Santa Clara County (California) Team Page Coming Soon!
Ria Deshpande (Founder)
Ria Deshpande is a freshman at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, a dual enrollment program in Gilroy, California. She will be serving as the Santa Clara County Chapter President for Girl STEMpowerment, which she is beyond excited for! Ria has helped to plan climate change summits/protests and annual conferences to teach young women in high school key leadership skills, as well as other events for her community. In the future, she plans to pursue a career in the engineering field or other STEM-related jobs. Recently, she has been involved in many science fairs including the Synopsis Science and Technology Championship where she placed first in the engineering category, leading to her participation in the Broadcom Masters fair, as well as the Tech Challenge. In school, she has been the president of the robotics club and the mechanical engineering club, and has been involved with the software engineering and bioengineering clubs. |