OUR ORGANIZATION
Teach Seniors Technology is a non-profit organization registered with the Secretary of State, California and is 501(c)3 certified. Teach Seniors Technology was founded in 2013 and seeks to educate seniors about technology through teaching them about social networking, surfing the web, and operating the basics of computers. This program is run by volunteers who have a passion to teach technology and give back to the senior community.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the quality of lives of seniors by integrating them into the world of technology and bridging the generation gap.
TESTIMONIALS
"Stuti has been of great service to me regarding any specific help I needed on my computer. She has met me at the library whenever I requested it and has taught me what I needed to know. She's reliable, knowledgeable, and personable. I recommend working with her highly" - Jeanette Chin, Student
"Larry and I just wanted to thank you again for being so helpful with us on the computer session. Also, we are really enjoying Shazam thanks to all your help with that" - Sandi and Larry See, Students
“Dear Stuti, It was indeed a pleasure having you at our community this summer to teach computers to our senior population. The course program you taught was well-crafted, and your delivery to our residents was very person centered. I sincerely thank you for taking the initiative on this class and appreciate your dedication to serve the community.” - Radhika Singh, Activities Program Coordinator, Belmont Village of San Jose
“Great job, Stuti and her team! An amazing group of young people wanting to help seniors stay in touch with family and friends through technology. Stuti was also very interested in learning more about Leos and taking this idea nationwide. She was interested in expanding the project by helping underprivileged youth get the tools they need to compete using technology. So inspiring - I see future Lions here.” - Linda Pugliese, President Scales of Justice Lions Club, San Jose
"Michelle比我的孩子有耐心。"
Translation: "Michelle Zhang (International VP) has more patience than my children."
"Michelle帮了我开一个微信账户。我终于可以跟我以前的中学同学联系！"
Translation: "Michelle helped me create a Wechat account. I can finally talk to my middle school classmates!"
"BIG Thank you to Eleanor for helping me get comfortable with technology. This has both helped me become independent on daily life things like finding doctors on the net to deepening my ability in my hobbies like photography by teaching me how to edit my pictures and making collages. My family is very grateful to you as they admire the beautiful collages I send them from time to time. Your patience and ability to make complex things simple have changed my life in so many ways - thank you! You are simply amazing and I know you have great runway ahead of you as you make a difference in many more lives..." - Uma Dudani, Student
TEAM - WORLDWIDE
Teach Seniors Technology has locations in USA, India, China, and Singapore
STUTI VISHWABHAN
FOUNDERStuti Vishwabhan, a current freshman at MIT, started Teach Seniors Technology in 2013. Stuti has an excellent academic profile and has won numerous awards. She has won the Top Student Award of her class of 2016 consecutively for the last three years. She enjoys sharing her teaching skills with people of all ages. She was the President of the high school Math and Science Academy and an officer in the Women in Computer Science club. At her school, she helps her peers with Math and Spanish tutoring. All these experiences help Stuti take her passion of knowledge sharing to the next level. Stuti believes that by educating seniors about technology, she can help bridge the generation gap.
Stuti was also President of another non-profit organization called International Association of Youth (theiay.org) and raised money to donate sleeping bags and hygiene supplies to the homeless. In her free time, Stuti loves to sing and play the guitar.
MICHELLE ZHANG
PRESIDENTMichelle is a junior at Lynbrook High School. She has a strong passion towards improving the lives of seniors in her area. Michelle was the first TST volunteer who focused on teaching mobile device usage and life simplifying apps. She extended the service to the Chinese speaking community by starting the Guidepost Gospel Church Chapter in May of 2015. She teaches in Mandarin and has created user-friendly handouts to aid the seniors' learning.
Michelle plays tennis and was on her school's tennis team in freshmen year. She won the Scholar Athlete Award, an award only given to students who maintained a perfect GPA throughout the season. During last summer she went to Costa Rica as part of the Lynbrook ecology team to study the critically endangered leatherback sea turtles. Outside of school, she enjoys playing guitar and singing.
TEAM - USA
SWATHI RAMPRASAD
VICE PRESIDENTSwathi is a senior at Presentation High School. She participates in Speech and Debate and has won awards at tournaments in the South Bay League. She is part of the esteemed Bella Voce choir and learns music outside of school as well, playing piano and singing. She recently got a perfect score on the National Spanish Exam.
