​Executive Board

Phillip Cheng (ISE & EALL '11)
President

​​Phillip Cheng resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and lectures part-time in the Department of Ethnic Studies at Laney College in Oakland, California. His research looks historically at Asians/Americans in the U.S. South, specifically Chinese student-immigrants who attended the University of Florida in the early 1900s. 

​Lauren Vu (PSY '20)
President-Elect

Lauren Vu currently serves as a 6th-grade math and science teacher through Teach for America in the heart of East Oakland, California. In addition to teaching and addressing education inequity, Lauren is passionate about psychology and health disparities within marginalized communities. In her free time, Lauren enjoys exploring the Bay Area, cooking, and making music on her ukulele. 

George Ryan Perez (CPE '03 & MiDAS '14)
Treasurer

George Ryan Perez is a full-stack lead software developer.  He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida College of Engineering.  His master's degree is in Digital Arts and Sciences.  Living in Alachua, Florida, he spends his free time writing music and comics.

The UF Association of Asian Alumni would like to extend its thanks to all former board members and contributors!

​Jamilyn Bailey (2011-2014)
Michelle Brumwell (2017-2019)
Alex Cena (2013-2015)
Sandy Chiu (2013)
Marcus Tran Degnan (2017-2019)
Avani Desi (2011-2012)
Whitney Fung (2013-2015)
Dennis Ngin (2011-2013)
Anthony Nguyen (2014-2016)
Diana Nguyen (2014-2016)
Michael Satyapor (2014-2017)