LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
Joy Shi
- founder & president
- puzzle team
Joy is the founder and president of inteGIRLS Inc. She first began competitive math in middle school, but she's been passionate about STEM for as long as she can remember. Her experience at Math Prize for Girls -- the premier all-girls math competition -- inspired her to create a similar community of girls, but open to all. She is a freshman and aspiring Applied and Computational Mathematics major at California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Julie Steele
- executive director
- puzzle team
- D.C. chapter
Julie Steele is a junior at Georgetown Day School. She loves stumping herself with hard math problems, doing experiments with planaria in her basement, programming, being with friends, and dancing. An avid competitor in math competitions, she qualified for AIME in 2019 and 2020 and attended Math Prize for Girls in 2019. inteGIRLS spring 2020 was her first experience with puzzles, and she's enjoyed writing and solving them since.
Ivy Liang
- director of math development
Ivy Liang is a senior at Montgomery Blair High School. She is a veteran when it comes to math competitions, having qualified for AIME since 2016, and attended the annual MIT Math Prize for Girls since 2018. Aside from math, Ivy enjoys playing flute and making music in general, having won a variety of national and international competitions along her journey.
Avani Ahuja
- problem czar
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Pravalika
Putalapattu
- problem writer extraordinaire
-D.C. chapter
Pravalika Putalapattu is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. As a dedicated math student, she has attended the 2020 Math Olympiad Summer Program and received a gold medal in the 2019 Math Prize for Girls Olympiad. She loves to draw and read in her spare time.
Math
MATH
CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS
see chapters page and each chapter's linked website to see each chapter's wonderful members!
PROBLEM WRITING
PROBLEM WRITING
Ananya Kulshrestha
- problem writing team
- Bay Area chapter
Grace Li
- problem writing team
Ramya Iyer
- problem writing team
- Houston chapter
Avani Ahuja
- problem czar
Ivy Liang
- director of math development
Sophie Wu
- problem writing team
- San Diego chapter
Catherine Cossaboom
- problem writing team
Joy An
- problem writing team
Stephanie Wang
- problem writing team
- Houston chapter
Feilin Liangga Putri
- problem writing team
Pravi Putalapattu
- problem writer extraordinaire
-D.C. chapter
Puzzle
Puzzle
Adam
- puzzle team
Adam is a freshman at college who enjoys writing puzzles, even if he’s a bit slow at solving them. He studies science at university.
Matthew Siff
- puzzle team
Matthew Siff will be a freshman at Yale University next fall. He came to puzzle-solving through quizbowl, where he has placed in the top 10 nationally in both team and individual competitions. In his free time, Matthew is a frequent (although not particularly excellent) solver of the New York Times Crossword.
Joy
Shi
- founder & president
- puzzle team
Joy is the founder and president of inteGIRLS Inc. She first began competitive math in middle school, but she's been passionate about STEM for as long as she can remember. Her experience at Math Prize for Girls -- the premier all-girls math competition -- inspired her to create a similar community of girls, but open to all. She is a freshman and aspiring Applied and Computational Mathematics major at California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Shrikar Vasisht
- puzzle team
Shrikar Vasisht is a freshman at University of Maryland. He has been doing puzzle hunts since last year. Shrikar competes in many cybersecurity and programming competitions, and loves to do math. He studies computer science.
Julie Steele
- executive director
- puzzle team
- D.C. chapter
Julie Steele is a junior at Georgetown Day School. She loves stumping herself with hard math problems, doing experiments with planaria in her basement, programming, being with friends, and dancing. An avid competitor in math competitions, she qualified for AIME in 2019 and 2020 and attended Math Prize for Girls in 2019. inteGIRLS spring 2020 was her first experience with puzzles, and she's enjoyed writing and solving them since.
Vishal Kanigcherla
- puzzle team
Vishal Kanigicherla is a senior at TJHSST in Alexandria, Virginia. He became interested in puzzle-solving through his experience with in-school competitions and through his time playing quizbowl. Vishal spends his time reading up on neuroscience and having fun with puzzles and games.
Laura Yao
- puzzle team
Laura Yao is a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University. She has participated in many different puzzle hunts and is also a big fan of jigsaw puzzles. Laura has competed in various math modeling competitions at the national level and loves programming. She studies computer science.
Zain Majumder
- puzzle team
Zain Majumder is a freshman at University of Maryland. He has been doing competitive math and programming since middle school, and has been captain of his high school's math team for two years. He enjoys all types of puzzles, but he likes Nikoli-style logic puzzles in particular. He has been interested in puzzle hunts for about a year. He studies Computer Science.
OPERATIONS
Operations
Maggie Yao
- graphic designer / puzzle hunt illustrator
- San Diego chapter
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