PROJECT PENGYOU LEADERSHIP FELLOWS
Since 2014, we’ve trained over 200 Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows in cross-cultural leadership skills and community organizing. These Leadership Fellows are passionate young Americans and Chinese with first-hand experience in both countries to build a brighter future for the U.S. and China. After participating in our Leadership Training, they have initiated over 70 campus chapters across 35 states.
Adam Bohan Creighton University | Alec Grigorian Boston College High School | Alicia Underhill University of Virginia | Andy Switzer St. Olaf College | Annabel Virella Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Avi Mahbubani University of South Florida |
Bethany Allen Yale University | Brice Turner Johns Hopkins University, SAIS | Charlotte Cotter Yale University | Dorronda Bordley Wake Forest University | EJ Mitchell Amherst College | Emily Cheung University of Maryland |
Evan Staff Beloit College | Frank Dolce University of Pittsburgh | Han Chen Brookings Institute | Jarlene Choy Teach for China | Jordan Hayward University of Mississippi | Karen Thang University of California, Berkeley |
Kelicia Hollis University of Michigan | Kyle Obermann St. Olaf College | Lillian Prueher University of Washington | Lillygol Sedaghat University of California, Berkeley | Mack Lorden Ohio State University | Maria Loverde College of William & Mary |
Marjorie Perry Emory University | Matthew Williams Arizona State University | Matthew Werth University of Delaware | Meg Rudy Grinnell College | Meredith King University of Kentucky | Michele Reyes Valparaiso University |
Natalie Nagorski Princeton University | Natalie Sammarco Hopkins-Nanjing Center | Olivia Henshaw American University | Orin Lincoln Georgia Tech | Russell Brodie Saint Augustine's University | Sara Monteabaro New York University |
Shahin FIroozmand University of California, San Diego | Simonetta Simmons George Mason University | Tyler Bleuel Yale University | Ymara Magloire Medgar Evers College Preparatory School |
Alexandra Epstein Saint Ann's School | Amuru Serikyaku University of South Florida | Anisa Knox Swarthmore College | Anya Dunaif University of Chicago | Austin Musgrove Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Azuraye Wycoff University of Colorado Boulder |
Brian Lee Swarthmore College | Christina Lu SUNY Geneseo | Cody Combs Grinnell College | David Herman Washington State University | Deborah Fataki Brandeis University | Emily Oursler University of Maryland |
Emily Partner Duke University | Eric Reels University of Rhode Island | Harriet Fisher University of Mississippi | Heidi Weingardt University of Colorado Boulder | Hong-en Chen Penn State University | Jayson Thompson Montclair Kimberley Academy |
Jianyin Roachell University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Jordan Meyers Grinnell College | Jordan Schildkraut Montclair Kimberley Academy | Jorge Dimas Texas A&M International University | Justin Thomas Harvard University | Kathleen He University of California, Berkeley |
Katie Keith Lewis & Clark College | Kiersten Strachan University of Oklahoma | Kush Patel Georgia University of Technology | Leslie Martinez Texas A&M International University | Marjorie Tanner University of Oklahoma | Minh Pham University of Rhode Island |
Nathan Gwira Burlington County College | Nicole Burke New York University | Patrick Pelegri-O'Day Pomona College | Paxton Abbott Valparaiso University | Phillip Merlo University of California, Berkeley | Rachel Johnson College of William & Mary |
Scott Fladzinski University of Michigan | Sophie Wright Grinnell College | Susanna Horton Teach for China | Tammy Tian University of Wisconsin-Madison | Tom Hoffecker Teach for China | Will Jockers SUNY Geneseo |
Adam Dalton Grinnell College | Alethea Cook Grinnell College | Arian Dragos Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Ariel Yardeni CUNY Hunter College | Charli Bradley-Banish Lewis & Clark College | Chi Hyunh University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Dalia Castro Swarthmore College | Elizabeth Weinlein Pitzer College | Gabriel Castillo Sharpstown International School | Heather Caudle University of Texas, Austin | Hiram Rios Hernandez Harvard University | Jeffery Holmes Morgan State University |
