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PBWC’s Scholarship Program provides exceptional young women leaders with funding towards their undergraduate studies.
As of 2025, PBWC has proudly awarded over $600,000 in scholarships to high-achieving female high school seniors in California.
Congratulations to PBWC’s 2025 Scholarship Recipients!
Charlotte Rosario is an incoming Stanford University student planning to study computer science and public health. After losing her father to suicide, she turned grief into action—founding a statewide photography-for-philanthropy initiative, co-chairing her county’s Behavioral Health Commission Youth Action Board, and building SearchMentalHealth.com, an AI-powered platform connecting thousands to care. Her work has been featured by CBS, ABC, PEOPLE Magazine, and The Drew Barrymore Show and recognized by the US Government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and UNICEF USA. Charlotte aspires to lead a global innovation lab that builds equitable, evidence-based mental health technologies for underserved communities worldwide.
CHARLOTTE ROSARIO
PBWC CHARLES SCHWAB SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Angela Yining Jia is an incoming student at Barnard College of Columbia University, majoring in Political Science with an intent on going to law school. She is deeply passionate about women’s rights, particularly justice for abuse victims and survivors of gender-based violence. Angela plans to pursue impact litigation at a public interest private law firm in order to affect societal change through the courts, and write model legislation for interest groups that lobby for equitable reforms. As a voracious reader, she is always hunting for new recommendations (despite her growing TBR list) and loves collecting vintage books from the 70s-80s.
ANGELA JIA
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Anusha Misra is a senior at Dana Hills High School and will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall. She plans to major in Materials Science and Engineering, with a minor in Finance from the Wharton School. Anusha aspires to launch her own venture focused on leveraging nanomaterials and polymeric films to develop sustainable, eco-friendly surfaces and coatings. With a passion for creating meaningful impact beyond her own community, she enjoys spending time actively partaking in events both within her school and community. When she’s not in the lab or classroom, Anusha spends time at the beach and playing tennis.
ANUSHA MISRA
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Over the past few years, Mackenzie has worked to uplift and support women in STEM through her leadership in Girls Who Code and FIRST Robotics. These experiences, alongside her coursework in engineering and computer science, sparked an interest in using technology to promote accessibility. As an incoming Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) major at the University of California, Berkeley, she’s excited to explore how robotics can be used to improve lives. In particular, she hopes to develop Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) that can support individuals with disabilities such as ADHD and Autism.
MACKENZIE CHAN
PBWC FINANCIAL TRENDSETTERS SCHOLARSHIP & PBWC BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
This fall, Tiffany will start her first semester of undergraduate studies at Harvard College, where she plans on studying Physics, Engineering, and Global Health. Throughout high school, she was an active member of cultural affinity groups on campus and community service organizations in the greater Los Angeles area, so she is eager to engage with her future college community. After Harvard, she hopes to combine her interests in an impactful career, becoming Surgeon General of California and/or innovating human-centered solutions to expand accessible healthcare.
TIFFANY ARMOUR
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Anjani Nabar is a graduating senior from Archbishop Mitty High School. One of her biggest passions is creating social change. At 14 years old, she started a nonprofit organization called Code Red, which helps those facing period poverty and homelessness. To date, they have donated $17,000 worth of hygiene products, run 7+ donation drives, and earned various grants. This fall, she’ll be attending Cal Poly SLO to study business administration, where she hopes to connect with more people, develop innovative solutions to social challenges, and eventually start her own company!
ANJANI NABAR
PBWC LOREN MAHON BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
With a deep interest in entrepreneurship, innovation, and inclusivity, Mila Sonkin aspires to not only develop solutions that address global challenges but also to empower women to lead in business. She is dedicated to creating spaces where young women see themselves as future leaders and changemakers, and to supporting a world where women’s voices are not just heard, but drive progress. She hopes to channel her fervent passion for business to bring good to the world. In the fall, Mila will attend Harvard University, where she plans to study economics and statistics.
MILA SONKIN
PBWC LOREN MAHON BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
Charlotte Rosario is an incoming Stanford University student planning to study computer science and public health. After losing her father to suicide, she turned grief into action—founding a statewide photography-for-philanthropy initiative, co-chairing her county’s Behavioral Health Commission Youth Action Board, and building SearchMentalHealth.com, an AI-powered platform connecting thousands to care. Her work has been featured by CBS, ABC, PEOPLE Magazine, and The Drew Barrymore Show and recognized by the US Government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and UNICEF USA. Charlotte aspires to lead a global innovation lab that builds equitable, evidence-based mental health technologies for underserved communities worldwide.
