Meet Our Team
Vice President
Viraj Shivadevuni
My name is Viraj Shivadevuni and I am currently the Vice President at Igniting Dreams. I would like to help individuals and children that do not have the same opportunities as others and it is really great seeing all of their smiles. I aspire to take a step into the science field and would love to teach the children interesting science facts.
Tresurer
Mounitaa Gopi
My name is Mounitaa Gopi and I am a student at Dougherty Valley High School. My goal in the future is to major in psych/sociology and get a job in a similar field. When I first came across Igniting Dreams and this organization’s mission statement I was intrigued by the fact that people get an opportunity to help the underprivileged kids in STEM. Many kids don’t have the ability to choose what field they want to go into, especially when there is a lot of competition and I was ready to put in effort through this organization to help those kids fulfill their dream.
Secretary
Tanisha Madhavan
Advocacy Directors
Neel Katariya
My name is Neel Katariya and I am passionate about being part of igniting dreams because I want to help kids especially in STEM. I have always been interested in STEM and now I have my opportunity to show that
Ananya Baskaran
Research Officers
Nimalan Guru
My name is Nimalan Guru. I am presently a Research Officer for Igniting Dreams. My goal in life is to become an ophthalmologist and to be able to travel to different countries that don’t have proper resources and give myself as a resource in order to help everyone in need. What drove me to join the journey of Igniting Dreams is the non-profit’s goal, which is giving underprivileged students STEM resources and aid for them to be able to have opportunities and goals such as the ones I have.
Pranav Bussannagari
My name is Pranav Reddy Bussannagari. I am currently a research officer at Igniting Dreams. I aspire to be a scientist that helps advance technologies later in life, but also know the importance of kindness and care that I need to give and receive in life. The latter is actually what prompted me to join Igniting Dreams as I find it absolutely necessary to give everyone an opportunity to show their greatness. I also realized that I could help the group and increase the positive impact that it has on our world.