Jiaxin Zhang University of South Florida | Jodi Cullity University of Maryland | John McHugh University of Indiana, Bloomington | Kevin Gao Belmont University | Kiana Mendoza Claremont McKenna College | Luis Garza Texas A&M International University |
Madison Rinio University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Mater Dolorosa Osueke Sharpstown International School | Maya Prager San Francisco State University | Nicholas Reinders Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Paul Francis Wilson Western Kentucky University | Rachael Sun University of Indiana, Bloomington |
Salwa Saba Belmont University | Samuel Garcia Northwestern University | Samuel Kaplan Luther College | Sasha Magloire Medgar Evers College Preparatory School | Sharon Napier Marshall University | Shawn Meyer New York University |
Shyon Small Medgar Evers College Preparatory School | Trent Small-Towns University of Mississippi | Tristen Callis University of Tennessee, Knoxville | William Vieth University of Pennsylvania |
Alex Guarino Columbia University | Alexandria Maloney Morgan State University | Annie Newberry Binghamton University | Benjamin Martin The University of Chicago | Buyun "Bree" Pan Western Kentucky University | Carolyn Dunlap University of California, Berkeley |
Christopher Lam Garfield Academy | Colson Thompson Virginia Military Institute | Daniel Keesey American University | Eliza Koso St. Lawrence University | Gabriela Corredor Romero University of Virginia | Gavin Sison Montana State University |
Grace Mueller Colombia University | Ian Macdonald Lewis & Clark College | Jiajia Wu University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Jiaye "Jennifer" Shi Tufts University | John Caruthers University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Juan Venancio Sharpstown International School |
Jude Pierce University of Minnesota | Kassia Karras Northview High School | Lisa Lee College of William and Mary | Madeline Stockton University of Minnesota | Malinda Foster University of Missouri, Columbia | Matthew Griffith Pomona College |
Mikal Slatton University of Missouri, Columbia | Monique Ly University of South Florida | Ngor Luong Middlebury College | Qingjie "Bob" Zeng Pomona College | Regan Lerner University of Maryland | Regent Armstrong Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
Sarah Scott Middlebury College | So Hyeong Lee St. Lawrence University | Soledad Olmeda Texas A&M International University | Vansh Murad Kalia The University of Chicago | Xinming Huo University of South Florida | Yiwen Zhang University of California, Berkeley |
Yueran "Anne" Lu University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Aidan Tice Servite High School | Alexis Drees University of South Florida | Anita Zhu The Shipley School | Cade Campbell University of Wisconsin, Madison | Caiyi "Chan" Zhao Centre College | Carlisle Micallef Pitzer College |
Cameron Xing School of Visual Arts | Chinedu Nwokeafor Morgan State University | Christopher Burriss University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Daniel Jin Pomona College | Edward Kerner Binghamton University | Emily Geske Colby College |
Feiyang "Maggie" Zhang University of California, Berkeley | Garet Skinner Detroit Catholic High School | Garmai Matthew University of Colorado, Boulder | Jacob Liu New York University | Jamie Lui University of Indiana, Bloomington | Joshua Okada University of Virginia |
Journey Fetter Lewis & Clark College | Karisma Wilson Loyola University, Chicago | Ling Maclean Colby College | Logan Featherstone Centre College | Madeline Anderson Baton Rouge Magnet High School | Margaret Ebacher-Rini University of Maryland |
Meigan Niu The Gatton Academy | Min A "Mindy" Kim Lewis & Clark College | Ozzie Chung Columbia University | Qinyang "Peter" Du Avon Old Farms School | Rachel Powell-Young D.C. International School | Ryan Starkweather University of Tulsa |
Samara Schuman University of Oregon | Shanae Doerr Northern State University | Shani Cave College of William and Mary | Shelby Baggott Bowie State University | Sophia Voelkel Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Sophie Schoultz Georgetown University |
Stephanie Wong Loyola University, Chicago | Taylar Martin American University | Tong "Ellie" Yu University of Rochester | Tyler L. Brumfield University of Missouri, Columbia | Victoria Hans Western Kentucky University | Zhangmin "Abigail Chen Cornell University |
