Our Team

Nina Zhan

Founder & President

Nina

11th Grader in an Illinois High School, USA

Captain of the High School Science Olympiad Team
Captain of the High School Science Bowl Team
Co-Founder and President of Words4Wisdom Society
President of the GYP Debate Club
President of a High School Volunteer Club
Co-President of Goodbye Eczema Global Health Alliance
Princeton Prize in Race Relations National Winner
2x National Qualifier in the US Chemistry Olympiad
Top 3 in State Chemistry Tournament
Senior-level figure skater in US Figure Skating
Official bestselling audiobook narrator, invited to China’s most famous broadcasting platform whose guests have included the President of Ireland and the Queen of Denmark
1 Million+ followers across various broadcasting platforms
1st place in both Broadway and Opera state singing championships hosted by the Illinois Music Association
Spokesperson for the national Pearson English Competition
Certified commercial host on China’s largest audio platform, Ximalaya
First-Chair Principal flutist of a symphony
Youngest at her high school to qualify for ILMEA
Four consecutive Presidential Volunteer Service Gold Awards
Speaker at multiple United Nations conferences and forums
Delegate selected worldwide for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations conference

Vice President

Tai Nghiem

10th Grader in an Illinois High School, USA

Co-Founder & President of a High School Marketing Agency
DECA Social Media Team Strategist for 2K viewers
Executive Committee Member for Naperville Children’s Business Fair
Community Service Leader of a Tutoring Organization
DECA Top 10 State Finalist
Published author in Trailblazer Literary Magazine
Numerous Top 5 Awards at Science Olympiad Tournaments

Vice President

Vicky Zhao

9th Grader in a Junior High School in Edmonton, Canada

Native speaker in English, French, and Mandarin, with an intermediate level in Spanish
Speech Provincial Bronze 2025
Junior Overall 1st Place, FDT Academy First Public Speaking Tournament 2024
3rd Place, Chilliwack Optimist Oratorical Contest 2024
Junior French Immersion 2nd Place, concours d’Art concours d’Art Oratoire en Français de la Société royale du Commonwealth Canada 2024

Our passionate team, spanning eight countries, is on a mission to ignite a love for STEM and culture worldwide. Their dedication is the driving force behind GLAD Academy’s success.

Meet some of our core executive members below.