KARTHIK TALLURI
BARBARA LEE SENIOR CENTER, HEAD/ ICC HEADKarthik Talluri is a Sophomore at Saint Francis High School. Along with having received a Presidential Gold Service Award for volunteering, Karthik also plays competitive Table Tennis and has received many US National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals earning him a position in USA top 50 of his age group. Since middle school his interest towards science, technology led him to pursue high school courses that he uses to bring a problem to a solution using various business practices. Karthik believes that the difference between the impossible and the possible lies in one’s determination. He embraces the qualities of integrity, perseverance and listening as he believes these will allow him to succeed as a person with character and support his community. Karthik started the Barbara Lee Senior Center Chapter in September of 2015.
WILLIAM CHEN
LIFE'S GARDEN CHAPTER HEADWilliam Chen is a junior at Lynbrook High School. He loves math and science, and enjoys helping people through volunteering. He has been a seasoned soccer referee at AYSO, has taught children technology in science camps, and is a frequent music performer for hospitals and retirement homes. He has recently started a new chapter to teach seniors using iPAD and smartphones in the Life's Garden senior retirement community in sunnyvale, which has attracted a group of over 30 seniors every week and 4 new volunteers.
SIDDHARTH JAISWAL
NEUQUA VALLEY HS, IL CHAPTER HEADSiddharth is a senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, IL. He has participated in Math Team and DECA and competed in the Illinois DECA State Conference. He has received two Gold Awards at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) State Science Fair. Siddharth also runs in the Neuqua Valley Cross Country Program and frequently volunteers at the Naperville Public Library as well as with Interact.
Aaron Deivaprakash
Dublin Senior Center Chapter HeadAaron is a sophmore at Dublin High School, CA. He plans to be in Speech and Debate and CSF. Also, he will play for his school's soccer, tennis, and swim team. Additionally, he plays the piano outside of school. In his free time, Aaron enjoys playing sports and videogames with his friends.
Akanksha Bathini
The Terraces Chapter HeadAkanksha is a junior at Los Gatos High school. She runs Country for the school, and is interested in math and science. She also loves to volunteer and help animals. She enjoys helping people and just working with people in general. She really wants to make a change in society and believes that this organization will help her achieve this.
ELEANOR PAUL
Almaden Branch Library Chapter HeadEleanor is a homeschooled, high school senior. She has received several awards for her performances on the piano. She also regularly volunteers as a math tutor for young students. In her spare time, she likes to read, write, and draw.
Udita Saha
Campbell Senior Center Chapter HeadUdita Saha is a junior at Lynbrook High School, Cupertino, CA. Udita is very interested in helping and aiding the elderly about the technology.
SANJANA GARG
SANTA TERESA LIBRARY HEADSanjana is a junior at Presentation High School. She has been on the Presentation Swim Team since her freshman year and has been swimming since she was eight years old. She loves reading and writing in her free time. Outside of Teach Seniors Technology, she volunteers at an animal shelter every Sunday. Along with her passion for teaching seniors, she has a passion for saving animals.
Riya Joshi
Amador Valley Chapter HeadRiya Joshi is a junior at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, CA. She has been on the Sea Hawks swim team since 6th grade and has been swimming at a young age. She is also currently on her high school swim team. Riya used to model for Old Navy as well. Riya has also founded another organization called Change For Changes which collects change and donates it to other charities in need. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and drawing.
ANGELA LIU
ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO PARISH CHAPTER HEADAngela is a senior at Lynbrook High School. She is co-captain of the Lynbrook ladies golf team and competes in national golf tournaments over the summer. In addition to playing golf, Angela tutors underclassmen at school and enjoys reading in her free time. She also loves to help seniors discover the many useful applications in a phone and offers classes in both English and Mandarin.
NATHAN HADI
BERRYESSA LIBRARY CHAPTER PRESIDENTNathan Hadi is a sophomore at Milpitas High School. He enjoys running and was on the track and field team during his freshman year. Nathan has also participated in the American Mathematics Competition Club at his school. His interests include math, computers, and robotics. During his free time, he likes to play board games and tutor people.
