Introducing Our 2024 Better Together STEM Scholarship Recipients

Scholarships totaling $350,000 are being awarded to 60 college students for the 2024-25 academic school year

Alameda County (8 recipients) 
Xiaomei Song of Albany – $10,000 - Majoring in Computer Science at UC Berkeley
Sahil Sharma of Hayward – $10,000 – Majoring in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at UC Berkeley
Sebastian Pereyra of Berkeley – $10,000 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley
Andy Gonzalez of Hayward – $10,000 – Majoring in Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley
Aidan Chavez of Hayward – $10,000 – Majoring in Computer Science at Saint Mary’s College
Samiksha Lingan of Hayward – $5,000 – Majoring in Data Science at UC Berkeley
Roxana Pourfarzaneh of Alameda – $2,500 – Majoring in Physics at UC San Diego
Phylicia Wang of Pleasanton – $2,500 – Majoring in Applied Mathematics at Univ of Southern California

Contra Costa County (9 recipients) 
Jaden Banks of El Sobrante –  $10,000 – Majoring in Electrical/Electronic Engineering at Virginia State Univ (*HBCU)
Yihua Li of Pleasant Hill – $10,000 – Majoring in Physics at Stanford
Laura Khuu of San Pablo – $10,000 – Majoring in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley
Josemit Rodriguez of Pittsburg –$10,000 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering/Business Management at Stanford
Derek Manahan of Pinole – $5,000 – Majoring in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley
Megan Jacob of San Ramon – $2,500 – Majoring in Computer Science at UCLA
William Lee of Antioch – $2,500 – Majoring in Physics/Astrophysics at UC Berkeley
Naod Araya of Pittsburg –$2,500 – Majoring in Computer Science/Biomedical Computation at Stanford
Akash Abedin of Bay Point – $2,500 – Majoring in Computer Science at UC Santa Cruz

Fresno County (7 recipients) 
Darius Cuevas of Parlier – $10,000 - Majoring in Computer Science at CSU Monterey Bay
Layla Samouie of Fresno – $5,000 - Majoring in Biology at Loyola Marymount
Isabella Gallegos of Fresno – $5,000 - Majoring in Biomedical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Claire Minton of Clovis – $5,000 - Majoring in Civil Engineering at Stanford
Samuel Badilla of Reedley – $2,500 - Majoring in Environmental Studies at Univ of Southern California
Hunter Fraser of Fresno – $2,500 - Majoring in Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Ariana Rajabi of Clovis – $2,500 - Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at CSU Fresno

Humboldt County (1 recipient)
Bien Hou of Eureka – $10,000 - Majoring in Computer Science at Univ of Southern California

Kern County (4 recipients)
Sarina Khara of Ridgecrest – $10,000 - Majoring in Computer Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Joshua Salinas of Bakersfield – $10,000 – Majoring in Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Reagan Valdovinos of Bakersfield – $10,000 – Majoring in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Amber Assi of Bakersfield – $5,000 – Majoring in Biotechnology at CSU Bakersfield

Marin County (1 recipient)
Jade Alberti of Fairfax – $10,000 – Majoring in Computer Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Merced County (1 recipient)
Joshua Perez-Mendoza of Merced – $5,000 – Majoring in Chemical Engineering at Stanford

Napa County (2 recipients)
Tanya Rivas of American Canyon – $2,500 – Majoring in Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity at UC Davis
Lily Andrews of Napa – $2,500 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara Univ

Placer County (2 recipients)
Alexis Schoel of Yuba City – $5,000 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Katrina Nicola Salgado of Rocklin – $2,500 – Majoring in Pre-Biology at UC Santa Barbara

Sacramento County (3 recipients)
Catherine Phan of Elk Grove – $5,000 – Majoring in Biology at UC Berkeley
Joel Magana of Elk Grove – $5,000 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at CSU Sacramento
Angela Yang of Elk Grove – $2,500 – Majoring in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at UC Berkeley

San Joaquin County (1 recipient)
Sarah Akhtar of Stockton – $10,000 – Majoring in Computer Science at University of the Pacific

San Luis Obispo County (3 recipients)
Estella Eulate of Los Osos – $5,000 – Majoring in Engineering at Santa Clara Univ
Genevieve Dandurand of Morro Bay – $5,000 – Majoring in Engineering at Stanford
Kaimana Kiaha of Los Osos – $5,000 – Majoring in Environmental Earth/Soil Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

San Mateo County (2 recipients)
Millie Garrett of Belmont – $10,000 – Majoring in Environmental Engineering at Santa Clara Univ
Miriam Brody of Redwood City – $5,000 – Majoring in Computer Science at Pomona College

Santa Barbara County (3 recipients)
Valentin Tello-Galindo of Santa Maria – $5,000 – Majoring in Computer Science/ Engineering at UC San Diego
Leila Zavala of Santa Maria – $2,500 – Majoring in Environmental Science at Stanford
Gabriel Beleski of Buellton – $2,500 – Majoring in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley

Santa Clara County (5 recipients)
Andrew Kay of Santa Clara – $10,000 – Majoring in Environmental Science at UC Davis
Rebecca Wang of San Jose – $10,000 – Majoring in Computer Science, AI Track at Stanford
Alina Tran of Milpitas – $5,000 – Majoring in Civil Engineering at Santa Clara Univ
Mindy Chau of San Jose – $5,000 – Majoring in Data Science at UC Davis
Michelle Valencia of Mountain View – $5,000 – Majoring in Neuroscience at Santa Clara Univ

Shasta County (1 recipient)
Anabella Kuykendall, of Redding – $5,000 – Majoring in Software Engineering or Chemical Engineering at UC Los Angeles

Solano County (1 recipient)
Pamela Guzman, of Fairfield - $10,000 – Majoring in Civil Engineering at UC Davis

Sonoma County (2 recipients)
Joseph Silvi of Sonoma – $5,000 – Majoring in Environmental Engineering Science at UC Berkeley
Siena Thompson, of Sebastopol - $2,500 – Majoring in Environmental Sciences at San Diego State Univ

Stanislaus County (2 recipients)
Elijah Vasquez, of Modesto – $2,500 – Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
Audrey Rosenow, of Modesto - $2,500 – Majoring in Industrial Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tuolumne County (1 recipient)
Lukas Soto of Twain Harte – $2,500 – Majoring in Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Yolo County (1 recipient)
Sierra Baptiste of Davis – $2,500 – Majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz