Shailee Sankhala

University of Southern California

• Bachelor of Science in Arts, Technology, and Business of Innovation
• Trustee Scholar

Wharton Global Youth: Business Leadership Academy

• Learned leadership models and competed against 9 teams in interactive digital simulations and case competitions.
• Developed entrepreneurship skills to build sustainability.

Spark - Committee Lead

A top USC organization that fosters entrepreneurial thought and action across communities.

• Leading Trojan Marketplace, a marketplace gathering 50+ student businesses and 10+ student performance groups, increasing attendance to approximately 3000+ students
• Organized speaker series with prominent founders from companies such as Dulce to YITAI
• Organized a career fair with various startups including Alchemy, Capture, and VolveMedia, 1000+ student attendance

Crossroads Initiative - President

A student-led non-profit organization to combat mental health stigma through literary works by providing teenagers a platform and community for self-expression.

• Led a team of 50+ students, guided the team with quarterly magazine edition releases that covers mental health topics ranging from mental illnesses to general stress
• The magazine viewership now reaches out to ~3,000 readers and 7+ chapters around the globe
• Has been recognized as a resource by St. Joseph Hospital and IUSD School districts around CA
• Organized mental health learning sessions with psychiatrists, NAMI, and psychology professionals, won excellence by the National Council of Teachers in English, won a $1000 grant to increase impact by the Irvine Public School Foundation

Bridging Horizons: Fusion - Founder and Project Director

A nonprofit that partners US-based teachers skilled in project-based learning with their counterparts in developing countries (e.g. India) who currently teach rote memorization methods.

• Connected with 4 schools in India to build project-based interactive curriculum to invoke powerful critical thinking skills in students
• Works with 30+ members and 10+ educators around the world in 7+ countries to bridge the gap between education systems
• Hosts daily online sessions with students and teachers for constructive discussions about effective teaching styles to benefit a variety of learners

Portola News Network - Special Segment Producer

A biweekly Portola High School broadcast that informs students about school and community events and entertains an audience of over 2,500 people with student features.

• PNN’s broadcast won best broadcast award in Orange County Film Festival in 2020 and 2022
• Created special segments to bring awareness to prevalent issues, ranging from topics such as the California Wildfires to the Asian hate movements

Stanford’s AllCove - Central Youth Advisor

An organization that designs mental health centers to provide free mental health support to youth.

• Designed the interior aesthetic for 6+ centers to develop a comfortable therapy environment for teens, serving 5000+ youth, presented the model to government councils, advocated for social and emotional learning

• Leadership
• Project Management
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Figma