Collegiate Advisory Think Tank
The Collegiate Advisory Think Tank (CATT) represents the highest tier of student governance within The Share Institute, Inc. (dba ShareLove.Fund). Serving as the exclusive university-level extension of our highly competitive Youth Leadership Board (YLB),
CATT provides a powerful platform for exceptional alumni to transition their high school leadership into profound academic and systemic impact.
Ariana Elle Majlessi, RCYT
IE University in Spain, Business & International Relations
Born in 2005 in New York, United States, Ariana Elle Majlessi is multilingual and can speak French, English, Spanish and Farsi proficiently.
She served as the President of Finance on ShareLove.Fund’s Youth Leadership Board and has won laurels with her excellent work in various boards related to writing and speaking skills.
She loves to keep herself busy and never shied away from doing part time jobs like mowing lawns, serving as a waitress and even worked as a dog sitter and babysitter. In her free time, she likes to assist her parents in their work. She has a goldfish named Stanley, which she admires the most and feels deeply attached to it.
She is an excellent cook and loves to prepare Iranian food when free. Apart from this, she has won several accolades in school as Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper and Head of the green club. She also actively participated in modeling competitions and diligently handled responsibilities as a student ambassador and as Co-President of the school’s young entrepreneurship program. She has also been the Head of the Social Justice Club and Creator of the School’s Social Justice Summit. She also handled the title of Founder and Head of Middle Eastern Voices Club efficiently.
Ariana loves traveling and enjoys the scenic beauty. In sports, she loves taekwondo and has achieved second degree black belt level. As a tennis player, she played for the school team at various levels. With keen interest in law, political science and business, she loves to read and write on topics related to these subjects.
She hopes to make a difference in people’s lives and especially empower women by obtaining her yoga license and strengthen them mentally, spiritually, and physically. She also dreams to empower the incarcerated individuals by assisting them in obtaining a yoga license which would help them in getting a job further.
Aryan Pandalai
Carnegie Mellon
Aryan Pandalai was ShareLove.Fund’s Neurobiology Research Intern and served as a moderator for The Youth Leadership Board’s Global Summit on Interactive On-Demand Education (August 2022)..
When he is not collaborating globally, he is an exemplary leader at Westhill High School (class of 2024) where he shares his talents as a 4.0 student as a peer tutor and a member of both theVarsity Lacrosse and Ice Hockey teams. It is inevitable that nutrition and healthy eating have always been important to Mr.Pandalai, as it is crucial for him to count his calories, maintain his weight and physique in order to to athletically perform.
Beyond the classroom and sports arena, Pandalai performs 250 hours of community service a year as a mindfulness and deep breathing literary advocate during his tenure as a member of The Share Institute, Inc.’s Young Authors’ Honors Society.
Pandalai’s notable contributions to the Broadening Our Horizons series include his analytical research on the subject of concussions and his influential report titled, The Impact of Mindfulness on Developmental Neurology (2022).
Pandalai has been named a rising star and attributes his drive to succeed to wanting to set the best example possible for his younger twin siblings. As a resident of Connecticut aware of the school shootings in his state, Pandalai is determined to make schools safer through leadership advocacy rooted in scientific research and interdisciplinary solutions.
Ashley Holness
Boston University
Ashley Erin Holness, RYT-500, served as the President of ShareLove.Fund’s Youth Leadership Board in 2022. She was responsible for drafting analytical case studies for The Share Institute, Inc. during her tenure as a member of The Young Authors’ Honors Society.
Ashley is bilingual, speaking English and Spanish - with hopes of becoming fluent in French. Ashley’s passions include wellness, language, cooking, and humanitarianism. With many physical activities throughout the school year, such as tennis, lacrosse, and yoga, she is adamant about finding time for improving the lives of herself and others.
She uses this time acting as president of the Junior States of America and Economics club in her school, as well as being a member of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins’Youth Council. Ashley endeavors to continue both writing and social justice advocacy as an attorney when she reaches adulthood.
Gabriela Schlumberger
Emory College
Gabriella Schlumberger was the President of Sales & Marketing on ShareLove.Fund’s Youth Leadership Board.
