Ella Sparacino

Ella Sparacino Ella Sparacino is proud to be in the 2021 class at Morristown High School (MHS). She is a “lifer” with K2K, having worked with the swim program since 5th grade. She has earned the Gold Level of the Presidential Service Award each year since becoming a K2K board member in 2015. Ella has been a member of the MHS varsity swim team since she was a freshman and also swims competitively...
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Sophia Sparacino

Sophia Sparacino joined K2K when she was in 7th grade and joined the board when she was a freshman at Morristown High School Class of 2019.  Sophia currently studies at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University Class of 2023 where she earned Dean’s List distinction. Sophia enjoyed the camaraderie of K2K from day one of her volunteer work. Everyone involved in the program was...
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Erik Vataker

Erik Vataker is currently a senior that attends Morristown High School. He joined Kids to Kids as a high school junior, inspired by the many challenges that he has overcome as a child, including the difficulties of autism. Erik has overcome autism and has mastered his ability to adapt to uncomfortable situations in an acceptable manner. By learning how to do this he garnered self-confidence and...
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Justin Viotto

Justin Viotto, a senior at Morristown High School, is a Co-founding Board Member of Kids2Kids and has been swimming with our program since we began.  Justin started swimming competitively when he was 6 years old.  We were very fortunate that Justin followed his siblings into our program, the Viotto family has made a tremendous difference in our community with their dedication to community...
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Alex Wang

Alex Wang is a senior at Seton Hall Prep who will be attending Johns Hopkins in the fall of 2018.  He has been swimming competitively since the age of 7 and has been with Kids2Kids since his freshman year in high school.  He is kept very busy between his studies, swimming for Cougar Aquatic Team and Seton Hall Prep, and his volunteer work. Academically, Alex is an honor roll student who recently...
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Lucie Antonius

Lucie Antonius is a current student at Vanderbilt University.  She is a graduate of Mendham High School in the Class of 2021. She joined K2K as a 7th grader and has since become an active mentor in swimming, running, drama, art, yoga, and horticulture programs. Her tool kit includes an infectious smile and an abundance of energy and empathy. She was an honor roll student and a three-season...
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Daniel Catrambone

     Daniel Catrambone joined our board in 2019 as a high school freshman at West Morris Mendham High School. He is now a part of the Class of 2026 at Colby College. Daniel is an active mentor in our swimming program and enjoys sharing his enthusiasm and knowledge for swimming every Saturday with our kids. He enjoys working with swimmers of all ages and abilities and helping them achieve their...
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Matthew Catrambone

Matthew joined the K2K Board in 2021 after volunteering with the organization for two years, first as a mentor in the swim program, then in our virtual programs. He moved into a leadership role with K2K as a program host for virtual programs, where he supervised and facilitated K2K sessions. He enjoys developing relationships with both mentors and participants in our programs, and serving the...
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Mari Finkelstein

Mari Finkelstein is a member of the class of 2025 at The Pingry School. She is a newer member of Kids to Kids, learning about it and joining as a Swim Program mentor in 2023. Volunteering at K2K combined her love of swim with her passion for working with kids, and Mari quickly became a go-to mentor within our Saturday morning program. Mari’s dedication and enthusiasm for working with our kids is...
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Sophia Fee

At Madison High School, Sophia is a high honor roll student and a member of both the Field Hockey and Golf team. She is a member of PGC (Sophia Fee, a member of the class of 2023 at Madison High School, has been a part of Kids2Kids since December 2020. Her work focuses on students in the Learning Academy program, which tutors academically and also develops the social skills of various students...
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Bella Guarino

Bella Guarino is a junior at Madison High School and joined Kids to Kids (K2K) in the spring of 2020 when COVID-19 resulted in the shift of all programs to zoom. She was initially looking forward to participating in the swim program, as she is a year-round club swimmer and has a deep passion for the sport. However, she developed an instant connection with the kids in the K2K program even through...
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Sriya Jayanthi

Sriya Jayanthi joined K2K as an eighth grader and is now a board member and a junior at Villa Walsh Academy. Sriya mentors for the swimming, Learning Academy, dryland, and Game Night programs and loves helping the kids develop various skills. She enjoys having fun and watching the kids grow and accomplish their goals through both the in-person and virtual activities. She enjoys utilizing...
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Hayden Lin

Hayden Lin is a student of the Class of 2025 at Millburn High School. As a 7th grader, he started volunteering for K2K’s swim program on Saturdays and continued virtually when the pandemic hit. He joined the board in 2023, and enjoys spending his Saturday mornings teaching in and out of the pool. Hayden uses his instructor’s experience from teaching kids at other swim schools and...
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Miranda Kannisto

Miranda Kannisto is a rising senior at Morristown High School and joined Kids to Kids in October 2020. She works heavily with the Learning and Life Skills Academy, which tutors participants in academics and social skills. She loves helping kids learn and watching them grow with their skills. She also previously mentored in the American Sign Language program. She hopes to participate in more...
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Paddy May

Paddy, a high school freshman, is a choir member and often featured soloist for the Keystone State Boychoir (KSB), a part of the Commonwealth Youthchoirs. He has performed on three continents and was most recently featured on NBC’s Today Show on Christmas Day, along with a small group of fellow choir members.
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Keira Riley

Keira Riley is currently a junior at Morristown High School.  She enjoys many things including swimming for varsity on her high school team, playing softball also for her school team, art, english, science, and much more.  Keira is a member of the STEM Academy at Morristown and also has a leadership role in the National Art Honor Society.  She is a hard-working honor roll student, taking all...
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Ally Smith

Ally Smith is a member of the class of 2024 at Morristown High School. She has been a mentor with Kids2Kids since she was in elementary school. Ally currently plays both basketball and lacrosse at Morristown High School. Ally has enjoyed being a part of the Kids2Kids swimming program since fifth grade. During the pandemic, Ally participated in Kids2Kids virtual programs, including American Sign...
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Anika Verma

Anika Verma joined the K2K Board in 2021 after volunteering with the organization for four years, first as a mentor in the swim program, then in our virtual programs. She became a part of K2K’s leadership team in 2020 as a program host, where she ran a variety of virtual programs. She owns an apparel company, Dare2Dye, and launched an exclusive OPTIMISM line that featured rainbow patches,...
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Avesh Verma

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Claire Wong

Claire Wong is a part of the Class of 2025 at Newark Academy and has been volunteering with Kids to Kids (K2K) since she was in fifth grade. A swimmer for the Metro Area LifeTime Swim Team, she has several years of experience teaching kids how to swim from working with members of the Dolphins swim team, and has transferred that experience into teaching K2K participants in the pool. At school,...
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