Built by Teens. Backed by Experts.
TACER is a teen-led initiative helping students build communication, preparedness, and leadership skills.
Vihaan Mishra
Founder & Executive Director
Vihaan Mishra is a junior from California and the founder of TACER. TACER will help teens develop critical skill to become prepared for emergencies and confident in supporting their communities. His work is driven by the belief that students can play a real role in communication, leadership, and local readiness.
Vihaan's call sign is KO6FXI
Victoria Bebee
Advisor
Victoria Bebee is the Emergency Services Manager for the Los Altos Hills County Fire District. She has worked in Emergency Services in Santa Clara County for over 20 years and manages programs including CERT, Teen CERT, Emergency Preparedness, and Disaster Coordination. Her experience helps keep TACER grounded in real-world preparedness and community response.
Victoria's call sign is KN6HOU
Dr. P. K. Menon
Advisor
Dr. P. K. Menon is an aerospace engineer with more than 50 years of professional experience. He has worked on space launch vehicles and flight control systems, and he has a long-standing passion for amateur radio and electronics. He also enjoys mentoring teenagers and introducing them to radio communication. His guidance brings technical depth and practical perspective to TACER.
Dr. Menon's call sign is AF6UP
Capt. Denise Gluhan
Instructor
Capt Gluhan worked as a firefighter/paramedic before being promoted to the rank of Fire Captain at SCCFD. Denise provides community outreach and information to the residents of Los Altos Hills, including emergency and wildfire preparedness, teaching a variety of classes including personal preparedness, first-aid and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) skills.
Affiliate Program
If you live in Santa Clara County:
The Santa Clara County Teen CERT Volunteer Program trains teens ages 13-18 in Santa Clara County with valuable disaster preparedness and basic emergency response skills. Teens learn skills including disaster preparedness, fire and utility safety, stop the bleed skills, and basic search and rescue.
For more information visit sccteencert.org or email scctcert@gmail.com
Resources
Organizations, programs, and communities that inspire and support TACER’s mission.
The first teen-led branch of FEMA’s Community Emergency Response Team program
The national association for amateur radio in the United States
Community Emergency Response Team - national disaster preparedness program
South Peninsula Emergency Communication System trains people to serve as communicators.
Provides Los Altos Hills with fire and rescue services