Meet PAFN!

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Executive Board

Gin Gin Chen (Co-Chair)

Fourth Year

Chesapeake, VA

tc6yn@virginia.edu

Gin Gin Chen (Co-Chair)

Hometown

Chesapeake, VA

Major/Minor
Biology

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Madison House, Circle K International, Peer Teaching

Hobbies

Going to the gym, volunteer work, environmental cleanup

Fun Fact

Challenge me to an eating competition. If you beat me I'll give you 10 dollars. Also if you have an obsession with makeup like I do, we can talk about dupes and products for hours.

Xin Chen (Programming)

Third Year

Newport News, VA

xyc2sb@virginia.edu

Xin Chen (Programming)

Hometown

Newport News, VA

Major/Minor
Major: Biomedical Engineering

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
PAFN, VISAS, language exchange, and TSA

Hobbies

I like listening to a lot of different types of music from kpop to chinese music to Japanese songs, Spanish music, and just anything I like. I really like cooking and baking. I like learning about different cultures and different languages. I enjoy singing for fun and love trying anything new.

Fun Fact

I know 4 languages and I am always interested in learning more.

Tuyet Chuong (Membership)

Third Year

Barboursville, VA

avc4y@virginia.edu

Tuyet Chuong (Membership)

Hometown

Barboursville, VA

Major/Minor
Nursing

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Virginia Ambassadors, Compassionate Care Initiative (CCI), Student Nurse Association of Virginia (SNAV), Red Cross

Hobbies

Spending time with my family and friends, watching TV shows on Netflix, and baking!

Fun Fact

I have double-jointed arms.

Luan Lin (Public Relations Chair)

Fourth Year

Boise, Idaho

lyl5ra@virginia.edu

Luan Lin (Public Relations Chair)

Hometown

Boise, Idaho

Major/Minor
Commerce

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
University Programs Council, VISAS, Advertising and Marketing Association

Hobbies

Spending time with friends, travelling, reading

Fun Fact

I studied abroad in Mexico in high school over the summer!

Tiffany Nguyen (Co-Chair)

Third Year

Richmond, VA

ttn2fb@virginia.edu

Tiffany Nguyen (Co-Chair)

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Major/Minor
Commerce

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Smart Woman Securities, Organization of Young Filipino Americans, Housing and Residence Life

Fun Fact

I've never watched a horror movie.

Charmi Patel (Programming)

Third Year

Illinois

cp7gn@virginia.edu

Charmi Patel (Programming)

Hometown

Illinois

Major/Minor
Commerce

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
University Programs Council, Madison House, Student Council

Hobbies

Hiking, reading, watching Bollywood movies, eating great food, and going to the gym

Fun Fact

I'm from a town called Peru!

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Fariha Azam

Gainesville, VA

fa5yt@virginia.edu

Fariha Azam

Hometown

Gainesville, VA

Major/Minor
Kinesiology

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Clinical Research, Madison House volunteering, Volleyball, MELC, Red Cross

Hobbies

Shopping, Trying all kinds of foods, Playing Volleyball, Netflix, Working out

Fun Fact

I am Bengali!

Julia Buchholz

Forest, VA

jhb8xb@virginia.edu

Julia Buchholz

Hometown

Forest, VA

Major/Minor
Biology and Spanish

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Phi Delta Epsilon

Hobbies

Running and singing

Fun Fact

I have the same birthday as Barack Obama!

Pranavi Gopanapalli

Herndon, Virginia

pg3fa@virginia.edu

Pranavi Gopanapalli

Hometown

Herndon, Virginia

Major/Minor
Cognitive Science, Spanish (Pre-Med)

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Chorus, ESOL and hospital volunteering

Hobbies

I enjoy singing, dancing, and travelling.

Fun Fact

I’m studying abroad in Valencia last summer

Harshavardhan Haribhaskar

Chennai, India

hh7qjj@virginia.edu

Harshavardhan Haribhaskar

Hometown

Chennai, India

Major/Minor
Pre-Commerce, economics or statistics

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I am interested in learning about commerce and economic growth in developing countries. I am involved with several organizations, like SEED, The Cavailer Daily and The Solar Car Team.

Fun Fact

I have lived in six countries so far!

Lauren Isabelle Manuel

Virginia Beach, VA

llm6ee@virginia.edu

Lauren Isabelle Manuel

Hometown

Virginia Beach, VA

Major/Minor
Psychology major, Health & Well-Being and Bioethics minors, Pre-medicine

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Academic: Medicine, Clinical and Non-Clinical Healthcare, Research Extracurriculars: Organization of Young Filipino Americans (OYFA), Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) Health Preprofessional Honor Society, Madison House Medical Services Volunteer, Martha Jefferson House Volunteer, Undergraduate Research

Hobbies

Cooking and baking, exercising at the AFC, singing, playing musical instruments, exploring the outdoors, trying new vegan foods

Fun Fact

I was born in Sydney, Australia!

