International Student Services
International Division

International Reach Ambassadors 2026-27

About International Reach Ambassadors

Reach Ambassadors are a group of international students who represent the international student body. Reach Ambassadors will share about their countries, cultures, and experiences with audiences of all levels at on-campus events, local schools, and community organizations. For the 2025-26 academic year, we have 17 ambassadors from 16 different places (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Taiwan, UAE, India, South Korea, Sultanate of Oman, Malaysia, Bhutan, China, Spain, Russia, Costa Rica, Venezuela/Chile).

For international students:

Apply to become a Reach Ambassador

Meet the Reach Ambassadors...

Allen Fu

Position title: Nursing (Bachelor's)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Alice Li

Position title: Anthropology (Doctorate)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Yeanne Hwang

Position title: Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor's)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Gildfred Boateng Asiamah

Position title: Political Science (Doctorate)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Izhan Shamsuri

Position title: Economics, Political Science (Bachelor's)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Varun Parekh

Position title: Computer Science & Economics (Bachelor's)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Jigme Dorji

Position title: Stats and Data Science (Bachelor’s)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Ruth Adeniyi

Position title: Second Language Acquisition (Doctorate)  

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lilian Abunga

Position title: Second Language Acquisition (Doctorate)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Yifan Zhang

Position title: Food Science (Master's)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Maryam Al Zadjali

Position title: Neurobiology (Bachelor’s)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

George Sukhotin

Position title: Math and Computer Science with Honors in Liberal Arts (Bachelor’s) 

Pronouns: he/him/his

Angeline Morgado

Position title: Political Science, International Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (Bachelor’s)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alba Martin Bafalluy

Position title: Spanish Literature (Doctorate)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Naqib Nazri

Position title: Data Science (Bachelor’s)

Pronouns: he/him/his

Jan Díaz Hernández

Position title: Literature in the Spanish & Portuguese Department (Doctorate)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Gashaw Alemu

Position title: Plant Pathology (Doctorate)

Pronouns: he/him/his