Zoe Toigo University of Pittsburgh |
Spring 2014 Inaugural Cohort
- Adam Bohan, Creighton University
- Alec Grigorian, Boston College High School
- Alicia Underhill, University of Virginia
- Andy Switzer, St. Olaf College
- Annabel Virella, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Avi Mahbubani, University of South Florida
- Bethany Allen, Yale University
- Brice Turner, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS
- Charlotte Cotter, Yale University
- Dorronda Bordley, Wake Forest University
- EJ Mitchell, Amherst College
- Emily Cheung, University of Maryland
- Evan Staff, Beloit College
- Frank Dolce, University of Pittsburgh
- Han Chen, Brookings Institute
- Jarlene Choy, Teach for China
- Jordan Hayward, University of Mississippi
- Karen Thang, University of California, Berkeley
- Kelicia Hollis, University of Michigan
- Kyle Obermann, St. Olaf College
- Lillian Prueher, University of Washington
- Lillygol Sedaghat, University of California, Berkeley
- Mack Lorden, Ohio State University
- Maria Loverde, College of William & Mary
- Marjorie Perry, Emory University
- Matthew Williams, Arizona State University
- Matthew Werth, University of Delaware
- Meg Rudy, Grinnell College
- Meredith King, University of Kentucky
- Michele Reyes, Valparaiso University
- Natalie Nagorski, Princeton University
- Natalie Sammarco, Hopkins-Nanjing Center
- Olivia Henshaw, American University
- Orin Lincoln, Georgia Tech
- Russell Brodie, Saint Augustine's University
- Sara Monteabaro, New York University
- Shahin FIroozmand, University of California, San Diego
- Simonetta Simmons, George Mason University
- Tyler Bleuel, Yale University
- Ymara Magloire, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
Fall 2014 Cohort
- Alexandra Epstein, Saint Ann's School
- Amuru Serikyaku, University of South Florida
- Anisa Knox, Swarthmore College
- Anya Dunaif, University of Chicago
- Austin Musgrove, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Azuraye Wycoff, University of Colorado Boulder
- Brian Lee, Swarthmore College
- Christina Lu, SUNY Geneseo
- Cody Combs, Grinnell College
- David Herman, Washington State University
- Deborah Fataki, Brandeis University
- Emily Oursler, University of Maryland
- Emily Partner, Duke University
- Eric Reels, University of Rhode Island
- Harriet Fisher, University of Mississippi
- Heidi Weingardt, University of Colorado Boulder
- Hong-en Chen, Penn State University
- Jayson Thompson, Montclair Kimberley Academy
- Jianyin Roachell, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Jordan Meyers, Grinnell College
- Jordan Schildkraut, Montclair Kimberley Academy
- Jorge Dimas, TAMIU
- Justin Thomas, Harvard University
- Kathleen He, UC Berkeley
- Katie Keith, Lewis & Clark College
- Kiersten Strachan, University of Oklahoma
- Kush Patel, Georgia Tech
- Leslie Martinez, TAMIU
- Marjorie Tanner, University of Oklahoma
- Minh Pham, University of Rhode Island
- Nathan Gwira, Burlington County College
- Nicole Burke, New York University
- Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, Pomona College
- Paxton Abbott, Valparaiso University
- Phillip Merlo, University of California, Berkeley
- Rachel Johnson, College of William & Mary
- Scott Fladzinski, University of Michigan
- Sophie Wright, Grinnell College
- Susanna Horton, Teach for China
- Tammy Tian, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Tom Hoffecker, Teach for China
- Will Jockers, SUNY Geneseo
Fall 2015 Cohort
- Adam Dalton, Grinnell College
- Alethea Cook, Grinnell College
- Arian Dragos, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Ariel Yardeni, CUNY Hunter College
- Charli Bradley-Banish, Lewis & Clark College
- Chi Huynh, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Dalia Castro, Swarthmore College
- Gabriel Castillo, Sharpstown International School
- Heather Caudle, University of Texas at Austin
- Hiram Rios Hernandez, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Jeffery Holmes, Morgan State University
- Jiaxin Zhang, University of South Florida
- Jodi Cullity, University of Maryland
- John McHugh, University of Indiana-Bloomington
- Kevin Gao, Belmont University
- Kiana Mendoza, Claremont McKenna College
- Lizzie Weinlein, Pitzer College
- Luis Garza, TAMIU
- Madison Rinio, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Mater Dolorosa Osueke, University of Texas-Austin
