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.


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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
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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
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Evan Staff
Beloit College
Frank Dolce University of PittsburghHan Chen
Brookings Institute
Jarlene Choy
Teach for China
Jordan Hayward
University of Mississippi
Karen Thang
University of California, Berkeley
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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
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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
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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
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Shahin FIroozmand
University of California, San Diego
Simonetta Simmons
George Mason University
Tyler Bleuel
Yale University
Ymara Magloire
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Shyon Small
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
Trent Small-Towns
University of Mississippi
Tristen Callis
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
William Vieth
University of Pennsylvania

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yueran "Anne" Lu
University of Wisconsin, Madison

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Zoe Toigo
University of Pittsburgh


Spring 2014 Inaugural Cohort

  1. Adam Bohan, Creighton University
  2. Alec Grigorian, Boston College High School
  3. Alicia Underhill, University of Virginia
  4. Andy Switzer, St. Olaf College
  5. Annabel Virella, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  6. Avi Mahbubani, University of South Florida
  7. Bethany Allen, Yale University
  8. Brice Turner, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS
  9. Charlotte Cotter, Yale University
  10. Dorronda Bordley, Wake Forest University
  11. EJ Mitchell, Amherst College
  12. Emily Cheung, University of Maryland
  13. Evan Staff, Beloit College
  14. Frank Dolce, University of Pittsburgh
  15. Han Chen, Brookings Institute
  16. Jarlene Choy, Teach for China
  17. Jordan Hayward, University of Mississippi
  18. Karen Thang, University of California, Berkeley
  19. Kelicia Hollis, University of Michigan
  20. Kyle Obermann, St. Olaf College
  21. Lillian Prueher, University of Washington
  22. Lillygol Sedaghat, University of California, Berkeley
  23. Mack Lorden, Ohio State University
  24. Maria Loverde, College of William & Mary
  25. Marjorie Perry, Emory University
  26. Matthew Williams, Arizona State University
  27. Matthew Werth, University of Delaware
  28. Meg Rudy, Grinnell College
  29. Meredith King, University of Kentucky
  30. Michele Reyes, Valparaiso University
  31. Natalie Nagorski, Princeton University
  32. Natalie Sammarco, Hopkins-Nanjing Center
  33. Olivia Henshaw, American University
  34. Orin Lincoln, Georgia Tech
  35. Russell Brodie, Saint Augustine's University
  36. Sara Monteabaro, New York University
  37. Shahin FIroozmand, University of California, San Diego
  38. Simonetta Simmons, George Mason University
  39. Tyler Bleuel, Yale University
  40. Ymara Magloire, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School

Fall 2014 Cohort

  1. Alexandra Epstein, Saint Ann's School
  2. Amuru Serikyaku, University of South Florida
  3. Anisa Knox, Swarthmore College
  4. Anya Dunaif, University of Chicago
  5. Austin Musgrove, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  6. Azuraye Wycoff, University of Colorado Boulder
  7. Brian Lee, Swarthmore College
  8. Christina Lu, SUNY Geneseo
  9. Cody Combs, Grinnell College
  10. David Herman, Washington State University
  11. Deborah Fataki, Brandeis University
  12. Emily Oursler, University of Maryland
  13. Emily Partner, Duke University
  14. Eric Reels, University of Rhode Island
  15. Harriet Fisher, University of Mississippi
  16. Heidi Weingardt, University of Colorado Boulder
  17. Hong-en Chen, Penn State University
  18. Jayson Thompson, Montclair Kimberley Academy
  19. Jianyin Roachell, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  20. Jordan Meyers, Grinnell College
  21. Jordan Schildkraut, Montclair Kimberley Academy
  22. Jorge Dimas, TAMIU
  23. Justin Thomas, Harvard University
  24. Kathleen He, UC Berkeley
  25. Katie Keith, Lewis & Clark College
  26. Kiersten Strachan, University of Oklahoma
  27. Kush Patel, Georgia Tech
  28. Leslie Martinez, TAMIU
  29. Marjorie Tanner, University of Oklahoma
  30. Minh Pham, University of Rhode Island
  31. Nathan Gwira, Burlington County College
  32. Nicole Burke, New York University
  33. Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, Pomona College
  34. Paxton Abbott, Valparaiso University
  35. Phillip Merlo, University of California, Berkeley
  36. Rachel Johnson, College of William & Mary
  37. Scott Fladzinski, University of Michigan
  38. Sophie Wright, Grinnell College
  39. Susanna Horton, Teach for China
  40. Tammy Tian, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  41. Tom Hoffecker, Teach for China
  42. Will Jockers, SUNY Geneseo

