Alumni


We consider all alumni of our program as part of the Voices family. As alumni, we find ways to contribute to the program and to AAJA by offering resources, time, and support.

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2018 Cohort (Houston)

FACULTY

Alyssa Jeong-Perry
Mentor
@alyssajperry

Philip Marcelo
Story Editor
@philmarcelo

Rong-Gong Lin II
Story Editor
@ronlin

Scott Pham
Mentor
@scottpham

Samira Sadeque
Mentor
@samideque

Millie Tran
Mentor
@millie

Jessie Tseng
Director
@jesst220

Maya Sugarman
Director
@mayasugarman

Brian Nguyen
Mentor
@bhngyn

Frank Shyong
Mentor
@frankshyong

Hannah Bae
Mentor
@hanbae

Jill Cowan
Story Editor
@JillCowan

Kris Vera-Phillips
Story Editor
@queenkv

 

STUDENTS

Gwendolyn Wu
University of California, Santa Barbara
@gwendolynawu

Irena Fischer-Hwang
Stanford University
@irenatfh

Jonathan Ng
Suffolk University
@JonathanNgBOS

Lina Takahashi
University of Colorado, Boulder
@takahashi_lina

Michelle Hanks
Western Kentucky University
@michelleehanks

Tsering Bista
New York University
@tseringbista

Salgu Wissmath
Ohio University
@salguwissmath

Violet Wang
University of Wisconsin, Madison
@violetjwang

Amber Ly
San Francisco State Univeristy
@amberlysays


Annie Ma
Dartmouth College
@anniema15

Cassandra Hsiao
Yale University
@cassandra_hsiao

Cecilia Lei
University of California, Berkeley
@ceelei

Claire Tran
Boston University
@clairevtran

Dave Sebastian
Boston University
@depsebastian

Elaine Chen
University of Chicago
@elaineywchen

Emma Stiefel
Minerva Schools at KGI
@emma_stiefel


2017 Cohort (Philadelphia)

FACULTY

Kris Vera-Phillips
Story Editor
@queenkv

Myra Iqbal
Mentor
@myraiqbal

Philip Marcelo
Story Editor
@philmarcelo

Rong-Gong Lin II
Story Editor
@ronlin

Scott Pham
Mentor
@scottpham

Wendy Lee
Mentor
@thewendylee

Jessie Tseng
Director
@jesst220

Maya Sugarman
Director
@mayasugarman

Brian Nguyen
Mentor
@bhngyn

Frank Shyong
Mentor
@frankshyong

Hannah Bae
Mentor
@hanbae

Jill Cowan
Story Editor
@JillCowan

 

STUDENTS

Ala'a Ibrahim
The University of Texas at Austin
@alaaomarabi

Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks
UC Berkeley
@ayoonhendricks

Aparna Verma
Stanford University
@spirited_gal

Austin Ma
UCLA
@_AustinMa

Avery Yang
Emory University
@avery_yang

Ayah Galal
Quinnipiac University
@ayahgalal

Janaki Chadha
Sarah Lawrence College
@JanakiChadha

Jasmine Espy
Wayne State University
@JasmineEspy

Kristine Tuzon
CSU Fullerton
@kristuzon

Lawrence Wu
New York University
@lawrencioguapo

Mehrunisa Khan
University of Michigan
@mnisakhan

Nour Coudsi
University of California, Berkeley
@Ncoudsi

Peregrine Frissell
University of Montana
@PeregrineFriss

Rachel Jude Ramirez
University of Portland
@rachjuramirez

Sheila Raghavendran
Indiana University
@sheilarag_


2016 Cohort (Las Vegas)

FACULTY

STUDENTS

 

Andrew Tran
Data Lead
@abtran

Kevin Lee
Mentor
@kevinNlee

Wendy Lee
Mentor
@thewendylee

Philip Marcelo
Mentor
@philmarcelo

 

Ruth Liao
Director
@ruthlessliao

Adam Causey
Managing Editor
@akcausey

Conner Jay
Visuals Lead
@pathosphoto

Jessie Tseng
Production Lead
@jesst220

Maya Sugarman
Video Lead
@mayasugarman

Peter Choi
Seattle Pacific University
@peterwchoi_

Noelle Fujii
University of Hawaii, Manoa
@nkfujii1

Kavish Harjai
New York University
@Kavish_Harjai

Charlie Kadado
Wayne State University
@CharlieKadado

Kelly Kasulis
Northeastern
@KasulisK

Thomas Oide
University of Missouri
@thomasoide

Shawn Paik
New York University
@shawncpaik

Jeong Park
UCLA
@JeongParkDB

Sarah Rahal
Wayne State University
@sarahal6611

Clare Ramirez
Syracuse University
@clareramirez_

Jenny Ung
Arizona State University
@jenny__ung

Vivian Wang
Yale University
@vwang3

Angie Wang
UCLA
@angiezwang

Huizhong Wu
University of Pennsylvania
@huizhong_wu

Gabrielle Wy
University of Southern Indiana
@GabiCWy

Zara Zhang
Harvard University
@zarazhangrui


2015 Cohort (San Francisco)

STUDENTS

FACULTY

 

Ruth Liao
Director
@ruthlessliao

Adam Causey
Managing Editor, Print
@akcausey

Ko Im
Managing Editor, Broadcast
@koimtv

Conner Jay
Visuals Lead
@pathosphoto

Andrew Tran
Data Lead
@abtran

Jessie Tseng
Mentor
@jesst220

Maya Sugarman
Mentor
@mayasugarman

Michael Grant
Mentor
@mikegrantme

Raymond Ruiz
Mentor
@EGMNRay

Michelle Toh
University of Southern California
@michelletoh235

Kevin Truon
UCLA
@kevinbtruong

Timmy Truong
CSU Los Angeles
@timmaytusa

Merinda Valley
Michigan State University
@merindavalley

Yanan Wang
Yale
@yananw

Jennifer Crane
UCLA
@Jenn_Crane

Parminder Deo
Southern Methodist University
@parminderdeo

Angelie Meehan
Arizona State University
@AngelieMeehan

Aneri Pattani
Northeastern
@AneriPattani

Beena Raghavendran
University of Maryland
@thebeenster