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[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 […]


[2013 Leader] Kae Saeteurn

Year: Sophomore Major: Communication & American Ethnic Studies Hometown: Seattle, WA Fun Fact: I sometimes have bad experiences with glass or ceramic objects, such as running into the glass of a revolving door and shattering a cookie jar at Hallmark (which I luckily did not have to pay for). Leadership […]


[2013 Leader] Savannah Ledgerwood

Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology Hometown: Redmond, WA Fun fact: I drink copious amounts of lavender chai tea from The Ugly Mug Describe your leadership practice: I am working with the Circle of Friends for Mental Health non-profit organization for my leadership practice. Circle of Friends is a Seattle-based institution that […]


[2013 Leader] Hailey Theeuwen

Year: Freshman Major: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Spanish Hometown: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Fun fact: I am obsessed with my husky, Juneau Leadership practice: My leadership practice has to do with getting involved at the University of Washington. I recently obtained a research position at the South Lake Union UW […]


[2013 Leader] Bernadette A. Buertey

Year: Freshman Major: Bio-Chemistry Hometown: Tacoma, WA Fun fact: I speak three languages (Ga, Twi, and English) Leadership practice: For my leadership practice, I ran for a health network liaison for MAPS and won. My desire to get more involved with MAPS and help support what it stands for drove […]


[2013 Leader] Emmeline Vu

Year: Freshman Major: Business Administration – Marketing & Information Systems Hometown: Kirkland, Washington Fun fact: I met Pitbull once at a restaurant and the first thing he said to me was “oooh you smell good mamacita” Leadership practice: I participated in the Hoa Khoi Lien Truong Vietnamese Cultural Pageant this […]


[2013 Leader] Lena Easton-Calabria

Year: Sophomore Major: Anthropology, Environmental Science and Resource Management Hometown: Seattle Fun fact: I’m on the UW Ultimate Frisbee Team, Element Leadership practice: UW United Students Against Sweatshops is a group that fights against unfair labor practices both on campus and worldwide, as well as advocates for lower tuition. I […]


[2013 Leader] Malie Fujii

Year: Freshman Major: Business Administration – Marketing Hometown: Bellevue, WA Fun Fact: One time one of my pet fish ate another of my pet fish. It was quite awkward. (So sorry but I really couldn’t think of anything else…) Leadership practice: I’m working with Kae Saeteurn to bring together UW’s […]