Meet The Team

Ashwin Joshi is the Founder and CEO of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. He proudly holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA. He is hungry for change in financial education for teens and has an unsatiated thirst to always learn. He has done and been accepted to many different ventures not limited to Stanford Summer Session admission, interning at multi-property U.S West operational hotel development and management company A1 Hospitality, and under the fine mentorship of Nick Mercer (Wealth Advisor at Piton Wealth). This all on top of countless hours dedicated to learning finance gives Ashwin Joshi the financial acumen and capability to lead ATFA in its mission.

Hamzeh Beckmohamadi is the Chief Operations Officer of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. He proudly holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA. A high-achieving and capable student, he is known for his many leadership positions in school and the community. Having lots of experience in this field makes him highly capable of the role of vice president. By working with highly respected corporate individuals such as the presidents of both the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS Mosque) and the Islamic Center of Tri-Cities (ICTC). He also devotes his time to holding community activities and many free tutoring sessions for low-income refugees.

Sahir Tandon is the Chief Technology Officer of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) Washington-based nonprofit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. For many years, he has remained enthralled with computer science and has taken many computer science courses. He has a propensity for learning and is very active in his community and school. He is an engaged leader in many school clubs, including being the coding captain for his Robotics Club, and is also the troop leader in Boy Scouts while being an Eagle Scout himself.

Omar Elsawi is the financial officer for ATFA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers everywhere across the globe. He has achieved Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. He proudly holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA in high school. All of this makes him more than capable of the role of financial officer. He believes the experience he gained from his internship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is key to helping young teens worldwide.

Cohen Burnett is the Chief Secretary of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. He proudly holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA while performing at the top of his class, applying himself in every opportunity he comes across. He has held several leadership positions as a multi-sport varsity and club athlete. His financial education has grown over the years thanks to a well-educated father and boss under the internship at Northwest Asthma and Allergy, and has also given back to the community by donating hours of service to the ARC of Tri-Cities and church.

Gurdil Dardi is the Chief Cinematographer for ATFA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. He works as an established cinematographer in the filmmaking field, working for professional and local businesses around the United States, while developing his skills in the field. He has received various certifications in the arts of Design & Cinematography while participating in competitions with other professional Cinematographers. As he continues to develop his skills as a cinematographer, he further increases his knowledge and education in the field by attending the prestigious Tri-Tech Skills Center in the Digital Arts & Filmmaking Program.

Fintin Collins is the assistant web developer of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) Washington-based nonprofit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. Since he first took a class for it in 7th grade, he has loved programming and has taken many more computer science classes since then. He enjoys engineering and hopes to be an aerospace engineer when he grows up. He is involved in many clubs at school, including Robotics and TSA, which both let him make use of his programming skills. He is a creative and helpful person who enjoys brainstorming ideas for Robotics.

Hiba Alhaidari is the Creative Director for ATFA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers everywhere across the globe. She currently attends Southridge High School and loves meeting new people and learning new skills. As a freshman, she decided to play tennis, and it became one of the best decisions of her life. Making that decision has changed her mindset to always trying new things. Now, she also loves running long-distance and learning more about herself every day.

Parker Collette is the Content Specialist of ATFA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing free, world-class financial education for teenagers anywhere across the globe. He proudly holds a 4.0 GPA. He also likes to be social and is a great person to be around. He is the first ever 8th grader to be on the ATFA team.