Landon Jaeger

Ashburn, Virginia

lnj9cf@virginia.edu

Landon Jaeger

Hometown

Ashburn, Virginia

Major/Minor
Pre-Commerce

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I am interested in business, economics, and math, and also am involved in tutoring with madison house and the Sports Business Society here at UVA.

Fun Fact

I lived my last 2 years of high school in Ankara, Turkey, like to play basketball, and video games (such as GTA and NBA 2K)

Benjamin Ke

Crozet, Virginia

bgk5ck@virginia.edu

Art Ken Fontelera

Norfolk, VA

af3ad@virginia.edu

Tam Le

Fredericksburg, VA

ttl3gnw@virginia.edu

Tam Le

Hometown

Fredericksburg, VA

Major/Minor
Undeclared

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
On the pre-med track, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Volunteering at the UVA Hospital through Madison House, American Medical Student Association

Hobbies

- I enjoy watching all sports, mostly football and basketball
- I play field hockey and lacrosse
- I'm a big nature gal; love hiking and watching sunsets

Fun Fact

- Vietnamese was my first language and I didn't know English until the second grade

Christine Lewis

Fairfax, VA

Cl7tp@virginia.edu

Xinyao Li

Shanghai, China

xl8pq@virginia.edu

Pumoli Malapati

Fourth Year

Richmond, VA

pm2pt@virginia.edu

Pumoli Malapati

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Major/Minor
Global Public Health and Biology

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Madison House, The Cavalier Daily, Sitaare

Fun Fact

I was born in Vinukonda, India

Cameron Ngo

Chantilly, VA

cqn4nf@virginia.edu

Cameron Ngo

Hometown

Chantilly, VA

Major/Minor
Commerce (Finance and IT)

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Madison House Daycare, Women's Business Forum at McIntire

Hobbies

watching bad reality TV and documentaries, working on puzzles

Fun Fact

I was supposed to be studying abroad last spring but got sent home due to COVID-19, so I fostered a puppy!

Andrew Nguyen

Fairfax, VA

an2dgq@virginia.edu

Andrew Nguyen

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Major/Minor
Pre-Commerce or Economics / Computer Science

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Club Wrestling, Vietnamese Student Association, Madison House

Hobbies

Hiking, cooking, volunteering, gaming, singing, playing the guitar, going to the gym, and trying new foods!

Fun Fact

I play five sports - basketball, swimming, track, tennis, and wrestling!

Suraj Patel

Yorktown, VA

skp5ge@virginia.edu

Suraj Patel

Hometown

Yorktown, VA

Major/Minor
Psychology and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Research, politics, advocacy

Fun Fact

I have 4 fake teeth!

Siam Sheikh

Fairfax, VA

ss3bh@virginia.edu

Shivani Surti

Newport News

ss6xc@virginia.edu

Hannah Towler

Virginia Beach, VA

hnt9uj@virginia.edu

Vicky Tran

Norfolk, VA

vvt2ey@virginia.edu

Vicky Tran

Hometown

Norfolk, VA

Major/Minor
Psych - Premed

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
I really enjoy philosophy classes and might minor in bioethics. I am in involved in FLIP, which is a first generation low income club. I’m planning to do Model UN next year.

Hobbies

I paint a lot. I love the beach. Lactose intolerant but that doesn’t really stop me.

Fun Fact

I use to run cross country in high school and did 3 years of MUN.

Bethany Tran Nguyen

Vienna, VA

bgt7gt@virginia.edu

Bethany Tran Nguyen

Hometown

Vienna, VA

Major/Minor
Pre-Commerce and Foreign Affairs double major, Pre-law

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
UVA Women Rugby Team, Tri Sigma, Women Business Forum, Rise Together, Cavalier Daily-Photo Section, University Democrats

Hobbies

I am a big foodie, love photography, and watching Netflix!

Fun Fact

I have one dog named Safina that has no teeth and her tongue hangs out all the time!

Jane Weng

Virginia Beach, VA

jw8ev@virginia.edu

Wei Wu

Beijing, China

ww3mm@virginia.edu

Wei Wu

Hometown

Beijing, China

Major/Minor
Systems Engineering + Statistics, with Engineering Business Minor

Academic & Extracurricular Interests
Pre-Law, Law firm intern, Business, Engineering, Education Intern

Hobbies

Cooking, Basketball, Soccer, Billiards, Hip-Hop/Rap

Fun Fact

I played for the Chinese National Junior Ice Hockey team in the World Championship Tournament.

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