Priya Shastri, a Senior Engineer in the Cloud efficiency and Optimization team under the

Developer Engineering Organization at GEICO. She has been a software engineer for 19+ years and brings in lots of experiences working in software teams. She attributes the number of

years to her capable mentors and guides. She believes that mentorship is the key to career growth. One has to work with the community to gain mentors and advocates.She has received several certifications in the AWS and Azure cloud spaces. Recently she has started blog writing and likes to teach. She has taught 4 courses on AI which are published on the UDEMY platform. She is an avid Toastmaster part of District 101. She has served on several non-profit boards like the Lynbrook Grad Night Boosters as Vice President in the year 2023-2024 and Area Director D57-F19 at toastmasters. Treasurer/Secretary of “The WIT Network Northern California Chapter” also known as the Women in Tech Network in 2023-2024. She is a public speaker and recently spoke at Women Impact Tech in July 2024 in San Francisco, CA, and at the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin(ASEI) in Sept 2024 at Cal State University Forum in Fullerton, CA. Her passions include blog writing and volunteering. She is a problem solver and believes in reaching a consensus before coming to a decision. She believes in the power of community and the strength of people. She wants to be the voice of the people and seek equal opportunity in the area of housing in the district. She is particularly disturbed by the sprawling buildings that are coming up in West San Jose and around. She believes in helping the elderly and providing safety for the people of Saratoga. She believes that doing the right thinking can find solutions to most problems. Taking enough time for every problem will definitely provide a solution.