Professional Staff
Victor Flores Director Victor Flores is our Director at the Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre. Victor is a graduate of the University of Washington, History major. Victor has been with the ECC/T for the past 7 years. He enjoys hanging out on the beach and other outdoor activities.
Magdalena (Maggie) Fonseca Assistant Director Maggie Fonseca is the Assistant Director for the Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre. She graduated with a BA in Sociology from the University of Washington. She has been working with the Office of Minority Affairs and the Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre since 1998. In her spare time, Maggie loves to play soccer, reading and working on home improvement projects
Melissa Dow Program Support Supervisor I Melissa Dow is our Conference Coordinator and Technical Director. She is trained in theatrical lighting & sound design as well as audio production for film & live sound mixing. Before coming to work at ECC/T, she freelanced for many groups including the Seattle Shakespeare Festival and the Flying Karamazov Brothers on one of their national tours.
Jenee Jahn Programming/Facilities Coordinator Jeneé Jahn is the Programming/Facilities Coordinator here at the ECC/T. She is a proud Husky Alumnae who graduated with a degree in Spanish. She has called the ECC/T both work and home for the past three years. While on the clock, she gleefully tackles mountains of paperwork, jumps at any chance to collaborate and plan events, and loves working with the ECCT team and all its students. Originally from Eastern Washington, she sports a miniature tractor on her keychain and is infatuated with the thought of owning a classic car. Off the clock, she likes to torture her friends with tales from farm country and México, schemes to hike every National Park in the United States, and expects to see many successful generations of ECCT students come home to visit.
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Graduate Staff
Lily Lopez Graduate Student Advisor Intern
Lydia Edwards Graduate Staff Assistant
Student Staff
Stephen Padua Student Theatre Technician I enjoy snowboarding, rugby, soccer, football, outrigger canoeing, running, raquetball, working out, eating, and sleeping. I just don't get to do any of that very often. I don't like attending boring lectures, studying about those boring lectures, and then getting tested on those boring lectures. That is pretty much all I do now.
Putri Lestari Hiendarto Student Webmaster/ Graphical Designer
Julius Tan Computer Technician
Dan Miller Student Resource Cordinator A current junior majoring in Linguistics & International Studies and planning to minor in Arabic and French, Daniel is definitely a cool guy. Some of his many favorite things include reading, checking his Gmail and Digg.com constantly while surfing the web, learning more about Ubuntu and FOSS, occasionally paintball, hiking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, cycling to class, looking for new music on the iTunes store (Daft Punk!), and like anybody from the PNW, grab a venti from the nearest Starbucks on a daily basis. Daniel's goal in everyday life is to break the monotony as much as possible and make a few people laugh while trying. A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out. We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Leader: When someone who has the right skills and mindset to engage, impassion and generate dynamics amongst any group of people in order to enervate, construct, or change.
Amy Whalen Student Theatre Tech Amy is excited to be a part of the Ethnic Cultural Theatre staff! Teching and assisting around the office are just a couple things to add to her list of experiences in the entertainment industy, which include stage managing for Oregon Children's Theatre and UW, founding Alki Middle School's Drama Department, and interning with Teatro ZinZanni, Wild Whip Records and Saku and Collins (an entertainment law firm). She is pursuing a business major and wishes she had more free time to go skiing, exploring, and take cool pictures.
Chris Kwak Student Theatre Tech Majoring in communications, minoring in music. loves music. loves movies. thai food is a favorite. loves working at the ECT. now has an appreciation for plays and dramas since working at the theatre. loves family and people.
Calla Hummel Student Theatre Tech Calla started doing live sound for fun several years ago and happily turned her hobby into the best student job ever. When not being a geek at the theater, Calla is an International Studies major writing her thesis on the Brazilian riot grrrl scene.
Reuben Deleon Student Resource Cordinator Hi, my name is Reuben Deleon and I am currently a Junior in the Sociology program. I have been around the Ethnic Cultural Center for a total of four years now, starting with the E.M.P.O.W.E.R. high school outreach program. E.M.P.O.W.E.R. is an acronym for "Educating Minority People to Overcome with Education and Respect" and allows high school students to have a voice on many of the social issues that plague us today. I have spent my entire life in West Seattle and always felt that I wanted to do something big. As of right now I am going to be perusing a double major in Sociology and Law, Societies, and Justice. With this I hope to get into law school and give access to legal advice to those in my community. Through my short time in this University I have learned that many people in our world deserve more opportunities than given to them. When I am not stressing about a paper or getting a reading done I like to work as a director and mentor in E.M.P.O.W.E.R. and give high school students the skills to succeed in the academic world. Without my own mentors helping me find my potential I would not have accomplished nearly as much as I have. When I was accepted I wanted to pass on the same motivation and guidance that they gave to me. Besides that I like to write poetry, make music and laugh about anything and everything. Leadership is integral to success. I picked up early on that the world continues to work with or without your consent, so I feel like taking charge is the only full proof way to ensure you get what you want out of life. Someone one told me to "step up or step out of the way" and until this day I like to say that to anyone that will listen simply because it is short and something that can hold true forever.
Maile Kaneko Student Resource Cordinator I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I spent the last year in Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University and will be transferring to the UW as a sophomore. I have a passion for social justice and mentoring kids and will be majoring in American Ethnic Studies. For the past three summers I have taught summer school in Jonestown, Mississippi. I also volunteers tutoring at Jackson Park in North Seattle. My experiences have taught me that there is much improvement needed in society; I aspire to change what I can. I also enjoy basketball, shopping, a good conversation, and anything that can make me smile.An ancient Japanese saying states that, The nail that sticks out the farthest, get hits the hardest. A leader is bold and unafraid to stand out— courageous enough to be an individual amongst a group. A leader motivates by his or her actions, beliefs, and integrity. A leader inspires change.
Brukab Sisay tudent Resource Cordinator My name is Brukab Sisay. I'm a sophomore majoring in business. I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but I've also lived in London prior to moving to Seattle. For fun I like to snowboard, play video games, and hang out with my friends. I'm also involved in the UW Dream Project where we help first generation and low income high school students with college and scholarship application processes. In the future I plan to own my own business and travel in my spare time. I would define leadership as the ability to lead but also follow. I think that anyone can order people around but to be a good leader you have to be able to listen to and respect that views and ideas of the people your working with.
Rebecca Coil Student Resource Cordinator Hi! My name is Rebecca Coil and I am a freshman at UW. I’m from Pullman, WA (yes, home of the Cougars, don’t hate) and love living in Seattle. I plan on majoring in Biology and pursuing Pre-Vet. I love being involved in community service during my free time and am looking forward to getting involved in everything Seattle and UW has to offer! A leader to me is someone to stands out of a group by being able to lead others through hard work and respect. A leader sets a goal for change and can accomplish it with charisma and commitment.