Yearly Archives: 2013


[2013 Leader] Ruth Ferguson

Year: Freshman Major: Political Science Hometown: Battleground, WA Fun Fact: I can sing all the notes to Beyonce’s “Love on Top.” Leadership Practice: Getting more involved in ASUW elections, becoming a part of EAC, Orientation Leaders, and applying to OGR. I am really excited for campaigns and show how much […]


[2013 Leader] Tara Ghassemikia

Year: Freshman Major: Business Hometown: Bellevue, WA Fun Fact: I can recite the order of letters on a keyboard by memory (QWERTY…) Leadership Practice: Relay for Life, team captain for UWL and Kappa Delta! I am hoping to recruit team captains as well to promote more leadership involvement. In the […]


[2013 Leader] Kenzie Nix

Year: Sophomore Major: Biology Hometown: Olympia, WA Fun Fact: I always have room for dessert. Leadership Practice: I am on the election administration committee, working on getting involved in the ASUW and greater UW community. I’m in the Elections Day Operation sub-committee, where I am tabling for voting days, asking […]


[2013 Leader] Kaleb Smith

Year: Freshman Major: Civil Engineering Hometown: Redmond, WA Fun Fact: I’m a badass. Leadership Practice: I originally thought that I was going to make a super-humongo-awesome club that did just about everything I could possibly want it to, and that this would be accomplished all in one quarter. Yeah right, […]


[2013 Leader] Stephanie Zabala

Year: Freshman Major: Undecided Hometown: Spokane, WA Fun Fact: I can almost lucid dream. Not quite. But almost. Leadership Practice: Working with Lena and Ina, leading a workshop regarding the use of natural/common household items for everyday needs. Cheap! I also am interested in creating a team for Susan G. […]


[2013 Leader] Grace Nguyen

Year: Freshman Major: Law, Societies, and Justice Hometown: Tacoma Fun Fact: I’m a theater nerd! Leadership practice: My practice consists of getting involved with passions! What I did: 1. Passion = theater. Involvement = Suessical through UW state notes. 2. Passion = social justice. Involvement = Intern for Pierce County […]


[2013 Leader] Julie Borges

Year: Sophomore Major: Intended Sociology and Public Health Hometown: Lake Stevens, WA Fun Fact: The average giraffe heart is 2 feet long Leadership practice: Hello everyone! My leadership practice is the Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide awareness, to be held on April 13th in the HUB Lyceum and […]


[2013 Leader] Umbee Cho

Year: Freshman Major: Early Childhood Education and Family Studies Hometown: Cashmere, WA Fun fact: I can say the alphabet backwards with my eyes closed. Leadership practice: I am currently working on a project with Jamie Mackiewicz called Hope for Healing. We will be providing materials for UW students to make […]


[2013 Leader] Keting Cen

Year: Freshman Major: Business/Informatics (intended) Hometown: Ningbo, China Fun fact: I am joining a gospel choir although I cannot sing. Leadership practice: I am very passionate about making education accessible for everyone. Thus, as soon as I got to campus last September, I joined the Dream Project, which assists low-income […]


[2013 Leader] Chad Ikeda

Year: Sophomore Major: Biology (Pre Med) Hometown: Kahului, HI Fun Fact: I’ve lost feeling in my toes from wearing flip-flops in the cold year-round Leadership practice: For my sophomore year at UW, I knew I wanted to become more involved on campus and find something I was passionate about.  I […]