Ridhi Koner

Leadership

Building events and communities from scratch.

  1. Sept 2024 to May 2025
    12.5 hrs/week, 30 weeks

    Founder & Executive Director

    TEDxMercer

    As a freshman I learned that Mercer's earlier TEDx had faded, so I set out to bring it back. I learned the process from friends who ran TEDx at Duke, wrote the proposal to TED, and secured the official TEDx license in February 2025.

    7 moidea to live event
    $10Kfunding secured
    6person executive board
    10speakers
    • I recruited, interviewed, and led a 6-person executive board, and built the brand.
    • I secured $10,000 from the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business.
    • I curated and coached 10 speakers.
    • In April 2025 we produced the 2-hour inaugural conference, Beyond the Horizon, for more than 200 attendees.
    Talks covered
    Medical educationCancer researchPatient autonomyMental healthLearning through playTrustPurpose
  2. Aug 2025 to Present

    Merchandise Committee Lead

    Georgia Tech Miracles

    I lead the committee that designs the merchandise and buttons sold for awareness and fundraising. Georgia Tech Miracles raised over $105,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in the past year.

  3. Apr 2026 to Present

    Marketing Officer, Executive Board

    MEDLIFE @ Georgia Tech

    I serve on the 2026-27 executive board and run the chapter's outreach: I built its Instagram content strategy and posting calendar, and I promote service-learning trips, local volunteering, and fundraising. In May 2026 I went on the chapter's Service Learning Trip to Cusco, Peru.

    Executive boardCusco SLT, May 2026
  4. Jan 2025 to May 2025

    Active Sister, now Alum

    Chi Omega, Mercer University

    My chapter's network helped promote TEDxMercer and spread the word across campus.

  5. Aug 2024 to May 2025

    Photographer & Videographer

    Mercer Miracles

    I was the chapter's photographer and videographer in Macon.

Volunteer

Service in Macon and back home in Sandy Springs.

  1. Oct 2022 to Present

    Cooking Volunteer

    Food 4 Life · Sandy Springs, GA

    I cook as a volunteer, about 4.5 hours a month.

  2. 2 weeks · 35 hours

    Volunteer & Fundraising Participant

    Make-A-Wish Philanthropy Week · Macon, GA

    I volunteered and fundraised for 2.5 hours a day over two weeks.