Meet Our Organization's Heads
~~We Work For a Brighter Future~~
Founding Team
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Alexander Chang is an incoming freshman at Stanford University. Competing on the Public Forum circuit for six years so far, Alexander has reached late elimination rounds at MLK Invitational, Long Beach, Peninsula, and many more. He has also co-captained his debate team at Saint Francis the past three years and qualified to the TOC in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Seasons. He truly hopes that Ethos Prep can inspire a new generation of successful students!
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Anika Bastin is an incoming freshman at the UPenn Wharton School of Business. Reaching late elimination rounds in Interpretation and Public Forum Debate, Anika's most notable achievements detail tournaments such as Stanford, Peninsula, Long Beach, and many more. Anika has also co-captained her debate team at Saint Francis and has qualified to the Tournament of Champions for the past two years as well. She eagerly awaits to coach our students in Club Ethos in the upcoming years!
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Raksha Sen is attending her third year of college at UC Berkeley. She has qualified to the Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous speaking twice and actively competes on the public forum circuit as well, reaching late elimination rounds in many of the tournaments she attended. She hopes to bring that experience along with her to our students!
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Annalisa Federighi will be attending her third year of college at UC Berkeley next year. Along with winning the Martin Luther King Invitational two years in a row, Annalisa has qualified to the California State Championships twice in LD as well. She is excited to head our Lincoln Douglas department and is eager to see students in her class!
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Core Administration
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Michael Caosun uchicago '22 MIT 'TBD mathematics administration |
Andrew Caosun carnegie '23 mathematics administration |
Philip Goo Cornell '26 (TO) General administration |
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Michael Caosun is currently a first year in MIT PhD program. He will be double majoring in Economics and Mathematics. Along with being a National Merit Semifinalist, Michael has been an active member of Oeconomica, a club at UChicago where students write research papers on economic theory. He is glad to be on the College Board and hopes to hear from everyone soon!
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Andrew Caosun is attending his final year of college at CMU this year. He will be majoring in Mathematics with plans to double major with Computer Science. A competitor in USAMO, Andrew received a bronze medal for his ability. He is also an active member of the theater at Horace Mann. He is eager to be on the College Board and hopes to hear from everyone soon!
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Philip Goo is a Saint Francis High School graduate who is planning on attending Cornell University as a Global Development major. Philip has always had a passion for social and political advocacy throughout his life. During his junior year, he led a team of students as the Chair of the Healthcare Impact subcommittee of his local congressional district to propose new policies to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. He looks forward to working with students soon!
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Ethos Core Staff
Eliana Shin MIT '26 college Forum Bio coming soon!
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Louis Chavey Northwestern '26 College forum Bio coming soon!
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Rahul Verma is attending his second year of college this year. He will be attending Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, majoring in Health Care Policy. He qualified to the Tournament of Champions in Policy Debate and has consistently been in late elimination rounds of tournaments he has attended. He is extremely excited to lend his expertise to the program!
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Siona Francis UCLA '23 College forum Siona Francis is attending her third year of college this year. She is currently double majoring in psychology and music, and hopes to go to law school afterwards at UCLA. Performing at highly selective musical numbers at Carnegie, Stanford, and UCLA, Siona's passion and talent for music has and will continue to take her far in life along with here community service. She is extremely excited to speak on our College Forum.
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Siya Sharma UCLA '24 College forum |
Arianne Nguyen UChicago '24 College forum |
Justin Shen Claremont Mckenna '24 College Forum |
Nikitha Kalahasti U.C. San diego Limited prep/original oratory instructor |
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Siya Sharma is attending her second year of college this year. She is currently majoring in public policy and studying race relations at UCLA. In her spare time, Siya works avidly with her city government, and plans to edit the UCLA student newspaper during her free time. Debating as a policy debater for four years, Siya is a former co-captain of her team, and has reached late elimination rounds of multiple national debate tournaments. Siya looks forward to working with Ethos Prep.
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Arianne Nguyen is attending her second year of college this year. She intends to major in political science and history. Her high school experience included reaching National Merit Finalist status, captaining policy debate for three years, and acting as the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. She is excited to share her experience with the College Forum.
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Justin Shen is attending his first year of college this year. He is currently studying International Relations and Data Science. At school, he is the captain of the Policy Debate Team and a member of the International Showcase Dance Team. During his free time, he enjoys listening to music and volunteering at his church’s children choir ministry program. He hopes to see everyone at the College Forum!
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Nikitha Kalahasti is attending her second year of college at UC San Diego where she will be studying bioengineering next year. An active competitor in extemporaneous and impromptu speaking, she has consistently reached late elimination rounds, qualifying to the Tournament of Champions three years in a row. Most notably, she has placed 7th at both the 2019 and 2020 NSDA national championships. She is eager to work with Ethos Prep!
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Hiya Verma Moreau cath. h.s. UCSC '27 ALGEBRA ONE INSTRUCTOR |
Fazal Mittu Saint francis high Berkeley '27 ALGEBRA TWO INSTRUCTOR |
Sean O saint francis high AMC 10/COMPETiTiVE MATH INSTRUCTOR |
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Hiya Verma is an incoming freshman at UCSC. Interested in studying medicine, Hiya is an active member of Moreau's Red Cross and plans to pursue a medical career. Most notably, she is a member of the National Honor Society (NHS) and was invited to the National Student Leadership Conference. All in all, Hiya hopes to bring her passions to her students and is eager to be working for Ethos Prep!
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Fazal Mittu is an incoming freshman at UC Berkeley in the EECs program. Interested in STEM and mathematics, Fazal enjoys programming and participating in science fairs. Winning two championships in the Science Fair and receiving the winning title at a local programming competition, Fazal's love for STEM activities has brought him far. Most notably, he has claimed second place at ACSEF and third at GGSF. He looks forward to teaching Algebra here at Ethos Prep.
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Sean O is a senior at Saint Francis High School. Having qualified to AIME and performing well in several other math competitions through middle and high school, Sean has claimed numerous awards in mathematics competitions throughout his career. Sean also serves as a TA at his local math center, and he looks forward to working with students attending Ethos Prep.
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