Born in Tamil Nadu, India, and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Samyukta is a student at the University of Cambridge completing an Mphil in Population Health Sciences. Through the work done by the finance and fundraising team, she hopes to expand the impact that DAY can make as a non-profit organization. Out of Dear Asian Youth you can usually find her with a good cup of chai, painting, reading, baking brownies and cookies, or out in nature hiking or rowing.