Our Mission
DOSE Initiative advocates for a safer internet for women and girls by raising awareness of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, including deepfakes, online harassment, cyberstalking, doxxing, and more. Our goal is to create a digital world where every girl can thrive without fear of harassment, exploitation, or discrimination.
The Executive Team
Mona Cho, CEO & Executive Director
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Catherine Tieu, Director of Campaigns
Mona is an undergraduate student at Harvard University and activist for gender equality and online safety. As a survivor of online abuse, she founded DOSE Initiative to raise awareness of proliferating forms of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, such as image-based sexual abuse, cyberstalking, deepfakes, and doxxing. Through her acti
Mona is an undergraduate student at Harvard University and activist for gender equality and online safety. As a survivor of online abuse, she founded DOSE Initiative to raise awareness of proliferating forms of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, such as image-based sexual abuse, cyberstalking, deepfakes, and doxxing. Through her activism, Mona aims to uplift survivor-centered, ethical technology applications and policy solutions that ensure all women can live free from harassment, discrimination, and exploitation.
Catherine Tieu, Director of Campaigns
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Catherine Tieu, Director of Campaigns
Catherine is a high school student from Washington, D.C., USA, who is passionate about combating gender-based violence. She is the founder of the non-profit organization Girls Rising and is a policy researcher for Harvard STRIPED. Through her work at the intersection of public health and women's rights, she aims to uplift women and girls both online and offline.
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Arundhathi is a high school student and writer from Kuwait City, Kuwait, whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, human behavior, culture, and communication. Her writing has been recognized by the Cambridge Centre for International Research and other notable institutions. As a creative, she combines curiosity with compassion to
Arundhathi is a high school student and writer from Kuwait City, Kuwait, whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, human behavior, culture, and communication. Her writing has been recognized by the Cambridge Centre for International Research and other notable institutions. As a creative, she combines curiosity with compassion to create meaningful impact for social causes important to her, including gender equality and digital empowerment.
Grace Brijit Joseph, Co-Creative Director
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Arundhathi Jayadevan, Co-Creative Director
Grace is an undergraduate student, mental health advocate, and multifaceted creative from Karnataka, India. She is an artist of many mediums with years of experience creating illustrations inspired by her favorite media. Grace is driven by the conviction that all people, especially women, the queer community, and people of color, deserve
Grace is an undergraduate student, mental health advocate, and multifaceted creative from Karnataka, India. She is an artist of many mediums with years of experience creating illustrations inspired by her favorite media. Grace is driven by the conviction that all people, especially women, the queer community, and people of color, deserve safe online spaces, and she uses her art to bring that message to life.
Afia Mubashir, Co-Advocacy Director
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Elena Sarigeorgiou, Co-Advocacy Director
Afia is a high school student and advocate for women’s health and AI safety from New York, USA. She has published multiple papers on SSRN and arXiv, with her work accepted to the International Conference on Computational Social Science. She has led women’s health advocacy efforts at MĚI, helping lobby for resolutions in Hawaii mandating m
Afia is a high school student and advocate for women’s health and AI safety from New York, USA. She has published multiple papers on SSRN and arXiv, with her work accepted to the International Conference on Computational Social Science. She has led women’s health advocacy efforts at MĚI, helping lobby for resolutions in Hawaii mandating menstrual health education in schools. Through her advocacy and research, she aims to contribute to policies that allow technology innovation to benefit society without leaving its most vulnerable behind.
Elena Sarigeorgiou, Co-Advocacy Director
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Elena Sarigeorgiou, Co-Advocacy Director
Elena is a recent graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., USA, with a BA in International Studies. Prior to joining DOSE Initiative, she was a Fellow at the Aspen Institute supporting advocacy and high-level convenings on emergent nonprofit and philanthropic issues. Her advocacy work spans youth leadership, cross-sector colla
Elena is a recent graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., USA, with a BA in International Studies. Prior to joining DOSE Initiative, she was a Fellow at the Aspen Institute supporting advocacy and high-level convenings on emergent nonprofit and philanthropic issues. Her advocacy work spans youth leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical digital governance, as seen in her work with the DMUN Foundation and the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Willow Yoo, Co-Director of Community
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Willow is a high school student from New Jersey, USA, who is passionate about building spaces where young people can feel supported and empowered to navigate the digital world safely. She serves as a Student Advisor for the Digital Wellness Lab and is the host of the Solis and Luna Podcast. Through her work in digital health advocacy and
Willow is a high school student from New Jersey, USA, who is passionate about building spaces where young people can feel supported and empowered to navigate the digital world safely. She serves as a Student Advisor for the Digital Wellness Lab and is the host of the Solis and Luna Podcast. Through her work in digital health advocacy and community leadership, she helps translate complex conversations into resources that are accessible and meaningful for her generation.
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Destiny Hopkins, Co-Director of Community
Destiny is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Western University in Ontario, Canada, and is the Research and Action Coordinator for the Corner Brook Status of Women Council. In her work as a researcher, Destiny investigates all things online, including content creators, digital/tech-facilitated gender-based violence, true cri
Destiny is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Western University in Ontario, Canada, and is the Research and Action Coordinator for the Corner Brook Status of Women Council. In her work as a researcher, Destiny investigates all things online, including content creators, digital/tech-facilitated gender-based violence, true crime, and fandoms. She is driven by the mission to empower youth to recognize online violence and how it carries offline consequences.