Leadership Team

Executive Board

Co-President 

Hello! My name is Advika Srinivas, and I am excited to be serving as President of Overground Railroad. I'm in my senior year at SLU pursuing majors in Neuroscience and Spanish. This is my fourth year as part of Overground, and I have previously served as the VP of Operations and President last year. My experiences with Overground have enabled me to better visualize and understand the deep educational inequities prevalent in the St. Louis community. This organization has left an indelible impression and has taught me innumerable lessons on the value of empathy, reflection, and companionship. I look forward to another enlightening and transformative year with Overground. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!

Co-President 

Hi, my name is Srikrishna Chundru, and I am a senior studying Neuroscience. This is my third year with Overground and I am excited to continue the amazing growth that this organization has already achieved. Through my time at Overground, I have already been able to learn tremendously about the inequalities in many aspects of our city that we often forget about and hope to continue to push forward the reflection aspect of our organization through my time in this position hopefully helping empower the next group of Overground Railroad members.

VP of Finance

Hello everyone! My name is Harshil Bhavsar and I will be VP of Finance for Overground this year! I am currently a junior  majoring in Public Health. This will be my second year with Overground and I am so excited to be a part of the leadership team and helping out with the finances. My first year in overground I was tutoring online and then in person and it was something that I looked forward to every week to take an hour out of my week and help younger students succeed academically. I look forward to continuing Overground’s mission in building strong relationships in the St. Louis community for the rest of my time at SLU! 

VP of Operations

Hi! My name is Abhinav Vayyeti and I am a junior at SLU studying Health Management with a minor in Biology. I have been tutoring with Overground over the past two years and this is my second year on the leadership team. I enjoy seeing students’ “aha” moments and showing them that they’re capable of tackling concepts that seem initially difficult. I hope to mentor them in such a way that instills confidence in their academic abilities. Through my role as VP of Operations, I hope to inform and engage the Overground community with regard to the club mission and issues pertinent to St. Louis Public Schools. 


VP of Recruitment/ Marketing

Hello everyone, I am Jack Anderson your Marketing/Recruitment chair! My role is to help bring new members to the club and advertise all the great things we do in Overground. I am a Junior studying Neuroscience and I have a great passion for service. I love people; so much that I will help everyone, anywhere, whether it's my involvement in Oriflamme, Washu Children's Hospital, and of course Overground! I also love my sports, cooking, and EDM! I am committed to helping expand and improve this club to even greater heights. This truly is a special program helping amazing kids.

VP of Special Projects

Hey everyone! My name is Pranav Chimakurty, and I am a junior from the Bay Area studying neuroscience with a minor in Urban Poverty Studies. This is my second year with Overground and I am serving as the VP of Special Projects this year. My past experience with Overground has allowed me to understand the systemic educational and social inequalities persistent in the Saint Louis community. I have had the opportunity to interact with young and enthusiastic students with personalities of their own, and see the impact that tutors have on students first-hand. I look forward to continue building relationships and serving the Saint Louis community.


Volunteer coordinator 

Hello! My name is Marco Orendain, and I'm a senior studying Neuroscience and Theological Studies. I'm from Dallas, Texas, and I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for Overground. I'm responsible for overseeing and helping site coordinators fulfill their responsibilities! Amongst other things, I work with executive board members to place tutors at sites, facilitate conversations between site coordinators and school administrators, and conduct check-in meetings with site coordinators to ensure things are going smoothly.


Reflection Coordinator

Hi everyone! My name is Lydia Mulugeta and I am a sophomore from Seattle, Washington studying Neuroscience with a minor in Urban Poverty Studies. This is my second year with Overground and I am very excited to play a larger role in it as the Reflection Coordinator. Throughout the past year, Overground has helped me build a greater connection to the St. Louis community and taught me how to be an advocate for supportive, equitable education. I look forward to engaging in meaningful conversation surrounding the organization's mission and continuing to serve the children that lie at the center of it.

VP of Standards

Hi everyone! My name is Shreya Patel and I am a senior studying Medical sciences. I am excited about my role as VP of standards for Overground this year. I have been involved in Overground for the past three years and I have loved working with the students and being able to see the impact we make as an organization. I am excited to use my position of VP Standards to create an environment that is collaborative and eager to continue to bring forward the values that Overground has stood for many years.


AVP of Special Projects

Hey everyone! My name is Ameya Padakanti and I’ll be serving as the AVP of Special Projects this year. Right now, I’m a sophomore, studying Public Health on the Pre-med track. This will be my second year in Overground and I just love this organization’s values, namely clogging the school-to-prison pipeline, reflection, and service. While in Overground, I hope to transform and serve the community that surrounds us one step at a time.


AVP of Advocacy 

Hi, my name's Arilyn Myint and I'll be the AVP for Advocacy for Overground this year. I'm a sophomore majoring in Psychology and Sociology. I love anything sweet and prefer being outside doing things like hiking, fishing, camping and so on. I'm super excited to be working with the rest of the Eboard to improve Overground for future club members.

Site Coordinators

Ames Elementary

Isha Kadakia

Sigel Elementary

Michael Urbanski

Wesley House

Deepesh Vaid 

Confluence Academy

Vasuki Rao

Yeatman Middle School

Levi Bandanadam