Board of Directors

Mehmet Tascioglu is a student at Stanford University. He founded Connect Me to support students in maintaining their academic success after witnessing systemic educational inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he served as the nonprofit’s first President. Additionally, Mehmet serves as CMO of CrossingZ, an AI-powered job platform tool in the AI/ML space, CEO of the College Treehouse, a media network and college consulting service, and Managing Partner of Mosaic Cakes LLC, a food innovation startup. He is also a Board Member of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, chairing the Youth Committee in which he co-founded, and prior to that served as President of the Turkish American Cultural Association of Michigan’s Youth Chapter. Mehmet would like to found a startup or pursue a career in healthcare consulting.

Kaustuv Mukherjee, a student at Princeton University, became involved with Connect Me during its early stages, serving as the Internal Vice President and Chair of the Advertising Department. His other involvements include activities such as The Daily Princetonian, Princeton’s independent daily student newspaper. Kaustuv intends to pursue a career in consulting or investment management after earning a masters degree.

Camille Johnson is a Junior in Electrical Engineering Technolgy at Purdue University. Camille originally became involved with Connect Me through a Fox 2 News story about the organization in its earlier stages. She originally served as the Director of Communications and Admissions where she led and created the Admissions Department when our organization originally faced a massive amount of growth. At Purdue University she also serves as the President of Global Engineering Ambassadors where the aim is to increase cultural competency within the engineering community, A member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Mother Chapter, and a Undergraduate researcher under the SCALE program with a focus on the implementation of Microelectronics in the curriculum of first year engineers. She has an immense passion for inspiring the youth within her community to pursue engineering. Camille intends on pursuing a career in Microelectronics/Semiconductors and possibly attending graduate school.

Meghana is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She joined Connect Me as a tutor in the start of the organization and eventually took on the role as the Director of Applications and the Chair of the Media Committee. Her other pursuits at school include working on the Battery Team for Illini Solar Car, UIUC’s student-run, competitive Solar Powered Vehicle team. Meghana intends to further her education by earning a masters degree in order to pursue a career in Autonomous Systems Integration or Entrepreneurship.

Ritvik Ellendula is a senior at Northville High School, passionate about empowering others through the power of education as well as mentorship. He joined Connect Me Tutoring upon seeing the magnificent work the organization achieved on a local level, inspired to contribute to the organization’s mission of empowering students all across the world to chase after their dreams and help students maximize their learning potential. He previously served as the Vice President and the Secretary. Outside of Connect Me, Ritvik is a passionate runner, who races on Northville’s Cross Country and Track teams. He’s also involved in other extracurricular activities, such as Student Government and HOSA – FHP. In the future, he hopes to contribute towards inspiring others to reach their aspirations.