Student Leaders
Arjun Saluja
Senior at Menlo School
Arjun is the President of TEDxMenloSchool and has been involved with TEDx since his freshman year. Arjun enjoys tennis and being a part of Menlo's Mock Trial team.
Lauren Mrva
Junior at Menlo School
Lauren is one of the Vice Presidents of TEDxMenloSchool 2023. She enjoys playing volleyball, rowing, and spending time outdoors.
Sienna Swanson
Junior at Menlo School
Sienna is a Vice President of TEDxMenloSchool 2023. Sienna loves to play lacrosse, do debate, and spend time outdoors.
Faculty Advisor
Peter Brown
Global Programs Director and History Teacher at Menlo School
Since joining Menlo’s faculty in 1992, I have held a variety of positions in the classroom, administration, and in the field of education, teaching sixth-grade Humanities, ninth grade World Religions, U.S. History, AP U.S. History, as well as Upper School elective courses in Ideology and Global Scholars Research. I have been a mentor teacher and team leader in both Middle and Upper Schools, and an evaluator for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. I have directed the Global Programs since 2012.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing articles, making music, bicycling, and hanging out with friends and family.
Team Members
Mira Hubly
Junior at Menlo School
Mira has worked on marketing for Tedx Menlo School. In her free time, Mira loves to play volleyball, swim, and surf.
Julia Axelrod
Sophomore at Menlo School
Julia recently joined the Menlo community as a freshman. She works on marketing and social media for TEDx. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and baking.
Lucas Ying
Junior at Menlo School
Lucas has been a key contributor to TEDx Menlo's curation team. In his free time, Lucas enjoys playing tennis.
Ben Levin
Junior at Menlo School
Ben has been a key contributor to Tedx Menloschool. In his free time, Ben enjoys playing tennis.
Eisha Yadav
Sophomore at Menlo School
Eisha has helped TEDxMenloSchool with design.
Cody Kletter
Junior at Menlo School
Cody is a sophomore here at Menlo School. He has worked on the speaker curation team as a part of TEDx, and enjoys playing soccer & chess in his free time.