ISLC Board Members 2011-2012

   

   Neha Kumthekar, ISLC President

I am an international student from Mumbai, India, and currently a junior Psychology and Rhetoric & Media Studies double major. My interest in being creative and organizing events led me to become Chair of the 46th International Fair at LC. I am  intrigued by the vast amount of cultural backgrounds that comprise the L&C community, and cite the opportunity to meet new people at L&C and learn about their cultures as the best experience of my life. I have served as the Chairperson of Activities and Vice President on the ISLC Board and currently I am the President of the International Student for Lewis and Clark. I also enjoy being in downtown Portland and sipping a cup of hot coffee on a rainy day!

 

  Asraa Jaber, ISLC Vice President

I am an international and TCK student. I am originally from Iraq, Baghdad but born in Kuwait. I lived in Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and finally my family moved to Washington State. I am a sophomore and Math major. I love traveling; interacting with people and learning about other cultures/ languages (I speak Arabic, English and learning Spanish). This is my 2^nd year in ISLC; I was co-chairperson of publicity

 

 

Tom Wilson, ISLC to ASLC Rep.

I am a senior Environmental Studies Major from Kaneohe, Hawai’i. It was not until I moved to Hawai’i after my twelfth birthday that I began to know what it meant to live in an ethnically diverse place. Now, as a senior at Lewis & Clark I realize that being exposed to that diversity has allowed me to connect well with many students from all around the world. In the fall of 2010 for the first time, I left North America (and Hawai’i) and studied abroad in Sapporo, Japan for one semester. It was a great experience that I will never forget, and it has made me more knowledgeable not only of Japan, but also of the United States. This experience has also opened my eyes even more to traveling, and  living in another country in general.

 

Brenda Barnum,Secretary

 I am a freshman this year at Lewis and Clark. This is my first year on the ISLC board, and I will be serving as secretary. I am a dual citizen of the USA and Japan, and have lived in Tokyo, Singapore, and Washington DC. I am currently undeclared, but am interested in the social sciences with a pre-law emphasis. Some of my interests include volleyball, field hockey, track and field, Habitat for Humanity, and travel. I look forward to working with everyone on the ISLC board this year!

 

 

 

Rosa Kim, Chairperson of Finance

I am from a small yet beautiful island of ‘Jeju’ in South Korea, where I was home-schooled for seven years. I am majoring in International Affairs and minoring in Economics and Political Economy. I plan to study abroad in Senegal in hopes to enrich my French skills as well as my understanding of poverty and development. As the president of Amnesty International at Lewis & Clark, I am actively involved in advocating for human rights issues. I love to travel and to get to know people! :)

 

Marko Demkiv, Chairperson of Finance

I was born in the city of Lviv, which is situated in Western Ukraine and despite the fact that I’m no longer living there I still consider it to be my home place. When the time for me to go to school came my family decided to move to the capital of my country – Kyiv, this was the place that I was living in for the last 10 years of my staying in Ukraine. One of my main interest is football (soccer) to which I dedicated long 9 years of my life. I also developed interests in various areas, such as: tennis, numismatics, poetry and photography, which I am still really passionate about and spend plenty of time on obtaining new skills in these areas. In Lewis & Clark, after some struggle I settled with Environmental Studies and Economics being my double-major. Also I am playing in Lewis & Clark Soccer Team, doing LINCS program, a member of College Honor Board and now I’m a Chairperson of Budget and Finances for ISLC. 

 

Rita Ombaka,Chairperson of Activities

I am a sophomore intending to double major in International Affairs and Music Education. Before Lewis & Clark, i attended Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA which spearheded my interest in international and multi cultural affairs. My passion in college and life in general is to create multicultural awareness which i feel is essential for global peace and harmony.

 

 

  Trushaa Castelino, Chairperson of Acivities 

I’m a freshman from Mumbai, India. I’m potentially an Anthropology and/or History major. I joined the ISLC because I’m happiest when I’m a little over-actively involved with something that is of importance to me (and at Lewis & Clark that happens to be the International community). I think cross-cultural communication is very important and I’m glad to be part of something that helps facilitate it. I also like dancing, reading and eating things covered in cheese, or butter, or both.

 

 

 

Danial Afzal, Chairperson of Publicity

I am a Rhetoric & Media studies major here at LC. I love Horse Polo, Cricket, Video Games, Comics, and Filmmaking. So one of my listed passions will be on campus one way or another (trust me there will be horseback riding once a while. Just imagine a black stallion galloping out on the SOA lawn  :P).  I can’t wait to meet new faces of our diverse LC community. If you have any question don’t hesitate to contact me in the ISS office which is in templeton right by the ASLC office. Apart from this if you have any ideas for events and publicity, please do drop in as many advices as possible.  

 

 

Irene Zoller Huete, Chairperson of Publicity

Once I was a young girl who lived in Spain, where the sun shines every single day. There I danced classical ballet since I was five years old, and that’s my real passion. I also used to have toasts with olive oil for breakfast. I studied two years in UWC in Mostar, (Bosnia i Herzegovina) and had some of the greatest experiences of my life, even though it was windy and rainy. Because I can’t settle down I decided to continue traveling and that’s how I ended up at Lewis & Clark.

 

Lame Ungwang,  Student at Large

I am a sophomore International Affairs/ Economics major. I attended the United World College in Swaziland, which was a very international school. Naturally, I’m much more affiliated with international students despite or because of their minority here at L&C.  I’m stoked to be working with the ISLC this year; I’m hoping to make a difference, regardless of how small it might be :) with that said - Go internationals! 

 

 

 

Johann Maradiaga Rivas, Student at Large

I am an international student from Honduras and a UWC scholar who attended Pearson UWC in Canada. I am currently a sophomore and a Chemistry major at the college. Among my interests are the different approaches to life that people have, depending on the different cultures they come from. That along with a desire of “making things happen” and to get involved in current situations or issues affecting my immediate environment, are some of the incentives that motivated me to join the ISLC board in the current academic year.  

 

Preetham Sridharan, Third Culture Kids Rep.

 

Vicky Radenkova,  Academic English Studies Rep.

I was born and raised in Bulgaria and I lived there for 15 years. After that I moved to the US. I’ve lived on the East Coast for 2 years and then I moved to the Portland where I am currently living.  I am sophomore at Lewis & Clark College studying International Affairs and Russian.  I love  languages and cooking dishes from all over the world.