Lorenzo Bengzon is a rising senior at the University of Virginia, pursuing a degree in Foreign Affairs and Media Studies. He is an active member of the Net Impact club, serving as Vice President of the “Social Entrepreneurship” division, and volunteers for the Madison House service organization. Born in Burlingame, California, and raised in Manila, Lorenzo has maintained strong ties to both the United States and the Philippines, fostering a deep connection to both countries and a dedication to strengthening the US-Philippine relationship.

In pursuing his professional interests, Lorenzo has volunteered with the Philippine Disaster Relief Fund, working on their special COVID-19 task force, and focusing on healthcare initiatives to develop the “COVID-19 Resource Hub.” He also interned with the partnership between Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and the International Finance Corporation, helping implement the “Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials” system, which aimed to promote sustainable development in the finance sector. Through these experiences, Lorenzo has honed his leadership skills, becoming a strong advocate for providing assistance to vulnerable populations during disasters and recognizing the value of diplomacy in fostering sustainability within the banking industry.

In his free time, Lorenzo enjoys watching the NBA with his brothers, discovering and dining in new restaurants, and watching comedies with his friends.

In the future, Lorenzo envisions himself working at the intersection of healthcare, climate change, and international relations, fostering meaningful change and stronger US-Philippine ties while championing sustainable development and social empowerment.

Angela Falconi is a rising senior at The Ohio State University (OSU) pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health on the pre-med track with a minor in Spanish and an interest in public health and public policy. She is also the President of the Pilipino Student Association (PSA) at OSU, a Filipino and Filipino-American-based organization which celebrates Filipino heritage through culture, service, and education. Angela's interests in medicine and policy stem from her mother, a pediatrician at the Cleveland Clinic, and her father, a lawyer and mayor of her hometown, Brunswick, Ohio.

In pursuing her professional interests, Angela served as a Constituent Aide at The Ohio House of Representatives where she conducted policy research on COVID-19, public utilities, and election law legislation. She is also a research assistant for the Consumer Access Project which studies the barriers and inequities that historically disadvantaged groups have to receiving healthcare services. In her free time, Angela enjoys singing, playing the guitar, and spending time with family and friends.

In the future, Angela hopes to attend medical school and become a primary care physician. She is particularly interested in helping people in both the United States and the Philippines whose social determinants of health prevent their ability to receive healthcare services. As a physician, Angela hopes to one day start a free clinic which not only helps these individuals with their immediate needs but addresses the issues that prevent them from receiving care. Angela dreams of running for public office one day so she can shape healthcare policy in America.

Denise Geronimo is a rising senior at Colorado College, pursuing a BA in International Political Economy with a minor in Journalism. At school, she is a member of the National Bonner Fellowship, a nationwide organization devoted to civic action on college campuses. Additionally, she interns for Black&Pink, a local LGBTQ+ prison abolition group, which seeks to financially, socially, and legally support individuals behind bars. In the summer of 2022, she worked at the Center for Non-Violent Actions and Strategies (CANVAS) in Belgrade, Serbia, with the support of the renowned Gilman International Scholarship. Her previous work with CANVAS supported various pro-democracy and nonviolent movements around the world. Recently, she studied Central European Economics abroad in Prague, Czechia, for the spring semester. Denise hopes to pursue either a career in international economic policy or criminal law in the US.

Shoshanna Hemley is a rising junior and political science major at Williams College. While she grew up mostly in Iowa, she has lived in Manila, Singapore, and France, all of which were experiences that greatly impacted her passion for global justice. Outside of the classroom she runs her college mock trial team, she is on the board of her student-run theatre group having performed in multiple shows a semester, she is a part of an a capella group, she is on her elected student government, and she is a tour guide. She has always been passionate about social justice and she hopes to go to law school after graduating from Williams.

Beatrice (Bea) Millan-Windorski is a rising senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in History and International Studies with certificates in Southeast Asian Studies and Political Science. She is interested in preserving Filipino voices in the U.S. military canon and spent the last year collecting oral histories for the Badger Veterans Oral History Project. She is also passionate about language acquisition and received two FLAS awards for Wikang Filipino for the 2021-2022 school year and the 2022 Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute. She currently serves as the student coordinator for UW’s Wikang Filipino Language Table, which aims to promote a sense of community through language learning and retention. On campus, she is also a staff writer for the Daily Cardinal where she covers geopolitical issues in the Asia Pacific region, is a member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society, and is a member of the Filipinx-American Student Organization. Bea is interested in Filipino-U.S. military relations, democratization movements in Southeast Asia, and post-colonial studies. She hopes to pursue a career in academia or foreign policy consulting.

Gremarianne Mosquera (she/her) is a first-generation college student at New York University Shanghai (NYUSH), pursuing a double major in International Relations and Humanities, as well as a minor in Chinese. Gremarianne spent most of her adolescent years traveling between the United States and the Philippines, before settling in Chicago when she entered high school in 2018. Her travels enabled her to experience and witness first-hand how society's conceptions of another nation stereotype minority groups. Thus, consequently impacting their mental health. Those stereotypes motivate Gremarianne to engage in dialogues that align mental health with multicultural identity - especially in the current globalizing society.

Prior to university, Gremarianne spoke as a keynote speaker for a variety of events within the Chicagoland area. Her journey as an active advocate for the AAPI community began when she spoke at the 2020 Conversations Summit, hosted by the non-profit movement HopeForTheDay, where she addressed the question of culture and how it affected her upbringing, highlighting the role of stereotypes in her identity as a Filipino American. Since then, she has appeared as a presenter for the 2021 Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance sponsored by Northwestern University. She also continuously acted as a guest speaker for the Talk4Life AMA series by the Alive Center.

Continuing her passion for advocacy, Gremarianne currently serves as Section Leader for her university's DeanServiceCorps' Health and Wellness group. She helps plan and organize events, from fundraisers that help support non-profit organizations within Shanghai to workshops regarding the unspoken issue of mental health within Asian communities. Her most recent event centered on how matters at a global scale could affect those on an individual scale, such as the impact of COVID-19 on societal perceptions of Asians.

Outside of academia, Gremarianne enjoys singing, reading, and getting lost while traveling as she plays the "ride-public-transportation-to-a-random-location" game.

Francheska “Frankie” Juanico Reed (she/her) is a rising senior at Cornell University, pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture and minoring in Law and Society. Among her various roles on campus, Frankie served as the president and former publicity chair of the Cornell Filipino Association. During her leadership, she helped draft and pass a Student Assembly resolution acknowledging the university’s role in early US-Philippine relations, which she also expanded upon in a guest lecture for the Department of History. Having returned from a semester in Rome studying urban history, Frankie now serves as the Case Coordinator for Cornell Law School’s Tenants Legal Hotline, a collective of law students and attorneys who provide free legal advice regarding local housing issues. She is well-versed in US housing, urban, and foreign policy, disability and criminal law, and has conducted extensive research on the history and development of urban poverty in the Philippines. Motivated by her own lived experiences of poverty and informal housing in Quezon City, Frankie is interested in working to end homelessness, inadequate housing, and urban poverty worldwide. Personal hobbies include taekwondo, basketball, lacrosse, fine arts, music production, and learning new languages! Frankie speaks Filipino, Spanish, and Italian in addition to English.