Our Leadership

 Zoë Dailey is a current senior at Saguaro High School, serving as Sisters in STEM’s activity coordinator since winter 2020, and president since June 2022. Within a month of joining Sisters in STEM, Zoë created the content for and helped organize an online annual event with over 150 students in attendance. The success of this event, despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, allowed for the creation of the First Fridays events, of which Zoë is a founder and continues to direct content and assist in event coordination. Zoë joined Sabercat Robotics in fall 2020, and since has risen to the role of VEX’s lead programmer; is the outgoing president of Saguaro’s Math and Science Academy; and is actively involved in other STEM-related activities, clubs, and competitions, including Science Olympiad and HOSA. Zoë is also an NCWIT state award recipient and is now pursuing a research project with Arizona State University’s Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology with Kritin Mandala.  

Delia Riley is a current junior at Saguaro High School, serving as Sisters in STEM's Special Project Manager. Since her time at Sisters In STEM began in freshman year, she has worked on countless presentations and helped create a joint program "Girls In STEM" with the Scottsdale Public Library. Delia is also heavily involved in the Scottsdale Math and Science Academy, and hopes to bring more of the Scottsdale community in to see SiS efforts. Delia is on the Sabercat Robotics team. She is the vice-president of her CyberPatriot Competition Club, has interned as a virtual camp teacher for teens learning about cybersecurity, and plans on continuing SiS efforts in educating young students on cyber-safety with the CyberSiS program. 

 Lindsay Baptiste is a current junior at Saguaro High School, serving  as Sisters in STEM’s Content Manager. Her time as a Sisters in STEM core member started her freshman year, she has worked on countless presentations, volunteered at almost all the monthly virtual events, and every in person event since she joined including a new joint program with the Scottsdale public Library “Girls in STEM”. Lindsay is also an involved member of the Scottsdale Math and Science academy and was a previous member of the Robotics team serving as safety captain and shop manager. 

Aarohi Ghorpade is a current junior at Saguaro High School, serving as Sisters in STEM's Creative Director. Since her time at Sisters In STEM began in sophomore year, she has worked on numerous presentations. Aarohi is also an active member of the Scottsdale Math and Science Academy, and is the junior class president. Aarohi was on the Sabercat Robotics FRC team for 2 years. She is the president of her Graphic Design Club, which provides students with a creative outlet to experiment with new styles and mediums. She also runs an Instagram account named Cyber Safe 101, which spreads awareness about the detrimental effects of cyberbullying and goes into depth about cyber security topics and current events in the field. 

 Kritin Mandala is currently a junior at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, AZ. His interest in engineering education began when he attended the first Sisters in STEM (SiS) event as a student in 2018. Since then he has become a team leader in Saguaro’s FRC robotics club and Sisters in STEM initiative. Kritin is a co-founder of Saguaro’s CyberSiS program which is an offshoot of SiS that aims to teach students in grades K-6 about cybersecurity. He is also leading a team of highschool students in writing, illustrating, and publishing an innovative children’s book series focused on STEM and cooperative principles. Kritin is now pursuing a research project with Arizona State University’s Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology with Zoë Dailey.