Team

“Alone we can do so little,
together we can do so much.”

— Helen Keller

Meet the Core Team

The core team spearheads new campaigns, events, and programs for the organization.
Below is the list of members of our core team.

Shivani Gulati

Founder
Small Words Impact
Dedham, MA

Shivani is a freshman at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has been volunteering to support kids in foster care since she was 8 years old when she began helping with annual drives for backpacks, school supplies, and Christmas gifts. With Small Words Impact, she is focusing on improving literacy for foster kids 5-11 years old, through books and reading support. To accomplish her mission, she has partnered with a range of local and national organizations.

Ayana Dhrub

Core Leader
Small Words Impact
Cambridge, MA

Ayana is a junior at Buckingham Browne and Nicholas School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is passionate about community service and has been working on projects to support underserved communities in different ways. Since middle school, she has dedicated herself to initiatives that focus on elementary school children. With Small Words she is focusing on improving literacy for foster children through books and reading support tools. Working with local organizations and youth groups, she has raised funds, created awareness, distributed books and supplies, mobilizing her team to support this cause with great success.