Our Leadership
Meet the key members of our organization that help make everything happen.
The Department Directors
The student-activists who do the groundwork for our organization, from lobbying to demonstrating.
Claire Gelillo
Nikhitha Balijepalli
Vice President
President
Claire Gelillo is a senior at Richard Montgomery High School. She has been a part of this organization since its first year in 2018. In addition to her work in MCFC, she is the communications coordinator for Student Voice, a national educational justice organization. Outside of her activism, she is the president of her school's SGA and a member of the drama board. Through her work in this organization, she hopes to help uplift the voices of MoCo students in every area of the political process for progressive change.
Nikhitha Balijepalli is a junior at Clarksburg High School. 2020 marks her second year working with MCFC and she is excited to do more incredible work. Outside of MCFC, Nikhitha is apart of her school's debate team and is also involved with other social justice organizations including Generation Ratify and Dear Asian Youth. This year she hopes to encourage students across Montgomery County to speak up and take part in initiatives greater than themselves.
Alex Garcia
Director of Communications
Albert Einstein HS
Layna Teitelbaum
Director of Communications
Northwood HS
Maahe Kunvar
Director of Communications
Northwest HS
Anand Chitnis
Director of Networking
Richard Montgomery HS
Lauren Payne
Director of Networking
Richard Montgomery HS
Sourish Dey
Director of Field Organization
Walter Johnson HS
Lauren Perl
Director of Field Organization
Poolesville HS
Louise Melchizedek
Director of Field Organization
Churchill HS
Hana O'Looney
Director of Member Outreach
Richard Montgomery HS
Kidan Williams
Director of Member Outreach
Clarksburg HS
Sophie Barro
Director of Member Outreach
Bethesda Chevy Chase HS
Emily Bhatnagar
Director of Finance
Quince Orchard HS
Jesus Escobar
Director of Finance
Rockville HS
Helena Aytenfisu
Secretary
Richard Montgomery HS
Sophia Deng
Historian
Poolesville HS
Aashna Singh
Historian
Wootton HS