it during this stressful time.
Ella Yellin
Co-Director of Marketing & Graphics
Ella is a current junior at The Bronx High School of Science who loves finding the creative side of STEM subjects. She enjoys doing calligraphy, watercolor, and digital art in her free time. Ella is excited to bring an artistic side to STEMspire.
Frannie Turino
Co-Director of Human Resources
Frannie is a junior at the Bronx High School of Science who loves learning about the world around us. She loves working with people and is excited to use this to help the team at STEMspire with communication. She is looking forward to use her experience as a student to help others learn STEM subjects.
David Lin
Co-Director of Logistics
David is a junior attending the Bronx High School of Science. In his free time, he enjoys producing music for aspiring artists. Using his organizational skills and previous experience as a program director's assistant at a prep center, he seeks to implement systems of operation within STEMspire to allow it to run smoothly.
Katherine Ly
Co-Director of Marketing & Graphics
Katherine is currently a junior in The Bronx High School of Science who enjoys dabbling in the arts. She love expressing her creativity, whether its through painting or coding. She hopes to utilize her digital art skills to strengthen STEMspire's image.
Chris Yang
Co-Director of Logistics
​Chris is a STEM-oriented student attending the Bronx High School of Science as a junior. Between being the founder and President of a club and holding a student government position, organization and management is second nature to him. As a logistics director at STEMspire, he hopes to inspire a generation of students with a fervent enthusiasm for the fields of STEM.