SEA CLEAR

Project Director
Name	Cecilia Ngo
Hometown	Toronto and Westminster
Year	Alumni
Major	Sociology/ Public Affairs
Email	ngocecilia@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	Manage SEA CLEAR so that we can most effectively work with Southeast Asian students on campus to increase graduation rates, as well as improve the conditions of the communities we come from.
Interests/Hobbies	Cruising, eating out, surrealist art.
Interesting Fact	I love Mortal Kombat, I wish I was cool like sub-zero.

Assistant Director
Name	John Duong
Hometown	Milpitas, CA
Year	4th
Major	Asian American Studies/Education Studies
Email	johnduong3@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	I assist in the development and maintenance of the SEA CLEAR project. As the Assistant Director I monitor and track the projects ability to meet outcomes and objectives. I also supervise and facilitate the development of the staff and provide the necessary support to each component. I lead the Internship Program as it’s coordinator and support the Wellness coordinator in carrying out component outcomes. I’m also a peer counselor and speak to many students about their academics and personal lives.
Interests/Hobbies	I write poems, stories, and blog. I love cooking but baking is where my heart is.
Interesting Fact	For my wedding I plan to play “Cannon in D” instead of the traditional wedding march song, I will dance to Lifehouse’s “You and Me” with my mom, and “Everything” by Michael Buble for my “first dance”

Peer Counseling Coordinator
Name	Chariya Sok
Hometown	my roots in Cambodia, my struggles in the Bay, and my heart in LA
Year	4th
Major	Sociology and Asian American Studies
Email	csok87@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	I’m responsible “for maintaining dialog with the project’s counselors so that he/she can best facilitate the growth/development of the counselors as well as meet the project’s objectives. I help facilitate and ensure the projects ability to meet their objectives through supervision, logistics, and tracking.” I’m also responsible for counseling students each week as well.
Interests/Hobbies	tennis, the beach, traveling, discovering new music, rock concerts, going to Tastea!, learning new interesting things, movies and asian dramas, and dancing the night away with friends.
Interesting Fact	I cannot stand it when people sit/lay down on my bed unless I know their clothes are clean. I have to shower before I even sit on my own bed at night.

Mentorship Coordinator
Name	Angela Arunarsirakul
Hometown	Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
Year	2nd
Major	Pre-History
Email	angela.arunarsirakul@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	Oversee mentorship families and pairs that help to create the “home away from home,” put on events for you to grow as an individual, provide support to students in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and achieving their academic/personal goals
Interests/Hobbies	riding my bike, exploring LA using public transportation, reading the newspaper, reading, listening to country and soft rock music,
Interesting Fact	When I eat sandwiches or burgers, I generally eat the crust first, so I end up eating my sandwich in a circular fashion.

Wellness Coordinator
Name	Patricia Le
Hometown	Riverside, CA
Year	4th
Major	Psychobiology
Email	pattyle3@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	Facilitate the development of a safe alternative space for students to discuss health in the context of the Southeast Asian struggle.  Through  the topics of physical, mental, spiritual, gender, and sexuality wellness, Southeast Asian students will be empowered and gain self and community acceptance through the collaborative efforts of other organizations invested in wellness.
Interests/Hobbies	scouts, reading while eating, ice cream, sushi ftw!
Interesting Fact	I had this phase where I was really into squirrels and I started collecting stuffed squirrels, keychains, etc. and people would add to my collection too.  I still collect squirrels and have them all displayed on my desk.

Administrative Assistant
Name	Sandra Nguyen
Hometown	Sacramento, CA
Year	2nd
Major	Economics Major
Email	snguyen118@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	Providing administrative assistance to all aspects of SEACLEAR; organizing study hall, socials, budget, etc.; creating fliers, posters, forms for use in advertising SEACLEAR events; Basically, being the “backbone” of the project that keeps everything together
Interests/Hobbies	Delta Sigma Pi, a professional co-ed business fraternity; Cross-Stitching;
Interesting Fact	I like cheesy pick-up lines and cute quotes about life, love, friendship … everything! =)

Peer Counselor
Name	Chou Khang
Hometown	Sacramento, CA
Year	3rd
Major	MIMG–>Southeast Asian Studies, Pre-Pharm
Email	ckhang08@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	I have sessions with students, facilitating their growth and making sure that they know the resources that are available to them on the UCLA campus.
Interests/Hobbies	I like to sing, listen to music Asian or American, watch Asian horror movies or horror movies in general, hang out with my friends doing random/last minute events. I’m also involved with the Association of Hmong Students (AHS).
Interesting Fact	I want to be multilingual. So far I’ve learned Hmong, English, Thai, a bit of Mandarin, and a bit of Korean. I know Spanish too, but I don’t really count that.

Peer Counselor
Name	Christine Lam
Hometown	Garden Grove
Year	2nd
Major	Psychobiology
Email	christine112991@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	To be a source of support, guidance,and community to my peers to encourage them to overcome their obstacles, fight for their dreams, and succeed in all aspects of their lives through routine peer counseling sessions.
Interests/Hobbies	I love discovering new things: places, music, food, traveling, hanging out with friends and family, the beach, shopping, driving, movies, being productive!
Interesting Fact	I had such a horrible under bite when I was younger that I had to keep my braces on from second grade to eighth grade, it’s not fun!

Peer Counselor
Name	Evan Pham
Hometown	OC
Year	4th
Major	Economics
Email	evanvpham@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	aide in your quest in achieving your fullest potential
Interests/Hobbies	setting goals and completing them, making to-do lists and finishing them, crossfit, lambda phi epsilon
Interesting Fact	go big or go home

Peer Counselor
Name	Sokline Hing
Hometown	Stockton, CA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Year	4th
Major	Southeast Asian Studies
Email	soklinehing@gmail.com
Responsibilities of Position	To serve all students with the interest of achieving their goals and to help and encourage those that has the same background as I.
Interests/Hobbies	Watching and listening to Khmer music, EATING, going to the gym. Watching horror flicks.
Interesting Fact	I wonder what it would be like if I went into monkhood…