USC Ascend
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Members & Departments
E-Board Spotlight
President
Kenna Gao
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Cinematic Arts
Year: Senior
Why Ascend?
"Ascend USC has given me so much positive experience and memories since I started my new chapter in life (college). I have met the dearest people that I can call "family" and have developed both soft and hard professional skills. Ascend also gave me the opportunity to explore different industries and helped me in the process of finding my passion."
Vice President
Christie Wang
Major: Business Administration
Minor: International Relations
Year: Senior
Why Ascend?
"Ascend has given me so many memories and experiences, both socially and professionally!"
Professional Development
Who We Are
The PD Department is responsible for reaching out to professionals, alumni, and recruited students, and invite them to speak at our events in the form of info sessions, panels, and networking sessions. We try our best to do anything related to helping our members develop their careers!
VP of Professional Development
Miles Lee
Major: Busienss Administration
Minor: Web Technology and Applications
Year: Sophomore
Why Ascend?
“I originally joined Ascend because of the great opportunity to meet professionals and students with similar goals and interests, and I’ve just really enjoyed meeting all kinds of new people! The community at Ascend is truly like no other.”
Chair Professional Development
Isaac Yi
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Applied Analytics
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Professional Development
Rebecca Choi
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Operations and Supply Chain Management
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Professional Development
Chris Yang
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Applied Analytics
Year: Junior
Membership
Who We Are
The Membership Department is in charge of all our socials and fun mixers! We try our best to organize events such as fun game nights, trivia nights, and boba runs for our members.
Membership Department Advisor
Michelle Wang
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Applied Analytics and East Asian Language & Cultures
Year: Junior
Why Ascend?
"Professional and social safe space where members can develop their professional skills and build lasting friendships!”
Co VP of Membership
Annie Zhang
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Data Analytics
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Professional Development
Claire Chang
Major: Accounting + Business Administration
Minor: N/A
Year: Freshman
Chair of Professional Development
Alex Jung
Major: Accounting
Minor: N/A
Year: Sophomore
Co VP of Membership
Sean Kim
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Entertainment Industry
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Membership
Ryan Ton
Major: Computer Science & Business Administration
Year: Junior
Chair of Membership
Sua Ahn
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Computer Programming
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Membership
Yungyee Chia
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Foundation of Data Science
Year: Freshman
Marketing
Who We Are
All of our communication to you is done in the Marketing Department - whether in the form of emails, website, LinkedIn, Facebook group or Instagram. We the Marketing Team want to share all our professional and social sides with you on all platforms!
Chair of Marketing
Linh Huynh
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Consumer Behavior
Year: Junior
Chair of Marketing
Yuri Suzuki
Major: Business Administration
Minor: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Year: Junior
Chair of Marketing
Aria Ting
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Cinematic Arts
Year: Junior
Chair of Marketing
Sharon Chen
Major: Accounting and East Asian Language & Culture
Year: Junior
Chair of Marketing
Lannie Tran
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Marketing
Year: Senior
Finance
Who We Are
The Finance Department deals with all money-related issues! Our dues, food expenses, gift cards, and many other operations down that line.
Chair of Finance
Charlotte Kho
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Blockchain
Year: Sophomore
Chair of Finance
Jimmy Huang
Major: Business Administration
Minor: N/A
Year: Freshman