major projects i've worked on! 🌷

a bit of background

above all, my main focus in high school (and really, since i was 12 years old) has been environmentalism. my work with the environment then led me to become interested in political depolarization, because i think climate has become politicized and partisan in a way it really shouldn't be (i decided to start working on political depolarization after engaging in environmental policy).

both of those causes are still incredibly dear to my heart -- but recently, i've begun placing more emphasis on policy advocacy related to ai safety as well.

one of my friends helped write AI 2027, and after reading Situational Awareness, i truly think AI is the issue that will define our generation -- and the next few years will undoubtedly be pivotal.

"just remember, it's never the end of the world!! unless you somehow manage to create misaligned AGI" --joshua m

⭐ Grassroots Ukraine fundraising initiative featured by UNITED24 (founded by Pres. Zelenskyy)
⭐ Donated $5,598 of merchandise for events-based fundraising model; raised $3K+ directly for total $8K+ to date, on track for $16K+ by EOY
⭐ 120k+ SM impressions

⭐ independently organized & facilitated 8-week, in-person fellowship program for high school students on opposite sides of the political spectrum
⭐ worked alongside Braver Angels, nationwide 501c3 nonprofit, to host workshop on skills for challenging conversations
⭐ featured in Bridging the Gap documentary
⭐ $2.5k grant funding from the Civics Unplugged Innovation in Democracy Pitch Contest & the Riley's Way Foundation's Call for Kindness Fellowship of 2025
⭐ 8k+ views on YT, 7k+ impressions on SM

⭐ 700+ members spanning 30+ countries
⭐ team of 25+ volunteers
⭐ founded in 2020
⭐ ran contest that received 627 entries
⭐ $4k+ grant funding from Jane Goodall Institute, National Contribution Project, DoSomething.org, Bow Seat Ocean Awareness, etc
⭐ featured on publications by Blue Shield, Project Green Schools, SevenSeas Media, etc