Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference ... Robert Frost
SEALNet Planning Team
2008 Project Leaders
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Art Thiti Tosborvorn, Board Member and Co-President Art is a sophomore majoring in Mathematical and Computational Science. Art enjoys playing frisbee, badminton, and squash. He also enjoys taking photos and playing music when he has time. Thai food is his favorite; the second being free food. He participated in Project Thailand 2006 and co-led Project Philippines 2007. artt [at] stanford.edu |
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Lorra de la Paz, Board Member and Co-President Lorra is a Filipino sophomore majoring in Economics at Stanford. She has a keen interest in development economics, studying poverty and social entrepreneurship. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys planning all types of excursions from birthday to trips to SF. In her free time she enjoys taking photos, swimming and listening to people's stories.
Lorra had an amazing experience being a member of Project Philippines 2007, which inspired her to co-lead Project Philippines 2008. She thinks PP08 is a wonderful way to give back to her country, strengthen her love for the Philippines, show others what the Philippines has to offer and lastly, inspire the Filipino youth.
ldelapaz [at] stanford.edu |
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Seihout Sok, Board Member and Co-Presidents' Mentor Seihout is a Cambodian junior at Stanford University, majoring in Chemical Engineering. He co-led SEALNet Service Project Cambodia 2006, in which he returned to serve his old secondary school in Phnom Penh. In addition, he was also involved in Project Cambodia 2007 to help reviving traditional art in his country. Having grown up in Cambodia, Seihout is dedicated in inspiring Cambodia youth to take initiatives and lead their community. During his free time, Seihout plays foosball, pool, basketball and tennis. seihout [at] stanford.edu |
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Ngọc Tú Thuỳ Ngô, Board Member and Co-Presidents' Mentor Originally from Vietnam, Tu Ngo, a public policy major, co-led Project Cambodia 2006 and Project Vietnam 2007. Through SEALNet and various service experiences in Vietnam, she has learned that besides passion, knowledge, leadership, and networking are all important to creating changes. With an additional interest in business and organizational management, her ambition is to utilize and modify business concepts to create efficient and sustainable social enterprises. She also loves photography, documentary films, blogging, googling, listening to stories, and spending time with her family and friends. ntngo [at] sealnetonline.org |
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Mike is a junior at Stanford University majoring in International Relations. Mike grew up in Malaysia and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. Outside of school he loves playing any kind of sport, great movies, and travel. morgill [at] stanford.edu |
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Eliza Wiraatmadja, PI08 Co-leader Eliza is a sophomore at Stanford and studying Management Science and Engineering and Math. She was born in Indonesia and has lived in Norway, Texas, Scotland, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Eliza has an affinity for health-related service in Indonesia, which is part of the reason she wants to do PI this year. Eliza wants to learn how to play the accordion. In her spare time, Eliza sleeps. elizaw [at] stanford.edu |
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Charmaine Peck, PI08 Co-leader Charmaine is a sophomore at Stanford majoring in Economics. She hails from sunny Singapore and spends copious amounts of time thinking about public service, how to make public service financially sustainable, wishing that SEAsia was closer to the USA and travelling in South America. She also loves languages and snowboarding. Mike Orgill and Eliza Wiraatmadja are two of her favorite people. chpeck [at] stanford.edu |
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Fern Jira, PT08 (Water and Sanitation) Co-leader Fern (Chonnikarn) Jira is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering with a secondary major in Mathematical and Computational Science. Fern is currently enjoying her senior spring at Stanford University, and is looking forward to a nice long summer vacation at home in Bangkok, Thailand. In her spare time, Fern enjoys playing the piano, reading, cooking and watching movies. fernjira [at] stanford.edu |
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Potay Parapiboon (ศุภัชญา พาราพิบุลย์), PT08 (Water and Sanitation) Co-leader Potay Parapiboon is a senior at Stanford University, majoring in Economics and minoring in Math. Potay was born and grew up in Bangkok, Thailand. She also spent a year in Connecticut before coming to Stanford. Besides volunteer work, she enjoys playing the piano, painting, swimming and playing any racket/paddle sports. potay [at] stanford.edu |
