Meet Our Team

Passionate educators and developers building the future of computer science education.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Benjamin Standefer

Co-Founder & President

Benjamin is a junior at St. Mark's School of Texas. He founded BinaryTree because of his love of programming and his desire to change the world for the better. Outside of service projects and science fairs, he enjoys reading and rowing.

Keshav Balakrishna

Co-Founder & Director of Publicity

Keshav is currently a junior in Jordan High School in Texas with a strong passion in Computer Science & Math. He enjoys programming in his free time and competed in coding-related contests such as USACO. Along with Benjamin, he co-founded BinaryTree in order to teach others and share the joy of programming to the underprivileged. Outside of programming, he also enjoys listening to rap/hip-hop(such as Central Cee & 21 Savage) & playing soccer with friends.

Saicharan Mudium

National Director & North Carolina State Director

Saicharan is the National Director of BinaryTree and the North Carolina Regional Director. He is a sophomore in high school and he has a passion for math, programming, and most importantly, helping others.

Sanjay Rameshkrishnan

Education Director & Florida State Director

Sanjay is one of BinaryTree's Education Directors and the Florida director. He is currently in the 8th grade at Sanford Middle School. He is interested in math, physics, and programming, mainly in C++. He aims to create a positive impact on the world by sharing his knowledge and passion of STEM.

Ali Moualla

Education Director & Texas State Director

Ali Moualla is a rising sophomore at Jordan High School in Katy, Texas, and a Educational director at Binary Tree. Ali is highly passionate about pure mathematics and C# development. In his free time, he likes to play basketball and tennis.

Yug Umasudhan

Website Developer Director

Yug Umasudhan is BinaryTree's Website Developer Director. He is an 8th grader at Sanford Middle School. He is passionate about engineering and machine learning and would like to develop the near future by helping other with his experiences

Leadership

Saicharan Mudium

National Director & North Carolina State Director

Atul Shine

California State Director

Hi, I'm Atul Shine, an 11th-grader at EVHS and the California Director. I'm passionate about technology, education, martial arts, and community building, which is why I dedicate myself to creating opportunities for others to learn and grow. As a leader in various initiatives, from teaching my courses in AI and Python to building drones(for which I am currently making obstacle detection software), I believe in the power of innovation to solve real-world problems. I have experience with HTML, SQL, CSS, R, Java, Python, Javascript, and a bit of C. My goal is to inspire and uplift others and make sure that everyone has the tools they need to succeed and thrive.

Sanjay Rameshkrishnan

Educational Director & Florida State Director

Sanjay is currently in the 8th grade at Sanford Middle School. He is interested in math, physics, and programming, mainly in C++. He aims to create a positive impact on the world by sharing his knowledge and passion of STEM.

Arnav Rohilla

Colorado State Director

I am Arnav Rohilla, an eighth grader at campus middle school, and the regional director of Colorado. I joined because I love to help people and I like STEM.

Amogh Sheth

Technicals Lead

Amogh is a freshman at Edison Academy Magnet School. He is deeply passionate about programming and yearns to make a positive impact on the world.

Ibrahim Adil

Social Media Lead

I am Ibrahim Adil, an 11th grader at WA, Inglemoor Highschool, and the leader of the social media campaign at Binary Tree. My motivation for joining this cause is that I believe everyone should be aware of the lack of development in 3rd world countries and educated on that, providing them with resources and a good education.

Aodhfionn Downs

Massachusetts State Director

Aodhfionn is currently a junior at Franklin High School who is interested in sharing his STEM and technology skills with other people. He is the regional director of Massachusetts, managing outreach, recruitment, and logistics within the state. He has been passionate for all things related to technology since a young age and is always working on an innovative new project.

Sarvesh Dilip Kumar

Canada / Georgia State Director

I'm Sarvesh Dilip Kumar and I'm a rising freshman at Alliance Academy for Innovation for it's Aerospace program, GA. My passion for STEM sparked way back when I was in elementary school. I love tech, engineering concepts, and participating in science fairs. I wish to inspire other people and encourage them to pursue STEM related careers and Binary Tree was the perfect opportunity.

Ali Moualla

Education Director & Texas State Director

Member List

Umair Shaheen

Social Media Team

Umair is a current Junior at Evergeen Valley High School and is part of the social media team here at BinaryTree, working to engage members by posting on the more professional page on the official Binary Tree LinkedIn page. He is greatly passionate about engineering, specifically in computer science and aerospace. In his free time, he loves to play and watch sports such as football, basketball, tennis, as well as Formula 1/NASCAR racing.

Evan

Lead Translator

Evan is currently a senior at Dallas International School. After living in France until age 4, he is now pursuing the French Baccalaureate program. With a passion for teaching and helping others, he works as a translator here at Binary Tree.

Moemal Al-Wishah

Education & Website Developer

Formerly known as Mo, my full name is Moemal Al-Wishah, a 10th grader at Jordan High School, located at Texas. I am an enthusiastic volunteer. My underlying motivation for aiding to create this non-profit with the former founder (Keshav Balakrishna) was to give underprivileged children a chance to better the world as I believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity and access to education and peace.

Aaryan Raju Chityala

Social Media Team

Hi! My name is Aaryan, and I am grateful for working at Binary Tree. I love electrical and computer engineeering with medicine, and will be majoring in ECE and Biochem in the upcoming school year. I love cricket, astronomy, chess, history/geography, finance, and volunteering.

Aarush Goradia

Educator & Website Developer

Hello, my name is Aarush from Cherry Creek High School, Colorado, as a freshman, and I am a website developer and educator for BinaryTree. I have been interested in STEM since I was in elementary school, specifically computer science and engineering. In my free time, I love watching racing like Formula 1, doing random projects, and finishing random games as fast as I can.

Timothy Ha

Educator & Website Developer

Hi! I'm Timothy Ha, and I am a freshman at Hampton High School in Pennsylvania. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be an educator and website developer at BinaryTree. I have many interests in computer science, spanning from machine learning to cybersecurity to algorithm programming. Outside of computer science, I enjoy watching and playing basketball.

Akshay Bangalore

Educator

Hi, I am Akshay Bangalore, a high school student and a member of the education team at Binary Tree. I joined Binary Tree due to my strong passion for creating a positive impact in the world. As a member of Binary Tree, I have the opportunity to positively impact communities around the world through computer science while also improving my understanding of amazingly diverse cultures and people. As a high school student, I enjoy playing soccer for my local club, running, volunteering, and playing guitar. Additionally, I love cars and fettuccine alfredo.

Kareem Elseifi

Educator & Website Developer

Hello, my name is Kareem and I am from Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Louisiana. As a junior, I am a website developer and educator for Binarytree. I have been interested in Computer Science and Engineering for the limitless innovation available in those fields. In my free time, I like doing competitions such as Science Olympiad and I am also the coder on my school Robotics team.

Alumni

Aditya Baisakh

Educator

Aditya is a current senior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School with a strong passion for STEM and helping others. As an educator at BinaryTree, he helps develop curriculum materials and deliver engaging class lectures and discussions with students from our partner outreach organizations. In his free time, he likes to play the piano, listen to music, and practice martial arts.

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