CAMFAM IMPACT BLOG
Welcome to the CamFam Impact Blog, brought to you by the Impact Accelerator Committee. This is THE place to peek into the lives of your community of difference makers. (Selected scholars are viewable by CamFam only)
August 2026
Scholar Highlight - Caleb Chung, Harvard College - Economics and Comparative Religion, CamFam 2023
Caleb grew up in Colorado Springs, CO and has empathy at his core, leading with justice and integrity in all that he does. His family and faith are his foundation. In high school he was ASB President, Speech and Debate, and devoted a great deal of energy to WorldVision a global Christian humanitarian organization that he remains active in still, today. At Harvard, he active in understanding the technology of work, the Hebrew Bible and redemptive entrepreneurship...
July 2026
Scholar Highlight - Rida Karim, University of Virginia - McIntire School of Commerce, CamFam 2025
Rida grew up in Annandelle, VA, and exhibited an early passion for STEM and youth education. In high school, she served as the Fairfax County Student Board Member, led the local chapter of the UN assocation and was a junior cybersecurity analyst at the Department of Commerce. She's also a passionate golfer and plays poker. Now about to start her second year at UVA, she is a ChatGPT Fellow for OpenAI and is the Founder and CEO of Technology Youth Empowerment.....
June 2026
Scholar Highlight - Zoe Weiss, Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Student, CamFam 2019
Zoe grew up in Atlanta, GA, and the first time we spoke with her, she shared that she wanted to revolutionalize healthcare on a global level. At age 17, she was developing effective, low-cost approaches to disease detection and treatment. Zoe continued her studies iin Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard, while conducting research and volunteering at Mass General's free clinic. Today, she is continuing her work in healthcare as she pursues an MD-PhD at Harvard/MIT with a focuys on antiobiotic resistance....
May 2026
Scholar Highlight - Trisha Prabhu, Change Agent, Activist and Founder & CEO, CamFam 2018
Trisha grew up in Naperville, IL and started to fight the silent pandemic of online hate with ReThink, her patented anti-cyberbullying technology. Following her studies of Government and Economics at Harvard, Trisha is continuing her work with ReThink Citizens, a youth-led nonprofit empowering today's young people to cereate the digital world that they deserve while she also pursues a JD at Yale Law School....
April 2026
Scholar Highlight - Jay Mehta, Legislative Correspondent and Staff Assistant, CamFam 2019
Jay grew up in Overland Park, KS and has a long-time passion for the performance arts and history. At Yale, he completed his BA in Global Affairs and then an MA in History. He wrote a manuscript on the role of Congress in the US War in Afghanistan, and is currently working in the Office of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as an intern in the Democratic Cloakroom....
March 2026
Scholar Highlight - Molly Smith, Writer and Filmmaker, CamFam 2020
Orlando, FL
Molly grew up in Florida and has been a storytelling since before college, with her first public service announcement on gun control and student voice. At Yale, she continued her filmmaking, writing, and dancing. In 2024, she founded Mission Mariposa, a community supporting youth and young adults through cancer treatment...
January 2026
Scholar Highlight - Abby Kambhampaty, Public Health Warrior, CamFam 2021
Syracuse, NY
Abby was raised by a village of immigrants and wants to give back. In high school, was a tutor, mentor, and refugee youth enrichment project creator. In college, she double majored in Biology and Anthropology, and focused on intersections of social justice, climate change, and healthcare. Today, she is working for a community medicine program in homeless healthcare and HIV health literacy....