Kerry Zhao

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Kerry is a sophomore at Brandeis University. She majors in Psychology and Sociology. Besides academic studies, she has joined the Brandeis Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team and dance club, and she plays the piano as her extracurricular hobby. Kerry graduated from Shanghai Pinghe School, an international high school in Shanghai. As an advocate for educational equity and a change-maker, she founded a ‘Vocational School Students’ Life’ interview platform in grade 11, speaking up for marginalized vocational students and challenging stereotypes about them. She created and organized another interview column with HOPE School, offering career development advice for vocational students. She participated in Brown University’s Leadership and Social Change program, conducting many different social change case studies on educational equality, environmental sustainability, etc.

 

In 2018, Kerry attended an international camp as a camper in Maine led by John Stadler. She engaged in intellectual communication, built a sense of community responsibility, and volunteered to help translate. In 2019, she served as a CIT in PLE’s DEX ONE camp, assisting counselors with course teaching and taking care of campers’ lives. In 2024, she played a counselor’s role in Kunming International Summer School of Curiosity and Leadership and assisted K12 campers with PBL projects. She experienced Camp Director training at the same time in order to get prepared for PlanetLabs’ 2025 summer camps. Based on her diverse camp experience, she looks forward to creating an unforgettable and engaging experience by working with all the campers.