TeenHacks LI

Laura Zhang, Executive
Director

Laura is currently a senior at Great Neck South High School and enjoys problem-solving and design. She is interested in using engineering and coding to provide practical and applicable solutions in the real world. Her favorite hobbies include drawing, listening to music, running, and solving math and physics problems. Laura is excited to be part of a team that shares a common love for STEM and improving the community. She hopes to make an impact on her community by inspiring more students to become involved with STEM and coding and sharing new opportunities with others.

Lydia Zhou, Executive
Director

Lydia is a senior at Jericho Senior High School who is passionate about programming, math, and art. She is intrigued by artificial intelligence and hopes to discover new opportunities to implement it in personal projects and learning, as well as ways to blend artistic creativity and innovation with machine learning. In her free time, Lydia enjoys learning new languages, volunteering at her local library and community, reading, playing the violin, drawing, and hiking with friends. She creates core curriculum for and teaches children at summer camp to inspire the younger generation to collaborate and be curious. Through directing outreach in TeenHacks LI, she strives to motivate girls to pursue computer science and promote the continued growth of STEM.

Kyle Lee, Director of Marketing and Graphics, Director of Public Relations

Kyle Lee is a senior at Jericho High School who has a passion for computer science and art. From a young age, Kyle was particularly fond of the STEM field, and over the years, his interest in working with numbers and problem-solving would lead to his discovery of math and programming. In his free time, Kyle enjoys drawing, solving problems, working on projects, theory crafting in games, and rock climbing. Through TeenHacksLI, he hopes to spread word of his passion, gain new experiences, and learn more about the world of programming.

Vihaan Sondhi, Director of Finance, Director of Logistics

Vihaan is a rising junior at Colts Neck High School. He’s always been deeply passionate about computers and computer science and aims to use his position at Teen Hacks Long Island to spread that passion among others in his neighborhoods. He is especially interested in the idea of pushing human cognition forward through radical new breakthroughs that change the world like the internet. In his spare time, you can find him reading, writing, or playing guitar.

Dean Chen, Director of Programming

Dean Chen is a rising senior at Paul D. Schreiber High School. He enjoys mathematics, coding and science. He knows javascript and a little bit of C# and python. He knows how to use React js and am learning new concepts to improve his web making skills. He enjoys participating in hackathons for the prizes and the opportunity to learn new concepts. He enjoys experimenting with Deep Learning neural networks and applying them to real world problems. He enjoys working on Math research, particularly in the realm of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He enjoys playing basketball. His favorite video games are Bloodborne, Minecraft, and God of War.

Katie Young, Director of Programming

Katie Young is a senior at Methacton High School. She is passionate about business and technology. She takes part in hackathons, science fairs, and many other clubs. Two clubs that Katie’s heavily involved in are Programming Club and GWC (Girls Who Code). Her knowledge of programming languages consists of python, Java, CSS, and HTML. Outside of programming, she enjoys going on hikes, playing games, skiing, traveling, and volunteering. She is looking forward to meeting new people and making this hackathon a positive experience for everyone