Proud of the following achievements:
2014 - 2017
Eagle Scout
A member of the Boy Scouts of America for more than 12 years, I attained the rank of Eagle Scout on June 8, 2017. Only 5% of all scouts reach this penultimate rank.
Webmaster
Assisted with redesign of troop website and managed event postings and calendar.
Student Council
Student Council
Deven Chopra was born in Mumbai and spent much of his life in Hong Kong, moving to Paris at the age of 18 to study fine art at the École des Beaux-Arts. His work is known for blurring the line between technology and art and has been selected for display at exhibitions in Paris, Shanghai, and New York.
iBook Author
Created an interactive iBook app based on the history of my town in Somers, NY. The project involved two years of historical research and will be utilized in my school district.
Bike Across America
3,000 miles, 12 states, 11 flat tires, ocean to ocean.
Community Service
Coding Class
Anya Pillai grew up in the Bay Area, spending much of her childhood in Palo Alto and Cupertino. She studied at Harvard and worked in New York for two years before going to get her MBA at INSEAD in Fontainebleau and Singapore. Today, she works as an associate at Washburne Ventures in London.
Microplastic Research
Conducted independent science research over three year period on the prevalence of microplastic pollution and its adverse effect on the local environment.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Regional winner of competition dedicated to innovative, water-based science projects.
NY History Day
Leadership Training
We met in 2009, at a backpacker hostel in Amsterdam. We hit it off immediately, bonding over our love of Gauguin and jazz. We had a magical time together in France during Anya's first year at grad school, and we both knew it was time. We were engaged in March 2014, and now we're getting married!