I have this constant gnawing desire to throw myself into the deep end of every pool. I took my junior year off from college to pursue two rigorous government internships with the Department of Commerce in San Francisco and the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., followed by a six-month adventure studying in China and traveling through Japan, all self-financed through multiple part-time jobs. I later left a coveted product management role to make a 180-degree career shift, moving to rural Taiwan as an English teacher and Fulbright cultural ambassador. I then transitioned into the nonprofit that administered my Fulbright; from grantee to employee, replacing a multi-million-dollar CRM system to modernize future grantee experiences. Every step bred uncertainty. Life didn’t unfold as expected, but I learned to embrace the unknown — continually seeking opportunities to grow personally and professionally, and taking the road less traveled. And I am determined to keep forging bold, unconventional paths, wherever they may lead next.

• Business Analyst

  Non-Profit Organization Management · Institute of International Education

  Jan 2023 – Present

• English Teaching Assistant

  Education · Fulbright Scholarly Exchange

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Product Manager

  Banking · First Republic Bank

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

• Volunteering
• Entrepreneurship

• Tennis

  Varsity

  2012 – 2016

• Badminton

  Varsity

  2013 – 2016

• First Violin

  Arroyo High School Orchestra · Music

  2014 – 2016

• Student Coordinator

  Jenny Lin Foundation · Music

  2015 – 2016

• Student Mentor

  Volunteering · First-Gen Low Income Connect

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Providing mentorship and early career advice for other first generation, low income college students and graduates.

• Conversation Leader

  Volunteering · UC San Diego Extension

  2019 – 2020

  Mission:

  Language exchange with international students to improve their conversational English. Actively developed lesson plans and unique teaching methods to aide students.

• English/Chinese Tutor

  Volunteering · Backpat Tutoring

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  Constructed curriculum to tutor K-12 students negatively affected by COVID-19.