Meet the Kidz 4 Causes
board of directors!
Michaela Paltzik, President
Michaela is a senior at Phoenix Country Day School and the President of Kidz4Causes. She is a pre -professional ballet dancer with Ballet Arizona, and she enjoys training Therapy Dogs and participating with Girl Scoutsprofessional ballet dancer with Ballet Arizona, and enjoys training Therapy Dogs and participating with Girl Scouts in addition. As a longtime member of Kids 4 Causes, she is very passionate about helping children with rare diseases and can’t wait to make a difference for her community!
Camila Saenz, Social Media Director
Camila Saenz is a sophomore at Phoenix Country Day School and a Social Media Director at Kidz 4 Causes. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, baking, and traveling. Camila is excited to work with Kidz4Causes and make a difference!
Zayna Khan, Social Media Director
Zayna Khan is one of the Social media directors at Kidz 4 Causes! She is a sophmore at Phoenix Country Day School and loves playing piano, acting, listening to music and hanging out with her friends as well as her cat!
Madalyn Paltzik, Social Media Director
Madalyn is a sophomore at Phoenix Country Day School and a Social Media Director at Kidz 4 Causes. She is a pre-professional dancer at Ballet Arizona, and loves music, literature and film. In her second year with Kidz 4 Causes, Madalyn is very excited to continue working to help kids with rare diseases.
Sameer Khan, Volunteer Coordinator
Sameer is a senior at Phoenix Country Day School and the Volunteering Coordinator of Kidz 4 Causes. He loves playing sports and volunteering in his community As a member of Kidz 4 Causes, he is passionate about making an impact in the medical community.
Cassia Wong, Volunteer Coordinator
Cassia is a senior at Arizona College Preparatory and one of the Volunteer Coordinators of Kidz 4 Causes. On top of being pre-professional student at Ballet Arizona, she volunteers with a few different organizations in and out of school that are focused on the mental health of teenagers. With a family member that suffers from a rare disease, she is excited to work with Kidz 4 Causes to help children and communities that are affected by rare diseases.
Elsa Termansen, Fundraising Director
Elsa is a junior at Phoenix Country Day School and a Fundraising Director for Kidz 4 Causes. She plays basketball as well as running cross country and track, and runs the Fashion Club at her school. Although she has just joined Kidz 4 Causes, she has lots of fundraising experience and is excited to help out.
Austin Lowrie, Fundraising Director
Austin is a senior at Phoenix Country Day School and one of the Fundraising Directors of Kidz 4 Causes. Austin and his family foster puppies with cleft lips. In the past Austin also has experience with camp Patrick where he was a counselor for those with spina bifida. As a new member of Kidz 4 Causes he is excited to reach into the world of fundraising and help make an impact in his community especially for those with rare diseases!
Kathryn Barakat, Event Logistics Coordinator
Kathryn is a junior at Phoenix Country Day School and an Event Logistics Coordinator for Kidz 4 Causes. She loves cooking, playing tennis, and hanging out with family. As a long-term member, Kathryn hopes to continue growing this amazing organization to its fullest potential!
Sid Vadnerkar, Secretary
Sid is a junior at Phoenix Country Day School and the Secretary of Kidz 4 Causes. He loves music, and plays the piano and saxophone. Passionate about research himself, he has joined Kidz 4 Causes to help fund organizations that target rare disease research.
Shankar Shawla, Event Logistics Coordinator
Shankar is a junior at Phoenix Country Day School and a Kidz 4 Causes Event Logistics Coordinator. In his free time, he enjoys reading non-fiction books and pursuing interdisciplinary fields of study. He chases these passions through collaboration on student-led and professional computational projects and work at multiple organizations.