Meet the Team
The STEMPower Network is led by high-school students looking to spread their love of STEM with as many children as possible. Meet them below!
Founder/President
Dev Burman
Deven Butani is a high school senior at the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science. When he was in elementary school, his love of STEM was sparked by hands-on experiments, which resulted in him attending a STEM-focused high school. Upon starting his volunteer work at MDOC as a math tutor and a coding club leader in 2022, he observed a lack of those same hands-on projects that made him passionate about STEM. Thus, the first STEM sessions were started soon after that, and the positive reception from the MDOC students prompted him to create a Makerspace at the center. He sought to expand his initiative to other communities, and after connecting with the librarians from the Beverly Free Library, the Willingboro Public Library, and the Hamilton Township Public Library, he recruited STEM-driven high school students to help lead sessions at these facilities. This officially created the STEMPower Network. His favorite subject is biology, as he is currently conducting research in this field at his school. He also is a leader and co-founder of the Princeton Lanternfly Initiative, a group of students looking to eradicate lanternflies across New Jersey by scraping their eggs and setting traps. You can learn more about the Princeton Lanternfly Initiative here. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends and playing basketball and video games.
Sonia Leo
Sonia is currently a high school junior at Moorestown High School and has an unwavering enthusiasm for science and mathematics. Through this club, she passionately advocates for academic equality in STEM fields and empowers underprivileged students. She truly believes in creating more opportunities for youth to learn about the power of science!
Sonia Leo
Sonia is currently a high school junior at Moorestown High School and has an unwavering enthusiasm for science and mathematics. Through this club, she passionately advocates for academic equality in STEM fields and empowers underprivileged students. She truly believes in creating more opportunities for youth to learn about the power of science!
Sonia Leo
Sonia is currently a high school junior at Moorestown High School and has an unwavering enthusiasm for science and mathematics. Through this club, she passionately advocates for academic equality in STEM fields and empowers underprivileged students. She truly believes in creating more opportunities for youth to learn about the power of science!
Sonia Leo
Sonia is currently a high school junior at Moorestown High School and has an unwavering enthusiasm for science and mathematics. Through this club, she passionately advocates for academic equality in STEM fields and empowers underprivileged students. She truly believes in creating more opportunities for youth to learn about the power of science!
Advocates
Chantel Young
Ms. Chantel Young is the director of the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Center. She was an essential and supportive advisor for the planning of the STEM sessions and creating the Makerspace at the MDOC Center.
To this day, she creates fun and engaging sessions for the children of the Ethel Lawrence Center using the new Makerspace, with and without STEMPower Network’s involvement. Most of all, she makes the MDOC Center an caring, positive environment for the staff and the children at the Ethel Lawrence Homes.
Chantel Young
Ms. Chantel Young is the director of the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Center. She was an essential and supportive advisor for the planning of the STEM sessions and creating the Makerspace at the MDOC Center.
To this day, she creates fun and engaging sessions for the children of the Ethel Lawrence Center using the new Makerspace, with and without STEMPower Network’s involvement. Most of all, she makes the MDOC Center an caring, positive environment for the staff and the children at the Ethel Lawrence Homes.
Chantel Young
Ms. Chantel Young is the director of the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Center. She was an essential and supportive advisor for the planning of the STEM sessions and creating the Makerspace at the MDOC Center.
To this day, she creates fun and engaging sessions for the children of the Ethel Lawrence Center using the new Makerspace, with and without STEMPower Network’s involvement. Most of all, she makes the MDOC Center an caring, positive environment for the staff and the children at the Ethel Lawrence Homes.
Chantel Young
Ms. Chantel Young is the director of the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Center. She was an essential and supportive advisor for the planning of the STEM sessions and creating the Makerspace at the MDOC Center.
To this day, she creates fun and engaging sessions for the children of the Ethel Lawrence Center using the new Makerspace, with and without STEMPower Network’s involvement. Most of all, she makes the MDOC Center an caring, positive environment for the staff and the children at the Ethel Lawrence Homes.