Serving the Pittsburgh Somali Bantu Community Through Tutoring Since 2004
Meet the Board
Co- president
Ian Thompson
Pronouns: He/him
Class of: 2025
Major: Linguistics
Minor/Certificate: Sociology & Jewish Studies
Favorite KIR memory: Teaching the kids how to play pool!
Co- president
Isabel Sichlau
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2025
Major: Psychology & Spanish
Minor/Certificate: Global Studies
Favorite KIR memory: 2024 Spring Picnic!
Tutor Liaison
Ilhaam Husain
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2025
Major: Psychology
Minor: Creative Writing
Certificate: Health Humanities
Favorite KIR memory: Organizing a talent show for the kids and seeing them perform!
Arsenal Liaison
Katie Bell
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2026
Major: Social Work
Minor: Sociology
Favorite KIR memory:
Leading a science experiment with the kids and seeing how excited they were to learn about volcanic eruptions.
NVH Liaison
Brandon Hale
Pronouns: He/him
Class of: 2026
Majors: Neuroscience & Spanish
Minor: Chemistry
Certificate: Conceptual Foundations of Medicine
Favorite KIR memory:
Playing games and having fun with the students and their families during Spring Picnic!
ARYSE Liaison
Nina Southern
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2026
Major: Digital Narrative & Interactive Design
Minor: Information Science
Favorite KIR memory:
Visiting Mt. Washington with the ARYSE kids!
Business manager
Ayushi Bhatt
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2027
Majors: Neuroscience & Psychology
Favorite KIR memory: Making paper plate bumblebees with the kids from NVH and just watching them be creative and funny
Fundraising Chair
Alec Sciutto
Pronouns: He/him
Class of: 2022
Major: Neuroscience
Favorite KIR memory: Teaching the NVH kids how to crochet
Social Media Chair
Lily Kramer
Pronouns: She/her
Class of: 2025
Majors: Philosophy & Communication
Minors: Linguistics & Sociology
Favorite KIR memory: Playing sharks and minnows at arsenal!