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One Community Welcomes Samhitha Gouru to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Samhitha Gouru to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Samhitha is a full-stack developer with a strong background in modern web technologies and a passion for clean, scalable software solutions. She holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and has prior industry experience as a Software Engineer at Zensar Technologies and Cognizant, where she worked extensively with React.js, FastAPI, Django, and PostgreSQL. Her work has focused on building responsive, modular UI components, optimizing API performance, and contributing to cloud-native applications using Docker and AWS. She is an advocate for agile collaboration and actively participates in code reviews and CI/CD workflows to ensure maintainable and efficient codebases. As part of the One Community Software Team, Samhitha developed key dashboards including a loss tracking line graph and a risk profile bar graph, while also reviewing and maintaining pull requests for frontend features and functionality to ensure the Highest Good Network app was functional.
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One Community Welcomes Rohith Nayakar to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Rohith Nayakar to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Rohith is a Full Stack Software Engineer with over 2 years of professional experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable web applications and AI-powered systems. He specializes in JavaScript (React.js, Node.js), Python, and Java, and is passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Auburn University at Montgomery with a perfect 4.0 GPA. His technical interests include AI integration, chatbot development, and cloud-native solutions using tools such as FastAPI, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Docker. He strongly believes in using open-source software and collaborative development to build a sustainable future. As a member of the One Community Software Team, Rohith has contributed to the enhancement of the BlueSquareStats and DonutChart components of the Highest Good Network by implementing dynamic data rendering using Chart.js, improving responsiveness with Tailwind CSS, and integrating backend data from TotalOrgSummary.js. He has also proactively identified and resolved multiple frontend bugs to improve visual consistency, component responsiveness, and data accuracy across different views, helping ensure a smoother user experience for contributors and viewers alike.
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One Community Welcomes Rishwa Patel to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Rishwa Patel to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Rishwa is a Software Developer with over 2 years of experience building scalable and user-centric full-stack applications using technologies such as React.js, Java, and Spring Boot. She has a strong passion for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code while optimizing for performance and user experience. She thrives in Agile-driven, collaborative environments and is always eager to learn, grow, and innovate through technology. Rishwa is committed to leveraging software as a tool for social good, sustainability, and community impact. Her work can be explored on Github. As a member of the One Community Software Team, she has played a pivotal role in developing the Highest Good Network React App by implementing key features such as the Skills Dashboard, Dynamic Scoring and Ranking logic, and enhancing user interface components based on Figma designs.
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One Community Welcomes Keying Guo to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Keying Guo to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Keying is a passionate full-stack software developer with a background in computer science and applied mathematics. She has experience building scalable web applications using modern technologies like React, Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS, and thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments. She is a strong advocate for clean code, accessibility, and user-centered design, and she brings a detail-oriented and thoughtful approach to all her projects. She is also deeply interested in sustainable development and using technology to create positive social and environmental impact. As a member of the One Community team, Keying has completed the Listing and Bidding Platform’s availability management frontend (PR3322) and is currently finalizing the bidding homepage backend for the same platform on the Highest Good Network, a priority-urgent component in progress.
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One Community Welcomes Ghazi Rahman to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Ghazi Rahman to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Ghazi is a Software and Data Engineer with 3 years of experience building scalable data platforms, cloud-native apps, and AI-powered systems. He’s optimized ETL pipelines for massive data volumes, cutting cloud costs by 60% using AWS and Azure. His stack includes Python, Go, React, Spark, Kafka, and Snowflake, with successful deployments of high-throughput pipelines and moderation tools using Hugging Face and LangChain. He focuses on automation, clean architecture, and ethical AI. As a member of the One Community team, Ghazi enhanced the Highest Good Network platform by resolving a critical 501 user creation error and contributed to Phase 2 by implementing responsive financial summary cards with dynamic data and trend indicators.
