Community Connections

Shrey is the founder and president of Kidz Code. He is an incoming computer science student at Purdue University and recently graduated high school. He has been coding in Python for 6 years. Shrey loves to code, drum, hang out with his family and friends, and (of course!) mess around with technology. He has completed several college level and Advanced Placement computer science courses and is excited to share his knowledge. Shrey led the Student Council of Clayton High School in converting its activities into online formats during the pandemic, and was named 2022 Sophomore of the Year for his academic and extracurricular achievements. In addition to being the President of the Student Council, Shrey has devoted many hours to giving technology support to senior citizens. Most of all, he has really enjoyed helping grade-school children explore their interest in coding in a friendly and stress-free way and is excited to share this opportunity with more kids.

Sanjay Sinha, MD is a medical physician (pediatric cardiology) from Scottsdale, AZ. Sanjay graduated from the University of Arizona School of Medicine and did his subsequent training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he currently serves as a faculty member. Since high school, Sanjay has devoted substantial energy to charitable endeavors, which included serving as the Horizon High School Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity in Scottsdale, AZ. After spending a summer in Tanzania delivering HIV/AIDS education to young people, Sanjay co-founded the International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS (IAPA), a 501(c)3 organization that focuses on bettering the lives of children and adults living with HIV/AIDS in India, serving as its first President and now as Chairman of the Board. Sanjay is happy to devote his experience to the Kidz Code team.

Dr. Tarita Rhimes, EdD is a native of Milwaukee, WI, where she went to Alverno College and majored in Elementary and Middle School Education with an emphasis in Computer Science. Dr. Rhimes has worked as an assistant principal at Wydown Middle School in Clayton, MO for the last five years. Before that, she spent four years as an Educational Technology Specialist at Meramec Elementary School. Before coming to Clayton, she worked for five years in the Ferguson-Florissant School District, three years in St. Charles, Louisiana, and five years in Milwaukee Public Schools, where she taught elementary school. Dr. Rhimes received her doctoral degree in educational leadership from Maryville University. She holds a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Educational Specialist Certification in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Computer Science with a Middle School certification from Alverno College. Starting July 1, 2022, Dr. Rhimes will be the principal of Glenridge Elementary school in the School District of Clayton. 

Lisa Jackson-Terry, MA, MA is a distinguished educator with 31 years of experience across multiple positions in general education, special education, and education administration. Lisa holds Masters of Arts degrees in both K-8 Administration and Communication Disorders and a Bachelors of Arts in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. Lisa served as a speech language pathologist in the School District of Clayton for seven years, as principal of Holman Elementary School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District (2010-2012), and as principal of Meramec Elementary School in Clayton (2012-2018). She looks forward to devoting her considerable experience to guiding the Kidz Code initiative.