Houseless Environmental Volunteers Initiative
Meet Our Team
Eddie Zhang
Co-President 2025-26
Hi. I'm Eddie Zhang, and I am currently a junior at The Harker School. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis. I joined HEVI because it is a wonderful opportunity for me to partake in activities to help conserve our environment, while providing an opportunity for the underprivileged houseless community. I am extremely excited to continue to help create more positive impacts on the local community.
Caden Ruan
Co-President 2025-26
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Benjamin Jin
Vice President 2025-26
Hi - I'm Benjamin. I joined HEVI near the start of 9th grade, and I am currently a sophomore at Archbishop Mitty High School that loves tennis and cooking. I hope to expand this program and bring more awareness to the unhoused by providing a sense of culture and home to the unhoused through high school volunteers.
Claire Guo
Outreach Director 2025-26
Hi! I’m Claire Guo, and I’m a junior at Lynbrook High School. In my free time, I enjoy reading, doing origami, and coding. I joined HEVI because it combines my passion for environmental conservation with my desire to support the houseless community. I am excited to contribute to HEVI’s mission and make a positive impact alongside other volunteers.
Yichen Li
Houseless Coordinator 2025-26
Hello! My name is Yichen and I joined HEVI at the end of my sophomore year. I’m currently a senior at Monta Vista High School. In my free time, I enjoy going to concerts and camping outdoors. As part of HEVI, I hope to understand the experiences of the houseless and learn how to better serve their community.
Anna Zhao
Social Media Director 2025-26
David Qi
Film Director 2025-26
Winfred Lin
Former Vice President from 2024-25
Hello! I'm Winfred Lin, a high school senior at Cupertino High School that loves gardening, game dev, and rocketry. I love organizing and participating in HEVI events as I believe HEVI serves an important role in finding a solution to the climate and housing crisis, but also as a place to cultivate enduring bonds between high school students and our houseless friends, nurturing an environment of acceptance and belonging.
David Jin
Former Co-President from 2024-25
Hi guys! My name is David and I’m currently a senior at Archbishop Mitty High School. In my spare time, I love to play competitive tennis and have been playing for 6+ years. I joined HEVI after noticing the severe issue of homelessness in the Bay Area.
Zachary Pan
Former Co-President from 2024-25
Hi, I'm Zachary Pan! I am a senior at Lynbrook High School. I joined HEVI to help the environment and provide jobs for houseless volunteers as I always want to help others. In my free time, I enjoy playing violin and badminton, caring for my guinea pigs, and solving math problems.
Zhiwei (Lucas) Gu
Former President from 2022-23
Hello, I am Lucas, senior at Valley Christian High School. I enjoy organizing HEVI activities because it is more than providing the houseless people with materialistic aids . By bridging the gap between high school students and our houseless friends, I want to build lasting relationships and create a sense of belonging within the community.
Dawson Chen
Founder and Former President from 2021-22
Hello! I'm Dawson. I founded HEVI at the beginning of 2021 in hopes of actively becoming a part of the solution to both the housing and climate crisis. When COVID hit, significantly more people on the streets and less environmental volunteers. After many iterations, my friends and I set up a solution to provide environmental stipend opportunities for the unhoused. All of us are high schoolers eager to invent solutions in our community, so please help us further our mission!