Full name: Megan Rose Mangahas
Nicknames: Megs, Stupidface
Birthday: 2/11/1990
Class + Major: Dirty Dozenn. College of Business - Undecided
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Laurie, Ate Michelle, & Kuya Oliver
Favorite PSA Event: Ricebowl, Relay for Life
Favorite Filipino Food: tosino
E-mail: alumni@psauiuc.org
I'm the athletic chair for PSA 2009-big ten. My duties include setting up creative and entertaining activities, and getting members involved with PSA through athletic competition and light-hearted games. My main responsibility is to work with the Ricebowl committee, made up of representatives from competing schools, to organize our annual Ricebowl football tournament. My main goal is for both boys' and girls' teams to bring home that trophy! I don't feel that this is a lofty goal at all, seeing as we have a dedicated bunch of officers and strong-willed members that support PSA. LET'S GET IT!!!
Full name: Dave Harbin
Nicknames: "daveharbin" (thanks guys lol)
Birthday: November 4th, 1989
Class + Major: Dirty Dozen 2012 + Journalism, News-Editorial
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate-Michelle Fogelsanger || Kuya-Gerry Lagua
Favorite PSA Event: RICEBOWL!!!
Favorite Filipino Food: longanisa and sotanghon
E-mail: athletic@psauiuc.org
Awareness will serve as PSA's informant regarding Filipinos/Fil-Ams past, present and future culture, traditions, and more! Moreover, we will be the resource for issues and events regarding social justice throughout campus focusing especially on Asian American issues.
Full name: Stephanie Anne Ladrera Camba (lol typical Filipino long name)
Nicknames: Mama Camba, Sparkles, Stephy, Tepoy, etc.
Birthday: 5/30/1990
Class + Major: 2012 + Human Development and Family Studies
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ates: Laurie, Marianne, and Kate || Kuyas: Brenan and Simeon (lol)
Favorite PSA Event: All the Awareness Events OF COURSE!
Favorite Filipino Food: I LOVE bagoong with kanin (rice) and kamatis (tomato)
E-mail: awareness@psauiuc.org
Full name: Julian Rey Ignacio
Nicknames: Jules, J-Nasty
Birthday: 2/7/1990
Class + Major: 2012, College of Business- Undeclared
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ates - Allie Adriatico, Ariel Hugh, Jannell Lising, Sarah Siazon
Favorite PSA Event: Formal
Favorite Filipino Food: Lechon
E-mail: awareness@psauiuc.org
Cultural officers are in charge choreographing and instructing Filipino folk dances to PSA's dance group Barkada to perform at venues such as FACT, Fashion Show, Fil-Am and to compete in Battle of the Bamboo. This year I want to have more PSA members join Barkada and keep everyone already in it dancing at all venues. And I want everyone to have fun cultural dances for the performances :D
Full name: Jessica Ann Lesko
Nicknames: Jecca, JexMix, Jex
Birthday: 5/26/1990
Class + Major: Dirty Dozen + Psychology w/ Pre-Med
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Melorie, Ate Kirsten, Kuya Eugene, Kuya Eric
Favorite PSA Event: Cornfusion, Kamayan Night, Chocolate Night, Rice Bowl.... all of them actually :)
Favorite Filipino Food: Pancit and lumpia
E-mail: cultural@psauiuc.org
Cultural keeps PSA members close to their cultural roots through cultural dances.
Full name: Lynn Marie Macrowski
Nicknames: Lynnie, Nnyl, Lynnski
Birthday: 9/25/1989
Class + Major: Class of 2012 + General Engineering
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Raissa Rocha || Kuyas: Tom Tiojanco, Brenan Salgado, Gerry Lagua
Favorite PSA Event: Fashion Show
Favorite Filipino Food: Turon
E-mail: cultural@psauiuc.org
As the Newsletter Chair I am responsible for publishing news about PSA and its members. My goal this year is to create a more member-intense newsletter.
