Meet our team

Zoe graduated from UC San Diego in 2023 with a B.S. in Neurobiology and minor in Health Care Social Issues. Currently, they are working in a neuroscience research lab at UC San Diego and preparing to begin MD/PhD training. Zoe joined GoodforMEdia because so many youth use social media, and Zoe believes it is critical that youth have the strategies and tools they need to use social media in a way that has a positive impact on their mental health.

Khoa-Nathan (he/they) is a college student dedicated to mental health advocacy and community involvement. Khoa-Nathan hopes to use their lived experiences to help other youth and empower them to be involved in social justice. He views social media as not just a challenge for this generation, but also a tool for expression and storytelling to make the world a better place.

Emily (she/her) is a student at Harvard University and is currently undeclared. She is involved with #GoodforMEdia because she wants to decrease the stigma around discussing mental health. Growing up in the Bay Area, she has become acutely aware of how much people — specifically teens and young people — need a safe space to discuss, share, and learn more about this subject. She tries to use social media in a positive way to enhance her mental health and wellness, and wants to help other kids navigate the balance between social media and overall well being.

Sonia (she/her) is a freshman at Princeton University. She loves learning about the intersection of technology and public health. She is optimistic about technology's potential to promote mental health and education; she hopes to tap into this potential through her work with #GoodforMEdia.

Edward (he/him) is a current high school senior from Willowbrook, Illinois who’s interested in understand system-level health, especially in youth. He’s especially interested in the roles that policy and tech play in public health, and how we might take advantage of their roles to make real system-change. Outside of school and GoodforMEdia, you’ll find Edward writing some poetry, podcasting, or trying his hand at a new dish in the kitchen.

Zenia (she/her) is a freshman in high school who is passionate about mental health and helping the people around her. She believes that it is very important for people to connect with others and share their stories. A tool to achieve this is social media, but unfortunately using it can have negative effects on one's day to day life as well. Her hope is that with #GoodforMedia youth will be able to use media positively and have a platform to discuss mental health.

Chloe (she/her) is a junior in high school who is passionate about discussing and reducing stigma around mental health. Through personal experience, she understands how hard it can be to navigate the digital world, but also believes social media can be an incredible tool for fostering meaningful connections and self-expression. Chloe got involved with #GoodforMEdia to help other youth engage with social media in a balanced way that ultimately benefits their mental health.

Luci (she/her) is currently a senior at Carlmont High School and planning on attending Northeastern University this coming fall where she plans to major in psychology and human services. Luci is incredibly passionate about mental health awareness and strongly believes and wants to promote a good relationship between social media and mental health, especially for the younger generations who are becoming more involved in social media platforms. She has seen firsthand the possible negative effects of social media and believes it’s important to spread positivity throughout these platforms.

Katy (she/her) is a high school student who is passionate about youth mental health. She hopes to use her experiences to spread awareness about the connections between mental health and social media. Katy believes that when used suitably, social media brings positive things to the lives of youth by providing platforms for connection. She is excited to work with #GoodforMEdia to advocate for healthy youth social media usage. Katy believes the work that GoodForMEdia does is incredibly relevant to the lives of so many youth and which is why she joined this movement to help other youth who have had similar experiences.

Audrey (she/her) is a high school senior from the Bay Area, California. She hopes to combine her unique perspective on technology, especially algorithmic biases, from her technology background to make social media a safer place for teens. With her mental health advocacy, Audrey hopes to have conversations with youth about imposter syndrome and self worth. She also coded a platform named Affective Cookies, which inspires users to improve their mental health through inclusivity and empathy. She joined GoodforMEdia to be a part of a movement of youth passionate about responsible technology, particularly informing younger youth on healthy social media use.

Adrian (he/him) is and a sophomore in high school in the Bay Area, CA. He enjoys going out to eat and hanging out with friends. He also loves playing and watching sports, especially soccer and tennis. Adrian joined GoodforMEdia because like many others, during the pandemic he found himself on screens a lot. In turn he had less time for everything else in his life and felt like his life was being wasted. It wasn't until after the pandemic that he learned different ways of limiting screen time which is why he wants to help share his experiences and knowledge with others.

Naiya (she/her) is a junior in high school who is passionate about teenage wellbeing in the age of digital media. Through her experience working on mental health initiatives, Naiya strives to mitigate the harmful effects of social media while leveraging technology for positive change. She joined GoodforMEdia because she was inspired by the youth engagement and evidence-based research projects that the team curates. Naiya is excited to make mental health education and support more accessible to all communities with #GoodforMEdia.

Viana (she/her) is a sophomore in High School who loves the connection between neuroscience, mental health, and digital literacy. She is interested in social media regulations and proper digital education of youth and parents. Viana has her own club at her high school, educating her peers on neuroscience and mental health. As a GoodforMEdia member, Viana plans on implementing her mental health passions into preparing the youth for the future of social media. She joined GoodforMEdia in order to prepare our future youth for the mental health dangers related to social media platforms.

Riley (she/her) is a junior at Gunn High School who is interested in psychology and neuroscience. Her passion for these fields stems from her own lived experience with mental health. The correlation between mental health and social media inspired her to explore this incredible opportunity. Riley joined GFM in hopes to expand her knowledge and help make it more accessible to the community.

Josephine (she/her) is a teen entrepreneur, community advocate, and founder of Self-Care-For-Good with a focus on CPR-like mental health first aid training. Josephine has published several editorials, participated in various news interviews, and serves as a youth advisor and public speaker for the South Bay Families Connected. She also works with three NAMI CA chapters around the Los Angeles area, and is a teen ambassador for the Wave Health app supporting people with chronic conditions including Anxiety, ADHD, Chronic Fatigue and Depression.

Jimin (she/her) is a high school senior attending a U.S. online school but residing in South Korea. With her passion for youth mental health and technology reform, she has been involved in advocacy with various youth-led organizations. She believes in the power of youth engagement and hopes to create a social media space with mindful action and consumption. As social media is a double-sided sword, we should work collectively towards a better future with social media.

Vicki (she/her) is Program Director of the Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing within Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She has over twenty years of experience working within the public health, education and mental health sectors developing and managing innovative, community-based programs at the local, state, national and international levels. At the Center, she develops and directs a broad portfolio of projects promoting wellbeing, early intervention and increased access to mental health services, particularly for young people ages 12-25. She is leading the technical assistance team implementing allcove - a first of its kind integrated youth mental health model in the U.S.; as well as building a national Media and Mental Health Initiative, partnering with the media, mental health and technology sectors to enhance the positive impact of media on youth mental health and wellbeing.

Marilyn (she/her) is the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. She has spent the past 5 years working in youth development alongside under-resourced youth communities in the Bay Area. At the Center, Marilyn supports our youth development and peer to peer programs, among them #GoodforMEdia. As an adult ally in this space, Marilyn coordinates upcoming projects, community engagement opportunities and peer to peer collaborations with our youth advisors. Through her time in this field, she’s learned that creating spaces for youth to lead is key.