May 2022 Accolades

Diana Chao (2016) and Sreeya Pittala (2022) were selected for MTV’s first-ever MTV Youth Action Forum. Collaborating with 18 mental health non-profits, the purpose was to encourage and empower young people to drive culture from awareness to action on mental health through storytelling and media. Diana and Sreeya worked alongside the Biden-Harris administration, Selena Gomez and the Rare Impact Fund, leading mental health nonprofits, and industry partners to develop creative campaigns that reach the most at-risk communities with tangible ways to take mental health actions.

In Washington, DC, they had conversations with Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, The First Lady, Selena Gomez, and an informal conversation with President Biden.

The “Pass the Mic” video created by Jolene Loetscher (1997) and her husband Nate’s company, Mud Mile Communications, for the 2021 Coca-Cola Scholars Celebration won 3 Telly Awards, including the highest honor — a gold Telly given to less than 1% of submissions. The Telly awards is an international competition recognizing the best in video and content creation.