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The Calyqen media kit
Meet the San Antonio student behind Calyqen and Caly Cares, and explore the results of her free career workshops.
Founder background, community results, photos, coverage, and interview resources.
Updated October 20, 2026.
Portraits, the SA Youth workshop photo, the Caly badge, bios and facts.
17-year-old founder · San Antonio, Texas
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Program-reported results through October 19, 2026. Applications are submitted applications, not job placements. The 40-person session is included in the program totals.
About Calyqen and its founder
Short founder bio
Born and bred in San Antonio, Nikita Tejwani is the 17-year-old founder of Calyqen AI and Caly Cares. A senior at Louis D. Brandeis High School, she builds practical AI tools and leads free career workshops with community organizations. Her work helps students and adult job seekers turn a confusing job search into clear next steps.
What Calyqen does
Calyqen AI brings job discovery, resume tailoring, interview preparation, application tracking, and follow-up guidance into one place. Caly Cares is its free community workshop initiative. Calyqen is currently free and in beta.
Nikita also created Meriqen, a separate scholarship discovery and planning platform. She was selected as Brandeis High School’s 2026 DAR Good Citizen.
Try the working beta →Community results and the workshop model
One job. One resume. One application.
Participants work on a real opportunity, tailor their resume, and aim to submit an application during the session. Nikita adapts the workshop to the group’s experience and needs.
SA Youth staff have also been trained to continue supporting participants after the workshop.
2026 goal: reach 300 students and job seekers by December 31. This is a future target.
Results behind the totals
- First two SA Youth workshops: 49 participants and 31 submitted applications.
- Second SA Youth workshop: all 20 participants submitted a job application.
- October 19 SA Youth session: 40 participants, her largest session to date.
- First BiblioTech workshop: all three patrons applied; two built resumes from scratch.
These describe individual sessions and should not be added to the cumulative totals above.
Coverage, interview topics, and media resources
Published coverage
- The Sonny Melendrez Show · September 27, 2026
- BiblioTech On Air · Episode 125
- Dinamalar · October 6, 2026
Scheduled recordings
- October 30: I Am Refocused Radio · 11:30 AM
Recording dates are not publication or air dates.
Recorded, link coming soon
- Recorded October 25: KSAT morning show with Max Dutton
More information is coming soon. It takes a little time to process an interview and get the link to share.
Upcoming workshops and meetings
- October 28: Meeting · Inspire Academies · 4:00–4:30 PM
- November 2: Meeting · George Gervin Academy · 4:00–4:30 PM
- November 3: BiblioTech West · 5:00–6:00 PM
- November 4: Meeting · San Antonio College · 2:00–2:30 PM
- November 9: Meeting · Healy-Murphy Center · 4:00–4:30 PM · Virtual
- November 10: BiblioTech West · 5:00–6:00 PM
- November 14: Meeting · UP Leaders of Tomorrow · 10:00 AM–2:00 PM · Castle Hills
- November 18: SA Youth · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
- February 16: SA Youth · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Times are Central. Confirm event access and filming arrangements with the host.
Available for interviews
- Building AI tools while still in high school.
- Helping first-time and adult job seekers make practical progress.
- Learning from community feedback and training staff to continue the support.
- Live demonstrations of Calyqen and Meriqen.
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Visit our website for current contact information, or connect on LinkedIn.