DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Molecular and Cell Biology and Chinese

It's been so exciting to see VHIO grow and evolve over the years - four years has not been enough! I don't know how to succinctly describe all of the ways VHIO has helped me grow. In the past, I've been described as being "most likely to be recognized by her sneeze" and also "most likely to steal dirt from a Han dynasty emperor's tomb." Please feel free to reach out if you want to grab boba with me (...Asha preferred)!

DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS 
Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology

Hello! My name is Sheryl, and I’m a 4th year majoring in Toxicology. I’ve been in VHIO since my very first year at Cal, and it’s definitely been the highlight of my college experience! I’m from Boston, MA but the California weather, food, and friends are really winning me over. In my spare time, I love watching crime shows, cute dog videos, and rediscovering childhood cartoons.

CHINESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Public Health (Intended)

Hi, I'm Zeyi! I'm a 2nd year intended Public Health major from Shanghai. I joined VHIO as a freshman and am now one of the Chinese Department Coordinators. VHIO is a great place to serve the community and meet amazing people! In my spare time, I love to go Big C hiking and watch puppy/dog videos on Youtube.

CHINESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Geophysics and Japanese

Hi! I'm Jia Zhen, a 4th year majoring in Geophysics and Japanese. I joined VHIO during my second year out of my passion for interpretation and bridging the language barriers. I am also VHIO's Chinese Department coordinator this year. I love traveling, Netflix and K-dramas, crime fiction and pistachio gelato. Welcome to VHIO and nice to meet you!

VIETNAMESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hi everyone! My name is Tracie Luong and I'm a 4th year studying MCB. I joined VHIO my junior year and is currently one of the Vietnamese Department Coordinators. In my free time, I like to go shopping, play tennis, bake macarons and sing. One of my favorite things about VHIO is that the Vietnamese Department always get together for dinner and karaoke!

VIETNAMESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Chemistry

Hi everyone! I'm Nhan! I'm a 3rd year majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Toxicology. I joined VHIO during my freshman year. I am excited to work with many dedicated volunteers to bridge language barriers for under-served communities. In my spare time, I love to play guitar, hang out with friends and explore the city.

KOREAN DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Public Health

Hello everyone!
My name is Hye Won (Amy) and I'm one of the coordinators for the Korean Department. I'm a third year Public Health major and Global Poverty and Practice minor. I joined VHIO during my sophomore year and it has been a meaningful experience helping under-served communities overcoming language barriers. I love to watch dramas and also like taking super-long naps! Looking forward to meet you guys!

KOREAN DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Statistics

Hello! I am a 2nd year majoring in Statistics. I joined VHIO during my freshman year, and I am now one of the Korean Department Coordinators. It is very nice to meet people who are of completely different majors from mine, as I to get to meet people I would not have been able to outside. I have really enjoyed my one year with VHIO, and I can't wait to meet new people and help bridge language barriers through volunteering events. In my spare time, I like to sleep and watch K-dramas—if I'm not drowning with school work.

SPANISH DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hi everyone! My name is Shaili, and I'm currently one of the Spanish department coordinators. I'm also a 3rd year majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. I joined VHIO my sophomore year, and it has been such an integral part of my college experience -- I love being part of an organization with people from such varied backgrounds who are passionate about the same cause as I am! In my spare time, I enjoy singing, hiking, playing board games, and learning new things from others.

SPANISH DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Integrative Biology

Hey y'all! I am super excited to be one of the two Spanish Department Coordinators this year. I am a Senior majoring in Integrative Biology, from a tiny town in NorCal that no one has ever heard of. I love dancing, especially purposely bad/dorky dancing, eating, and the telling people I have a dog named Moffitt. VHIO has been the highlight of my college experience and my only regret is not having joined earlier!

TAGALOG DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hi my name is Liselle and I am senior, studying Molecular and Cell Biology - Genetics, Genomics, & Development. My co-coordinator, Carmel, and I revamped the Tagalog department when we were sophomores and now we are seniors! I enjoy anything that involves being outside like snowboarding, hiking, swimming at the beach. Make no mistake, you can always catch me watching Netflix in the middle of midterm season.

TAGALOG DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Public Health and Microbial Biology

Hello! I'm Carmel and I'm a 4th year double majoring in Public Health and Microbial Biology. I'm one of the co-coordinators for the Tagalog department, which me and Liselle established as a new department during our sophomore year. In my spare time, I like to go on hikes, go to random classes in the RSF (my favorite one is Urbankick!), and try random new places to eat (I love yelping). VHIO has been a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

JAPANESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hello! I'm Izumi, 4th year majoring in MCB Neurobiology, and I am the co-coordinator of the newly made Japanese Department starting this semester! I'm also a member of USA National Karate Team, but don't worry I don't bite. If you want to talk about balancing sports with school and/or are interested in joining research and want to hear my experiences, please feel free to talk to me! Even if it's not about these things, I am more willing than willing to meet new people. Favorite part of campus is the eucalyptus forest behind VLSB/LSA, I definitely recommend it!

