Executive Director United States

Aanya Shah

ad5uo5@r.postjobfree.com; 732-***-****

Education

● The Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ, Expected Graduation Date: June 2024

● The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

● Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, Expected Graduation Date: June 2028 International Relations Research

● Researcher, Pioneer Research Program, Authored Original Paper, “2022 Country Risk Analysis of the United States”, under the mentorship of Professor Maha Hosain Aziz, NYU, March 2022 - July 2022

Performed independent research to analyze and form conclusions about a specific country’s political, economic, social, and geopolitical risks

● Researcher, Authored Original Paper, “China’s Economic Growth: The Effects and Consequences on the World”, under the mentorship of Alexandros Zachariades, International Relations Course, Oxford University, Summer 2022

Received a grade of: A

International Relations Studies

● Yale Young Global Scholars, June 2023

Selected from a competitive pool of 9000 applicants

Global leadership program with students from over 100 different countries

Researched and cultivated a capstone project titled, The Ethics of AI and Whether Human Touch is Needed in College Admissions

● Columbia University Pre-College Program, September 2021 - November 2021

Studied Law and the U.S. Supreme Court with a college professor

● Harvard EDx Course on United States Law, June 2021

Read documents and engaged in an online course about the US Congress and Law Leadership

● Founder and Executive Director, International Young Leaders Council (IYLC), 2021 - Ongoing

As founder and executive director, I have aggregated student council members whose ancestral homelands are: Hungary, Egypt, China, Nigeria, India, Germany, Peru, Switzerland, Singapore, Iran

Webmaster of IYLC website: https://www.internationalyoungleaders.org

Coordinate monthly meetings to plan and discuss ways of raising funds and visibility for a variety of global issues including poverty, education, and medical assistance: for example, IYLC has funded The Sol y Luna School, Synagogue, orphanage, hospital,

● U.S. Ambassador, OSCAR Foundation, India, September 2021 - Ongoing

Network for the organization to raise awareness and cultivate the interest of potential donors

Fundraised to bring a high school cohort of children from the slums of Mumbai to the U.S. for international dialogue and fundraising for their college scholarships

Raised over $50,000 for children in low-income communities in India

Visited the children in India to teach language classes and encourage female empowerment

● Founder and Interviewer, Sustain a Child, 2021 - Ongoing

A podcast meant to educate people on children’s rights and ways in which organizations such as the OSCAR Foundation address child protection

Conducted 10 interviews with various professionals in the OSCAR Foundation

● Tutor, The Writing Center, The Pingry School, September 2021 - Ongoing

Selected by the English department for exceptional writing skills

Tutoring high schoolers with writing strong historical, literary, and analytical papers

● Co-Founder, French Club, The Pingry School, September 2021 - Ongoing

Hosted inaugural French exchange program

Planned a visit to the Pingry Lower School to teach younger students about French culture

Held an immersion trip on Pingry’s third campus for students to engage with French cuisine and language

● Co-Founder, Humans of Pingry, The Pingry School, September 2021 - Ongoing

Based on “Humans of New York”

Interviewing the unique individuals that make up the Pingry community and sharing their anecdotes and diverse stories

Manage social media account (@humansofp1ingry)

● Selected as Ambassador, Harvard Undergraduate International Relations Scholars Program

(HUIRSP), June 2021 - Ongoing

Selective high school conference focusing on foreign policy, diplomacy, and political science

Produced and presented capstone project on “The FIFA World Cup, Worker Rights in Qatar” before a committee of Heads of State and Harvard Undergraduate students

Write 2500-3000 word news articles on current events, displayed on the HUIRSP website

Engage in networking and outreach to NJ high schools to amplify the work of HUIRSP

● Founder of the first U.S. Team. Law Association for Crimes Across History (LACAH), June 2020 - June 2022

Organized and managed monthly mock trial tournaments online with students from both the U.S. Teams and International Teams such as China,

Coached the U.S. Team in mock trial practice

● President, Model Congress, The Pingry School, September 2022 - Ongoing

Organize weekly meetings to discuss current events and plausible policies to address political conflicts

Review bills before submission to Princeton and Harvard Model Congress

Planned both trips to Boston and Washington D.C. each year

Review applications to select a small cohort of passionate students to attend each conference

● Editor-in-Chief, The Parker Road Review, The Pingry School, September 2022 - Ongoing

Founder of speaker series: interview faculty on the qualities that make “good writing great”

Review humanities and historical research papers and oversee the editing process for the academic journal

Responsible for the final review of selected scholarly articles before publication Internships

● Research Associate, Meridian International Diplomacy Center, Washington D.C., May 2023 - October 2023

Performed independent research on the “U.S. Competitiveness Project” for presentation at the White House

Researched aspects of Meridian’s five Corporate Working Groups to inform senior government officials on the key issues in the U.S. private sector

● Paid Program Associate, EMA Foundation, Summer 2023 - Ongoing

Worked with Vanderbilt Professor, Amanda Little, on networking for

“Kidizenship”, a non-profit media platform for young leaders across the nation

Create websites, connect global organizations, and build a stronger network for each NGO

Engage in networking and outreach to NJ high schools Language Skills

● Hindi - Full Professional Proficiency; Written and Oral Fluency

● French - Conversational Proficiency; Written Fluency Athletics

● Pingry Varsity Fencer, September 2020 - Ongoing

Compete in State and National Tournaments

Mentor beginning fencers

Have been fencing since 2017

● PADI - Certified Open Water Scuba Diver, 2019 - Ongoing

Passed written exam

Complete dives over 50ft in depth

● Pingry Varsity Girls Lacrosse, September 2023 - Ongoing

Compete in Regional Matches

Pingry JV Lacrosse, 2020

● Pingry Varsity Ski Team, September 2023 - Ongoing

Race in state-level races

Music

● Pianist, Eleven years of classical study repertoire and performance, 2013 - Ongoing

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