TEDxLAHS

Speakers

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• Asha Rammohan

  Asha Rammohan is a junior at Los Altos High School. Asha competes on the Varsity Field Hockey team and serves as Speech Co-Captain of MVLA Speech and Debate. Outside of school, she is a member of the inaugural City of Los Altos Youth Commission Council Academy, representing youth voices in local government, and is an active volunteer through National Charity League, National Honor Society, and as a reading literacy tutor for young kids. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, listening to music, and hanging out with friends.

• Christine Moore

  Poet

  Christine grew up in rural Northern California surrounded by nature. Her childhood was spent primarily outdoors, where she learned the joy and fragility of life. Her work has appeared in journals such as Erbacce; The Pasadena Review; 26: C A Journal of Poetry and Poetics; Ink, Sweat & Tears; Pinhole Poetry; and The Inflectionist Review. Her chapbook, Lent Words, was published in 2024. Her full-length poetry collection, Never a Name Given, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2026. She is a journalist, a Poet-Teacher through California Poets in the Schools, and the poet-in-residence at St. Simon Parish in Los Altos.

• Christine Sampson

  Christine Sampson is a sophomore at Los Altos High School.

• Ishika Anand

  Ishika Anand is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. She has a passion for engineering and is a part of the school’s robotics team, Eaglestrike. Outside of the classroom, she is on the Varsity Field Hockey team as a goalkeeper and learns Indian classical dance. Ishika is an avid beekeeper, and loves to advocate for pollinators and the environment through her involvement in the LAHS Green Team. She hopes to inspire others to give a voice to the creatures that help us so much, yet go unnoticed.

• Maya Panchal

  Maya Panchal is a junior at Los Altos High School. She is a passionate advocate for using creativity as a tool for connection and healing. As the founder of the Krafty Kids program, she leads art-based initiatives that support unhoused families through therapeutic practices. On campus, Maya is a Varsity Field Hockey Athlete, officer of ISA, member of the National Honor Society, and involved in many clubs. She also enjoys writing poetry on identity, belonging, and language, competing speech and poetry competitions.

• Oleksandra Kharytonova

  Oleksandra Kharytonova is a junior at Los Altos High School. Oleksandra moved to the United States from Ukraine after the start of the war. She has been playing the flute for over 12 years and grew up in a family of musicians, which shaped her connection to music from a very young age. After relocating across several countries, she used music to reconnect with others and rebuild a sense of normalcy, including performing in benefit concerts that raised over $330,000 for Ukrainian humanitarian aid. At her current school, she founded the first Slavic club to bring together students who shared similar backgrounds, and she recently started a platform to help immigrant students better understand the U.S. school system. She is interested in how music can connect people, especially in moments when everything else feels unfamiliar.

• Sophia Buzzi

  Sophia Buzzi is a student, speaker, and founder committed to helping young people understand their rights and use their voice. She is the creator of RightSide, a youth-led initiative that has reached over 9,000 students through school partnerships and workshops, equipping them with practical knowledge about legal rights, self-advocacy, and how to navigate the systems that shape their lives. She is also the founder of Voices Without Borders, where she leads mentorship and English tutoring for Ukrainian students affected by war and displacement. Through both initiatives, Sophia has focused her work on expanding access to information, opportunity, and support for communities that are too often overlooked. Originally from Miami and now based in California, Sophia brings a perspective shaped by diverse communities and a strong sense of purpose.

• Valeria Suffoletto

  Valeria Suffoletto is a high school student at Los Altos High School who is a driven student athlete. She is captain of the girls lacrosse team and is actively involved in journalism, with a focus on photojournalism, where she captures and tells stories through visual media. She also serves as the Director of Outreach for RightSide, encouraging curiosity and critical thinking in asking questions.

• Zoe Cheng

  Zoe Cheng is a senior at Los Altos High School. At LAHS she is the co-captain and design lead of the robotics team, president of the quiz bowl club, and a performer for student-run musical theatre club Blue Broadway.