JAPANESE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hello! My name is Shi Jia and I'm a senior majoring in MCB Immunology. I coordinate the Japanese department along with Izumi. Fun fact about myself, I'm Chinese born and raised in Japan, went to an international school, and holds a Singaporean passport. So I think I have a quite a weird background, but that's what makes me especially passionate about bridging language and cultures. We're a new piloting department, so I'm excited to meet you all and be apart of VHIO!

OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Public Health and Integrative Biology

Hi everyone, my name is Jen! I'm a senior studying Public Health and Integrative Biology, and I'm VHIO's Outreach Coordinator. VHIO is a fantastic way of gaining clinical and interpretation experience while also making a real difference in LEP communities; I look forward to helping set up more opportunities for volunteers to connect with the community members who need our help most.
Beyond VHIO, I am passionate about and have experience in research (labs at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, NIH, etc), public health (local government internship) and mentorship. I have also always loved music and art, from playing the piano, painting and drawing to enjoying museums, galleries and symphony performances.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!

FINANCE COORDINATOR
Integrative Biology
Hi everyone, my name is Nghi and I'm the finance coordinator for our club this year. I am a fourth year Integrative Biology major from San Diego, CA. Besides my passion for bridging the language gap for underserved communities with other dedicated, enthusiastic VHIO volunteers, I also enjoy hiking, eating, and sleeping. I look forward to a great year with you all.

EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hi, my name is Chae. I am one of the education coordinators of VHIO this year. I am a third-year majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Immunology. I am from Irvine, California. Contrary to a popular stereotype of Koreans, I am not into K-Dramas (they are too much for me to keep track). Instead, I really like watching historical documentaries, eating, taking pictures of my foods, singing, hiking, and sleeping.

EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Molecular and Cell Biology

Hi everyone! My name is 祁忻, but for everybody's sake just call me Frank. I'm a 3rd year pre-med majoring in MCB-CDB track 2. VHIO has been a major part of my college experience since my freshman year, and I have found so many friends and opportunities in VHIO. When I am not busy with VHIO, I do research in a campus lab, volunteer as an EMT, and volunteer in the SFGH emergency department. I also sing, play guitar, and enjoy ice-cream more than I should. See you in VHIO and around campus!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Public Health and Molecular and Cell Biology

Xin chào các bạn! Hi there, everyone!

My name is Van Viet Thuy Nguyen (she/her/hers), and I'm a fourth year undergraduate student at Cal, studying Public Health and Molecular & Cell Biology: Immunology and Pathogenesis. If I could, I'd love to major in psychology and minor in education, as well! It is an honor to be VHIO's first co-professional development coordinator this year, as well as co-Vietnamese language coach. I absolutely love listening, learning, teaching and telling, so I'm honored to get the chance to co-create spaces for that with all of you in our education workshops. I am a strong believer in the power of story telling and community building, and I can't wait to do that with you soon!

Wishing you a wonderful day,
Van

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology

Hello everyone! My name is Jarita Lee and I am a senior, majoring in Nutritional Sciences: Molecular Toxicology. I joined VHIO in 2015 and am currently the Professional Development Coordinator. I enjoying Chinese dancing, playing my Chinese instrument (Guzheng), and eating fruits! After graduation, I hope to attend Pharmacy school and pursue a career in the pharmaceutical field. VHIO is great and definitely made a positive impact in my college life!

SENIOR ADVISOR/ PROGRAM ANALYST 
Molecular and Cell Biology and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology

I joined VHIO as a freshman in the hopes of using my trilingual skills to serve the Chinese immigrant community in the Bay Area. I was raised in San Francisco in an immigrant household and witnessed how many hoops immigrants had to jump through to access resources that were readily available to English-speakers. The generous volunteers who helped my family when we were in need inspired me to commit myself to community service. Being with VHIO for so long also taught me that the forefront of healthcare isn't just in hospitals and clinics, but also all the admirable efforts to educate and empower community members to make everyday healthy living choices.

In my free time, I like to watch Chinese dramas, sip on boba, and explore SF.

SENIOR ADVISOR / DIGITAL MARKETING COORDINATOR
Economics

Hello! I'm Kelly, and I recently graduated from UC Berkeley. VHIO has been such a wonderful platform for building connections with passionate peers and exploring issues in healthcare, culture, and community service. Serving as an officer and director in VHIO in the past allowed me a direct role in working with community organizations to provide service to patients and developing meaningful experiences for our student volunteers. I am excited to be involved in VHIO's continued growth. In my free time, I enjoy supporting Bay Area professional sports teams and over-analyzing sitcoms.