Theme: Building Resilient Communities

Building resilient communities does not just happen, it is a collaborative effort by members within and outside the community working together to share their experiences so as to make things better over time. It takes the effort of everyone and a realization that everyone matters and has a variable contribution in building a resilient community that is vibrant.

Hopewell Valley CHS
259 Pennington - Titusville Rd
Pennington, New Jersey, 08534
United States

Bhavya Bansal

Student

Bhavya Bansal is a 15-year-old high schooler in the class of 2023. She loves spending her free time browsing different ideas and learning a little bit more about everything she can get her hands on. She is a published researcher, and has worked on many independent projects regarding Covid-19 Rapid Testing, Transgender Athletes, Opioid Crisis, and Social Disparities in Health. She’s a competitive athlete in 2 year-round sports: swimming and wrestling. She loves spending time with family and enjoys bike riding. Science, particularly medicine, has always interested her, and she loves learning about the world’s scientific discoveries. She has a deep passion for surgery and biotechnology and loves to help her community. In fact, she has over 350+ community service hours. Something you may not know about her is that she skipped 5th grade and she was the first female wrestler/captain at her school.

Ive Jones

Student

Ive Jones is a Class of 2024 Vice President at Princeton University|CEO, The Young Women In STEM Conference Talks about #stem, #stemgirls, #stemforkids, #globalhealth, and #princetonuniversity

James Barrood

Innovator and Business Advisor

James Barrood is among the primary leaders of the east coast's innovation ecosystem. Over the past 25 years, he has helped nurture the region’s entrepreneurial, innovation and technology communities. James currently leads Innovation+, a curated global community of engaged entrepreneurs and innovators. Recognized as a Power 100 List leader and a Top 100 Influencer for the past few years, James frequently speaks at regional and global conferences and serves on several boards. James is the editor of the book, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation: Global Insights from 24 Leaders and co-author of Lessons from the Great Recession. He holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.