OUR TEAM
Meet our team! These are the people who make our mission come to life.
Rosie Liu
Founder, Co-President
Rosie is a grade 12 International Baccalaureate student who enjoys dancing and listening to music in addition to reading!
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"Reading is probably the one thing I’ve loved my entire life, and it has helped me through many rough times."
Isabella Schaffer
Founder, Co-President
Isabella is a grade 12 French Immersion student. When she’s not reading, she loves to do calligraphy (or anything art-related), plays field hockey, woodwork, and go on hikes!
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"Thanks to books, I have developed empathy and an understanding of those in circumstances that differ from my own."
Shreya Sargam
Vice President
Shreya is a grade 11 student, who you will often find reading, writing, skateboarding while listening to her favourite beats or podcasting!
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"Reading is something that I've always found to be therapeutic. It's a quick way to just escape reality and get lost in a little world of your own"
Le Anne Banzon
Outreach Co-Director
Le Anne is a grade 11 International Baccalaureate student who enjoys reading, consuming other forms of media such as music and films, as well as daydreaming.
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"To me, reading has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Not only do I use it as an outlet to escape the real world, but I find that it helps me understand it in a digestible way through stories."
Armine Ghojoyan
Marketing Co-Director
Armine is in her senior and second year of the IB Program at Richmond Secondary. Reading, writing and singing are her favourite things to do during her free time!
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"As soon as your mind gets stuck in a story, you are guaranteed a second life and that must be my favourite part."
Wasi Muntakim
Secretary & Finance Director
Wasi is an energetic grade 11 student, who enjoys being outdoors, programming, hiking, draining his wallet on bubble tea and of course reading.
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“Reading has helped nurture me intellectually and opened my eyes to the world”
Mina Yang
Outreach Co-Director
Mina is a grade 12 French Immersion student who adores reading, skateboarding and watching movies in her spare time!
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"I absolutely adore how I am able to become fully immersed in a fictional world."
Amanda Miao
Outreach Co-Director
Amanda is a senior student with a passion for writing, arts, and (of course) reading! She enjoys going on long hikes with her friends and family and excessively jamming to chill lo-fi beats.
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“Reading is an incubator for compassion, intellectual exploration, and creativity.”
Victoria Wang
Marketing Co-Director
Victoria is a grade 12 student from R. A. McMath Secondary. She enjoys drawing and designing in her free time.
"Reading has always been by my side. It is my life’s teacher as well as my best friend."
Alex Sitar
Social Media Manager
Alex is a French immersion student in his grade 12 year. He has a lifelong love for Scooby-Doo and anything spooky. In his free time, he likes to read, rock climb, watch movies and go on long, moody walks.
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"I love reading because it has given me countless opportunities and priceless experiences from my own bedroom, and I find amazement in the ways that words can be used on the page to create an experience."
Jasmine Aiemarreerat
Marketing Co-Director
Jasmine is a grade 11 student who enjoys lots of things including reading, buying new books, baking, journaling, working out, and so many more.
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“Reading is one of the only few things that helps me grow both intellectually and emotionally as it allows me to see from different lenses and reflect upon myself.”
Ricky Zhu
Website Manager
Ricky is a grade 12 International Baccalaureate student who has a passion for reading, programming, playing video games, and badminton.
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“Reading immerses me into a world where my struggles and tasks don’t exist. Instead, I learn to become one with the characters while they learn to overcome their struggles in their own unique ways and write their own destinies.”