Fall 2015 Cohort

  1. Adam Dalton, Grinnell College
  2. Alethea Cook, Grinnell College
  3. Arian Dragos, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  4. Ariel Yardeni, CUNY Hunter College
  5. Charli Bradley-Banish, Lewis & Clark College
  6. Chi Huynh, University of Wisconsin Madison
  7. Dalia Castro, Swarthmore College
  8. Gabriel Castillo, Sharpstown International School
  9. Heather Caudle, University of Texas at Austin
  10. Hiram Rios Hernandez, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
  11. Jeffery Holmes, Morgan State University
  12. Jiaxin Zhang, University of South Florida
  13. Jodi Cullity, University of Maryland
  14. John McHugh, University of Indiana-Bloomington
  15. Kevin Gao, Belmont University
  16. Kiana Mendoza, Claremont McKenna College
  17. Lizzie Weinlein, Pitzer College
  18. Luis Garza, TAMIU
  19. Madison Rinio, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  20. Mater Dolorosa Osueke, University of Texas-Austin
  21. Maya Prager, San Francisco State University
  22. Nicholas Reinders, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  23. Paul Francis Wilson, Western Kentucky University
  24. Rachael Sun, University of Indiana-Bloomington
  25. Salwa Saba, Belmont University
  26. Samuel Garcia, Northwestern University
  27. Samuel Kaplan, Luther College
  28. Sasha Magloire, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
  29. Sharon Napier , Marshall University
  30. Shawn Meyer, New York University
  31. Shyon Small, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
  32. Trent Small-Towns, University of Mississippi
  33. Tristen Callis, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  34. William Veith, University of Pennsylvania

Fall 2016 Cohort

  1. Akeem Miller, Kean University
  2. Alex Guarino, Columbia University
  3. Alexandria Maloney, Morgan State University
  4. Annie Newberry, Binghamton University
  5. Anthony Edwards, CUNY Hunter College
  6. Benjamin Martin, University of Chicago
  7. Bree Pan, Western Kentucky University
  8. Carolyn Dunlap, University of California, Berkeley
  9. Christopher Lam, Garfield Academy
  10. Daniel Keesey, American University
  11. Eliza Koso, St. Lawrence University
  12. Gabriela Corredor Romero, University of Virginia
  13. Gavin Sison, Montana State University
  14. Grace Mueller, Barnard College
  15. Ian Macdonald, Lewis & Clark College Alumni
  16. Jiajia Wu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  17. Jiaye (Jennifer) Shi, Tufts University
  18. John Caruthers, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  19. Juan Venancio, Sharpstown International School
  20. Jude Pierce, University of Minnesota
  21. Kassia Karras, Northview High School
  22. Lisa Lee, College of William and Mary
  23. Madeline Stockton, University of Minnesota
  24. Malinda Foster, University of Missouri
  25. Matthew Griffith, Pomona College
  26. Mikal Slatton, University of Missouri
  27. Monique Ly, University of South Florida
  28. Ngor Luong, Middlebury College
  29. Qingjie (Bob) Zeng, Pomona College
  30. Regan Lerner, University of Maryland
  31. Regent Armstrong, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  32. Sarah Scott, Middlebury College
  33. So-Hyeong Lee, St. Lawrence University
  34. Sol Olmeda, Texas A&M International University
  35. Vansh Murad Kalia, University of Chicago
  36. Winona Guo, Princeton High School
  37. Xinming Huo, University of South Florida
  38. Yiwen Zhang, UC Berkeley
  39. Yueran (Anne) Lu, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Fall 2017 Cohort

  1. Aidan Tice, Servite High School
  2. Alexis Drees, University of South Florida
  3. Anita Zhu, The Shipley School
  4. Cade Campbell, University of Wisconsin Madison
  5. Caiyi "Chan" Zhao, Centre College
  6. Cameron Xing, School of Visual Arts
  7. Carlisle Micallef, Pitzer College
  8. Chinedu Nnamdi Nwokeafor, Morgan State University
  9. Christopher Burriss, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  10. Colson Thompson, Virginia Military Institute
  11. Daniel Jin, Pomona College
  12. Edward Kerner, Binghamton University
  13. Emily Geske, Colby College
  14. Feiyang "Maggie" Jiang, University of California Berkeley
  15. Garet Skinner, Detroit Catholic Central High School
  16. Garmai Matthew, University of Colorado Boulder
  17. Jacob Liu, New York University
  18. Jamie Lui, University of Indiana, Bloomington
  19. Joshua Okada, University of Virginia
  20. Journey Fetter, Lewis & Clark College
  21. Karisma Wilson, Loyola University Chicago
  22. Ling MacLean, Colby College
  23. Logan Featherstone, Centre College
  24. Madeline Anderson, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
  25. Margaret Ebacher-Rini, University of Maryland
  26. Meigan Niu, The Gatton Academy
  27. Mindy Kim, Lewis & Clark College
  28. Ozzie Chung, Columbia University
  29. Qinyang Du, Avon Old Farms School
  30. Rachel Powell-Young, D.C. International School
  31. Ruilin Yu, Grinnell College
  32. Ryan Starkweather, University of Tulsa
  33. Samara Schumann, University of Oregon
  34. Shanae Doerr, Northern State University
  35. Shani Cave, College of William and Mary
  36. Shelby Baggot, Bowie State University
  37. Sophia Voelkel, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
  38. Sophie Shoultz, Georgetown University
  39. Stephanie Wong, Loyola University
  40. Taylar Martin, American University
  41. Tong (Ellie) Yu, The University of Rochester
  42. Tyler Brumfield, The University of Missouri
  43. Victoria Hans, Western Kentucky University
  44. Yumeng Zheng, Michigan State University
  45. Zhangmin (Abigail) Chen, Cornell University
  46. Zoe Toigo, University of Pittsburgh