Our Team

Adrian Gore

President, Founder

Adrian is an aspiring anthropologist and a senior at Dougherty Valley High School, who has a passion for teaching science to others. Since he was 12, Adrian was captivated by the studies of anthropology, human anatomy, biology, and astronomy. Outside of The Science Learning Foundation, Adrian loves to play chess, read and write science articles, and go biking with friends and alone.

Pam Sheppel

Advisor to Board

I completed my Bachelors at USC in a special program (5 students admitted per year) earning an interdisciplinary degree in Biological Sciences and Psychology. I entered USC on a track scholarship with my eyes set on making the Olympic team in the next 4 years. I competed for USC until an injury kept me from continuing. Next, I went across town to UCLA to complete a Masters in Public Health with an emphasis in Behavioral Science and Health Education. I worked for several years as a Health Education Specialist, finally ending up coordinating the Preventive Health Program at Cal Poly SLO and teaching a course on Peer Health Education.

Sree Krishna Gelle

Director of Biology, Secretary, Co-Founder

Sree Krishna is an aspiring doctor and a senior studying at Dougherty Valley High School. He has a great passion for teaching and learning about sciences, and has written articles for various organizations in topics in Biology, including mental health and pathology. Outside of school, he enjoys playing cricket, reading books, praticing Taekwondo, and keeping up with current affairs in the world.

Abhinav Vijay

Director of Human Anatomy/Physiology, Co-Founder

Abhinav is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. During his free time, he enjoys playing strategy games, hanging out with friends, biking, and drawing. In school, his favorite subjects are physics and PE.

Varun Ajith

Director of Chemistry, Co-Founder

Varun is an aspiring doctor studying in Dougherty Valley High School as an 12th grader. He has an undying passion in teaching science, and has taught a variety of science classes for elementary and middle school students, including courses such as Biology, Advanced Mathematics, and Chemistry. Varun has a profound interest in various science related fields, including neuroscience and psychology. Outside of this organization, Varun also enjoys playing cricket, reading books and novels, and hiking with his friends.

Advik Anuganti

Co-Director of Astronomy

Advik is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He enjoys learning and teaching Astronomy, and his favorite topics in school are math and history. In his free time, Advik plays cricket, basketball, reads science fiction novels, and rides his bike.

Noah Adas

Co-Director of Astronomy

Noah attends Dougherty Valley High School and is in 12th grade. He is very enthusiastic about astronomy and he is very interested in teaching others about it. Some hobbies that he has are cooking, biking, video games, and skating. He also loves socializing with friends and discussing news and trends with them.

Nimalan Guru

Human Anatomy/Physiology Instructor

Nimalan is an aspiring medical physician and currently a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. He has a passion of teaching and helping others. He specifically loves to learn and teach about ophthalmology, and is looking to be in a medical specialty in that area of science. When not learning about eyes, Nimalan spends his time biking, repairing various things such as his bike, and drawing.

Megha Guntuku

Biology Instructor

Megha is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School who is enthusiastic about teaching others. She's always had a great passion for biology, especially genetics. In her free time she loves to crochet, watch Bollywood movies, and play badminton

Leon Khoshnevis

Astronomy Instructor

Leon is a Persian athlete and Eagle Scout who loves to teach kids. He has a passion for astronomy, and loves reading and discussing it. In his free time, he loves to create art.

Saanvi Deb

Chemistry Instructor


Prerana Gowda

Chemistry Instructor


Varun Vaidya

Biology Instructor


Krishna Nandakumar

Chemistry Instructor


Rohan Ramakrishnan

Chemistry Instructor


Aditi Swaminathan

Outreach


Cheryl Cheung

Chemistry Instructor


Aniket Dey

Chemistry Instructor


Aayiz Mansuri

Human Anatomy/Physiology Instructor


Theodore Leong

Human Anatomy/Physiology Instructor