Executive Board

Members of the 2009-2010 Executive Board run the Chinese Students Association. For questions or tickets to upcoming events, see/contact these people!

Board meetings are held every Monday at 5pm (location TBD) and are open to general members.

LISA ZHANG (lz234) — President
AEM ’12

Interests: Spending time with friends, mini dance parties, reading
Hometown: Flushing, NYC
Favorite Part of CSA: Being with my CSA family, meeting new people!

I’m an AEM major from New York City, so it’s likely you’ll see me walking full speed ahead on campus with a giant backpack. I love to laugh and make corny jokes (just a warning!), and I make references to Friends or The Office at all occasions or sing 90’s pop music whenever possible. Feel free to talk to me about anything and everything! I can’t wait to meet you all.

The President holds weekly e-board meetings and implements the policies determined by the executive board during the meetings. She is in charge of delegating responsibilites to all the officers of CSA in addition to coordinating activites between CSA and other organizations, thus serving as the official representative of CSA in its external dealings.

SUSANNA LI (sl743) — Vice President
College of Arts and Sciences ‘12

Interests: Food Network, bargain shopping, TVB, everything Chinese
Hometown: Ozone Park, NY/ Palisades Park, NJ
Favorite Part of CSA: Social events, China Night, and my awesome CSA family!

I’m originally from Chinatown, NYC. I like to cook, clean the house, and play mahjong on the weekends. I enjoy running to gangster rap and feeling baller. I love meeting new people, and I hope to see you at our events!

The Vice President is responsible for leading the e-board where the President is not available or unable to do so. She performs the responsibilites delegated to her and oversees and coordinates the other CSA officers. She also maintains the organization’s records of membership.

FAY LONG (fl226) — Treasurer
Applied Economics and Management ’12

Interests: Tennis, cooking, New England Patriots
Hometown: Salem, NH
Favorite Part of CSA: The big-little program (I love my fam)

I’m an AEM major (concentrating in Finance and Accounting) from New Hampshire. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends, shopping, watching a lot of TV shows online, and of course, meeting new people!

The Treasurer is responsible for keeping an accurate and updated account of finances, supervising the disbursement of the funds, paying bills

incurred by CSA, maintaining a balanced budget and handling other monetary needs.

BENJAMIN LAI (btl32) — Cultural Materials Science ’13 Interests: alt. rock music, movies, basketball, computer games Hometown: Albany, NY (it’s the capital!) Favorite Part of CSA: China Night!
I’m a sophomore in Materials Science & Engineering from Albany, NY. I like playing the guitar, watching movies, and dominating in video games when I have free time. I can’t wait to meet everyone at our events!
JOANNE LEE (jl2324) — Cultural Undecided ‘13 Interests: Piano, Rollercoasters, Snowboarding, Pomeranian Puppies Hometown: Roslyn, NY Favorite Part of CSA: Big-Little Program, China Night
I’m that kid who dropped out of pre-med second semester but I’m trying to transfer into the AEM program to restore some honor to my family. I’m from Long Island but that doesn’t mean that I’ve been deprived of good bubble tea because I’ve hung around Queens a lot. Old Tea House anyone?
The Cultural Chairs are in charge of developing and running cultural events for the organization. Past events include the Moon Festival, Midnight Dim Sum, and China Night.

Alice Wang (xaw4)— Programming
Biology Major ‘12

Interests: Music, Films and theater
Hometown: Toronto
Favorite Part of CSA: Meeting new people!

I’m a premed biology major who loves music, food, philantropy, and just fooling around with friends. I love meeting new people so feel free to talk to me about anything from medical schools to Frank Sinatra’s sultry voice!

The Programming Chair organizes events aimed at the greater Cornell community. Past events include volunteering during Into the Streets and participating in Relay for Life. He or she also coordinates CSA’s intramural sports teams during the school year.

NATHAN SUPAKUL (nas85) — Public Relations

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The Public Relations Chair acts as liaison between CSA and other organizations. Externally, she attends weekly CAPSU (Cornell Asian Pacific-Islander Students Union) meetings and is a representative of CSA in coordinating Asia Night. Internally, she organizes the Welcome Picnic and the Big-Little program.

ELAINE QIAN (yq24) — Publicity
College of Arts and Sciences ’12

Interests: Music, Broadway, Food, and Fashion
Hometown: Shanghai, lots of towns in Canada, and NJ
Favorite Part of CSA: hangout out with my CSA family!

I was born in Shanghai and raised in both Ontario and New Jersey. I love music, fashion, and Broadway shows. Since freshman year, CSA has been a big part of my college experience, and I am so excited to be serving on eboard again this year!

The Publicity Chair designs all materials necessary for advertising CSA events. Additionally, he develops CSA membership cards and other paraphernalia for the organization

EVA LAM (el367) — Social Interests: Hometown: Favorite Part of CSA:

AMY YAO (ay88) — Social School of Hotel Administration ‘13 Interests: traveling, swimming, camping, non-stop activity, dining Hometown: Forest Hills, NY Favorite Part of CSA: Meeting new people, my amazing CSA family, planning social events. Join us!
Born and raised in New York City, I love meeting and working with different people. Entrepreneurial spirited, I have career aspirations in marketing and real-estate with an interest for international relations and sociology. Event planning is personal hobby of mine, and I look forward to meeting all of you in our upcoming events.
The Social Chair plans monthly events including parties, dances, bowling nights, billiards nights, ice skating, pool, etc.

VACANT (—-) — Transfer Liaison

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Transfer Liaison Chair reaches out to the transfer Chinese community. S/he works with cultural and social chairs to coordinate events promoting transfer interaction.

IVAN TSE (it54) — Webmaster
College of Engineering ’12

Interests: Basketball, Counter-Strike
Hometown: New York City, NY
Favorite Part of CSA: Meeting new people!

My name is Ivan Tse and I’m from New York City. I enjoy playing basketball and bowling. I also enjoy playing video games on my free time.

The Webmaster maintains the electronic assets of CSA, including the organization mailing list and website. He is also the editor-in-chief of the monthly newsletter, Jade.

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