Who We Are

Jordan Hines, Chair; Director of Resource Management
Jordan has been involved in Splash programs since volunteering at MIT Splash in 2015 as a freshman. Since then, he has taught for every program he's been able to, typically teaching classes on quantum information, theoretical computer science, and discrete math. In 2020, they joined the admin team for Splash at Berkeley, where they have led teacher recruitment and served as president. As an LU board member, they are looking forward to helping other Splash chapters grow and fostering inter-chapter relationships! Jordan is currently pursuing a PhD in quantum information at UC Berkeley. Outside of doing science and working with LU, he can often be found bouldering, running, and making coffee.

Sofia Sepulveda Pizarro, Vice Chair; Director of Communications
After attending Princeton Splash as a high school student and thoroughly enjoying the diverse opportunities to learn something new, Sofia joined the administrative team of Princeton Splash as an undergraduate student. Sofia was thrilled to have the chance to be a teacher at Splash and share her passions. She is excited to continue to be a Splash teacher and to help bring a great Splash experience to more high school students as a co-director of Princeton Splash and a member of the LU Board. Sofia is currently studying Molecular Biology and pursuing certificates in Global Health and German Studies.

Paola Milbank, Secretary; Mentor at Program Services; Research & Pedagogy
Paola is an undergraduate student at Yale and a 2024 co-president of Splash at Yale, which she has been dedicated to since her freshman year at Yale. After working on a very small admin team, she became a Splash director for two semesters of growing programs after Covid. She loves working with other admins to make the best, most exciting programs possible for students and is looking forward to spreading the (sp)love to even more LU chapters. Outside of Splash, she studies American history and education and is involved with Yale College Democrats, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and research at the Yale Law School. She enjoys cooking, reading, and binge-watching reality tv. She is passionate about educational equity and access.

Vivian Hir
Vivian is an undergraduate student at MIT majoring in Computer Science & Molecular Biology. They have done various administrative roles and held various officer positions in MIT ESP, including the Director of Teaching Resources (DoTR) and Summer HSSP director. Vivian enjoys teaching classes on various subjects from organic chemistry to this Chinese calligraphy. In their free time, Vivian likes reading books, running, and learning French on Duolingo. They look forward to getting to know people from different Splash chapters by being on the LU Board.

Tiffany Hu, Research & Pedagogy
Tiffany attended Splash in middle and high school—she enjoyed the programs and her experience inspired her to join the chapter at her college. Part of Splash at Yale, she has served as co-president, co-director, and teacher. She is a current undergraduate student at Yale studying Statistics & Data Science and English. Outside of Splash and academics, you can find her cafe hopping with friends, going on walks, and going down the YouTube rabbit hole. As part of LU Board, Tiffany hopes to grow Splash chapters and make programs more accessible for students.

Zoe Lee, Chief Executive Director; Director of Research & Pedagogy

Zoe discovered her passion for education as a Philosophy tutor and later as a teacher at UCLA’s 2018 Splash. Since then, she has taught and directed numerous Splash programs and accredited university courses, continuously incorporating evidence-based pedagogy into her teaching. Based on these experiences, she launched the pedagogy initiative while serving on the Board of Directors to create resources that can help Splash teachers teach effectively. Now as CEO, Zoe strives to foster a LU-Splash community where everyone feels welcomed, inspired, and empowered to expand Splash’s positive impact on education and beyond. She is currently pursuing graduate studies in Psychology at UCLA, doing research on consciousness.

Ted Hwa, Chief Financial Officer
Ted Hwa is the Chief Financial Officer of Learning Unlimited. He has been volunteering in Splash programs since 1996, during his days as a student at Stanford. He continues to be involved with the Stanford chapter of Learning Unlimited, assisting them with website issues. His background is in mathematics and computer science, and in his day job, he works in the field of internet security.

Miles Calabresi, Director of Program Services; Web Services

Miles has been involved the LU and Splash communities since 2012, both as program director and organizational president at the Yale chapter. He has been active in LU, mentoring programs and creating resources to help improve the impact of our programs, as well as serving as Chair of the Chapter Board, member of the Nominating Committee and Web Team, and the annual SplashCon director. In his primary role, Director of Chapter Services, his projects include streamlining communication between LU and its chapters, creating and improving standards of assistance LU provides, and creating reusable resources for programs to build on, all with the goal of making accessible information and services that are durable and useful to programs of varying ages, sizes, and philosophies. Miles holds degrees in Mathematics and Linguistics from Yale and The Ohio State University.

Anne Wen, Mentor at Program Services
Anne Wen, formerly the Princeton Splash co-director and a member of the Learning Unlimited Board, is based in Beijing until 2025. She's a Yenching Scholar at Peking University studying economics. Inspired by her time at Splash, she's engaged in similar volunteer teaching programs across China and has loved to see the cultural differences in teaching, for fun, in both the U.S. and China.

Chloe Chow, Mentor at Program Services; Resource Management
Chloe was first introduced to Splash as a freshman at Northwestern and served on Northwestern’s admin team in various roles for all of undergrad. While her experience has been mostly on the administrative end, Chloe has also taught classes on topics from forensics to figure drawing. As an LU volunteer, she is excited to help organize resources from past SplashCons for future reference and use. Chloe is currently pursuing a Master’s in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean at Harvard Divinity School.

Eric Li, Mentor at Program Services; Newsletter Chair
Eric has been a part of Splash since his sophomore year at Cornell, where he started as a teacher. Later on he moved into the admin team to work on teacher and student recruitment. He has always had a passion for mentorship and is excited to join LU as a mentor and a newsletter writer! He holds a degree in computer science and biology from Cornell University and hopes to attend medical school in the near future.

Julia Wang, Human Resources
Julia discovered Splash at Yale's admitted students' weekend, and she has never looked back. Julia is an undergraduate student at Yale University studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Education Studies. When she isn't studying or completing Splash tasks, you can probably find her listening to Taylor Swift, eating fries, or making a spreadsheet (all at the same time?). Her favorite Splash memory is singing 2010s-throwback songs in her pajamas with the team after Sprout at Yale 2020. After serving as a co-director, mentor, co-president, and teacher, Julia is excited to join the LU Board!