The mission of T-Minus 24 Hours is to spread awareness about diseases and disabilities to other youth within the community. The organization aims not only to educate youth, but to inspire them to make a difference and to provide them with the tools and skills they need to make a difference in the world.
T-Minus 24 Hours was started in early February of 2022 by co-founders Athmik Jeyasekar, James Kim, and Liann Moreschi. 9th graders at the time, they wanted to raise awareness for issues within their community in a fun and engaging way. Enlisting the help of their peers from various schools throughout Northern Virginia, they grew the nonprofit organization into what it is now. Today, T-Minus 24 Hours works to inspire and educate middle and high school students through competition based events that help to cultivate creative and critical reasoning and communication skills.
James Kim is a senior at Woodson High School, and he is proud to lead T-Minus 24 Hours. He hopes that the organization will teach others in his community about under-researched conditions and inspire them to change the world for the better. In his free time, James enjoys playing soccer with his friends, playing the violin, and watching movies with his family.
Passionate about helping his community, senior Will Schroen hopes to make a difference by highlighting certain conditions that don't receive enough attention. In his free time, he likes to play baseball and badminton, read, and hang out with friends.
Liann Moreschi is a senior at Langley High School. She is a cofounder and treasurer of this organization. One of the things she finds special about this organization is the ability to bring peers together to expand their understanding of different disorders and world issues.
Nick Tong is in the class of 2025 at Woodson High School. He is jubilant to be the director of media at T-Minus 24 hours. He hopes for this organization to spark creativity and interest for under-researched conditions. In his free time, Nick enjoys playing the drums, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, and hitting the gym.
Pradhyum Rajasekar is a senior at Marshall High School. He is the primary web developer of the organization and hopes that this organization will inspire others to create new approaches and technologies to solve real-world problems. In his free time, Pradhyum enjoys coding, doing math, and playing the piano.
Ryan Chong is a senior at Woodson high school. He is the school representative and hopes that T-Minus 24 hours can raise the awareness of under-studied diseases or medical conditions. His hobbies are playing tennis, making boba, and spending time with his friends.
Geoffrey Yuan is a senior at Langley High School. He is part of the Outreach/Advertising team in T-Minus 24. He is also the Langley school representative and hopes to assist in the pursuit of spreading awareness of disorder/disabilities. He dabbles in working out and eating. He also benches 290.
Kennen Nelson-Pennebaker is a senior at Woodson High School. He is the Director of Outreach and hopes that the organization will help raise awareness for conditions that do not receive enough attention. In his free time, Kennen enjoys playing volleyball, badminton, and tennis with his friends.
Shaheer Khan is a junior at Woodson High School. He works as the Director of Finance. He wants to bring awareness and help people realize the importance of raising awareness for medical conditions. He enjoys playing volleyball and competing in Science Olympiad.
Indra Ranjan is a senior at Woodson Highschool, and she is a member of the Finance and Outreach and Advertising teams for T-Minus 24 Hours. She is excited to see what the T-Minus team can accomplish in spreading awareness for medical conditions. In her free time, she enjoys watching k-dramas, playing tennis, and learning how to play the drums.
Katherine Ku is a senior at Langley High School. She is a member of the Finance team and hopes this organization will be able to help others learn about different disorders. In her free time, Katherine enjoys watching movies and hanging out with her friends.
Lemuel Kuo is a senior at Woodson High School. He is part of the Outreach/Advertising team in T-Minus 24 Hours. He hopes that T-Minus 24 Hours can help de-stigmatize various medical conditions and help more people understand the challenges that people living with these conditions face. He enjoys drawing and watching TV shows in his free time.
Sophia Know is a senior at Woodson High School. She is a member in the finance department and wants to help spread awareness to others about under-researched diseases and conditions. In her free time, Sophia enjoys sharing laughter with friends, going out, gaming, baking, and listening to music.
Jooeun Heo is senior that goes to Woodson High School. She hopes to spread more awareness to well known and not well known diseases and disabilities that exist. Through this, she hopes people become more welcoming and caring regarding this matter. She enjoys sleeping and eating.
Audrey Kan is a sophomore at Woodson High school, and she hopes to promote awareness and understanding about diseases and disorders. She likes to draw, make music, and explore.