NAMAN DANDIA
CAMDEN COMMUNITY CENTER CHAPTER HEADNaman is an 8th grader at Chaboya Middle School in San Jose. He is an ASB officer at school and works as a treasurer. Besides this, he is passionate about speech and debate and has participated in many competitive tournaments, including the National Middle School Tournament, and has won numerous awards. He also plays basketball for Team Elite. Naman enjoys getting involved in his community and spending time with friends and family.
KAITLYNN SIERRA
CAMDEN COMMUNITY CENTER CHAPTER HEADKaitlynn is a junior at Presentation High School in San Jose, CA. She is a Vice President of the Speech and Debate team, and placed in the top 8 of Expository speakers at the State Tournament. She is also a member of the Varsity Golf Team, and spends time tutoring her peers in Math and Science. In addition to her extracurriculars, Kaitlynn is one of the top students in her class.
EMILY HSU
GUIDEPOST GOSPEL CHURCH CO-CHAPTER HEADEmily Hsu is currently a sophomore at Lynbrook High School. This is her second year volunteering with Teach Seniors Technology. Besides volunteering, Emily is a violinist in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. At school, she has played for the Varsity Girls Golf Team since freshman year. This year, Emily was fortunate to be selected as a member of Lynbrook's Spanish Honor Society. Emily is grateful for being able to apply her bilingual and technological skills that she has gained over the years to teach many seniors who are eager to learn technology. She enjoys bringing joy to their faces when they understand new concepts.
JEFFREY TAO
GUIDEPOST GOSPEL CHURCH CO-CHAPTER HEAD
TANYA GOEL
ST. LUCY'S CHAPTER HEADTanya Goel is a current junior at Lynbrook High School. She is also trained as a classical Indian dancer and really enjoys it. Outside of school, Tanya enjoys dancing, singing, and volunteering. She really enjoys helping the seniors understand the fundamental functions of their mobile devices.
ARNAV SINGHVI
ST. JAME'S APOSTLE CHURCH CHAPTER HEADArnav is an upcoming sophomore at American High School in Fremont, CA. He enjoys playing sports like basketball and football and is an avid sports fan. Arnav participates in Speech & Debate and has won awards in various tournaments for Lincoln-Douglas debate and Humorous Interpretation Speech. Arnav also loves math and has participated in tournaments like MathCounts, MathLeague and AMC. He volunteers in the American Cancer Society, helping organize fundraisers and in the Union City Library, tutoring math students.
OUR MEMBERS - SCHOOLS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Harker High School
Angela Huang
Saratoga High School
Veena Arvind
Lynbrook High School
Michelle Zhang (President)
Udita Saha (Campbell Senior Center Chapter Head)
William Chen (Life's Garden Chapter Head)
Tanya Goel (St. Lucy's Catholic Church Chapter Head)
Emily Hsu
Jessica Li
Anika Singh
Ryan Lin
Connie Liao
Leland High School
Bill Li
Darshan Vamathevan
Brian Wong
Kimia Majd
Milpitas High School
Jeewansh Lota
Anoosha Balebail
Saint Francis High School
Karthik Talluri (Barbara Lee Chapter Head)
Rohan Athalye
Rohin Tangirala
Irvington High School
Saaketh Gunukula
Miller Middle School
Andrew Chen
TEAM - INDIA
Anusha Kumar
India Country Co-PresidentAnusha is a junior at Sanskriti School, New Delhi, India. In her free time, Anusha loves listening to music, dancing, and reading. She wants to become an engineer in the future.
Siddhidatri Misra
India Country Co-PresidentSiddhi is a junior at Sanskriti School, New Delhi, India. In her free time, Siddhi enjoys writing, cooking, and listening to music. Siddhi is actively involved in Interact, a rotary club involved in community service. She recently won best Interact member 2014-2015.
TEAM - CHINA
Alexis Xu
Shanghai Chapter HeadAlexis Xu is a junior in Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School. She has deep interest in Economics and has won a first prize in Opal Business competition last year. She is also keen on dancing, and she has learned different types of dance for the last fourteen years. She has a passion for helping others and she hopes that she can bring happiness and convenience to more and more people.
TEAM - SINGAPORE
Daksh Dave
Country President SingaporeDaksh Dave is a senior at the United World College of South East Asia, Singapore. Some of his interests include playing the guitar, playing soccer, listening to music, and playing chess. He runs and is involved in a great number of clubs at his school. He would like to pursue a career in investment banking in the future. He is passionate about the cause and plans to start programs at the Kim Seng Community Centre and also at the Centre for Seniors in Singapore.
