Meet Our People
Dr. Dan Zhu (she/her) | Executive Director, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English
Favorite caf茅 in Seattle:听Spicy Chongqing in Renton
Fun Fact: I am a mother of two little boys.
Chat 1:1 with Dan
Dr. Ziyan Bai (she/her) | Assistant Director for Graduate Programs & Operations, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle:听Tian Fu in Northgate
Fun Fact: My research areas include graduate and international education, with an emphasis on access, student experiences, financing, and educational outcomes.
Chat 1:1 with Ziyan
Marion Ferguson (she/her) | Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Matcha Man in Georgetown and Coffeeholic in Greenwood
Fun Fact: I grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York!
David Huang听(he/him) | Unite 91探花Program Manager, CIRCLE听
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Hong Kong Bistro in International District
Favorite book: Dune by Frank Herbert
Maja Kelly听 (she/her)听| Student Success and Wellbeing Coach
Languages spoken: English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, some French & Italian
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: HaiDiLao Hot Pot
My favorite movie of all time is The Sound of Music.
Sangey Rinchen (he/him) | Event Manager
Languages spoken: English, Dzongkha
91探花Standing: Junior
I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!
Haeyoon Choi (she/her) | Communication Specialist听
Languages spoken: English and Korean
91探花Standing: Junior
I grew up in three different countries: U.S., South Korea, and Vietnam! I love cooking, figure skating, dancing, and traveling!
Erin Lin (she/her) | Communication Specialist – RCG Posting
Languages spoken: Mandarin, English
91探花Standing: Senior
I write novels but never let any friend or family know the title of my work.
Annie Xu (she/her) | Graduate Student Communication Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Japanese, a little French
91探花Standing: Doctoral
I still brave the Seattle rain with just an umbrella and my favorite cafe near 91探花is Bulldog News and Santo Coffee in Roosevelt.
Edward Yang听(he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, a little bit Spanish
91探花Standing: Master’s
Exploring languages, diving into cultures, and chasing new experiences energize me! I enjoy spending time both outdoors and indoors.
Souporno Ghosh听(he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Bengali, a little bit of French
91探花Standing: Master’s
I balance academics & job applications, long museum walks, cafe hopping and bingeing Netflix like it鈥檚 an Olympic sport. And, I love spending time with my friends!
Leo Fan听(he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken:
I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!
Meichen Liu听(she/her) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken: English and Mandarin
91探花Standing: Sophomore
I love spending rainy afternoons playing random notes on my cello or inviting my friends over for potlucks!
Shresth Goyal听(he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken: English and Hindi
91探花Standing: Sophomore
Yuta Hatanaka听(he/him) | Unite 91探花Program Leader
Languages spoken: Japanese, English
91探花Standing: Senior
I love tennis, enjoy watching old Japanese drama, and being outside
Tin Pham (he/him) | Unite 91探花Program Leader
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese, some Swahili
91探花Standing: Senior
I enjoy PNW “dad activities” such as off-roading, sea kayaking, and fly fishing.
Farrah Tung (she/her)听| Unite 91探花Program Leader
Languages spoken: English & Mandarin, and some Korean
91探花Standing: Senior
I grew up in Taipei and Shanghai! Three things I want to do in SEA before graduating: paddleboard, yacht, and go to Bainbridge Island.
Mrityunjay Joshi听(he/him) | Student Advisor Board Co-chair
Languages spoken: English and Hindi
91探花Standing: Junior
I enjoy playing/watching most sports, listening to TwentyOnePilots and taking super long to update my LinkedIn profile.
Heidi Nguyen (she/her) | Office Assistant
Languages spoken: English
91探花Standing: Senior
Fun fact: I like eating tomatoes but I hate eating anything with ketchup.