Meet the Executive Board
APASA Executive Board and Interns 2023-2024
Directors
Tina Nguyen (she/her)
Co-Executive Director
Hometown: Houston, TX
Bio: :]
Yusuf Rahman (he/him)
Co-Executive Director
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Bio: I’m a senior majoring in English, but more importantly, I’m a top .001% listener of Lorde.
Anjali Suthahar (she/her)
Assistant Director
Hometown: Rocklin, CA
Bio: so cool so different
E-Boarders
Kendal Win (she/her)
Programming Director
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Bio: I <3 APASA !!
Justin Wang (he/him)
Finance Director
Hometown: Orange, CT
Bio: I'm too busy to write this ✌️
James Wu (he/him)
Co-Internal Community Chair
Hometown: Miami, FL
Bio: I’m a sophomore studying Cognitive Science, currently serving as Co-Internal Community Chair with Sydney 🙌 I enjoy learning any random facts or interests you’re willing to teach me!
Sydney Tsai (she/her)
Co-Internal Community Chair
Hometown: Brea, CA
Bio: just a 22 year old teenage girl ✌️😔
Vandita Gorla (she/her)
External Community Chair
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Bio: no thoughts just vibes
Komal Kackar (she/they)
Co-Advocacy Chair
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Bio: If you ever need to find me the three places I’ll be are: Trader Joe’s buying frozen mango chunks, the village lawn laying face first in the grass, or walking laps around campus early in the morning or late at night
Matthew Wong (they/them)
Co-Advocacy Chair
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Bio: “Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build." - Yuri Kochiyama
Simran Goel (she/her)
Diversity Liaison
Hometown: Syosset, NY
Bio: Hi I’m Simran, the Diversity Liaison for APASA! I’m a junior studying Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a minor in Health Care Studies. Outside of school, I like to read, go on walks, and re-watch old episodes of Grey’s Anatomy :)
Ryan Sung (he/him)
Marketing Director
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Bio: Hi all. My name is Ryan and I’m a Business of Cinematic Arts major from the Bay Area. Love spending time with friends, listening to music, and sleeping/eating in my free time <3
Ella Fukushima (she/her)
Business Relations Chair
Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA
Bio: Ella Fukushima is a junior studying Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and a minor in Psychology. She enjoy traveling, immersing herself in different cultures, and meeting new people!
Cody Chen (he/him)
Co-Recruitment Director
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Bio: 4️⃣ ⬇️
Lily Liu (she/her)
Co-Recruitment Director
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Bio: ABC from the Midwest studying Political Economy and Data Science!
Carter Kawaguchi (he/him)
Historian
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Bio: Live. Laugh, SlAyPASA
Ashley Kim (she/her)
Co-Graphics Director
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Bio: Hi! I'm Ashley, the Co-Graphics Director for APASA, and I'm a sophomore studying Media Arts and Practice. I love all things making—whether that be through baking, sewing, or ceramics!
Joanna Poon (she/her)
Co-Graphics Director
Hometown: Cupertino, ca
Bio: graphic design is my passion :3
Sea Gira (she/her)
Communications Chair
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Bio: I am a film writer-director obsessed with abstract and theoretical concepts, the subconscious, representing APIDA stories on screen, and exposing my audiences to stimulating reflections of themselves and their world :D
Minh Pham (he/him)
Web Development Director
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Bio: I hate small talk, what you want?
Interns
Sage Murthy (she/her)
Hometown: San Marino, CA
Bio: I’m a big fan of birds and walks through USC campus at 5am. And bird walks!
Emma Hui (she/her)
Hometown: Hong Kong
Bio: Hong Kong-Canadian majoring in how to figure people out (Gender and Sexuality Studies & Psychology)
Dylan Chen (he/him)
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Bio: Hi, I'm Dylan! I'm gonna smile and laugh as if I didn't just miss what you said for the third time :)
Joshua Placido (he/him)
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Bio: My name is Josh and I am a freshman studying Computational Neuroscience and AI Applications. In my free time I like playing video games and making boba... 🤓
Katherine Nguyen (she/her)
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Bio: hobbies: writing, crafting, gardening (playing plants vs zombies), and scrolling through pug pics
Camilla Pearson (she/her)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Bio: hiiii yall my name’s Camilla and I’m super excited to be an APASA intern!! I’m a QBIO major and outside of school I like to journal, play video games, and explore cute cafes!
Eton Yao (he/him)
Hometown: Vernon Hills, IL
Bio: My name is Eton and I love the beach, waffles, and my dog.
Alex Nguyen (he/him)
Hometown: Arlington, TX
Bio: Hi guys! I'm Alex, and I am a freshman intern for APASA. I'm stuying NGOs and Social Change and enjoy making and listening to music, sleep, and long movie analysis youtube videos!
Katelyn Saiki (she/her)
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Bio: Chipi chipi chapa chapa. Dubi dubi daba daba. Mágico mi dubi dubi. Bum, bum, bum, bum
Phu Quach (he/him)
Hometown: Denver, CO
Bio: you have big eyes small face i like, what’s your wechat?
Ricca Yip (she/her)
Hometown: Markham, Canada
Bio: born to be a hater, will die a hater. Passionate about dim sum