ABOUT US
Our name comes from the ancient Greek tradition of a lighted torch being passed from one runner to the next. Since then, passing the torch has become a symbolism of relinquishing knowledge and skill from an expert to another. Pass the Torch aims to utilize the academic and extracurricular talents of high school and college students to shape the next generation of artists, scholars, and leaders. Even though Pass the Torch was founded and is based in New York City, its influence and programs reach throughout multiple states.
MEET THE TEAM
TAE KYU LEE
Founder and President
Tae Kyu's desire to help fight educational inequality led to the creation of Pass the Torch.
RAISSA FERNANDES
Operations Director
Raissa's role, both as the Operations Director and a tutor, is crucial to the success of Pass the Torch.
CALIFORNIA
Meet our volunteer tutors from CA.
EVELYN ZHONG
Temple City High School
AKUL GOEL
La Cañada High School
ALEXANDRA PHAN
Willow Glen High School
TAMMY NEWMAN
Leland High School
ATHENA ZAPANTIS
Northgate High School
ASHLEY GONZALEZ-GILES
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School
PAMELA XIANG
Mercy High School Burlingame
ASHLEY ALAS
Gahr High School
ANNALIS MOLINA-ACED
Alameda High School
JENNIFER HUANG
Northgate High School
TATIANA AVDIENKO
Northgate High School
CONNECTICUT
Meet our volunteer tutors from CT.
CLAIRE CHEN
Glastonbury High School
TIA GUAY
Southington High School
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Meet our tutors from Washington, D.C.
JIAJIA FU
Whittle School & Studios
FLORIDA
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HELEN ZHENG
Gulf Breeze High School
GEORGIA
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SAKSHI GANDIKOTA
Alliance Academy for Innovation
ILLINOIS
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HANNAH KLEIN
Trinity High School
MARYLAND
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EILEEN VEGA
Johns Hopkins University
NEW JERSEY
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ALEXANDRA VOLKOVA
Bergen County Academies
MYRA SINGH
Horace Mann High School
PRISHA THOGULUVA
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
CINDY PYO
Tenafly High School
RAQUEL DIAZ
Bergen Technical School- Teterboro
GRIFFIN COOPER
Dwight-Englewood School
VANESSA VAN DUNK
Morris County School of Technology
AJAY DONTHULA
Bordentown Regional High School
ANGELA HAN
Ridgefield Memorial Highschool
RAJVIR SOLANKY
Dwight-Englewood School
ISABEL MARTINEZ
Ridgefield Park Jr. Sr. High School
SADÉ JOSEPH
Hasbrouck Heights High School
WESLEY ZHUANG
Dwight-Englewood School
MADI LEES
Northern Highlands Regional High School
ANASTASIA KIM
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
AINSLEY MA
Dwight-Englewood School
PRANAV APPALANENI
Dwight-Englewood School
DIANNE PARK
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
ARNAV PATWARDHAN
Tenafly High School
ALLY ABRAMSON
Dwight-Englewood School
JAI KHOSLA
Northern Highlands Regional High School
ELENE BURDIASHVILI
Fort Lee High School
MINGI TRAN
Leonia High School
NEHA ANVAR
Northern Highlands Regional High School
JESSICA BRENNER
Emerson Junior Senior High School
OLIVIA ASTERIS
Dwight-Englewood School
RICHARD HUANG
Fort Lee High School
SARAH RAMPERSAUD
Lodi High School
KEVIN SWEENY
Bergen Catholic High School
NEW MEXICO
Meet our volunteer tutors from NM.
NICK D’SOUZA
United World College USA
NEW YORK
Meet our volunteer tutors from NY.
MAYA BARR
The Hewitt School
TRISTAN GE
Hunter College High School
JOANNA JAMES
Shaker High School
SUNSHINE QUIÑONES
Horace Mann High School
AJ WALKER
Horace Mann High School
LINA LIN
Manhattan Hunter Science High School
JULIETTE SHANG
Horace Mann High School
ERIN YE
Huntington High School
DARSON CHEN
Horace Mann High School
ASHLEY CASTILLERO
Manhattan Hunter Science High School
ALANNAH MCEVOY-BENSITI
Dwight-Englewood School
SIMON KALISH
SAR High School
NORTH CAROLINA
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KAYLA LIANG
Raleigh Charter High School
OHIO
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EMMA MACADAM
Madison High School
GRACE HERBST
Madison High School
PENNSYLVANIA
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ARSHIA SINGH
Downingtown STEM Academy
NIKITHA KANUMURU
Downingtown STEM Academy
NANDITA REDDY
Downingtown STEM Academy
TEXAS
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MOMOREOLUWA DEL-DAVIDSON
Ridge Point High School
WASHINGTON
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KIM NGUYEN
Cleveland STEM High School
ABHI GORIPARTHY
Eastlake High School
INTERNATIONAL
Meet our volunteers from outside the U.S.
SIYA MEHTA | MUMBAI, INDIA
SVKM J.V. Parekh International School
DO-EUN KIM | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Kyunggi Girls' High School
MAHAK KUMAWAT | PUNE, INDIA
City International School
MAGGIE HU | ONTARIO, CANADA
Westlane Secondary School