Our Team | BranchOut!

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BranchOut!

Dr. Yuhsien Wu

Co-Founder

Dr. Meina Liu

Howard County

Chapter Chair

Richard Y. Wang

Co-Founder

Ms. Cuiwei Zhao

Howard County

Chapter Director

Paul Allen

Program Director

2022-2023 Student Management Team

Victoria Wang

President

12th grade

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Ximing Luo

President of HoCo Chapter

12th grade

Centennial High School

Teresa Huang

Chief Operating Office

12th grade

Oakton High School

Savannah Zhu

Chief Education Officer

12th grade

South County High School

Luke Wang

Director of Technology

12th grade

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Brian Zhou

Director of Outreach

11th grade

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Johnny Liu

Innovator Team Lead

11th grade

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

David Liu

Outreach Team

10th grade

Episcopal High School

Elaine Liu

Chief Technology Officer

12th grade

Mclean High School

Max Lu

Chief marketing Officer

11th grade

Academy of Science

Josh Soong

Director of Education

11th grade

River Hill High School

Evan Wang

Director of Operations

11th grade

Blair High School

Kavya Kuttava

Assistant Director of Operations

10th grade

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Elizabeth Li

Assistant Director of Marketing

10th grade

Oakton High School

Richard Zhu

Assistant Director of Education

10th grade

Richard Montgomery High School

Meet BranchOut!'s Student Leadership Team

Last Sunday, BranchOut! hosted its first in-person leadership meeting. The event was attended by a diverse group of students excited to...

BranchOut! in the Family: Two Sisters' Growth through Mentorship and Leadership

Roger Wang is a proud BranchOut! parent of Marina and Victoria. Marina Wang, a current Dartmouth College student, served as a...

2022 BranchOut!'s 7th Celebration Event Recap

Parents, students, and distinguished guests attended BranchOut!’s 7th anniversary on Saturday, October 15th at 7pm ET on Zoom. In this...

BranchOut! College Admission Night

BranchOut! hosted its 4th college admissions event on September 20th, where over 500 people attended this virtual event nationally....

Fall 2022 BranchOut!Picnic Recap

BranchOut! hosted a picnic to celebrate the end of a successful summer on Saturday, September 10th at the Cabin John Regional Park in...

BranchOut! Returns to FCPS Summer Credit Recovery Program

BranchOut! has been serving the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) since the summer of 2017 by working as TAs and tutors to support...

BranchOut! 2022 Fall Picnic/Social Event!

To thank our mentors for their hard work this summer, BranchOut! is hosting a potluck-style Fall Picnic to provide a fun opportunity for...

Mentor Spotlight - Phoebe Wang

Phoebe Wang is a rising 10th grader at Dominion High School. This summer, she was a part of the BranchOut! x Pohick STEAM Program and The...

BranchOut! is Proud to Support the Howard County Public School System

This summer, BranchOut! students were hard at work, giving back to the community in Howard County, Maryland. Student were invited back to...

BranchOut! is Recognized by UCA 2022

About 15 students from BranchOut! attended the 2022 United Chinese American (UCA) Convention in DC, which took place at the Omni Shoreham...

BranchOut! is Proud to Serve the Howard County Autism Society

Mentor spotlight

BranchOut! is at the Pohick Regional Library

“They loved the friendly competition and that they could bring home their STEM creations!” “When’s the next session? My child had so much...

My Center City Public Charter Schools Experience

I specifically remember a situation with two kids. Kid A always raised his hand to answer questions, excelled at the activities, and was...

BranchOut! Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary

On Saturday, November 14th, we had our 2020 BranchOut! Celebration and Open House Event, commemorating the 5th year anniversary of...

Grit and Humility: The Key to Success

Tony Lodge shared his inspirational story from Homeless to Capitol Hill. As an aged-out foster child, Tony was homeless throughout college a

Black Lives Matter in Our Community

Recently, Black Lives Matter has been trending in the news and media. I had a simple understanding of it, but I still wasn’t confident. I...

BranchOut! Human Minds: A Crowd Full of Bystanders- The Bystander Effect and Pluralistic Ignorance

On the night of March 13th, 1964 in Queens, New York, Catherine Susan “Kitty” Genovese was murdered by Winston Moseley. Many residents...

BranchOut! Human Minds- The Mozart Effect: Should we start listening to classical music?

You probably have heard or read it somewhere, maybe from your parents, or maybe you are a parent and you’ve told your child: “listening...

BranchOut! Human Minds: Psychology of Productivity

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of schools across the globe are closed indefinitely. Children are stuck at home with online...

BranchOut! Veritas Education Leaders Provides Free Online Tutoring Services

BranchOut!, as part of Veritas Education Leaders, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, has partnered with STEP Mentorship and Girls Who...

BranchOut! Innovator Places 3rd for Congressional App Challenge

On December 2nd, 2019, BranchOut!’s Innovator team won third place overall in Virginia District 10 in the Congressional App Challenge...

BranchOut! 4th Annual Celebration

Sunday, October 13th, 2019 is the fourth annual BranchOut! celebrate event. About 300 people from DC, Maryland, and Virginia gathered at...

BranchOut!—The Summer Volunteer Opportunity You’ve Been Looking For

As the school year ends, many high school students struggle to find the answer to one question of what they will do over the summer. With...

BranchOut! Taking Root in STEM Education

On June 15, 2019, BranchOut! STEM Education had its fourth annual training at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Virginia....

BranchOut!

Dr. Yuhsien Wu

Dr. Meina Liu

Richard Y. Wang

Ms. Cuiwei Zhao

Paul Allen

2022-2023 Student Management Team

Victoria Wang

Ximing Luo

Teresa Huang

Savannah Zhu

Luke Wang

Brian Zhou

Johnny Liu

David Liu

Elaine Liu

Max Lu

Josh Soong

Evan Wang

Kavya Kuttava

Elizabeth Li

Richard Zhu

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