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College Leap Team

FOUNDERS

Inspiring people who took the initiative

Jay Zhao
Jay Zhao
Lorenzo Chu
Lorenzo Chu
Bill Wang
Bill Wang

OUR ADVISORS

Without our advisors, College Leap would just be an idea.

Dr. Lisa Tsuchitani
Dr. Lisa Tsuchitani
Former Executive Director
Tuperino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF)
Lorena Valdez
Lorena VALDEZ
Director
UC Berkeley Transfer Student Center
Stephanie Kelly
Stephanie Kelly
Executive Director
Community College International Development (CCID)
Dr. Li Zhang
Dr. Li Zhang
Director
China Center for the Cross-Border Education Research Team (CC-BERT)
Dr. Julie Adams
Dr. Julie Adams
Executive Director
Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC)
Dr. Scott Lankford
Dr. Scott Lankford
Director of Communications
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John Russo
John Russo
Faculty lead in Entrepreneurship
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Zepur Solakian
Zepur Solakian
Executive Director & CEO
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Drew Gephart
Drew Gephart
International Services Manager
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Charles Eason
Charles Eason
Statewide Director
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Anelisa Lauri
Anelisa Lauri
Program Manager at National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)
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Alex Budak
Alex Budak
Director at Berkeley Haas Global Access Program
Vivian Faustino-Pulliam
Vivian Faustino-Pulliam
Faculty and Program Lead, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCSF)
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Dr. Thomas Brock
Dr. Thomas Brock
Director, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Lindsay Currie
Lindsay Currie
Executive Director, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

DIVERSITY COMMITTEES

Transfer Students Representing Their Countries and Universities at College Leap

Country Representatives

China flag Jay Zhao
Jay Zhao
China
Japan flag Kota Nagawasa
Kota Nagawasa
Japan
Indonesia flag Amanda Liu
Amanda Liu
Indonesia
Singapore flag Rei Chen
Rei Chen
Singapore
Rwanda flag Muneza Winner
Muneza Winner
Rwanda
Russia flag Dmitrii Fisenko
Dmitrii Fisenko
Russia
Turkmenistan flag Kota Nagawasa
Kota Nagawasa
Turkmenistan
Bangladesh flag Syeda Zarifa Kabir
Syeda Zarifa Kabir
Bangladesh
Mexico flag Carlos Marquez
Carlos Marquez
Mexico
Honduras flag Carlos Maldonado
Carlos Maldonado
Honduras
United States flag Emily Sham
Emily Sham
United States
Vietnam flag Phuong Bui
Phuong Bui
Vietnam
Columbia flag Julian Galarza
Julian Galarza
Columbia
Malaysia flag Shern Sze Lim
Shern Sze Lim
Malaysia
Nepal flag Unish Thapaliya
Unish Thapaliya
Nepal
Philippine flag Samuel Embuido
Samuel Embuido
Philippine
Italy flag Thomas Meta
Thomas Meta
Italy
South Korea flag Esther Kim
Esther Kim
South Korea
Ukraine flag Alexa Zahlada
Alexa Zahlada
Ukraine

University Representatives

Bill Wang
Bill Wang
Yubo Ruan
Yubo Ruan
Ming Pei
Ming Pei
Justin Chiang
Justin Chiang
Samuel Embuido
Samuel Embuido
Gazzi Han
Gazzi Han
Cheng Tso Hsieh
Cheng Tso Hsieh
Yuhui Chen
Yuhui Chen
Christopher Sthilaire
Christopher Sthilaire
Bonnie Huang
Bonnie Huang
Mariam Alaverdian
Mariam Alaverdian
Koichi Takara
Koichi Takara
Alaa Shahin
Alaa Shahin

Nonprofit Leadership Team

Nonprofit leaders who build this organization and work to take it to the next level

Jay Zhao
Jay Zhao
Founder
Bill Wang
Bill Wang
Co-Founder/ Director of Chapter Management (CM)
Serena Cheng
Serena Cheng
Director of Membership Enrollment (ME)
Avery Wang
Avery Wang
Director of International Alumni Network
Mikee Zeng
Mikee Zeng
Director of College Leap Projects
Shio Huang
Shio Huang
Director of Chapter Projects
Veronica Wang
Veronica Wang
Director of Communication
Irene Yang
Irene Yang
Director of Administrative Department (AD)
Angel Zhang
Angel Zhang
Fundraising
Gallen He
Gallen He
College Leap Projects
Lorine Jiang
Lorine Jiang
International Alumni Network
Gabby
Gabby
Fundraising
Victoria
Victoria
Administrative Department
Daniel Sun
Daniel Sun
Administrative Department

Chapter Leadership Team

Emily Sham
Emily Sham
Yueh-Han Chen
Yueh-Han Chen
Mingchi Shen
Mingchi Shen
Yuhan Chang
Yuhan Chang
Ivy Chen
Ivy Chen
Handy Pranata
Handy Pranata
Naomi Agustina
Naomi Agustina
Scott Zhang
Scott Zhang
Kimberly Hong
Kimberly Hong
Teddy Peng
Teddy Peng
Hayden Zhu
Hayden Zhu
Syeda Zarifa Kabir
Syeda Zarifa Kabir
Song Zheng
Song Zheng
Shern Sze Lim
Shern Sze Lim
Steve Yu
Steve Yu
Xuanying Zhong
Xuanying Zhong
Jason Gong
Jason Gong
Nelson Cheng
Nelson Cheng
Laura Voltmann
Laura Voltmann
Maksat Mametjumayev
Maksat Mametjumayev
Bagul Mammedova
Bagul Mammedova
Marilynn Amborski
Marilynn Amborski
Haily Jiang
Haily Jiang
Yiru Ni
Yiru Ni
Julian Galarza
Julian Galarza
Zoey Li
Zoey Li
Leo Zhao
Leo Zhao
Thomas Meta
Thomas Meta
Shudan Deng
Shudan Deng
Eric Wang
Eric Wang
Hanyang Wang
Hanyang Wang
Gaberial Yan
Gaberial Yan
Alice Lau
Alice Lau
David Li
David Li
Jose Huaman
Jose Huaman
Martin Zeng
Martin Zeng
Vassilissa Alice
Vassilissa Alice
Rae Li
Rae Li
Carlos Maldonado Vega
Carlos Maldonado Vega
Jasmine Bui
Jasmine Bui
Hang Dinh
Hang Dinh
Viet Nguyen
Viet Nguyen
Angelita Cecilia
Angelita Cecilia
Amas
Amas
Aurora Jiang
Aurora Jiang
Stella Manua
Stella Manua
Shareen Williem
Shareen Williem
Madeleine Edwina
MMadeleine Edwina
Maral Atayeva
Maral Atayeva
Alexa Zahlada
Alexa Zahlada
Esther Kim
Esther Kim
Rachel Kim
Rachel Kim
Rachel Nellis
Rachel Nellis
Mya Thanegi Soe
Mya Thanegi Soe
Apoorva Gunti
Apoorva Gunti
Amanda Zhang
Amanda Zhang
Bruce Leavitt
Bruce Leavitt
Jiayue Wu
Jiayue Wu
Ida Tongkumvong
Ida Tongkumvong
Amanda Surjaputri
Amanda Surjaputri
Felicia Rusli
Felicia Rusli
Fa Zhang
Fa Zhang