The art of communication is the language of leadership
-James Humes
My Leadership Philosophy
I'm a community-driven leader fueled by a passion for social justice and youth empowerment. Over the years, I've learned that change doesn't happen in a vacuum. It takes action, collaboration, and a whole lot of heart.
My leadership journey has been about creating an inclusive space that enables and empowers young people to speak up for what's right, and use our voices to create a more equitable and just world.
Over the last 5 years, I’ve had the opportunity to hold leadership roles in multiple school and community-based organizations. More details about these roles:
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Collaborated and engaged with other youth members involved in IPV awareness and prevention organizations across California to help create CPEDV’s 2023/2024 Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month campaigns.
Informed a toolkit for “how to be an advocate” that was distributed across California schools.
Delivered speeches about the need for prevention at CPEDV's Orange Day Rallies, was interviewed by many local news outlets, featured in national news reports, and led numerous legislative meetings with state assembly members.
Journalist resource for Youth and TDV related issues.
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Intern with Team Stronger Than You Think (STYT), which advocates against teen dating violence (TDV) through community education and engagement.
Assist with organizing and leading youth summits, such as Symbiosis, an annual event for youth in the community to learn about healthy relationships and intersecting topics to TDV. Has attracted attendance of 150+ youth.
Create and lead workshops, as well as table, at local high schools to fill in the gap that exists regarding education about relationships and dating violence.
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Co-organized March For Our Lives (MFOL) 5th Anniversary Rally on March 24th, 2023, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Delivered a speech about the intersection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and gun violence at this rally.
Planned MFOL's first ever lobby day in California at the State Capitol in Sacramento on August 28, 2023.
Lobbied/advocated for the senate to pass AB28, which would impose a modest excise tax on all firearm/firearm-related sales, where the collected revenue would be directed toward violence prevention programs.
Speaker at Children Now’s 2023 Youth Leadership Summit, presenting on the five key forces of GV and the ways that MFOL has fought and continues to fight against the epidemic.
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Founded the Alsion Montessori H.S. Debate Club.
Currently placed 4th nationally for Public Forum format. Advanced to the semifinals at the 37th Annual Stanford Invitational, one of the most prestigious speech and debate tournaments in the world.
Taught beginner speech and debate students in a variety of events, such as SPAR, Public Forum (PF), and Lincoln Douglas (LD).
Collaborated with two other award-winning debaters to research gender bias in national-level high school Public Forum debate under the mentorship of Professor Francisco Ramirez of Stanford University. Presented at the National and the Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research.
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Participated in weekly meetings and draft/vote on bills that seek to serve all students through planning socials, panels, events.
Acted on shared governance committees such as College Council and organize mass events, such as the first Denim Day Rally (300+ attendees) and Healthy Relationships Workshop.
Passed 89 bills in the 2023-2024 year, the most in the senate's history.
Co-led Resilient Roofs Grant, allocating $18.4k to unhoused students.
Youngest to serve and vote on $65k+ budget.
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Born out of the spike in anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American Peace Agents (AAPA) is a youth-led organization that is dedicated to prevent violence that continues to oppress and harm the Asian-American community.
Our "Don't Hate, Educate" project features free presentations that cater to different age levels to help combat societal prejudices and biases. We have presented at several elementary schools across the U.S. using age-appropriate games and stories to highlight cultural and ethnic nuances.
Mishti in the Rice Fields, authored and illustrated by AAPA members is the first of a series of children's books that seek to retell classic stories in Asian voices.
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Witherly Heights, established in 2016, is the student-run official journal of the Alsion community, representing both the Middle School and Early College.
Publishing every three weeks, with occasional special editions, we offer insights into the heart of our school.
Our journal is more than just a publication—it’s an ongoing dialogue. A space where students, staff, and community members can showcase creativity, voice opinions, express potential, and deepen their connection to Alsion.