Meet the Board

2025–2026 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Board at UCLA

Executive Team

Chi-Wei Chen

Co-President

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Major: Computer Science & Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Reading, Golfing, Trying New Restaurants

Izzy Tuazon

Co-President

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Mathematics/Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Reading, Volleyball, Thrifting

Monika Wohlfromm

Administrative Consultant

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Major: Economics
Minor: Global Studies, Statistics, Data Science
Hobbies: Acrobatics, Traveling, Thrifting

Directors

Amber Yao

Co-Internal Director

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Baking, Binging TV Shows, Hanging Out With Friends

Joshua Saks

Co-Internal Director

Grad Year: 2025
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Business Economics
Hobbies: Watching Sports, Playing Video Games, Hiking

Anna Van

Training Director

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Statistics & Data Science
Hobbies: Reading, Exploring LA, Watching F1

Riona Oda

Interim Finance Director

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Major: Business Economics, Statistics & Data Science
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Traveling, Dancing, Hanging Out With Friends

Zoey Ho

Finance Advisor

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Business Economics
Hobbies: Baking, Watching Movies, Bad Garage Band Mixing

Coordinators

Annika Chan

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Monterey Park, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Playing Video Games, Reading Webcomics/Webnovels, Cooking

Ayana Wilmot

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: San Martin, CA
Major: Economics
Minor: Accounting, Spanish
Hobbies: Soccer, Singing, Modeling

Brandon Kim

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting, Data Science Engineering
Hobbies: Basketball, Music, Sleeping

Winnie Bai

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Business Economics
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Climbing, Swimming

Celeste Rangel

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: La Habra, CA
Major: Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Dance, Hiking, Going to the Gym

Christopher Cotton

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Meditating, Watching Movies, Hiking

Evelyn Wang

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Major: Economics
Minor: Statistics & Data Science
Hobbies: Traveling, Netball, Photography

Jenny Lew

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Economics
Hobbies: Boba Runs, Watching Dramas, Escape Rooms

Alexander Acevedo

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2028
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Research, Drawing, Language Learning

Nancy Vu

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Major: Economics, International Development Studies
Hobbies: Biking, Reading Web-Novels, Watching Television Series

Robert Lee

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2026
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Business Economics, Linguistics & Philosophy
Hobbies: Playing Candyland, Playing Chutes and Ladders, Playing 52-Card Pickup

Grace Cheng

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Jigsaw Puzzles, Board Games, Hiking

Robin Park

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Major: Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Traveling, Golf, Watching Sports

Samuel Song

Finance Coordinator

Grad Year: 2028
Hometown: Incheon, South Korea
Major: Mathematics/Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Playing Guitar, Drawing, Watching Anime & Movies

Matthew Inui

Finance Coordinator

Grad Year: 2028
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Major: Political Science, Asian Studies
Minor: Asian Languages
Hobbies: Drinking Coffee, Making Coffee, Tennis

Board of Officers Archive 2020-2025

  • Susan Chen – Co-President
  • Crystal Zhu – Co-President
  • Priscilla Tsai – Internal Operations Director
  • Barry Qi – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Carleton Tam – External Operations Director
  • Paul Lee – External Operations Tax Logistics Coordinator
  • Cassandra Tai – Volunteer Director
  • Alan Tran – Volunteer Coordinator
  • Narmeen Mundh – Training Director
  • Catie Meng – Training Coordinator
  • Christopher Thornton – Training Coordinator
  • Gordon Liu – Training Coordinator
  • Jonathan Wong – Training Coordinator
  • Thinley Huang – Finance Director
  • Carolin Jia – Finance Coordinator
  • Lily Qi – Finance Coordinator
  • Tiffany Chang – Marketing Director

Crystal Zhu

Co-President

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Statistics Minor: Accounting

