Our Team
Board 2026-2027
Tia Chatterji
President
Tia is a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She has been doing ballet for the last 11 years of her life and has taken multiple RAD and ABT exams for the same. She sings and plays guitar for the seniors at the retirement homes and loves to make their days brighter. As president of YPC, she coordinates with retirement homes to organize performances for residents, handles the website, and rallies many other performers to use their talents to bring joy to the seniors in their community.
Vivian Cardello
Vice President
Vivian is a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She has been dancing for 13 years, and is a now three-year member of PVPHS’s Choreo Company. Her specialty with the YPC is piano performance, particularly in genres of ragtime and jazz. Using her piano, she accompanies many YPC singers in their performances as well, and regularly has sing-alongs for retirement community residents. As Vice President of the YPC, she manages the club’s Instagram account, collaborates with the president to establish meeting and performance dates, and assists with major club decisions.
Tiffany Seong
Secretary
Riah Chen
Treasurer
Riah is a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She has been dancing ballet since she was 3, and performs in ballet productions every year. She also has been in Choreo Company at PVPHS since her freshman year. She dances ballet for the seniors at the retirement homes and loves seeing the smiles on their faces when watching people perform. As treasurer of YPC, she hopes to bring lots of joy to the seniors with the club’s performances.
Board 2024-2026
Madison Ke
Founder/Former President
Madison is a student at the University of Southern California. Throughout her time from childhood to high school, she was a competitive dancer and violin player. Madison grew up performing violin for her grandparents and was inspired to share that same musical joy to other elders. As former President from 2024-2026, she established the club’s partnerships with SBSCO and the Peninsula Pointe. Madison looks forward to seeing the club thrive and expand!
Leah Yap
Former Vice President
Leah is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has studied ballet at the Peninsula School of Performing Arts throughout her adolescent years. Leah has competed in prestigious ballet competitions such as YAGP and attended summer intensives of recognizable companies such as the Bolshoi Ballet. Leah is a member of PVPHS’s Choreo Company team. Leah performs ballet variations on pointe at the living homes and occasionally sings. As Vice President, Leah frequently communicated with the president, assisted with major decisions, and ran the social media account.
Aiko Aguilar
Former Secretary
Aiko Aguilar is a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has been a dancer for fourteen years and has competed for twelve of those years. Aiko began her training at The Studio PV from age three until age ten and later continued her training at Rise Academy of Dance, where she has been dancing since she was eleven. She usually performed small hip hop contemporary routines at the senior homes. Through dance and volunteering for the community, she gained skills like organization, discipline, and leadership which she carried into her role in the YPC board.
“Being part of the YPC board really allowed me to connect with others, give to the community, and bring joy to the seniors. I loved being able to share the arts with a wider audience, especially those that may not have the chance to experience these live performances. “