Derek Chen Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Program planning team, impact team, speaker, and panel moderator. Helped organize IYC9 at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with 10,000+ total hybrid participants and IYC10 in New York City with 17,000+ participants. Speaker of workshop at IYC10 titled "Youth-led Initiatives to Address Healthcare Disparities."Sole high schooler on leadership team and youngest member.Represented IYC and AFS Intercultural Programs Inc. at the 2024 High-Level Summit of the Future at United Nations headquarters.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Voiced youth concerns at 10+ conferences hosted at United Nations headquarters in NYC.

New York, United States

Statice Health is an international NGO aiming to break down barriers to global health equity through mobilizing young people worldwide. Co-founded and led a team of 200+ officers and 3,100+ volunteers from 6 continents, 115 countries (including developing nations such as Iraq, Bangladesh, Rwanda, and Trinidad and Tobago), 35 U.S. states, & 240+ cities. Reached 90+ million people with blog articles, podcast episodes, & Instagram awareness content. Established branches in 200+ high schools, universities, and medical colleges. Coordinated 240+ in-person awareness events addressing prevalent health concerns in underserved communities. Received $30,000+ of sponsorships from Microsoft, Canva, and Grammarly.

Syosset, New York, United States

Received $2,000 sponsorship by Syosset FD to attend VEEB Nassau County Emergency Medical Service Academy for 7-month EMT training. New York State certified EMT.

Graduated from an 8-week-intensive civic leadership program that prepares civic-minded high school students with the knowledge and skills to produce novel solutions to well-defined community and societal problems. Completed Solvathon project to increase voter turnout in Pennsylvania by 5% and Case Brief regarding the New York City housing crisis.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Invited by the ambassador team to attend the 29th AFS Youth Assembly as a delegation leader. Officially partnered Statice Health International with the conference. Coordinated a 6-student Statice Health International delegation at the event.

Hempstead, New York, United States

Mentored by Professor Oskar Pineno of Hofstra University’s Psychology Department. Conducted a research project fusing psychological concepts with Arduino technology.