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One Community Welcomes Xiaolei Zhao to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Xiaolei Zhao to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Xiaolei earned her Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Columbia University, where she developed a strong technical foundation in software development and system design. She specializes in full-stack development, with a focus on building scalable and efficient systems for data-driven applications. Passionate about writing clean, maintainable code, she is dedicated to optimizing system performance to enhance the overall user experience. As a member of the One Community software team, Xiaolei has contributed to backend development for dashboard features in the Highest Good Network software, improving system performance and functionality to better support material tracking, reporting, and internal collaboration on lessons learned. She has also been actively involved in the team’s code review process, reviewing over 20 pull requests to help maintain high code quality standards.
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One Community Welcomes Sunil Kotte to the Software Development Team!
One Community welcomes Sunil Kotte to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Sunil is a skilled Software Engineer with over three years of experience building scalable and efficient web applications. He has a strong background in JavaScript frameworks like React and Node.js, along with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL databases. Additionally, he is proficient in cloud platforms like AWS and Microsoft Azure. Sunil excels in performance optimization and user-focused development, and he is adept at working both collaboratively and independently to solve complex problems. Passionate about open-source projects, he actively contributes to seamless deployments and enhanced functionality. As part of the One Community team, he has played a key role in the development of the Highest Good Network software by conducting code reviews, managing pull requests, fixing bugs, and upholding high code quality standards. His contributions include developing and improving critical features, such as optimizing the Weekly Summary Reports functionality—significantly boosting its performance, accuracy, and user experience.
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One Community Welcomes Pallavi Deshmukh to the Admin Team!
One Community welcomes Pallavi Deshmukh to the Admin Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
With three years of hands-on experience as a software engineer, Pallavi brings a practical and adaptable approach to building technology that solves real-world problems. She has worked across various domains, contributing to projects ranging from scalable backend systems to interactive user interfaces. Her focus is on writing clean, maintainable code and understanding the broader impact of her work on both users and the systems it supports. Whether improving performance, streamlining deployment processes, or collaborating across teams, Pallavi consistently aligns her efforts with long-term goals and efficient outcomes. Currently, she is expanding her skill set through meaningful contributions to multiple teams within One Community. On the Hiring Team, she is learning to thoughtfully identify and evaluate talent, gaining insight into effective team-building practices. As part of the Training Team, she plays a key role in reviewing team members’ work to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with project goals, while also helping strengthen mentorship and onboarding processes. In the Web Page Design Team, she is deepening her understanding of layout structure, accessibility, and responsive design—skills she has already applied by improving the blog section for a more intuitive and visually consistent user experience. Meanwhile, her work in Software Product Testing for the Highest Good Network is sharpening her abilities in debugging, quality assurance, and documentation—all essential for delivering reliable, high-quality software releases.
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One Community Welcomes Harshitha Rayapati to the Management Team!
One Community welcomes Harshitha Rayapati to the Management Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Harshitha is an entrepreneur turned technical project manager. A computer science major with a liberal studies background and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Dartmouth, she brings a blend of technical expertise and strategic program management skills. Passionate about solving wicked problems through a multidisciplinary lens, Harshitha co-founded Food for Thought, a social enterprise addressing student food insecurity. She has worked across public, private, and non-profit sectors in both full-time and internship roles, gaining experience in industries such as education, IT, business process improvement, and fintech. Most recently, as a financial inclusion professional, she led cross-functional initiatives using statistical data analysis and experimentation, collaborated with developers on new product development, and scaled customer intelligence programs. As a member of the One Community team, Harshitha manages a team of five—including front-end and back-end developers as well as designers—and has defined the software component requirements and delivery plan for launching the Highest Good Network Phase 4: Education program.
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One Community Welcomes Govind Sajithkumar to the Management Team!
One Community welcomes Govind Sajithkumar to the Management Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!
Govind brings strong expertise in data analysis and software development to every team he joins. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from Manipal University. Proficient in Python, SQL, C++, and a range of data visualization tools, he combines technical skill with analytical insight. As a key contributor to the One Community team, Govind focused on advancing data analytics capabilities. He enhanced the interactive dashboard by developing new visualizations and writing Python scripts to automate data preprocessing tasks such as cleaning, sorting, and auto-populating dashboard fields. He also maintained regular updates with audience and content insights from Meta platforms (Facebook and Instagram), analyzed engagement patterns—such as optimal post timing—and translated those insights into actionable social media strategies that broadened reach and impact.
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