CarSO Executive Board 2024-2025

Co-President

Victor Nguyen (he/him)

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Environmental Science and Applied Math ’26
Hey everyone! I’ve competed in Science Olympiad throughout middle school and high school. My favorite events are Experimental Design, Ornithology, and Bottle Rockets. In my free time, I like reading, playing guitar, and traveling.

Co-President

Aryan Kokkanti (he/him)

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Biology, Applied Mathematics, and Chemistry ’26
Hello! I’m Aryan and a current junior majoring in Biology and Applied Math. I’ve competed for Triangle Math and Science Academy in Cary, NC. My favorite events are Fossils and Designer Genes. In my spare time, I enjoy playing board games and going down video essay rabbit holes.

Finance Chair

Garett Kane (he/him/his)

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Economics and Statistics ’26
Garett competed in Middle School in Road Scholar, Optics, and Anatomy and Physiology. In his free time he enjoys reading, watching movies, and golfing

Administrative Chair

Caroline Menscer (she/her)

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Economics and American Indian and Indigenous Studies ’26
Caroline is a junior from Charlotte, NC. Her favorite event is Forestry. In her free time, she enjoys reading, backpacking, running, and doing jigsaw puzzles. She is also the incredibly proud owner of three plants: Patricia, Jade, and Clive!

Events Co-Chair

Smaran Sivashankar (he/him)

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Chemistry ’23
I competed for Panther Creek High School in Cary, NC. My favorite events were Anatomy and Physiology and Chemistry Lab. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis.

Events Co-Chair

Ria Jain (she/her)

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Global Studies ’27
I competed in Science Olympiad sporadically from elementary to high school up to the national level! Some of my favorite events are definitely Forensics and Flight/Wright Stuff. Last year, I also had the opportunity to co-write the CarSO Invitational Forensics Exam while supervising Flight. Apart from Science Olympiad, I’m really interested in dance, photography, and exploring the outdoors!

Events Co-Chair

Amil Agarwal (he/him)

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Chemistry and Applied Mathematics ’25
Hey! My name is Amil and I’m from Matthews, North Carolina. I’ve competed in Science Olympiad before and am excited to be working with everyone else to host an invitational for middle and high school teams! In my spare time, I like to read sci-fi, ride my bike, photograph nature, and go on long walks in the rain/snow. A fun fact about me is that I’ve hiked the entirety of Blue Ridge Parkway, and have hiked on nearly every mountain range in the state of North Carolina.

Service Co-Chair

Maria Hromcenco (she/her)

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Biology and Philosophy ’26
I competed for Bayard Rustin High School in Pennsylvania. My favorite events were Cell Bio, Disease Detectives, Anatomy, and Designer Genes. I hope to continue my efforts of STEM outreach with CarSO by expanding our mentorship program and offering workshops to schools throughout North Carolina.

Service Co-Chair

Aadil Mohammed (he/him)

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Health Policy and Management and Neuroscience ’27
Hey y’all! My name is Aadil, and I am a sophomore from Cary, NC. I have been involved in Science Olympiad since 2016, and in high school, competed for Green Hope and coached Davis Drive Middle’s team. I am excited to be your Admin Chair this year!

Logistics Chair

Bisma Qureshi (she/her)

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Neuroscience ’26
Hi ya’ll! I’m Bisma, and I’m from Charlotte, NC. I’ve been involved with Science Olympiad since 2012, and I’m super excited to be a part of CarSO this year as your Logistics Chair!

Media Chair

Brenton Lian (he/him)

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Computer Science and Data Science ’27

My name is Brenton and I’ve competed in Science Olympiad since middle school. My favorite event is Bridge/Boomilever and I enjoy all engineering events. In my free time I like to read, go to the gym, and learn about history and art. I can also play piano and trombone.