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Alicia Medina Name: Alicia Medina
Major(s): Chemical Engineering
Year: Senior
Hometown: Silverdale, WA
High School Attended: Central Kitsap High School
Clubs/Activities: Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha, Latin Sorority Inc., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Filipino American Student Association (FASA), Sayaw, and OMA Mentor Program
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Deborah Henry Name: Deborah Henry
Major(s): Political Science & Communication
Year: Senior
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
High School Attended: Lakes High School/Foss High School
Clubs/Activities: Black Student Union (BSU), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Keepin it Real for Christ (KRC), ASUW Diversity Efforts, Student Outreach Ambassador, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
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Elese Washines Name: Elese Washines
Major(s): Mathematics & American Indian Studies
Minor: Physics
Year: Senior
Hometown: Toppenish, WA
High School Attended: Toppenish High School (Yakima Community College for Running Start)
Clubs/Activities: UW First Nations (Co-Chair), American Indians in Science & Engineering Society (Vice President-Recruitment), ASUW Senator, Math/Science tutor at OMA High School
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Jo Payne Name: Jo Payne
Major(s): Sociology
Year: Senior
Hometown: LaPush, WA
High School Attended: Forks High School
Clubs/Activities: UW First Nation
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Josue Estrada Name: Josue Estrada
Major(s): American Ethnic Studies & Medical Technology
Year: Senior
Hometown: Grandview, WA
High School Attended: Grandview High School
Clubs/Activities: Student Outreach Ambassador, MEChA, Gear Up, Office of Minority Affairs Mentor
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Louis Hunter Name: Louis Hunter
Major(s): English
Year: Junior
Hometown: Seattle, WA
High School Attended: O'Dea High School
Clubs/Activities: Kappa Alpha Psi, NPHC, BSU, OMA, Mary Gates Leadership Scholar, Minority Think Tank
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Malaelupe Samifua, Jr. Name: Malaelupe Alosio Tangi-Vili Samifua, Jr.
Major(s): American Ethnic Studies & Visual Communications
Minor: Linguistics
Year: Junior
Hometown: Honolulu, HI & Burien/White Center, WA
High School Attended: Evergreen High School (Seattle)
Clubs/Activities: Pacific Islander Student Commission WARRIOR Newsletter Director, SCF Vavega Praise & Worship Team, SCF Youth Choir Director, SCF Youth Ministry, Pacific Islander Opportunity Network for Educational Equality and Representation [PIONEER], Polynesian Outreach Program [POP], Polynesian Student Alliance, and Mana of the Pacific
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Nicole V. Savini Name: Nicole V. Savini
Major(s): Biology (emphasis in Physiology)
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Fullerton, CA
High School Attended: Grover Cleveland High School
Clubs/Activities: Polynesian Student Alliance, Micronesian Islands Club, Minority Association of Pre-Health Science Students, UW Club Volleyball
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Oscar Rosales Castaneda Name: Oscar Rosales Castaneda
Major(s): American Ethnic Studies & History
Year: Junior
Hometown: Yakima, WA
High School Attended: A.C. Davis High School
Clubs/Activities: MEChA, ASUW Senate, Hispanic Scholar Chapter, President Students' Forum, The MTT, Student Advisory Board, reading, poetry, art, lifting weights, organizing in the community.
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Richard Lasso Name: Richard Lasso
Major(s): Geography
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lakewood, WA
High School Attended: Clover Park High School
Clubs/Activities: OMA Student Ambassador, FIG Leader, IMA intramural (soccer), weight-lifting
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Tiffany Smith Name: Tiffany Smith
Major(s): Sociology
Year: Senior
Hometown: Silverdale, WA
High School Attended: Central Kitsap High School
Clubs/Activities: Participated in Sisterhood as well as volunteering at Harrison Hospital in Silverdale and I love to play basketball and run
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Tiffany Prinos Name: Tiffany Prinos
Major(s): Political Science & Communications
Year: Senior
Hometown: Seattle, WA
High School Attended: Ballard High School
Clubs/Activities: Student Outreach Ambassador
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Turquoise Young Name: Turquoise Young
Major(s): Business Administration - Marketing
Minor: Communication
Year: Junior
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
High School Attended: Wilson High School
Clubs/Activities: Black Student Union, Sisterhood
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