Bank of America Announces 2024 Massachusetts Student Leaders

BOSTON – Bank of America recently announced five high school juniors and seniors were selected as Student Leaders® (#BofAStudentLeaders), an eight-week paid summer internship connecting students to employment, skills development and service. These community-minded students will gain practical work and leadership experience, and receive financial education coaching from Bank of America’s Better Money Habits curriculum, while working with local nonprofits, all while earning competitive wages

Celebrating its 20th anniversary year, the Student Leaders program recognizes 300 community-focused juniors and seniors from across the U.S. annually. Since 2004, Student Leaders has engaged more than 4,500 students and invested $42 million in more than 500 local nonprofits as a critical part of the bank’s long-standing effort to build pathways to economic mobility across nearly 100 markets.

“By providing career and leadership development opportunities for teens for 20 years, we continue to help develop the next generation of skilled workforce that is essential to region’s long-term economic growth,” said Miceal Chamberlain, President, Bank of America Massachusetts

The class of 2024 Massachusetts Bank of America Student Leaders are:

• Riana Bihari, of Stow, a rising senior at Nashoba Regional High School, will be interning at Special Olympics of Massachusetts. Riana was motivated to advocate for children after interning at an international summer camp. The experience inspired her to form a nonprofit organization.
• Pranav Abburi, of Chelmsford, a rising senior at Chelmsford High School, will be interning at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence. Pranav is passionate about uplifting others in his community through fundraising for different non-profit organizations and enjoys volunteering and tutoring.
• Franklin Chen, of South Easton, a rising senior at Oliver Ames High School, will be interning at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South. Franklin is active in multiple student advisory councils to institute positive change around peer tutoring and career fairs.
• Sophie Shen, of Arlington, a rising senior at Arlington High School, will also be interning at the Waltham Boys and Girls Club. Sophie is deeply engaged with work on projects relating to youth empowerment, sustainability and food security in her community.
• Anahitha Menon, of Newton, a rising senior at Newton South High School, will be interning at the Waltham Boys and Girls Club. Anahitha is a member of her school’s debate team and ACLU chapter and is passionate about increasing civic engagement.

Later this summer, the students will also travel to Washington, D.C. for a week-long, all expenses paid, national leadership summit to learn how nonprofits, governments and businesses collaborate to meet local needs.