Meet Our Leaders

President Team

Carolyn Wang

Co-President

Carolyn is a junior at Plano West Senior High, where she is involved in the debate team and BPA. In her free time, she enjoys oil painting, listening to music, and volunteering. She is very excited to serve as one of the Co-Presidents this year!

Vicky Cao

Co-President

Vicky is a junior at Lebanon Trail High School. At school, she serves as a chapter officer of BPA, and outside of school, she enjoys dance, volunteering, and works as an instructor, helping students with math. Last year, she served as the VP of Programs and is very excited to be one of the co-presidents this year!

Oviya Rasu

Co-President

Oviya is currently a junior at Lebanon Trail High School. She is involved in her school’s orchestra and is part of her BPA chapter’s officer team. In her free time, she enjoys baking, working on programming projects, and reading a good book! She is looking forward to another successful year with 5C.

Our VPs

Prathigna Rakesh Shankar

VP, Programs

Prathigna is a sophomore at Coppell High School, where she is involved in The Sidekick newspaper program and competes in DECA. She has trained in classical Indian Carnatic vocals as well as contemporary vocals and enjoys performing and developing her skills in the arts. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, volunteering, and walking her dog. As a VP of 5C Leadership, she looks forward to contributing to the organization and making a positive impact in the community.

Rishi Kampalli

VP, Community Outreach

Rishi is a Sophomore at Coppell High School. He loves playing soccer, mountain biking, boxing and football. He is also a part of numerous other non-profit organizations like Acing Autism, Junior Police Academy and Coppell Solar Car Challenge. This is his Second year as an officer and is really excited to be part of community outreach this year.

Our Mentors

Our youth mentors are former 5C youth leaders who continue to share their experience, guide current officers, and support the organization's mission.

Isaac Ma

Mentor

Isaac is a senior at Jesuit Dallas, where he both excels academically and is the Co-Founder of two clubs – the Jesuit’s Asian Student Union and Jesuit’s DECA Chapter. Outside of school, Isaac is a leader and key contributor to his FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team. Isaac has been a 5C youth officer since 2023, most recently as Co-President. He is excited to serve as a mentor this year.

Kevin Zheng

Mentor

Kevin is a senior at Plano West Senior High School. He is a Texas All-State cellist and performs at charity and community events. He is actively involved in the Business Professionals of America club and founded the Investment Club at school. Kevin joined 5C in 2018 and has served as a youth leader since 2023, with his most recent role as Co-President. He is very excited to serve as a mentor this year. Kevin enjoys photography, playing cello, and volunteering in his free time.