Our Founder
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Shreya Vemulapalli
Shreya Vemulapalli is a high school student at The Harker School with a passion for marketing, advocacy and fundraising. Shreya’s passion for advocacy started at the age of 9, as she was able to raise over 2,000 dollars through her artwork. Her aspirations contributed to the renovation of a new Lucile Packard hospital branch with the mission of improving patient care. In 2016, she was recognized as one of six "Champions for Children" and was featured on Lucile Packard’s website. At 14, she became the founder and executive director of her own non-profit Cancel. Cancer. Culture, the first organization dedicated to challenging the stigma around the societal narrative of cancer. Personally, the impact of cancer has been a part of Shreya’s life for nearly five years due to her father’s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and her grandmother’s experience with ovarian and breast cancer. After both her father’s and her grandmother’s passing, she rarely discussed her story due to her fear that cancer would define her. Shreya believes that she has only experienced a fraction of what
her father, grandmother and many other cancer patients have gone through, but she hopes to take her experience as a family member of a cancer patient to empower every member of the cancer community, regardless of how they were impacted by giving them a platform to share their story.
Chief Operating Officer
Sathvik Vemulapalli
Sathvik Vemulapalli is the Chief Operating Officer at Cancel. Cancer. Culture. Through his leadership through his own projects and video-game company, The Traveling Circus, he is passionate about leading teams. Aside from leadership, he is passionate about game development, writing, and graphic design. He is motivated by CCC’s mission due to his experience with losing his father to cancer in early 2020. Through his work at CCC, he hopes to impact others who have also been impacted by the stigmatization of cancer, whether directly or indirectly.
Chief Marketing Officer
Regina Zhang
Regina Zhang is the Chief Marketing Officer of Cancel. Cancer. Culture. Aside from her work at CCC, she enjoys dancing and spending time with her cats. As the CMO, she creates different styles of media to promote the nonprofit and its mission.
Chief Financial Officer
Arianna Rahmathulla
Arianna Rahmathulla is the Chief Financial Officer at Cancel. Cancer. Culture. She is passionate about making change in her community through advocacy. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and playing violin. Through her involvement, Arianna hopes to further the cause of empowering those within the cancer community.
Chief Fundraising Officer
Chloee Yang
Chloee Yang is the Chief Fundraising Officer at Cancel. Cancer. Culture. She is passionate about multiple fields, such as microbiology, psychology, fine arts, and music. Through her involvement in CCC and driven by her passion for fundraising, she wants to help and bring hope to those affected by cancer.
Directors of Product Design
Anoushka Chakravarty
Anoushka Chakravarty is a Director of Production Design at Cancel. Cancer. Culture. She has been crocheting for four years and knitting for five. They love studying history and law, as well as lifting weights. Through her work within CCC, she wants to make the public more informed about cancer and stigmas surrounding it.
Hannah
Levanon
Hannah Levanon is a Director of Production Design at Cancel. Cancer. Culture. They have four years of experience in crochet, and when they’re not crocheting, they love to run and study ancient history. They hope to be able to reduce the stigma around cancer through their passions.