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Karina Khaledi

Founder and Software Developer

Karina is a second year at Northeastern University.

Karina is studying Computer Science and Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and FinTech. In College she has immersed herself in many clubs and has stayed active with community service.

She discovered her love for coding after enrolling in a Java coding course freshman year. Given the limited computer science opportunities at her high school, Karina sought out to expand her grasp on programming. After being accepted to Columbia’s Science Honors Program as a sophomore, Karina began to dive deeper into the world of informatics. She took it upon herself to learn R, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, and Python to explore her newfound interest. Karina is dedicated to promoting equitable technological education for women. She seeks to promote women’s advancement and believes that, together, we can bridge the gender gap in STEM. Code knows no gender, and she is committed to coding a better, brighter, and more inclusive word.

In addition to Girls With Wisdom, Karina serves as founder and president of her school’s Baymen Club, a club that promotes cultural awareness and fosters inclusivity. She also co-founded her school’s Environmental Club, where she successfully integrated biodegradable products into the school community.  Outside of school, Karina researches pancreatic cancer, where she applies code to help with earlier detection of the disease.

At her core, Karina hopes to foster mentorship, collaboration, and an uplifting environment through Girls With Wisdom, so all girls can be confident in pursuing their interests in STEM.

Kim Khaledi

Manager and Contributor

Kim Khaledi is a senior at Columbia University studying Financial Economics. As a long-time Women in Science and Engineering supporter and advocate, Kim knew that extending her education to help give back for women in STEM was exactly what she wanted to do. She established her local town’s chapter of Girls Who Code and has gone onto serve on the Board of the Financial Committee at Columbia’s Women’s Network. She is dedicated to promoting gender equality and works with us as both a mentor and tutor. Kim knows how to program in Java, Python, and R, but her favorite subject to tutor is linear algebra!

Anya Gupta

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Anya is a junior at Boston University pursuing a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a minor in Public Health. At BU, she is a tutor for statistics and intro science courses; a teaching assistant for general chemistry; and an undergraduate researcher in chemical education and organic synthesis. Clearly, her favorite subject is chemistry. Outside of college, Anya is the National Director of Operations for STEM You Can!, a national non-profit which aims to spark an interest in science in kids from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM. She has run several free summer camps, trained high school students to run their own programs, and recently helped adapt these camps into online workshops. She is passionate about mentorship and supporting other women in STEM. Anya has experience mentoring middle school and high school students as well as her peers.

Nataskie Bella

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Nataskie Bella is a junior at the Southern Connecticut State University. She has been engaged with Technology since she was a kid and began to pursue Computer Science as her major field of study in the 10th grade. She is a mentor and tutor that assists high school seniors in transitioning to college. Python, HTML, CSS and JAVA are programming languages that she is fluent in. Nataskie believes that through programming and technology, the world can recuperate and believes that girls deserve a seat at every table, in a pretty, pink chair. 'Female is the substance they know they need" she often says. Nataskie loves shopping, creating websites, and adventurous activities. Her favorite programming language is Python!

Alexis Veigel

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Alexis is a junior at The Ohio State University pursuing a B.S. in Engineering Physics, with a focus in Electrical Engineering. She is involved with Ohio State’s branches of Society of Women Engineers and Society of Women in Physics. Alexis also enjoys tutoring young students in physics and singing with her a cappella group in her free time. She has experience with CAD modeling and programmable logic design software such as Solidworks and Quartus Prime. Women bring a whole new perspective to the world of science, and Alexis is excited to share her passion with girls everywhere!

Celine Huang

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Hi! My name's Celine Huang and I'm from Vancouver, Canada. I am 16 years old and am a senior in High School! I am super interested in the interplay between humanities and STEM, and I love studying psychology. In my free time I enjoy reading, writing for a youth-run female empowerment magazine, and sewing. My favourite coding language is CSS!

Cady Wang

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Cady is a junior at Union County Magnet High School in New Jersey. She is an officer in Science Club, Student Council, and Future Business Leaders of America and recently started a chapter of Dear Asian Youth in her county. In her free time, Cady loves to run and cook new recipes from around the world. Her favorite STEM subject is physics, but she also enjoys math and biology! Cady is excited to work with and inspire young girls!

Julia Nellie

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Currently a junior at the School for the Talented and Gifted, Julia started her coding journey back in freshmen year. The first coding language she learned was Java, followed by Swift which she learned after attending the Kode with Klossy camp this past year. She’s currently active in a few Women in STEM clubs, is a computer science teaching assistant, helps to run a model UN convention, and does a few other out of school activities. Her favorite language to code in is Java, but she’s always excited to learn more & share what she knows.

Sweta Parmar

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Hi! I am Sweta Parmar, a self-taught physics student. I learn and communicate about physics through my YouTube channel and Instagram live, I think interaction is the most amazing way to explore and advance science. I am more into into astrophysics as it deals with the most gigantic things of the universe. It is the most interesting topic of Sciebce but oftenly ignored in school so I want I interact with people most about it in order to make people interested more in it.

Neelam Parmar

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Neelam is a junior at Holt High school. She began gaining an interest in STEM in fourth grade when she joined her school’s VEX robotics team. She then continued her journey in STEM by participating in First Lego League in middle school and First robotics in high school. Neelam is also a participant in Girls Who Code which is a organization dedicated to teach girls about code, computer science, and different fields in STEM! That’s when she started getting into computer science. She enjoys playing tennis, traveling, baking and more! She also wants to use computer science to do something in the medical field in the future. Neelam hopes to inspire more girls to be in a field in STEM just like how her mentors inspired her to reach for the stars!

Courtney Ombongi

STEM Mentor and Contributor

Courtney Ombongi is currently a freshman at Kennesaw State University obtaining a B.S in Software Engineering. She started her coding journey through Kode With Klossy under the Web development curriculum. After finding her love for coding, she is now proficient in the coding languages C#, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. She loves to create websites that help people and her passion is to inspire young women who are interested in STEM. She is so excited to share the magic of computer science!