IN THE MEDIA
‣ Teach Seniors Technology, Michelle, Udita, and William featured in San Jose Mercury and Silicon Valley Community Newspapers Article - Feb 17, 2017; (paper article page 1); (paper article page 2); (web article)
‣ Teach Seniors Technology, Stuti, Michelle, Sanjana and Eleanor featured in KPIX-CBS Channel 5 Jefferson Awards segment - May 11, 2016; Congratulations, Stuti! (web article)
‣ Teach Seniors Technology and Michelle featured in Sing Tao Daily Article - May 5, 2016; (web article); (paper article)
‣ Teach Seniors Technology and Michelle featured in World Journal Article - May 3, 2016; (web article); (paper article)
‣ Featured speaker at Lions convention in San Jose – Jun 5, 2015
‣ Radio Interview with Tech AM Powerdrive KLOK (1170) – Nov 14, 2014 (Download Audio)
‣ Featured in disability.gov article - Teach Seniors Technology highlighted as one of the top technology resources in California – Nov 10, 2014 (Download Brochure)
‣ Presentation High - Community Involvement Spotlight Aug 21, 2014 (Download Brochure)
‣ San Jose City Council - Commendation - Aug 18, 2014 (Download Brochure)
‣ Featured in India-West Jan 26, 2014 (Download Brochure)
‣ Featured in San Jose Mercury News Jan 17, 2014 (Download Brochure)
‣ Featured in Presentation High School Year Book 2014
AWARDS
‣ Michelle, recipient of The President's Volunteer Service Award (Gold) - Oct 2016
‣ Recipient of the Bay Area Jefferson Awards for Public Service - May 11, 2016
‣ Recipient of the 2016 San Jose City Council Community Honoree Award – March 5, 2016
‣ Michelle, recipient of appreciation certificate from Guidepost Gospel Church – Nov 2015
‣ Michelle, recipient of The President's Volunteer Service Award (Bronze) - Oct 2015
‣ Stuti, three-time recipient of The President's Volunteer Service Award (Gold) - Oct 2015, 2014 and 2013
‣ Recipient of University of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award for demonstrated commitment and leadership to understanding and addressing difficult social issues – May 19, 2015
‣ Recipient of appreciation certificates from Lion’s scales of Justice – Apr 28, 2015
‣ Commendation by San Jose City Council Aug 18, 2014
Events & Activities
Interview with World Journal and Article - April 2016:
CareMore Community Resource Fair, where Teach Seniors Tech was a featured vendor - April 2016:
Jefferson Awards Logo
Jefferson Awards Pin
2016 San Jose Community Honoree Award
Community Honoree Medal
Guidepost Gospel Church (Michelle Zhang)
Award Certificate
PVSA 2015 Bronze
Letter from Whitehouse
PVSA 2015
Bronze Certificate
PVSA 2015
Bronze Medal
PVSA 2013 Gold
Letter from Whitehouse
PVSA 2014 Gold
Letter from Whitehouse
PVSA 2013
Gold Certificate
PVSA 2014
Gold Certificate
PVSA 2013
Gold Pin
PVSA 2014
GOLD MEDAL
PVSA 2015
Gold Certificate
PVSA 2015
GOLD MEDAL
SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL
COMMENDATION 2014
Rotary Club of New Kanpur, India
Certificate of Appreciation
Susan B Anthony & Frederick Douglass
Award
Susan B Anthony & Frederick Douglass
Award Certificate
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Teach Seniors Technology is 501(c)3 certified with the Internal Revenue Service. If you would like to support Teach Seniors Technology, here is how you can do so.
‣ Please write a check payable to Teach Seniors Technology.‣ Please send to - 3507 Quarry Park Dr, San Jose CA 95136
Electronics
You can also support Teach Seniors Technology by donating old electronic devices, such as old laptops, computers, tablets, smart phones, etc. Many of our seniors can benefit from such devices and learn more about technology! Please send old electronics to 3507 Quarry Park Dr, San Jose CA 95136. Please write a note stating that the electronics are for Teach Seniors Technology in your delivery.
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