Our Team
Neha Gogineni
Co-president
Neha is a junior at Carroll Senior High School. She aims to pursue computer science in college and help many people after graduating. She has been helping with the Kaizen Project since it was started in 2017 and has realized how grateful she is for what she has. Her goal is to expand this project to feed many more families through food drives and to serve the community through different drives during different seasons of the year. She aspires to give back to her community by helping people and is grateful to be doing so.
Shriya Gogineni
Co-president
Shriya is a junior at Carroll Senior High School. Her passion for helping people came at a very young age when she saw people asking for money on the roads. She saw many people who were hungry and couldn’t afford to buy a meal, but she didn’t know what to do about it. Remembering these experiences, and learning the situations of the families she wanted to help, she was motivated to join the Kaizen project and provide as many people as she could with meals. Through this endeavor, she hopes to give them all a wonderful and joyful Thanksgiving.
Suryamukhi venigalla
Finance
Surya is a junior at Carroll Senior High School. After graduating, she aims to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer and CEO to help many people in the world. Her passion to serve those in need started from a young age and continued in high school when she volunteered with the Stepping Stones Foundation and the Autism Speaks Organization. She is also an active member of Scholars & Athletes Serving Others (SASO) and Red Cross where she volunteers in a variety of different ways such as food drives and providing school supplies for less fortunate children. Surya aspires to make an impact on countless lives through many volunteer opportunities including the Kaizen Project and hopes to make the world a better place.
Sidhi Devireddy
Fundraising
Sidhi is a freshman at Carroll High School. She was born in Arlington, Texas, and moved to Southlake 6 years ago. She is not sure what she wants to be in the future. One possible career field she is interested in is psychology. She loves to help others and always has. She is currently a part of organizing and hosting Southlake’s annual TEDxYouth event. She is excited to help many families enjoy nice meals this thanksgiving.
Shriya Avirneni
Fundraising
Shriya is a senior in high school who finds her joy in the great outdoors, whether she’s swimming, biking, or hiking. Alongside her love for nature, she has a passion for singing, which she cultivates through her involvement in her school’s choir. Since freshman year, Shriya has dedicated her time to volunteering with Kaizen. Looking towards her future, Shriya aims to pursue a degree in business in college, inspired by her fascination with entrepreneurship and leadership. She envisions a career where she can blend her business skills with her commitment to making a difference in the world around her.
Jasmine Kuruvilla
Family Coordinator
Jasmine is a junior at Carroll High School. She is also the Volunteer Chair on her Church Youth Board. Through these volunteer experiences, she was able to see how many people we are capable of helping and how we can help them. She got to understand many different family situations through the volunteer work she has done, which led her to want to reach out a helping hand to more people. Jasmine hopes to continue expanding her reach through the Kaizen Project and she hopes to be able to put a smile on many people’s faces.
Aditya Sheth
Finance
Aditya Sheth is a master’s student at the University of Texas at Dallas pursuing a degree in Biotechnology. He has always loved being involved with his community through his volunteer work with his temple and the North Texas Food Bank. He currently works as a scribe and is involved in research at UT-Dallas. He aspires to dedicate his life to those who are in need through a career in medicine and hopes to bring his commitment to his community to this year’s Kaizen Project Thanksgiving drive.
Sindhu vENIGALLA
Fundraising
Sindhu is a freshman in high school and spends her time playing the piano, dancing, drawing, and volunteering around her city. Over the years, she has developed a passion for making a difference in people's lives. She loves to positively impact her community and the people in it. She aspires to one day pursue a career in the medical field and continue to help others. This year, she aims to help many families in need and make their holiday season.
Sarah Abromovitz
Public Relations
Sarah is a junior at Carroll Senior High School, interested in Mandarin Chinese and International Studies. In college, she hopes to have many study abroad opportunities to learn about other cultures and have chances to meet new people. Her aspiration to help others and learn from others started with the local International Conversation Exchange Program with highschoolers from different backgrounds. In her work facilitating and participating in these conversations, she learned the importance of having access to resources and being given a fair chance to thrive. She is excited to reach out to more people and fill in that much needed food gap.