Get To Know Our Team

Our Team comes from various background who brings in their specialities and interests to our organization! As an education organization, our team is filled with teachers, educators, and people who are experienced in supporting youth.

Chiron Crayton M.A.

(He/Him)

Board Member

Chiron is a middle school English teacher originally from Minnesota who currently teaches in the Bay Area. His background includes bachelors in English and Linguistics, a master’s in Education, and a certification in teaching English as a second language. He’s an avid reader whose favorite books include Beartown and The Book Thief.

Board of Directors

To better serve our community, various professional and community members from different background serve as our board member to make sure all angles of empowering and educating youth K-12 are taken account of.

Cindy Yan M.A.

(She/Her)

Board Member

Cindy is an elementary school teacher teaching Cantonese immersion school in Northern California. She graduated from UCLA in the department of Education with a Bachelor's of Arts and earned a Masters of Art in Teaching (multiple subject) at Stanford University.

Jesse Delgadillo M.A.

(He/Him)

Board Member

Jesse is an Spanish-English bilingual elementary teacher in the Bay Area. He graduated UC Berkeley with a Bachelor's and went on to earn a Master's degree in Multiple Subject teaching with bilingual certification at Stanford University.

Mary Zheng M.A.

Email: qiwenz@action4edu.org

Founder/CEO

Mary is a recent graduate of the Stanford GSE and a teacher working with high school students. Through this program, she hopes to empower individuals of all abilities through skill building and education. When she's not in the classroom, she enjoys creating art, reading, and cooking.

Richa Shah

Email: richas@action4edu.org

CCO

Richa is currently a Tax LLM/JD Candidate at Loyola Law School. She has a B.A. in Psychology and Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies with a background working with non-profits that work with under-served communities. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, painting, and reading.

Jose Ortiz M.A.

(He/Him)

Secretary/Community Liaison

Jose was born and raised in Costa Mesa. He is a high school teacher working with underprivileged and marginalized students. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Microbiology and also earned a Master's of Arts in Teaching from Stanford Graduate School of Education. In his spare time, he enjoys gaming and resting.

Executive Team

Mitul Shah M.S.

Email: mituls@action4edu.org

CFO

Mitul got a B.S. in Biology at the University of the Pacific later earning his Master’s of Science in Finance and is now preparing for the CFA. Having worked as a biology research assistant and financial analyst, he’s excited to help create an inclusive space for neurodivergent youth. In his free time he enjoys playing with his dog.

Bethany Yim

Email: bethanyy@action4edu.org

Event Coordinator

Sophia Liu

Email: sophial@action4edu.org

Operations Coordinator

Jasmine Chen

Email: jasminec@action4edu.org

Event Coordinator

Chaitaly Shah

Email: chaitalys@action4edu.org

Operations Coordinator

Leadership Team

Zhixin Ning

Email: zhixin@action4edu.org

Creative Director

Vivian Ide

Email: viviani@action4edu.org

Cooking Club Lead

Lin Zheng

Email: linz@action4edu.org

Community Liaison

Miles Petras

Matthew Wang

Marc Gillis

Our Volunteers

Jerry Garcia

Jailia Vong

Eason Wong