Theme: Reinventing The Wheel

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Beaver Country Day School
175 Hammond St
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467
United States

Corey Predella

Corey Predella is a high school senior from the Boston area. Since middle school, Corey has been interested in computer programming with C++ and Python. Over the pandemic, Corey began self-studying higher levels of mathematics by reading books and solving problems. Aside from numbers, Corey is a family-inspired jazz musician and enjoys reading books.

Dr. Reggie Brothers

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Reggie Brothers is Chief Executive Officer of BigBear.ai, a new leader in decision dominance that brings together artificial intelligence and machine learning at scale through its end-to-end data analytics platform. He has also held senior roles at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BAE Systems. Dr. Brothers received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Gianna Filippou

Gianna Filippou is passionate about health sciences, social sciences, and psychology. In recent years, Gianna has taken many science classes including anatomy and physiology, neuroscience, and biology. Gianna plans to continue to study the sciences that she is passionate about in college next year. Outside of school, Gianna loves to spend time with friends, watch movies, ride horses, and cook traditional Greek food with her mom.

Nadya Ansari

Nadya Ansari is passionate about history and racial equality and spends time discussing the importance of intersectionality and race in life. When not at school you can find her hanging out with family and friends, cooking, painting, and playing the piano.

Whitney Koch

Whitney Koch grew up in Stow, Massachusetts, and has a passion for physical sciences. She went to St. Lawrence University where she got her bachelor's degree in Biology. She then moved back to the Boston area and got her masters in education from Boston College. Whitney has been teaching high school-level science for the past 11 years and has been working at Beaver Country Day School since 2019. In 2021 Whitney became a certified sex educator through the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment. She currently lives in Newton MA with her partner, two dogs, and two cats.