Christopher Thornton

Co-President

Grad Year: 2023
Major: Statistics
Hobbies: Skiing, Sailing

Barry Qi

Internal Operations Director

Grad Year: 2023 Majors: Business Economics, Data Theory

Paul Lee

External Operations Director

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Economics Minor: Accounting

Alan Tran

Volunteer Director

Grad Year: 2022 Hometown: Anaheim, CA Major(s): Chemical Engineering Minor(s): Accounting Hobbies: Weightlifting, Skating, Bouldering

Gordon Liu

Training Director

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Psychobiology

Yijia Zhou

Finance Director

Grad Year: 2022 Major: Business Economics Minor: Accounting

Tiffany Chang

Marketing Director

Grad Year: 2022 Major: Business Economics Minor: Accounting

Luke Kyaw

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Public Affairs Minor: Accounting

Carol Lin

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2022 Major: Economics

Shannon Leo

Volunteer Coordinator

Grad Year: 2024 Majors: Business Economics, Financial Actuarial Mathematics Minor: Specialization in Computing

Jonathan Wang

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Economics Minor: Accounting

Giana Duncan

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Mathematics/Economics Minor: Accounting

Catie Meng

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2022 Major: Business Economics Minor: Asian Languages (Chinese)

Tiffany Deng

Finance Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Economics

Audrey Tey

Audrey Tey

CSC Project Liaison

Grad Year: 2023 Majors: Sociology, Statistics Minor: Digital Humanities

Christine Law

Marketing Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023 Major: Business Economics Minor: Accounting

Christopher Thornton

Co-President

Grad Year: 2023
Major: Statistics
Hobbies: Skiing, Sailing

Giana Duncan

Co-President

Grad Year: 2023
Hometown: Discovery Bay, CA
Major: Mathematics/Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Wake Surfing, Knitting

Shannon Leo

Internal Operations Director

Grad Year: 2024
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Major: Business Economics, Financial Actuarial Mathematics Minor: Specialization in Computing

Tiffany Deng

External Operations Director

Grad Year: 2023 Hometown: Mountain House, CA Major: Economics Minor: Film & Digital Humanities Hobbies: Food, Anime, Board Games, Explore LA

Jasleen Arora

Training Director

Grad Year: 2024
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Major: Business Economics Minor: Accounting Hobbies: Basketball, Hanging Out w/ Friends

Crystal Zhu

Finance Director

Grad Year: 2023
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Statistics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Music, Cats (& All Animals)

Luke Kyaw

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2023
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Major: Public Affairs
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Mahjong, Dancing

Catherine Chen

Internal Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2025
Hometown: Temple City, CA
Major: Business Economics
Hobbies: Anime, Gaming, Writing

Jonathan Nourafshan

External Operations Coordinator

Grad Year: 2024
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Major: Business Economics Minor: Accounting Hobbies: Basketball, Learning Languages, Skiing

Karla Gutierrez

Training Coordinator

Grad Year: 2025
Hometown: Canoga Park, CA
Major: Public Affairs, Economics
Hobbies: Photography, Being Outdoors, Walking my Dog

Joanna Zhang

Finance Coordinator

Grad Year: 2024
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Accounting
Hobbies: Cooking, Singing, Gardening

  • Shannon Leo – Co-President
  • Catherine Chen – Co-President
  • Jasleen Arora – Training Director
  • Joanna Zhang – Finance Director
  • Maeven Perlich Chase – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Wenyue (Alice) Zhu – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Oliver Ramirez-Torres – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Zoey Ho – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Crystal Lim – Training Coordinator
  • Rishi Wagh – Training Coordinator
  • Karla Gutierrez – Training Coordinator
  • Kelly Garcia Fuentes – Finance Coordinator
  • Samantha Gonzalez – Finance Coordinator
  • Carson Edwards – External Operations Coordinator
  • Krithik Jatavallabhula – External Operations Coordinator
  • Urania Li – External Operations Coordinator
  • Krithik Jatavallabhula – Co-President
  • Wenyue (Alice) Zhu – Co-President
  • Catherine Chen – Co-Training Director
  • Rishi Wagh – Co-Training Director
  • Zoey Ho – Finance Director
  • Amber Yao – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Joshua Saks – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Chi-Wei Chen – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Sophie-Maile Fischer – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Isabela Tuazon – External Operations Coordinator
  • Anna Van – Training Coordinator
  • Monika Wohlfromm – Training Coordinator
  • Alex Yeghikian – Training Coordinator
  • Chris Cotton – Training Coordinator
  • Riona Oda – Finance Coordinator
  • Nikolas Marmershteyn – Finance Coordinator

