Speaker Coordination Sub-Committee

Alina Samiullah is a sophmore at Portola High School in Southern California. She serves on NNEA’s Speaker Subcommittee and Hispanic Initiativesand was an SNP-REACH camper in 2022 where she created an educational module for parents and students. She gained valuable knowledge and experiences from it that inspired her to further become an advocate for neurodiversity. She has a passion for helping others, and has always been an advocate for neurodiversity inclusion. She is also a part of her school’s Bulldog Crew Buddy Club and tutors neurodivergent students math, from which she has fostered invaluable relationships. Outside of neurodiversity advocacy, Alina enjoys playing badminton, reading, spending time with friends and family, and baking.

Ella is a junior at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California. Growing up with her autistic cousin, Ella was introduced to the various challenges faced by neurodiverse individuals. Inspired by these experiences, she founded the Bay Area Branch of Peer 1 on 1, an organization focused on fostering meaningful and fun friendships between autistic youth and their peers. She is also attending SNP-REACH 2023 to broaden her knowledge and deepen her understanding of neurodiversity. In her free time, Ella loves printmaking and reading all sorts of comics.

Aryaa Sahoo is a high school freshman, residing in the UAE. She serves on NNEA’s Speaker Coordination subcommittee. Aryaa found herself interested in joining NNEA’s Core Committee through trying to immerse herself into the field of medicine, but whilst creating impact, through the unconventional path - specifically, advocacy behind Neurodiversity and Public Health. She has worked alongside UN initiatives in the past, including garnering over 2,000 participants for Youth2030, and loves to be involved in orchestra and tennis.

Vivi Green is a high school student (grade 11) from Georgia. Her special interest is corvids, and she hopes to one day get a wildlife rehabilitation license to help “weird” animals like possums and crows. Being neurodiverse herself, she has a passion for learning about sociology/psychology and neurological differences. After struggling for years to get much-needed accommodations (for both autism and a physical disability) from public schools and being repeatedly denied, she decided to start learning more about disability law and advocating for herself. This eventually turned into a desire to learn more about advocacy in general, to help other kids in similar situations. Her favorite activity is contortion, but she also enjoys reading and spending time with her cat. She currently coaches on a summer swim league team.

Sharvesh Prabhakar is a sophomore at Enochs High School in Modesto California. He is an avid advocate for Neurodiverse rights. His interests lie in neuroscience and medicine with aspirations of becoming a surgeon or doctor in the future. His interest in neurodiversity stems from his experiences in the community and stark lack of representation of pressing problems. His ultimate goal is to foster understanding and increase awareness.