Ashley Han
Ashley Han is a senior at Del Norte High School in San Diego, California. She founded HeArt and Mind as a freshman to combine her passions for mental health and art, creating engaging ways for children to learn emotional awareness. Ashley organizes activities, illustrates the book series, and designed the HeArt and Mind website. Ashley furthers her passion for mental health through Mental Health Matters, a student-led podcast spotlighting mental health, and Brainbuzz, the neuroscience club she founded that explores brain functions through interactive lessons and discussion. Outside of HeArt and Mind, she spends her time as the President of the San Diego Chapter of the Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors (FASCA), where she leads members in planning cultural fairs, holiday events, and monthly meetings, promoting community and cultural connections.

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Lauren Le

Lauren Le is a senior at Del Norte High School in San Diego, California. She joined HeArt and Mind in freshman year because she wanted to help children build healthy habits from a young age through an engaging and fun activity like art. Lauren works on the storyboards for our books and manages the website and social media. Outside of HeArt and Mind, she spends her time creating art as the art lead of the Stickers for Charity club at Del Norte, where she draws stickers and teaches in art workshops. 

 

Isha Malli
Isha Malli is a senior at Del Norte High School in San Diego, California. She joined HeArt and Mind in freshman year because she felt that there was a gap in education about mental health issues, and that in order to fix this gap, kids should be educated about it at an early age with something easy to understand, like art. Isha works on writing and polishing for books and activities. Outside of HeArt and Mind, she spends her time volunteering at fun events to help educate others about underprivileged kids in India as the President of the Del Norte Child Right and You (CRY) Club.