Academy for Public Speaking Wall of Fame!
Solana wins 1st Place to Help the Homeless!
Academy for Public Speaking graduates in San Diego have raised over $4,000 for more than 90 charities worldwide!
Congratulations to all of the San Diego students who have won 1st place in the charity speech contests at their graduation ceremonies and earned donations for their charities.
Your courage and willingness to speak on behalf of others who are less fortunate is truly admirable!
Spring & Summer 2018
Academy Graduate Deric Helps Animals Find Homes
Jessica Trost – Thirst Project
Deric Woo – Dogs & Cats Stranded on the Streets
Sophie Zeng – Youth Care Club/ACCEF
Cade M. – Ear Community
Sydney Guzman Jordan – The Humane Society
Fall 2017 & Winter 2018
Celebrating Success!
Anna Cao – Post-Polio Health International
Andrew Yu – Scripps Hospital
Rahul Verma – American Red Cross
Aaron Chin – Street Kids Cusco Project
Jonathan Guo – Helen Woodward Animal Center
Ruby Gao – The Humane Society
Emaan Ansari – Autism Speaks
Sophiann Wu – The Humane Society
Making a Positive Difference!
Ayla Cheraghali – American Red Cross
Steven Xiao – Boston Children’s Hospital
Ava Khossravi – World Food Program
Summer 2017
Sanjay Bharadwaj – Helping Hands
Connor Newton – Alzheimer’s San Diego
Spring 2017
Supporting the World Wildlife Fund!
Aathmika Radhachandran – World Wildlife Fund
Siri Bhavaraju – Rady Children’s Hospital
Shireen Ansari – Sandy Hook Promise
Aanya Arora – World Wildlife Fund
Lindsay Zhang – Big Life Foundation
Frederick Lu – World Wildlife Fund
Rachel Yang – The Humane Society of the U.S.
Fall 2016
Academy for Public Speaking Graduates Mark & Conner Lee presented speeches at the San Diego Kids Expo. Pictured with Academy for Public Speaking President & Founder Kathleen Petrone.
Willa Norvell – The Humane Society
Camille Samarasinghe – No Kid Hungry
Jack Bolger – Grind for Life
Anna Cao – Conservation International
Christine Park – UNICEF
Melissa Lee – World Wildlife Fund
Zane Schwab – National Alliance Mental Illness
Ella Engelberg – Fill a Belly
Tyler Tennant – American Cancer Society
Mark Lee – The Water Project
Summer 2016
Sahana Kumar – Invisible Children
Natalia Sparta – Best Friends Society
Congratulations, Spencer!
Spring 2016
Sarah Luo – charity: water
Adithya Rao – Greenpeace
Sanjana Kumar – Water is Life
Spencer Ralph – Head Up for the Future
Nathan Han – San Diego Food Bank
Dasha Zerboni – Boys & Girls Club
Revah Navamshan – Terry Fox Foundation
Sophia Scores 1st Place & Wins a Donation for the Penguin Foundation in Australia
Fall 2015
Aarshvi Shah – Animal Charities of America
Hailey Cho – Helen Woodward
Richard Chao – The Red Cross
Sophia Xie – The Penguin Foundation
Katherine Lin – Tzu Chi Foundation
Cindy Cao – World Monument Fund
Camille Samarasinghe – Susan G. Komen
Troy Wei – World Animal Protection
Connie Chooses to Support The Red Cross
Summer 2015
Connie Jiang – The Red Cross
Sanjay Bharadway – The Salvation Army
Barath Raj – Stop Bullying Foundation
Srijan Chakraborty – Ronald McDonald House
Spring 2015
Smriti Wins 1st Place!
Kevin Wang – The Lou Gehrig Society
Tanisha Paryani – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Smriti Panchal – San Diego Humane Society
Keren McRea – ALS Association
Excited to Support Animals!
Fall 2014
April Zuo – World Wildlife Fund
Bhadra Rupesh – GO Campaign
Jason Davis – The Red Cross
Julia Liu – America for Animals
Claire Zhang – U.S. Tennis Association Foundation
Isabel White – Helen Woodward Animal Center
Jasmine He – LBA Healing Home
Celebrating Successful Public Speaking Skills!