Board of Officers Archive 2015-2020

  • Allison Daniel – Co-President
  • Zackary Jacob Dameron – Co-President
  • Julia Cheng – Finance Director
  • Yi Huang – Finance Coordinator
  • Sydney Chou – Finance Coordinator
  • Angeline Le – Public Relations Director
  • Vivian Lu – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Vivian Liu – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Olivia Chen – Operations Director
  • Betty Chen – Operations Coordinator
  • Lucy Chai – Operations Coordinator
  • Rachael Arras – Training Director
  • Yixin Zhang – Training Coordinator
  • Yuan Feng – Training Coordinator
  • Katie Ho – Training Coordinator
  • Zack Dameron – Co-President
  • Angela Xue – Co-President
  • Christine Qin – Operations Director
  • Amy Fan – Operations Coordinator
  • Judy Ly – Operations Coordinator
  • Sydney Chou – Finance Director
  • Ziyu Zhang – Finance Coordinator
  • Justina Hambali – Finance Coordinator
  • Vivian Liu – Public Relations Director
  • Elsie Andrade – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Xinyue Li – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Katie Ho – Training Director
  • Nicholas Awakuni – Training Coordinator
  • Lily Pham – Training Coordinator
  • Colin Rowe – Training Coordinator
  • Jay Patil – Training Coordinator
  • Angela Xue – Co-President
  • Andy Zhu – Co-President
  • Kohnosuke Shoda – External Operations Director
  • Jessica Nielsen – Internal Operations Director
  • Xiaoxuan Li – Internal Operations Director
  • Ardia Lu – Volunteer Director
  • Justina Hambali – Finance Director
  • Brian Yu – Finance Coordinator
  • Alice Schweiger – Finance Coordinator
  • Yiyuan Liang – Marketing Director
  • Justin Pham – Marketing Director
  • Colin Rowe – Training Director
  • Jay Patil – Training Director
  • Suveda Dhoot – Training Coordinator
  • Anthony Guan – Training Coordinator
  • Andy Zhu – Co-President
  • Anthony Guan – Co-President
  • Linda Jiang – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Jenna Kim – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Jason Lei – External Operations Coordinator
  • Christopher Wu – Volunteer Director
  • Natalie Joseph – Volunteer Director
  • Alice Schweiger – Finance Director
  • Saarah Khan – Finance Director
  • Parth Verma – Finance Coordinator
  • Danielle Gallandt – Training Coordinator
  • Ian Derr – Training Coordinator
  • Alan de la Torre – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Mason Tran – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Anthony Guan – Co-President
  • Susan Chen – Co-President
  • Danielle Gallandt – Internal Operations Director
  • Becky Wei – Internal Operations Coordinator
  • Jason Lei – External Operations Coordinator
  • Will Liu – Volunteer Director
  • Saarah Khan – Finance Director
  • Parth Verma – Finance Coordinator
  • Thinley Huang – Finance Coordinator
  • Narmeen Mundh – Training Coordinator
  • Felicia Lozinski – Training Coordinator
  • Phillip Wu – Training Coordinator
  • Mason Tran – Public Relations Director
  • Christopher Wu – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Daniel An – Public Relations Coordinator

