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Geeta Minocha

Founder of Kids in Special Situations, Inc., award-winning orator, and student at the Wharton School

Geeta Minocha is a student at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where she has earned the designations of Joseph Wharton Scholar and Public Policy Research Scholar. In high school, she created Kids in Special Situations, Inc., a nonprofit that provides a platform for children with developmental disorders to interact with their neurotypical peers. In 2015, Geeta became the national champion of the American Legion's Oratorical Contest and began to use her platform to encourage young children to understand and exercise their right to vote. She is extremely politically active and has worked on a number of political campaigns. Follow her on Twitter, connect on LinkedIn, or watch her award-winning speech here: https://action.news/watch?v=7bSi3ofDpgY.

January 20, 2017

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