Grace Luo – UNICEF
Noah Benhaim – Stop Global Warming
Maddie Walker – Locks of Love
Natasha Bacorn – Charity Ball
Summer 2014
Tisha Chowdhury – Susan G. Komen
Luis Arechiga – American Combat Veterans of War
Making a Difference!
Spring 2014
Rebecca Liu – The Humane Society
Jocelyn Tzeng – Make a Wish Foundation
Ryan Tom – Habitat for Humanity
Sierra Peng – The Sierra Club
Susan Lee – Wolf Haven International
Elaine Dong – Animal Charities of America
Jason Chow – Tzu Chi Foundation
Winter 2014
Advay Chandra – H. U. Lee Memorial Fund
Fall 2013
Neil Majumdar – World Wildlife Fund – Tiger Conservation
Leianna Gives a Gift to the Great Animal Rescue
Peter Mead – Friends of the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage
Thomas Cho – UNICEF
Ellemarie Laikind – Wounded Warrior Project
Praveena Ratnavel – Adopt a Pet
June Kim – UNICEF
Leianna Yuen – Harmony Fund – The Great Animal Rescue
Tanvir Bhathal – American Cancer Society
Aanya Agarwal – Environmental Defense Fund
Summer 2013
Pranathi Speaks for Operation Smile
Sudeepti Rao – Doctors Without Borders
Pranathi Rao – Operation Smile
Spring 2013
Saanvi Supports the American Cancer Society!
C.C. Schwab – World Wildlife Fund
Claire Chung – Animal Protection and Rescue League
Zoe Wallace – Compassion: Water for Life
Kailey Fusca – World Wildlife Fund
Saanvi Nagaram – American Cancer Society
Sumith Nalabolu – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Sumith Speaks for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Tanvir Bathal – The Red Cross
Vicky Aza-Rossi – The Red Cross
Winter 2013
Jaydon Levitt – The Friendship Circle
Giovanna Aguilar – The Ronald McDonald House
Fall 2012
Tis’ the Season for Caring & Sharing in San Diego!
Anika Brahmbhatt – Feed the Children
Lilia Arami – Little Helper
Miles Blue – Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Natasha Bacorn – Boys & Girls Club
Angela Melugin – Greenpeace
Chloe Stevenson – Susan G. Komen
Evan Kwong – Boys & Girls Club
Julia Luo – The Humane Society
Christin Wins 1st Place!
Christin Lacey – Samaritan’s Purse
Niha Malhotra – Goodwill
Andrew Zhou – UNICEF
Irene Huang – Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Nicole Su – The Humane Society
Daniel Wins Money for the San Diego Food Bank!
Summer 2012
Hanoom Lee – Compassion
Daniel Kalotov – San Diego Food Bank
Priam Chaganlal – charity: water
Jeffrey wins 1st place for UNICEF!
Spring 2012
Jeffrey Lee – UNICEF
Casey Vargas – Feeding America
Eva Mountzouris – The Humane Society
Gwyneth wins 1st place!
Winter 2012
Lindsey Fry – The Spina Bifida Association
Gwyneth Kuwazaki – Friends & Family Community Connection
Bryan brightens the holidays for children in San Diego with Toys for Tots!
Fall 2011
Angela Melugin – Greenpeace
Bryan Zhang – Toys for Tots
Pratik Rungta – The Sierra Club
Shreya Shriram – Autism Speaks
Erick Goethals – The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Luke supports the Young Marines
Summer 2011
April Lackpour – Fearless
Elizabeth Giap – The Humane Society
Luke Smith – The Young Marines
Kayla wins 1st place for City of Hope!
Spring 2011
Kayla Lewis – City of Hope
Solana Garcia – TACO (Third Avenue Charitable Organization)
Aisiri Murulidhar – Operation Smile
Teen Speaking Skills Graduation January 29, 2011
Winter 2011
Megha Sanjiv – PROJECT RISHI
Natalie Espinosa – Susan G. Komen
Fall 2010
Aathmika Krishnan -Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Thank you to every Academy for Public Speaking graduate for using your voice to make our world a better place!
