ASA Beyond Bowdoin - Alumni Panel

by Asian Students Alliance

Virtual Event Alumni Presenting

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

8 PM – 9 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Join ASA on Nov 18 in welcoming three amazing Alumna who will be participating in this year's fall alumni panel, ASA Beyond Bowdoin. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about each panelist's journey upon graduating from Bowdoin and ask questions about their experiences in the job market – and grad school! This event is an excellent opportunity to network with several incredibly distinguished ASA alumni, hear about their current positions, and get to know their career paths after graduation.

Our panelists include:

Lucy Luo - Lucy, a native of Hunan, China, is currently an MPA/ID candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Most recently, she worked at African Leadership Academy, a pan-African educational institution in Johannesburg, South Africa as a Princeton in Africa fellow. Prior to joining ALA, Lucy was a credit research analyst at Bank of America for three years, covering securitized products. She is passionate about international development, especially poverty reduction and private-public partnerships. Lucy graduated summa cum laude from Bowdoin College in 2016 with High Honors in Political Philosophy, a second major in Mathematics, and a minor in Computer Science.

Yimin Peng - Yimin is an award-winning copywriter and content strategist recently based in San Francisco. She has written for start-ups, agencies, and global brands across different industries, including Excedrin, Simple Skincare, Stella Artois, and UBS. Currently she works as a content strategist in tech. During her time at Bowdoin, she studied English Literature and Film Studies. She also worked at the Admissions Office as a tour guide and interviewer. She is a die-hard Moulton fan.

Quinn Rhi - Quinn is currently with The Leadership Conference as a Grants Administrator, working to support institutional fundraising efforts. Prior to her current role, she worked with nonprofits doing city and state-level advocacy, multi-ethnic coalition building, and fundraising. Quinn's last role was as Organizing Network Manager at the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) where she led the #OurNeighborhoods program, which focuses on uplifting local AAPI campaigns around issues of displacement and gentrification. Before that, Quinn was Civic Participation Coordinator at the MinKwon Center for Community Action (Queens, NYC), where she collaborated with APA Voice to coordinate the largest multi-lingual Asian American voter outreach in New York City. Quinn graduated from Bowdoin in 2015 with a major in Government and Legal Studies (Political Theory) and a minor in Art History.

Zoom link: https://bowdoin.zoom.us/j/98070611227

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