Graduation Year: 2000
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Current Residence: India
Major at Santa Clara: Sociology
Occupation: NGO Director/PhD Student (Peace and Yoga)
Favorite memory from Santa Clara
- Standing on the steps of O'Connor
- Appreciating the sights, smells, and sounds of the rose garden
- Making new friends on the first day of class while waiting for the Chemistry hall to open up!
- A great philosophy class with only 5 students
Extracurricular activities while a student at SCU
- Volunteering in Health Education at Kaiser Permanente
- Internships at Santa Clara Senior Center and Santa Clara County Department of Aging and Adult Services
My hobbies and interests
- Nature, especially through hiking, swimming, walking, cycling
- Writing, especially poetry and blogs (particularly travel)
- India, especially exploring its nature and architectural wonders
- Friends, especially developing deep friendships
- Arts, especially music, dance, drama, modelling, and acrylic and soft pastels
- Education, especially uplifting under-privileged
- Yoga, especially through my NGO
Things I am good at...
- Empathy
- Guidance
- Teaching
- Encouragement
- Leadership
Expertise that I have acquired in my life and career that I bring to my term of service on the SCU Alumni Board
- Leading teams
- Ideating and brainstorming
- Planning and organizing
