Our Team

Editor's Note

Joining The Community Will Make It Worthwhile

Three weeks before our first intra-club competition, I joined my school’s robotics team. I don’t necessarily know what I was thinking, participating in a competition against twelve other teams, despite only having built one robot by following a simple instruction manual.. And it was May, the end of the year. Those kids were good. But that didn’t stop me from joining and I’m happy it didn’t.

It was the day of competition and all of us were frantically working on finishing, some starting, their bots. Bots began breaking down, code was failing, but it was all good, the competition had started and people were here to see what we could do. They were here to see what this community I’ve joined is capable of. What this community that I’ve been accepted to, can do.

“Let’s do this team! Let’s do this.”

"One thing I learned from starting Girl Genius Magazine was trusting others to help you accomplish your vision and I’m very happy to be working with girls who are motivated and believe in the message we are establishing with our magazine."

Shivali Gulati | ChangemakersZ interview

ANDREA GONZALEZ

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From Palm Springs, Florida, Andrea isthe Director Of Partnerships at GirlGenius Magazine. She is interested inMachine Learning, Community Outreach,K- Pop, and STEAM.

What you’ve done for Girl Genius?

When I first joined Girl GeniusMagazine, I was an editor. Soonafterwards, I wanted to be a part ofgrowing and marketing Girl Genius andour goals. I’ ve become a social mediamanager and the Director ofPartnerships and Connections. I’ m able

to showcase Girl Genius and our amazing cause and opportunities we have. I’ m helping Girl Genius and other organizations grow through partnerships ( which I love so much!). I’ m dedicated to sharing Girl Genius Magazine to girls around the world who are interested in STEAM through these partnerships and social media opportunities.

What does community mean to you?

Community, to me, is the ability to interact with those close to you and have a supportive circle. No matter what you’ re interested in, a community will support and encourage through your life, goals, and challenges. Community, to me, is also a family who will always have each other’ s backs.

IZZY LAPIDUS

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What you’ve done for Girl Genius? Ever since I first joined GG towards the beginning of this year, I have been incredibly passionate about our cause. I go to a performing arts school in New York City, LaGuardia, which I love, but that lacks STEAM opportunities. Towards the beginning of my work on GG, I focused on Layout Design and Social Media Management. As Director of Writing, I used my keen organization skills to create multitudes of different spreadsheets for assigning tasks, and sent out detailed emails for each and every assignment. I introduced the concept of ‘ joint- article writing’ to GG, which increased team building skills, as members of our Writing Team from all across the world collaborated on articles.

What does community mean to you? Community means working for the sake of your team. Community is supporting those around you, and encouraging others to dive deeper into their passions, set the highest of standards for themselves, and pursue their dreams. A community’ s job is to give you a shoulder to lean on and the motivation to propel yourself forward.