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The people behind HYA

Many hands.
One shared heart.

Meet the young artists, organizers, storytellers, and leaders building kinder creative spaces across our growing community.

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Our people

Headquarters

2 members
J

Jennie Cho

Executive Director & Founder

Rachel Lum

Rachel Lum

COO & Vice President

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Our people

Chapter Presidents

7 members
C

Cheryl Cheng

Elgin Park Chapter President

E

Eric Xia

Sentinel Chapter President

Hannah Law

Hannah Law

HK Causeway Bay Chapter President

C

Cheryl Kwan

HK Cyberport

E

Eileen Zhu

New York Chapter President

H

Haruka Horinouchi

Tokyo Chapter President

A

Audrey Ko

HK Tseung Kwan O Chapter President

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Our people

Operations Team

3 members
Syeda Erum Batool Zaidi

Syeda Erum Batool Zaidi

Secretary

I’m Erum, an International Relations graduate with an interest in learning, exploring new ideas, and creative expression. At HYA, I’m part of the Operations Team as a Secretary, where I contribute to keeping things organized behind the scenes while growing and learning alongside a creative and collaborative community.

Khanh Nguyen

Khanh Nguyen

Website Manager

Hi! my name is Khanh. I'm 18 years old. I'm part of the Operation team as a Website Manager.

Kieron Bhatt

Kieron Bhatt

Treasurer

Hi, I'm Kieron! Aside from managing the finances of the organization, I also help with outreach work and inter-branch communications.

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Our people

Creative Team

6 members
Janya Vishwakarma

Janya Vishwakarma

Illustrator

I'm Janya, an illustrator and student and I'm also preparing for design college entrances. Art has always been the dearest thing to me (maybe even more than coffee ;p)

Sarah Apolonio

Sarah Apolonio

Illustrator

I am an illustrator of the creative team. I work freelance, and occasionally play sudoku when bored.

Zenith Jordan Grier

Zenith Jordan Grier

Illustrator

Hi! my name is Zenith. I'm 18 years old, and I'm a newcomer in HYA. I'm part of the Creative Team as an Illustrator.

Mariam Shafiy

Mariam Shafiy

Illustrator

Hi! This is Mariam, an Egyptian animation student. I am currently experimenting with different styles to find my own. My ultimate goal is creating art to inspire the best version of you! <3

Taylor Willis

Taylor Willis

Storyboard Coordinator

Hiya! I'm Taylor, a third-year undergrad at UCL. I specialise in 2D illustration and animation, and I love animals!

I

Izela Yao

Podcast Host

Hello! My name is Izela. I am passionate about anything linguistics and aspire to collect voices that can change the world. If you have any podcast ideas or suggestions, I am more than happy to chat with you!

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Our people

Media Team

2 members
Kristina Alma Imrie

Kristina Alma Imrie

Graphics Designer

Howdy! I am a grade 12 student from Vancouver BC Canada and I am proud to represent HYA club as a graphic designer. When I’m not busy designing, I enjoy running, riding horses, playing guitar, dying my hair, watching JJK, eating phó, and spending time with my friends and family (and my dog of course!)

New Serene Antoniette R. Nadonga

New Serene Antoniette R. Nadonga

Graphics Designer

Hi everyone! I'm Rene, a freelance graphic designer who have a gentle soul with a wild heart. I aspire to be not the main character but the author of my story called Life.

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