I'm deeply interested in business, management, and psychology, and I enjoy exploring how ideas can be turned into action. Through my nonprofit, books, and clubs, I've learned how to connect with people across the world, share initiatives with a broad audience, and develop practical leadership skills.
My Mission
To create meaningful impact by combining leadership, creativity, and an understanding of people to empower others and build communities.
Off the Clock
Each experience has helped me understand teamwork, problem-solving, and the ways people are motivated, and they continue to inspire me to create projects that make a positive difference.
I have been writing short poems and stories since I was 4 years old.
One of my favorite ways to de-stress. I love playing with my family and friends!
Painting soothes my mind. I love to take my time as I have an attention for detail!
I've been practicing for years now to get my time down!
I have thousands of photos on my camera roll. I love capturing the moment!
The Full Record
A running log of the moments that shaped this journey, from my first book to a stage in Houston.
My first book, Grandma's Green Where Memories Seen, on Alzheimer's & dementia.
Discover my journey with the first book →
Mentored by Dr. Lopez-Duran (U. Michigan) on culture, stigma, and mental health.
Founded my school's Speech and Debate club, growing it to 70+ members as President.
More about founding the club →
Co-founded the Quill Club and serve as Vice President, running meetings for writers.
Founded and lead the TEDx Club, organizing talks and guest speakers for students.
Elected by 1,500+ students as my school's first-ever sophomore class Vice President.
Advocated to extend NC House Bill 4's STEM Grant Program, gathering 1,600 signatures.
Discover the journey to 1,600 signatures →
Named Dean's List Finalist (one of three in the state), earning a spot at Worlds.
Learn more about how I felt →
Traveled to Houston as a Dean's List Finalist for the FIRST World Championship.
More about my learnings and experiences →
Placed top 5 in the district, qualifying for the NCFL Grand National tournament in Chicago.
More about the day I qualified →
Published my second book, Kavi and His Robot Quest, sparking kids' interest in STEM.
More about my second book →
My book hit #1 in Amazon's Hot New Releases for Children's Robotics.
More about my journey to get here →
Won a competitive election for President of Toastmasters, the club that shaped me.
More about becoming President →
A preschool teacher in Sweden read my book to her class — five stars and robot drawings.
How I impacted beyond my community →
Organized my school's TEDx conference and gave my own TED Talk to the whole school.
More about the conference →
Became an Official State Officer Candidate for DECA, a new level of leadership.
More about becoming a candidate →
Published my third book, Mira Finds Her Voice, about beating the fear of public speaking.
Learn more about this book →
LarvaLyte worked for the first time — we tested it in water and watched the capsules release.
More about the first test →
Placed 1st in the world at DECA's International Career Development Conference.
More about placing 1st →Broke to Double Octofinals in Policy at NCFLs — first team from my district in 15 years.
More about Nationals →
Elected President of my school's DECA chapter for its next competition season.
More about becoming President →
Met with a venture head interested in investing in LarvaLyte to grow the product.
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Read and distributed my books to classrooms at a local elementary school.
More about the visit →Compiled a list of 100+ Title I schools across Charlotte and called each to donate books.
More about the outreach →After placing 1st internationally at DECA, LarvaLyte was awarded $1,000 in funding.
More about the funding →
Met with the Malaria Consortium and Against Malaria Foundation to share LarvaLyte.
My internship mentor offered to pay me and invited me to stay on part-time this fall.
More about the internship →
A class of 21 students read my book in small groups and wrote their own reviews.
See how students responded →
Dr. Spires is interested in sharing my books with her network of 2,000 teachers.
Read about the meeting →Two schools secured book donations after my outreach, benefiting about 1,200 students.
See how the outreach paid off →The Whole Map
Sixteen journeys, one throughline: leadership, creativity, and people.