Student Representatives

Current Student Representatives

(Former representatives listed below)

Farrah Kardwell
2025-2026 Student Representative
​Farrah Kardwell is in the Class of 2026. She is the founder and president of the Mock Trial Team. She also volunteers with Doggie Protective Services, a nonprofit dog shelter, and she teaches free art classes to kids at the Palo Alto Art Center. Farrah is passionate about advocacy and hopes to become a defense lawyer.

Kiara Yoon
2023-2026 Student Representative
​Kiara Yoon is in the Class of 2026. Through her experience within ASB and teaching students at her local Korean school, she hopes to both equalize the playing field and extend her knowledge in education with RTE. Kiara is interested in STEM, politics, and conservation.

Allison Ma
2023-2026 Student Representative
​Allison Ma is in the Class of 2026. She is passionate about closing the education gap and is currently a tutor with the nonprofit organization DreamCatchers. In her free time, she enjoys running and is a member of Paly's cross-country team.

Ethan Bradley
2025-2027 Student Representative
​Ethan Bradley is in the Class of 2028. He likes studying language and linguistics, and is a member of the Paly debate team and journalism program. He also enjoys volunteering with kids with special needs through the Bay Area Friendship Circle. He feels strongly that all kids, regardless of background and differences, should thrive in Palo Alto schools.

Gavin Lin
2025-2026 Student Representative
​Gavin Lin is in the Class of 2026. He aims to help students pursue their dreams through RTE, and frequently hosts lab tours for underrepresented students at Stanford. When he’s not at school, you can find him reading books, studying STEM, or running with one of his three dogs.

FORMER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Anika Raffle - Paly Class of 2025, Georgetown University

Kristine Lin - Paly Class of 2025, UCLA

Kelly Tanaka - Paly Class of 2025, Carnegie Mellon University

Nadia Soberg - Paly Class of 2024, Pomona College 

Ella Rosenblum - Paly Class of 2024, New York University

Ines Legrand - Paly Class of 2023, Barnard College

Allyson Lee - Paly Class of 2023, University of Chicago

Jonathan Chen - Paly Class of 2023, UCLA

Ryan Tanaka - Paly Class of 2023, Purdue University

Ines Legrand - Paly Class of 2023, Columbia University

Maya Mukherjee - Paly Class of 2023, Northwestern University

Allison Lee - Paly Class of 2023, University of Chicago

Paloma Raffle - Paly Class of 2023, UC Berkeley

Brennan Ho - Paly Class of 2023, University of Southern California

​Ben Szeto - Paly Class of 2022, Carleton College

Ras Kebebew - Paly Class of 2021, St John’s University

Emma Lin - Paly Class of 2021, University of Chicago

Melina Soberg - Paly Class of 2021, Pitzer College