Rishita Nossam is a high school junior from Central New Jersey with a deep interest in law and politics. Rishita serves on the National Executive Board of the High School Democrats of America and is the Regional Policy Researcher Lead at Dear Asian Youth, and in school, she is an avid participant in her school's Student Government and Mock Trial programs. Rishita loves participating in valuable civic experiences, such as the Summer Cohort of the YIP Fellowship, to grow her knowledge about public policy and government processes. Rishita hopes to pursue political science on the pre-law track in college and later become a lawyer.