Priti Bansal – ( President):  Priti is a mom, a humanitarian, and a community helper, and the glue that keeps the whole team together. You can always count on her to get your spirits up, develop innovative ideas to make a project successful, and jump in to help wherever it is needed. She is not hesitant to take on new challenges and learn new things.

Priti also joined the Board of Casa Freehold, whose mission is to lay a foundation for empowerment, enabling immigrants to address their needs and assist others as they integrate into the community. Priti launched the Empower And Helped Global Challenge and Ambassador Program to Empower And help youth in 2020. The program exceeded expectations in its first year, with around 100 participants from across the country.

Priti has a special place in her heart for children with special needs, as her own nephew has both Autism and Apraxia. She has also attended and organized various enrichment workshops based on Mental health, emotional awareness, values, and life applications. She understands the challenges our children and parents face and knows how important it is to recognize and manage one’s emotions. “Don’t judge them; join them,” says Priti to understand kids better. 

Aditi Verma – ( Vice President): Aditi co-authored the children’s book “Sal, Let’s Help,” as well as created several empowerment workshops and seminars that help youths, teens, and women develop powerful self-esteem, a positive can-do attitude, and navigate the ups and downs of life, and more. She is part of a worldwide movement to empower youth and families.

Aditi is a certified wisdom coach for kids ages 7 to 12 and a certified teen wisdom coach for ages 13 to 23. She believes it is vital for children to be balanced emotionally and intellectually to achieve their goals and succeed in life. Through Empower And Help, she aims to bring that balance into youth’s lives by focusing on emotional intelligence, value-based learning, and experiential, hands-on volunteer opportunities. She also believes that personal growth in parents themselves will naturally lead to personal growth in children, creating and providing workshops for parents and children. Her vision is that of a connected, empowered, and happy family. She teaches powerful tools to her clients to achieve their goals which she herself practices as well. She has previously worked in the corporate world as a Business Analyst and Product Manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech and a Master’s in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania. Aditi Verma and her husband are the proud parents of 2 children. Aditi is passionate about Empower And Help’s mission to build future leaders with integrity that make this world a better place for themselves and others.

Dr. Pratik Jain – (Treasurer): is a double board-certified psychiatrist who completed his residency training at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, NY. He pursued additional training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at VCU Health Systems in Richmond, VA, and then trained as a Forensic Psychiatrist (Child-Focused Track) at Yale University. Dr. Jain serves as the Treasurer of Empower And Help and helps us create and provide the best program to enrich young minds in a mindful manner.