Meet Our Team
Leadership
Alan is a Junior who is passionated about current events, international affairs, and politics. Outside of running The Common Forum, Alan writes for the school paper, participates in debate and Model UN, and runs the Politics/Polling Club. He also enjoys playing hockey and piano in his free time.
Armaan is a senior at Noble and Greenough. He joined the Common Forum because he saw a need for bipartisan political discussion without the pressure of a faculty driven staff. In his free time, Armaan sails competitively and plays with computers and open source software.
Claire is a senior at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. She enjoys playing flute and piano, and running cross country. In addition, she enjoys volunteering as a tutor for IFSI (Immigrant Family Services Institute) and a befriender for Samaritans. Claire is particularly interested in learning about injustices faced by the Asian American community
Staff
Tulasi is passionate about social justice as well as visual and performing arts. Tulasi joined the common forum to elevate minority voices, whether it is about race, immigration, or gender. In addition, she hopes to contribute to the common forum through her creativity in her roles as layout editor and writer.
Nick is an American High School Senior at Nobles in Dedham, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Ethics Club, and runs the Space Club. In his free time he likes to run, and read Science Fiction. Nick also is passionate about history, which he feels enables him to see different points of view on a subject and better connect to people. He aspires to eventually go into business after school.
Aileen is a is a Dominican-American junior in High School who plans on studying to become a lawyer. As a first and second-generation American, she is passionate about immigration policies and socio-economic equity. Across the board, she wants justice for everybody. Some of her favorite pastimes include watching Netflix and hanging out with her cousins. Aileen is interested in learning how to become a better ally and activist.
Angie Feng is a freshman at Noble and Greenough School where she is a part of the cross country, squash, and crew teams. She also enjoys playing the piano and French horn and is especially interested in the positive and negative impacts of advanced technology systems on the democracy of America.
Ashley is a freshman and likes to bake for friends and family and play with her pets. She is a volunteer for IFSI (Immigrant Family Services Institute). Ashley is interested in helping to bring politics to everyday conversations.
Leila Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican - American student. She joined TCF to contribute stories surrounding social justice, equality and current events. She is looking forward to sparking discussions about sensitive and controversial issues in our society. Leila is passionate about dance, gymnastics, photography, activism and community service!
Tope Adetunji is a Junior and was born in Nigeria and is an immigrant to the United States. She also has dual citizenship of both the United States and Nigeria. She is passionate about social justice, socio-economic equity, and activism. She hopes to promote safe environments for people, especially youth, to engage in difficult conversations about societal matters. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, binging tv shows, and hanging out with friends.
Akshat is a freshman from Bahrain who loves talking about human rights, democracy and all things politics. He writes for TCF in order to bring into the limelight issues and events that are overlooked and to celebrate the things that makes democracy the way it is. He loves playing tennis, writing short stories and poetry, and volunteers with organizations in order to make education more accessible. He is excited about articulating his thoughts and learning more about social affairs at TCF.