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Joaquin Lim

August 30, 2021 No Comments

From 1995-2012, Mr. Lim served as the mayor and council-member for the city of Walnut, California. During his tenure on the council, he also served two terms as the president of the Chinese American Elected Officials (CEO) in Southern California. He was a delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and he sat on the board of directors of several government and private agencies. His community achievement earned him the honor of being featured in a 2002 book entitled “Distinguished Asian American Political and Governmental Leaders”. Prior to becoming the President of AIEF (American International Education Foundation), Mr. Lim served as the executive director of California Institute of Public Administration (CIPA) from 2004 to 2013. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at California State University in Long Beach.

Marianne Cintron

August 22, 2021 No Comments

Dr. Cintron has seen dyslexic children learn to read in only 6 weeks. She developed a music app and reading program that really work. She brings peace to your home by turning it from a battlefield into a playground teaching your children read so that they can achieve their full potentials. Education is Dr. Cintron’s third career, spring boarded from subbing in her children’s preschool to being a substitute teacher in a mental health hospital. She never dreamed of earning 5 degrees with a call to expose that “Dyslexia is a Trait of Genius!” She’s been an educator for 22 years and a classroom teacher for 10. She earned a Doctorate Degree and two Masters Degrees. She is an international teacher and speaker. She is the author of A Message of Hope, Dyslexia – A Trait of Genius, and Prisms of Brilliance. She also is an author of a new series of Children’s books.

Jennifer Tang

August 15, 2021 No Comments

Jennifer Tang’s parents are survivors of the Cambodian genocide. Growing up with those stories Jennifer had a lot of questions about how societies and government could fall apart like that. She always asked those questions, and she never found satisfactory answers. But that curiosity is what led her to start getting involved in public service. Jennifer has been a teacher for five years, and she has worked in education for 10 years. During her recent campaign a lot of people could easily say “Oh, as a teacher she may not have experience in finance and things like that.” However Jennifer has also worked at startups for four years and helped build the companies from the ground up.

Bryan Chau

August 1, 2021 No Comments

Bryan Chau was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley and was part of AYC programs as a youth. Growing up as an economically disadvantaged minority in a combative environment, he was met various challenges, but through AYC’s Youth Development programs, those challenges became lessons and pillars by which he lives his life now. These pillars have led Bryan to graduating from Gabrielino High School with numerous extracurricular accolades and graduating from Cal State Long Beach with dual degrees in Finance and Human Resources. With a strong gratitude to AYC for developing him during adolescence and a devoted passion for helping youth, he has come full circle in joining the AYC’s Board of Directors in 2016.

Camden Crane

July 18, 2021 No Comments

From trial to bike, pool, studio, or weights, Camden Crane is not new to the fitness world. Trained early on in the competitive world of dance and soccer, she constantly works for peak strength and mobility. As a Personal Trainer she’s committed to empowering her clients to set personal and challenging goals to achieve their own peaks, focusing on the whole body, mind, and soul connection. Living in Ethiopia for 4 years working with street kids, Camden witnessed the transformation that happened when we use fitness to connect, build and thrive!

Let’s Take a Recap – Part 2

July 11, 2021 No Comments

Scott and Russell are joined by Victoria to share some moments from each show that stood out to them. In this part 2 of Review Time they go through Episodes 21 – 40, from Susana Porras to Danny Woo.

Let’s Take a Recap – Part 1

July 4, 2021 No Comments

Scott and Russell are joined by Victoria to share some moments from each show that stood out to them. In this part 1 of Review Time they go through Episodes 01 – 20, from Andrew Rodriguez to Tim Fall.

Danny Woo

July 1, 2021 No Comments

For over 20 years Danny has dedicated himself to the youth, as a middle school science teacher in Los Angeles and West Covina, and as a basketball coach at his alma mater. He is passionate about bringing out a youths full potential, and is successful in doing so. He learned such skills from a past coach in his own youth when he was part of a Chinese Basketball group. Today he is a proud and loving father and husband who is getting back into the game of coaching basketball.

Teddy Bedjakian

June 20, 2021 No Comments

Teddy Bedjakian is the restaurateur of Edwin Mills by Equator located in Old Pasadena. Teddy started at that location back when it was known as Equator Coffee House. He was the one who decided to rebrand, and thus rename, the cafe in order to survive and thrive against the competition between coffee shops during 2014. Surviving and thriving has been a part of Teddy’s life since he was young. His family immigrated to the US when he was 7 years old from Armenia where they were being targeted. Growing up Teddy describes himself as a tough kid, from living in a tough neighborhood during the time when Pasadena was not the prime place to hang out.

Aaron Sanchez

June 18, 2021 No Comments

Aaron M. Sanchez currently hosts “The Morning Show” weekdays at 8am on ABC News Radio KMET 1490AM & 98.1 FM. He has been described as a natural, multi-talented, playful and personable host. His multiple years of hosting Red Carpet interviews and producing various projects with NBC News Radio KCAA station in 2010 as an entertainment reporter, led him to a shot at filling in as the co-host of their morning show. In 2013 that opportunity led to a weekly one hour talk show that Sanchez Executive Produced and co-hosted, “LIVE with Aaron and Kelly” an entertainment variety show visited by celebrity guests. In 2016 Sanchez was offered his own Morning Show on ABC News Radio KMET1490AM. There he began adopting the latest streaming technologies on Facebook LIVE and PeriscopeTV. As an early adopter of Livestream Platforms, Sanchez is among the earliest Cross Platform Broadcasting Pioneers utilizing simultaneous streaming to Television, Radio and Online Streaming Networks.

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