She studies Biology and Human Health at Emory and firmly believes that playing sports and practicing yoga enhances one’s confidence, skills, and mental wellbeing.
She is bilingual and can speak French and English fluently. Gabriella is adventurous in spirit and loves to go on hiking in her free time. For her, the best view comes after the hardest climb and the world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
She is the co-author on several books within the Broadening Our Horizons series including Ghandi Goes To School (the RCYT manual) and Broadening Our Horizons: What Can Modern Food Science Learn from Historic Nutritional Practices?
Inès Xhayet
Georgia Institute of Technology
Inès is ShareLove.Fund’s youngest graduate! She graduated with a 200-hour degree as a 10th grader at Harrison High School and continues to express her passion for health and exercise even as a college student.
She has recorded several yoga classes in the Spanish language for the incarcerated women at Rikers and hopes to positively impact the Hispanic community by inspiring more mindfulness and movement.
Irene Lozano González
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Born in 2005 in Malaga, Spain, Irene Lozano Gonzalez is Mechanical Engineering student at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands.
She was the President of Commencement for ShareLove.Fund’s Youth Leadership board and the Creative Director of the Physics Club at Harrison High School in New York.
She is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and believes that falling in love with yoga is falling in love with one’s own self. She mainly became passionate about yoga during the pandemic as it made her feel good and enhanced her physical and mental wellness.
To her, Share Love Fund means motivation, empowerment, encouragement and a team which stands for youth and especially women empowerment. She feels proud to be a member of the ShareLove.Fund team and aims to give her complete support to make the motto of this organization successful.
Jeremy Xhayet Gonzalez
Purdue University, Engineering Honors Program
Jeremy Xhayet Gonzalez is a trilingual student researcher fluent in English, Spanish, and French, whose academic interests lie at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and human-centered care.
Raised between Europe and the United States, he brings a global perspective shaped by cross-cultural experiences and exposure to diverse healthcare systems.
Jeremy is an RYT 500 certified yoga teacher, a designation awarded through Yoga Alliance that represents more than 500 hours of advanced training in anatomy, physiology, neuroscience informed movement, and evidence-based mind body practices. This rigorous education has strengthened his understanding of how the nervous system, musculoskeletal structure, and mental health are deeply connected.
He was the Engineering Research Intern at ShareLove.Fund and through that involvement, was inspired to continue his studies in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and molecular biology, with the goal of becoming a physician-engineer who designs accessible, evidence-based medical technologies grounded in both data and empathy.
He views his RYT 500 training as an essential foundation for this path, allowing him to integrate human movement science, patient experience, and medical innovation to create solutions that improve recovery, mobility, and overall quality of life.
Marley Wies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marley was the President of Technology on ShareLove.Fund’s Youth Leadership Board where she has conducted independent scientific research on the optimization of electric vehicle infrastructure and textile recycling methods for a circular fashion economy.
Her communication of these projects earned her recognition at several prestigious state science fairs, and she has presented to research and industry leaders at the International Symposium on Green Chemistry in France.
Marley dedicates herself to languages, STEM, and the arts. She is fluent in English and Spanish, with proficiency in German, French, and Chinese. Her academic excellence spans advanced mathematics from MIT OpenCourseWare as well as AP Chemistry and Physics with Calculus. She is also an accomplished classical pianist with international competition recognition and a musical theatre actress, having performed at Radio City Music Hall and several off-Broadway venues.
Marley is a ShareLove.Fund-trained yoga instructor with her 95-hour Registered Children's Yoga Teacher certification and has utilized her position as the President of Technology to help improve the nonprofit's online platform.
Meanwhile, she has co-authored the comprehensive children's yoga teaching textbook "Gandhi Goes to School" and has personally assembled over 175 stationery sets for women at Rikers Island prison across multiple years, demonstrating her commitment to treating others with dignity and compassion.
Her volunteer work, which earned her the President's Gold Volunteer Service Award, reflects her dedication to creating spaces where everyone can unlock their full potential while building a more sustainable and equitable world.