San Francisco, CA
A SOULFUL BELIEVER CREATING MEANINGFUL ACTION
ABOUT ME!
A current freshman at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Alumni of St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School in San Francisco, California.
Since elementary school, I have been passionate in serving my peers and greater community; in my middle school, my younger siblings and I founded and pioneered the “Day of Sacrifice” Fundraising Project, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars, all going towards charitable causes locally and nationally. I continued my passion to community service by founding Pet Nation Community Service Club and Open-Table S.O.U.L. (Students Outreach Unified Links) Food Initiative during my high school years. (For more information on these programs, please visit Pet Nation’s webpage and S.F.I.’s webpage: www.studentlinx.org).
I rowed for my high school’s varsity Lightweight crew team, participated as student-leader of Junior and Senior Class Council, managed writers for newspaper INSIDE S.I. as as Editor-In-Chief. I also served as Editor In Chief of SI’s literary publication THE QUILL.
EDUCATION
My Studies
September 2020 - May 2024
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate Degree - Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
August 2016 - June 2020
ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
High School Diploma, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Founder and President of StudentLinx (S.O.U.L. Food Initiative and Pet Nation Community Service Organization) and Day of Sacrifice Fundraiser ~ Editor-In-Chief of INSIDE SI ~ Junior and Senior Class Council ~ Varsity Men's Crew ~ Editor in Chief of The Quill ~ California Boy's Stater ~ S.F.I. Executive Board President ~ Arrupe Leader ~ 200+ Hours of Community Service Award (Over 900 Service hours)
MY EXPERIENCE
Roles & Responsibilities
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT, STUDENTLINX
August 2016 - Present
Founded StudentLinx to bridge the gap between generations and connect student communities through love of pets and common ground. Led 8 member Executive Committee, created organization website (www.studentlinx.org), and outreached to seventeen (17) US high schools - impacting tens of thousands of students.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, INSIDE SI AND THE QUILL
August 2019 - May 2020
Develop, edit, write, and design new journalism content; leads 92 INSIDE SI staff editors. Formerly Managing Editor and Head Spotlight Editor.
Leads, plans, and edits annual THE QUILL literary publication of 125 pages of over 350 student poems, prose, and literary artworks from over 1900 submissions.
CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, THE DAY OF SACRIFICE FUNDRAISING PROJECT
June 2013 - Present
A New Way of Giving: Changing a small aspect of one's daily life to benefit oneself and others in the community. Have raised $15,000+ over the past six years and counting. I have returned to elementary and middle school to share the Day of Sacrifice with the next generation fo youth and inspire them to continue this tradition of an out-of-the-box way of giving.
SCHOLAR, CALIFORNIA BOYS STATE
Summer 2019
Selected among the top students in my grade to represent my high school at the 2019 California Boys State. Served as a State Official directly under the 2019 CA Boys State Governor. Awarded Certificate of Honor by CA State Senator (Mr. Scott Weiner) and Assemblyman (Mr. Phillip Ting).
MY HOBBIES
Tricks of the Trade
RECOGNITION
Coca - Cola Regional Finalist
Elks Most Valuable Student (MVS) Regional Finalist
Prudential Spirit of the Community Presidential Award
Monica and Adrian Arima Community Service Award (OCA San Mateo)
Xerox Innovation and Technology Award
2019 California Boys State
California State Senator and State Assemblyman Recognition for Outstanding Service
West Coast Scholastic Champion in LWT 8+ USRowing
Scholastic Nationals (S.R.A.A.) Top 8 LWT Crew
PHOTOGRAPHY
I enjoy spending my free time taking photos of the world around me. Only by looking through a lens other than my own eyes will I see new perspectives that dare me to imagine the impossible.
VARSITY CREW - LIGHTWEIGHT
Starboard/Port of the Lightweight 8+ Crew of the St. Ignatius Men's Varsity Crew.
West Coast Scholastic Championships Lightweight Gold Medalist & 2X Scholastic National Championships Top 8 Varsity Crew
WEBSITE CREATING
Nowadays, information is best communicated through online technology. I find excitement in designing and building websites that showcases different organizations and individuals.
