Meet Our Team
Our 2026-2027 National Board Members
President
Mateen Frisby
Mateen is the President of Readability and a senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD. Outside of the classroom, he works as a hospital volunteer, camp counselor, and middle school tutor. His academic interests lie within science, particularly in biology and physics. With aspirations to attend medical school, he hopes to combine his love for science and his commitment to service to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Mateen also has a passion for baseball and enjoys weightlifting.
Vice President
Joanna Lizas
Joanna Lizas is a senior at St. John’s College High School in DC where she is the President of her high school chapter. She is a member of her local chapter of the Greek Orthodox Youth of America, and has participated in two summer mission trips to Appalachia where she repaired and renovated houses. In her free time. Joanna has also been part of a Greek Dance troupe, having won national awards with her team. In her free time, she enjoys reading and listening to music.
Vice-President
Elizabeth Luo
Elizabeth has previously served as the Programming Director for Readability. With her dedication and commitment to community service, she is now the Vice President of Readability and a senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD, where she is Vice President of the school chapter. Outside of the classroom, she has many musical talents, playing piano, guitar, and the violin. Elizabeth is interested in psychology and law. She also has a passion for ice skating and roller skating!
Treasurer
Markos Campbell
Markos Campbell is a junior at Winston Churchill High School. He is an avid football player, as a Sophomore, Markos served as Captain of the JV football team at WCHS, winning the award of Defensive Player of the Year. He is involved with his local chapter of the Greek Orthodox Youth of America and plays on their basketball team. Previously, he has volunteered to repair homes in impoverished communities in Appacalachia. With an interest in business & finance, Markos also enjoys weightlifting in his free time!
Secretary
Luke Veizis
Luke is a senior at Wootton High School, and will serve as the president of his school's chapter in the fall.
A passionate aviation enthusiast, he is currently working towards earning his private pilot license and plans to pursue aviation studies in college. In addition to his love of flying, Luke is a varsity baseball player. When he's not in the air or on the baseball field, Luke enjoys following and supporting local sports teams, especially the Washington Commanders
Director of Business Partnerships & Growth
Tommy Luka
Tommy is a senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD. He is the youth representative of his parish, selected by the Orthodox Archiocese of America in recognition of his outstanding character. He also serves on the youth board at his parish as an Orthodox Life representative. Tommy has a passion for business and entrepreneurship, participating in personal commerce and trading. He is actively participating in community-based volunteer work, including as a team leader for his Appalachia Service project team.
Programming Director
Nicholas Kostolampros
Nicholas is a junior at Winston Churchill High School. He is a talented musician, playing bass guitar and participating in his high school musical band. He is also a talented Greek dancer, having won national awards as part of his team.
Nicholas has spent countless hours actively participating in community service.
Director of Community Outreach
Noor Rekhi
Noor Rekhi is a junior at Winston Churchill High School. In additon to her volunteer work at Shady Grove Hospital, she is an advocate and contributor within her community, with an interest in pursuing a pre-med track beyong high school. Outside of the classroom, Noor enjoys baking, working out, and listening to music!
Marketing Director
Sasha Domnine
Sasha is a junior at Winston Churchill High School. She volunteers with the 'Link Generations' Book Club where she is involved in reading newly published literature to senior citizens.
Outside of her community and school work, Sasha loves to work out, spend time with her family.
Director of Operations
Alexandra Wu
Alexandra is a senior at Winston Churchill High School. She is passionate about writing, art, science and community service. She leads a chapter of an international online phonics tutoring program, helping young ESL students around the world improve their reading skills. At school, she serves as the Ediror-In-Chief of school newspaper and co-captain of the Science Olympiad team. In her free time, Alexandra enjoys filling her sketchbook with drawings and experimenting with new art mediums.
Director of Communications
Ava Duran
Ava Duran is the Director of Communications of Readability and the co-president of the North Carolina chapter. Ava is a junior at Hough High School where she founded both her state and school Readability chapters. She is also the president of her school's Best Buddies Club and is a leader in their Unified Club. As well as being a staunch advocate for disability rights, she enjoys working out at the gym and spending time with friends outside of school.
Director of Advocacy
Katelin Chew
Katelin is a senior at Winston Churchill High School. She is a highly talented at soccer, playing competitively on the NVA GA team located in NoVa - among the nation's highest ranked clubs. In junior and senior year, she served/serves as Captain of the school soccer team. Sheenjoys running competitively for the school track team. Katelin has extensive experience volunteering - with 'Project Happy Feet', and leadership positions in 'So What Else' and 'Test Free Tails'. In addition, Katelin interns with a PT and hopes to pursue her passion of sports medicine and sports psychology in college!
Director of Fundraising
Will Quackenboss
Will is a senior at Winston Churchill High School. He is a member of the varsity football and baseball teams, reaching 2 state semifinals in football. Will is also a flag football coach for flagstar football, helping kids discover their love of the sport. He volunteers with Best Buddies, So What Else and Test Free Tales clubs at his school.
Will is interested in economics and finance, and in his free time he likes to socialize and play pickleball and golf. He loves to hang out with his 2 French Bulldogs!
OUR NATIONAL CHAPTERS
Readability is proud to have ten different chapters spanning various states & cities throughout the US.
MARYLAND
VIRGINIA
TEXAS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Winston Churchill HS:
Mateen Frisby
Wootton HS:
Luke Veizis
Whitman HS:
Anne Peyster
Tommy Luka
Quince Orchard HS:
Faith
Richard Montgomery HS:
Nilaya Mijangos, Kaveesha Punchi, Luana
Purity Chukwukelu (President), Nandika Byrishetty (VP)
Loudoun County:
Samuela Zannou
Howard County:
Michelle Wang
St John's HS:
Elsie Leung, Joanna Lizas
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
NORTH CAROLINA
Naila, Phoebe
Kiersten (Co-President), Seeret (Co-President), Helena, Faitha, Insharah, Lian, Maria, Mia, Nia
Ava Duran, Allison Nikro, Anjali Reddy, Ashrita, Smriti Balaji
NEW JERSEY
IOWA
ILLINOIS
MASSACHUSETTS
Ayati, Saraa, Iona, Lisa, Kiah, Tanishka, Lisa
Efrain Calles-Arnaiz
Francesca Haig
Uraan, Iris, Irene