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Mod Lueprasitsakul is a sophomore studying Economics at Stanford University. He was born and grew up in Thailand for 18 years before receiving a scholarship to study in the US. In free time, he likes to read and find good restaurants. He was involved in PT06 before this project. mod [at] stanford.edu |
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Andrew Plan is a sophomore at Stanford University, majoring in Human Biology and minoring in Music, Science, and Technology. He is a newcomer to SEALNet, joining after being inspired by the extraordinary people he met in the organization and their unifying passion for Southeast Asia. A Filipino-American born and raised in Texas, Andrew is also an aspiring musician, writing guitar-driven songs and performing across campus. Check out his (somewhat functional) Myspace: www.myspace.com/andrewoplan. aplan [at] stanford.edu |
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Waritta Suebphanwong (Nui) is a freshmen at Stanford University. She is still undecided on her major, but looking at either economics or international relations. Nui grew up in Bangkok, Thailand and spent a year at Phillips Academy at Andover prior to coming to Stanford. She enjoys playing squash, watching movies, playing the piano, and traveling. waritta [at] stanford.edu |
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Job Kittiprapha Jivasantikarn, PT08 (Working with AIDS Patients) Co-leader Job Kittiprapha Jivasantikarn is a freshman at Stanford University. She's co-leading the SEALNet project Thailand 2008 with Ping Punyakumpol. She enjoys playing the piano, listening to old songs and playing tennis. Job grew up in Thailand and came to the U.S. in 2006. She spent a year at Cate School in Santa Barbara area before coming to Stanford. Her potential major is economics. jobj [at] stanford.edu |
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Ping Punyakumpol, PT08 (Working with AIDS Patients) Co-leader Chanya Punyakumpol (Ping) is a freshman at Stanford University. She enjoys swimming, playing tennis and squash in her free time. Before coming to Stanford, she spent 18 years in Bangkok Thailand, where she was born. She also spent a year at Exeter, NH as a senior in Phillips Exeter Academy. Ping is currently undecided about her major. However, her potential majors are between Economics and MCS (Mathematical and Computational Science). pingp [at] stanford.edu |
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Natth Bejraburnin (ณัฐ เพชระบูรณิน), PT08 (Working with AIDS Patients) Natth is a junior currently double-majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. He is originally from Thailand and has come to the other end of the world to study at Stanford University. He perhaps has some sort of passion for Mathematics and wishes to be a "mathemagician." In his free time at Stanford, he has to do homework, study for classes and coding programs while he has committed to trying to find another time for sports like squash, tennis, and badminton. natth [at] cs.stanford.edu |
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Kai Qiu is a Chinese sophomore studying Biological Engineering and Management Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He participated in Project Vietnam 2007, after which he helped establish SEALNet's MIT Chapter and lead its first venture, Project Malaysia 2008. Kai plans to eventually apply his abilities towards developmental work in Africa or western China. In his free time, Kai likes to read international literatures, go mountain biking, or practice Taekwondo. kaizer [at] mit.edu |
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Vy is currently doing her first year in LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) in London, majoring in Economics. She was brought up in the countryside of Southwest Vietnam and went to Ho Chi Minh City for studies when she was 12 before she went to the UK to do her A-level. She loves reading, random conversation, meeting people and traveling. Inspired by her friends, she decided to take up the challenge and join SEALNet as a new-comer. She has met and made friends with a bunch of awesome people during SEALNet retreat, which is a great source of motivation for her. vyhuynh.lse [at] googlemail.com |
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Originally from Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam, Nhung (pronounced 'Ni-ung'), an International Economics major, is now at her second year, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. She has a keen interest in Health Economics and Social Enterpreneurship. Her source of inspiration is people, ranging from kids on skateboard to the girl sitting in front of her in lectures. Nhung loves companionship, being outdoors, singing shamelessly to her friends, and meeting warm strangers. Fostered by her PV07 experience last summer, Nhung joins PV08 as she believes in creating sustainable development for PV's partners, including 15 May school. bcnhungnguyen [at] gmail.com |
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