Board of Officers Archive 2008-2015

  • Paul Chander – Finance
  • Andrew Chen – Co-President
  • John Franco – Technology
  • Christine Hermawan – Personnel
  • Joanne Hou – Co-President
  • Regina Huynh – Training
  • Matthew Manorothkul – Website
  • Beverly Tong – Public Relations
  • Christopher Young – Training
  • Wendy Zheng – Director of Sponsorship
  • John Franco – Co-President
  • Christine Hermawan – Co-President
  • Christopher Le – Finance
  • Daniel Aeina – Training
  • Christopher Young – Training
  • Jade Lai – Public Relations
  • Ann Nguyen – Public Relations
  • Andrew Chen – Campus Relations
  • Gopa Desari – Personnel
  • Jerry Wu – Technology
  • Alyssa Soo Hoo – Co-President
  • Jade Lai – Co-President
  • Emili Hsu – Director of Personnel
  • Clarissa Chan – Training Coordinator
  • Thomas Kozak – Training Coordinator
  • LanThanh Huynh – Director of Finance
  • Peter Zhu – Director of Finance
  • Lovina Chen – Campus Relations Liaison
  • Mackenzie Menia – Director of Public Relations
  • Trina Tam – Director of Public Relations
  • Alyssa Soo Hoo – Co-President
  • Seong Hong – Co-President
  • Allen Chu – Director of Personnel
  • Clarissa Chan – Training Coordinator
  • Thomas Kozak – Training Coordinator
  • Chelsea Calkins – Director of Finance
  • David Gruen – Director of Finance
  • Peter Zhu – Director of Sponsorship
  • Cynthia Lim – Campus Relations Liaison
  • Mackenzie Menia – Director of Public Relations
  • Trina Tam – Director of Public Relations
  • Chun-Hsiang (Andy) Chuang – Director of Technology
  • How-Chin Liu – Site Coordinator
  • How-Chin Liu – Co-President
  • Hyun-Gyum Shin – Co-President
  • Khoi Nguyen – Director of Finance
  • Miles Pember – Director of Finance
  • Cynthia Lim – Director of Personnel
  • David Gruen – Director of Sponsorship
  • Lisa Chau – Director of Public Relations
  • Annie Li – Director of Public Relations
  • Lauren Haigh – Director of Campus Relations
  • Jonathan Chue – Director of Technology
  • Stephanie Fu – Director of Site Operations
  • Alice Hsu – Director of Training
  • Dennis Drent – Director of Training
  • Hyun-Gyum Shin – Co-President
  • Tommy Chung – Co-President
  • Allison Daniel – Director of Finance
  • Daniel Dang – Director of Finance
  • Lauren Haigh – Director of Sponsorship
  • Miles Pember – Director of Sponsorship
  • Barry Su – Executive Director of Public Relations
  • Stephanie Fu – Director of Public Relations
  • Angela Law – Executive Director of Campus Relations
  • Shannon Chen – Executive Director of Campus Relations
  • Grace Ng – Director of Campus Relations
  • Alexander Aronsohn – Director of Technology
  • Christian Nacpil – Director of Training
  • Jonathan Trinh – Director of Training
  • Shelly Lu – Director of Training
  • Christian Nacpil – Co-President
  • Allison Daniel – Co-President
  • Barry Su – Finance Director
  • Effie Tong-Lin – Finance Coordinator
  • Julia Cheng – Finance Coordinator
  • Shelly Lu – Public Relations Director
  • Angeline Le – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Tianmeng (Cindy) Yang – Public Relations Coordinator
  • Angela Law – Operations Director
  • Shannon Chen – Operations Director
  • Olivia Chen – Operations Coordinator
  • Jonathan Trinh – Training Director
  • Zackary Jacob Dameron – Training Coordinator
  • Rachael Arras – Training Coordinator
  • Yixin Zhang – Training Coordinator
  • Yuan Feng – Training Coordinator
  • Ai Kondo – Training Coordinator

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