Full name: Michael Luther Hufana
Nicknames: Mike, Huf, Huf Huf, Hufana
Birthday: 3/9/1990
Class + Major: 2012 + Political Science Pre-Law
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ates Kyra Bando, Gizelle Peters || Kuya Irwin Aguilar
Favorite PSA Event: FACT
Favorite Filipino Food: Longanisa with eggs and rice
E-mail: newsletter@psauiuc.org
To create opportunities for PSA to help the unfortunate, especially the Philippines, through fundraisers and volunteer events
Full name: Edward Cay
Nicknames: Ed
Birthday: 2/2/1990
Class + Major: 2012, Major: currently physics, possible switch to psychology
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Geraldine Santos || Kuyas Steve Hizon, Ryan Sumait
Favorite PSA Event: BOTB
Favorite Filipino Food: Anything I guess... longanisa
E-mail: philanthropy@psauiuc.org
I am Publicity chair. I coordinate our activities for Quad Day to recruit new members. Throughout the year, I will promote PSA events and maintain member interest by sending weekly emails and updating blurbs and social networking sites. I will also publicize our big events, such as FACT & Fashion Show, throughout campus and to other organizations and schools.
Full name: Allison K Neal
Nicknames: Al, Alicia Villarreal, Weird Al, Chief, MacGuyver, Mad Skillz
Birthday: 4/2/1988
Class + Major: Senior (Big TEN!) + Communication
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Marybelle Pe
Favorite PSA Event: Fashion Show
Favorite Filipino Food: Dinuguan, Pinakbet
E-mail: publicity@psauiuc.org
As social chair, there are a handful of responsibilities, some of which include the planning of events for PSA’s members to get to know each other better and bond with one another. Some of these notable events include Ice Cream Social, Freshmen Dinner, Cornfusion, Chocolate Night, and Freshmen Sleepover. Generally, over the year, I hope to help others discover, further and strengthen friendships between incoming and existing members, as well as creating a welcoming environment for all those coming into college and the organization and do all this by planning new and traditional events. Plus go to MANBRUNCH every Sunday at 12:30pm at PAR Dining Hall. Okay? Awesome. Bye.
Full name: Eric Anthony Abasolo
Nicknames: Epic, Goldberg, Magic, Rico
Birthday: 12/30/1989
Class + Major: Class of 2012 (Dirty Dozen, whaddup?) + Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Gizelle, Ate Jemma, Kuya Eugene, Kuya Alan (Ku-Wong)
Favorite PSA Event: There’s nothing wrong about getting lost in a maze of corn in the dark. That’s why I love Cornfusion, what with its bonfire-ness. It’s another excuse to bring out the harmonica without it annoying people as much on a regular day. But other than that, I also was very fond of Freshman Sleepover, which acted as another chance to watch “The Brave Little Toaster” and dominate everyone at Apples to Apples.
Favorite Filipino Food: Eric loves his Halo-Halo. It’s pretty much the key to my heart, along with puppies (Not for eating).
E-mail: social@psauiuc.org
As webmaster, I am responsible for keeping the website functional and up to date. Also, I am to design logos and websites for PSA, especially our annual F's: FACT, Fashion Show, Formal, and Fil-Amthropy. This year I want to focus on keeping the website updated as possible by informing PSA's members and all of its visitors of PSA's events that occur throughout the year. Specifically, I have created links to every board member's area of interest to unite all the aspects into one database which is the PSA website. Last but not least, I'd love to hear of improvements for the website so contact me at webmaster@psauiuc.org if you would like to get some input in. Let's have a great year!
Full name: Kenneth L. Gomez
Nicknames: Kenny G, pdub, pdubs, Ken Lee, Ken-Go, mcwreckin
Birthday: 1/11/1990
Class + Major: Class of 2012 aka Dirty Dozen + Civil Engineering
Ates/Kuyas/Adings: Ate Marianne || Kuya Oliver and Kuya Walter
Favorite PSA Event: FACT!!
Favorite Filipino Food: Sinigang :)
E-mail: webmaster@psauiuc.org