CHARLOTEE ROSARIO
PBWC CHARLES SCHWAB SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Angela Yining Jia is an incoming student at Barnard College of Columbia University, majoring in Political Science with an intent on going to law school. She is deeply passionate about women’s rights, particularly justice for abuse victims and survivors of gender-based violence. Angela plans to pursue impact litigation at a public interest private law firm in order to affect societal change through the courts, and write model legislation for interest groups that lobby for equitable reforms. As a voracious reader, she is always hunting for new recommendations (despite her growing TBR list) and loves collecting vintage books from the 70s-80s.
ANGELA JIA
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Anusha Misra is a senior at Dana Hills High School and will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall. She plans to major in Materials Science and Engineering, with a minor in Finance from the Wharton School. Anusha aspires to launch her own venture focused on leveraging nanomaterials and polymeric films to develop sustainable, eco-friendly surfaces and coatings. With a passion for creating meaningful impact beyond her own community, she enjoys spending time actively partaking in events both within her school and community. When she’s not in the lab or classroom, Anusha spends time at the beach and playing tennis.
ANUSHA MISRA
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Over the past few years, Mackenzie has worked to uplift and support women in STEM through her leadership in Girls Who Code and FIRST Robotics. These experiences, alongside her coursework in engineering and computer science, sparked an interest in using technology to promote accessibility. As an incoming Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) major at the University of California, Berkeley, she’s excited to explore how robotics can be used to improve lives. In particular, she hopes to develop Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) that can support individuals with disabilities such as ADHD and Autism.
MACKENZIE CHAN
PBWC FINANCIAL TRENDSETTERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD & PBWC BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
This fall, Tiffany will start her first semester of undergraduate studies at Harvard College, where she plans on studying Physics, Engineering, and Global Health. Throughout high school, she was an active member of cultural affinity groups on campus and community service organizations in the greater Los Angeles area, so she is eager to engage with her future college community. After Harvard, she hopes to combine her interests in an impactful career, becoming Surgeon General of California and/or innovating human-centered solutions to expand accessible healthcare.
TIFFANY ARMOUR
PBWC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Anjani Nabar is a graduating senior from Archbishop Mitty High School. One of her biggest passions is creating social change. At 14 years old, she started a nonprofit organization called Code Red, which helps those facing period poverty and homelessness. To date, they have donated $17,000 worth of hygiene products, run 7+ donation drives, and earned various grants. This fall, she’ll be attending Cal Poly SLO to study business administration, where she hopes to connect with more people, develop innovative solutions to social challenges, and eventually start her own company!
ANJANI NABAR
PBWC LOREN MAHON BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
With a deep interest in entrepreneurship, innovation, and inclusivity, Mila Sonkin aspires to not only develop solutions that address global challenges but also to empower women to lead in business. She is dedicated to creating spaces where young women see themselves as future leaders and changemakers, and to supporting a world where women’s voices are not just heard, but drive progress. She hopes to channel her fervent passion for business to bring good to the world. In the fall, Mila will attend Harvard University, where she plans to study economics and statistics.
MILA SONKIN
PBWC LOREN MAHON BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
Meet PBWC’s 2025 Scholarship Award Recipients
Charlotte Rosario
The Nueva School
Hillsborough, CA
PBWC Charles Schwab Scholarship
Angela Jia
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco, CA
PBWC Scholarship Award
Anusha Misra
Dana Hills High School
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
PBWC Scholarship Award
Thank you to Charles Schwab and the authors of Financial Trendsetters for their generous donations to the scholarship fund!
Mackenzie Chan
Design Tech High School
San Mateo, CA
PBWC Financial Trendsetters Award + PBWC Book Scholarship
Tiffany Armour
Harvard-Westlake School
Inglewood, CA
PBWC Scholarship Award
Sania Bidurukontam
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon, CA
PBWC Scholarship Award
Meet PBWC’s 2025 Book Scholarship Recipients
Anjani Nabar
Archbishop Mitty High School
Campbell, CA
PBWC Loren Mahon Book Scholarship
Mila Sonkin
Santa Fe Christian School
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
PBWC Loren Mahon Book Scholarship
Anna He
Aragon High School
Foster City, CA