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Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Host and plan campus events such as Spring Speaker (250+ attendees) and Dragon Boat Festival (100+ attendees) through coordinating with other APIDA organizations in order to foster a more inclusive community and spread cultural awareness- Spearhead efforts to expand off-campus organizational reach by organizing educational and cultural events such as Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association, resulting in collaborations with 5 other universities throughout the country

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Establish rapport with 750+ Northwestern alumni nationwide by reconnecting and inquiring about their undergraduate and postgraduate experience in order to gain constructive feedback and evaluate outcomes- Raise over $15,000 individually through alumni donations for designated Northwestern departments and causes, such as student scholarship funds and support for the Feinberg School of Medicine or the Bienen School of Music

Evanston, Illinois, United States

- Evaluated, cleaned, and visualized more than 6000 pieces of data under psychology postdoctoral scholar to understand the prevalence of close-mindedness and subsequent toxicity in online political discussions- Researched psychological parameters and analyzed examples on social media to empirically define closed-mindedness and contributed to a machine learning classifier to detect these instances by training on sorted data

- Pioneered a weekly online music tutoring program that enabled 30+ middle school students to find self-expression through music- Recruited and managed a team of 12 volunteer instrument tutors tailored to students, personalizing lessons based on their needs- Fundraised over $3000 in donations and company grants for the Katie Nues Foundation, supporting those with Rett Syndrome- Promote musical appreciation and talent by organizing monthly performances at various senior centers throughout the Bay Area

- Optimized team efficiency by implementing agile development methodology throughout all aspects of work, tracking progress through project management software such as Trello, interviewing professionals in the field, and organizing 8 visits to large tech companies such as Google and Facebook in order to incorporate their best practices and engineering disciplines into the team- Designed and taught robotics summer camp courses, inspiring and providing robotics kits for 60 students living in underserved areas in Oakland, jump-starting and mentoring 2 rookie robotics teams to nation-wide championship tournaments- Promoted sustainability of team through recruiting and training 9 new members and planning activities with a season timeline

- Campaigned to constituents in the state using calls and webinars to gain affirmative votes on Assembly Bill 378, a bill promoting gender equality in leadership that was selected after researching and identifying current deficits in California legislation- Presented to a public audience of 50+ about various beneficial programs such as ScholarShare 529, CalSavers, and CalABLE

Bachelor Of Arts, Cognitive Science

Majors in Cognitive Science & Computer Science Cumulative GPA: 3.75/4.00 | Dean’s List Relevant Coursework: Artificial Intelligence.

High School Diploma