- Maya Prager, San Francisco State University
- Nicholas Reinders, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Paul Francis Wilson, Western Kentucky University
- Rachael Sun, University of Indiana-Bloomington
- Salwa Saba, Belmont University
- Samuel Garcia, Northwestern University
- Samuel Kaplan, Luther College
- Sasha Magloire, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
- Sharon Napier , Marshall University
- Shawn Meyer, New York University
- Shyon Small, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
- Trent Small-Towns, University of Mississippi
- Tristen Callis, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- William Veith, University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2016 Cohort
- Akeem Miller, Kean University
- Alex Guarino, Columbia University
- Alexandria Maloney, Morgan State University
- Annie Newberry, Binghamton University
- Anthony Edwards, CUNY Hunter College
- Benjamin Martin, University of Chicago
- Bree Pan, Western Kentucky University
- Carolyn Dunlap, University of California, Berkeley
- Christopher Lam, Garfield Academy
- Daniel Keesey, American University
- Eliza Koso, St. Lawrence University
- Gabriela Corredor Romero, University of Virginia
- Gavin Sison, Montana State University
- Grace Mueller, Barnard College
- Ian Macdonald, Lewis & Clark College Alumni
- Jiajia Wu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Jiaye (Jennifer) Shi, Tufts University
- John Caruthers, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Juan Venancio, Sharpstown International School
- Jude Pierce, University of Minnesota
- Kassia Karras, Northview High School
- Lisa Lee, College of William and Mary
- Madeline Stockton, University of Minnesota
- Malinda Foster, University of Missouri
- Matthew Griffith, Pomona College
- Mikal Slatton, University of Missouri
- Monique Ly, University of South Florida
- Ngor Luong, Middlebury College
- Qingjie (Bob) Zeng, Pomona College
- Regan Lerner, University of Maryland
- Regent Armstrong, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Sarah Scott, Middlebury College
- So-Hyeong Lee, St. Lawrence University
- Sol Olmeda, Texas A&M International University
- Vansh Murad Kalia, University of Chicago
- Winona Guo, Princeton High School
- Xinming Huo, University of South Florida
- Yiwen Zhang, UC Berkeley
- Yueran (Anne) Lu, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Fall 2017 Cohort
- Aidan Tice, Servite High School
- Alexis Drees, University of South Florida
- Anita Zhu, The Shipley School
- Cade Campbell, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Caiyi "Chan" Zhao, Centre College
- Cameron Xing, School of Visual Arts
- Carlisle Micallef, Pitzer College
- Chinedu Nnamdi Nwokeafor, Morgan State University
- Christopher Burriss, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Colson Thompson, Virginia Military Institute
- Daniel Jin, Pomona College
- Edward Kerner, Binghamton University
- Emily Geske, Colby College
- Feiyang "Maggie" Jiang, University of California Berkeley
- Garet Skinner, Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Garmai Matthew, University of Colorado Boulder
- Jacob Liu, New York University
- Jamie Lui, University of Indiana, Bloomington
- Joshua Okada, University of Virginia
- Journey Fetter, Lewis & Clark College
- Karisma Wilson, Loyola University Chicago
- Ling MacLean, Colby College
- Logan Featherstone, Centre College
- Madeline Anderson, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
- Margaret Ebacher-Rini, University of Maryland
- Meigan Niu, The Gatton Academy
- Mindy Kim, Lewis & Clark College
- Ozzie Chung, Columbia University
- Qinyang Du, Avon Old Farms School
- Rachel Powell-Young, D.C. International School
- Ruilin Yu, Grinnell College
- Ryan Starkweather, University of Tulsa
- Samara Schumann, University of Oregon
- Shanae Doerr, Northern State University
- Shani Cave, College of William and Mary
- Shelby Baggot, Bowie State University
- Sophia Voelkel, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Sophie Shoultz, Georgetown University
- Stephanie Wong, Loyola University
- Taylar Martin, American University
- Tong (Ellie) Yu, The University of Rochester
- Tyler Brumfield, The University of Missouri
- Victoria Hans, Western Kentucky University
- Yumeng Zheng, Michigan State University
- Zhangmin (Abigail) Chen, Cornell University
- Zoe Toigo, University of Pittsburgh