About us

Our Team

Lucas Leanza

Vice-President

Lucas, part of Stanford's Class of 2023, is in charge of the organization's broad logistical, outreach, coding and optimization aspects. With a background in educational non-profits, Lucas worked with Jacky last year to create the groundwork for the foundation.

Rina Nagashima

Co-Director Hawaii Branch

Rina, a transfer student from Wellesley to Scripps' Class of 2023, is in charge of mentor outreach and organizational partnership at the Hawaii branch. Having gone through the application process twice, she is enthusiastic in her outreach and mission to Hawaii's rising seniors and their unique situations.

Linda Lin

Program Co-Director/Finance Director

Linda, part of Harvard's Class of 2024, is in charge of partnerships, panels, as well as financial aspects of the organization, including setting up donation systems, applying to grants, and ensuring donor payment processing.

Luis Rubio

Co-Director, Mid Western Region

Luis, part of Johns Hopkin's Class of 2024, communicates with students across the Mid Western United States and is eager to ease the college application process for many driven and talented students.

Melissa Meng

Outreach Co-Director

Melissa, part of Harvard's Class of 2024, helps to manage the creative aspects and design of College Key, and is excited to take part in reaching out to students, regardless of socio-economic background, to help them succeed with their career-oriented goals.

Kobi Khong

Co-Director, Western Region

Kobi, part of Johns Hopkin's Class of 2024, liaises with schools and organizations throughout the Southern California region for College Key in order to ensure equal opportunities for students who strive their goals and for their education, regardless of socio-economic status.

Iandra Ramos

Outreach Co-Director, Northeastern Region

Iandra, part of Harvard's Class of 2024, helps to coordinate partnerships with other organizations that have similar goals as College Key, and is dedicated to providing unique academic opportunities to underprivileged students.

Jacky Huang

President

Jacky, part of Harvard's Class of 2024, was inspired by his mentorship with Lucas to model a one-on-one system to help underrepresented students. He comes from an comprehensive marketing and outreach background and is in charge of the broad logistical aspects of the organization.

Nalani Santos

Program Director

Nalani, part of Stanford's Class of 2024, is in charge of the logistics of the month-long fellowship program, including lectures and workshops as well as coordinating with admission officers, other organizations and scholarship representatives.

Natalie Winter

Co-Director Hawaii Branch

Natalie, part of Tufts' Class of 2023, is in charge of high school outreach in Hawaii. She is also proactively working with organizations in Hawaii to maximize the breadth and positive impact of the College Key Foundation.

Sahir Qureshi

Co-Director, Western Region

Sahir, part of Stanford's Class of 2024, coordinates outreach to the Northern California region for the organization and is excited about helping underserved students in his area get the resources they need to succeed.