Project PULL Selects Leadership Coaches for Academy 1997

For Immediate Release                       Contact:      Ernesto Sibal 
May 28, 1997                                             (408) 241-1091

   
                PROJECT PULL SELECTS LEADERSHIP COACHES
                   FOR NEWLY-CREATED ACADEMY PROGRAM

Project PULL, a nonprofit initiative serving Pilipino American
youth, has selected four outstanding college students to 
serve as "leadership coaches" for its inaugural Academy program
in late June.  The four coaches, chosen from a nationwide 
applicant pool, will challenge high school youth to develop 
their leadership skills and awareness of Pilipino American 
community issues during the one-week program at Stanford University.  

The 1997 Project PULL Academy Leadership Coaches are:  

Rachel Acuna-Narvaez.  Ms. Acuna-Narvaez, a junior at Stanford 
University, is majoring in Psychology with a focus on Children and 
Society.  Rachel served as chair of the 1997 Pilipino Youth Leadership
Conference at Stanford.  Her diverse community service experience also
includes work with the homeless.  Ms. Acuna-Narvaez hails from 
Colorado.  

Catherine "Kay" Fernandez.  Ms. Fernandez, a sophomore, is majoring in 
Social Welfare with a minor in Business Administration at UC Berkeley.  
Kay is also the Program Coordinator for UC Berkeley's newly-created 
"bridges" Multicultural Resource Center.  Her community involvement 
includes extensive experience with Berkeley's Pilipino Academic Student 
Services (PASS) program.  Ms. Fernandez is from Simi Valley, 
California.  

Salvador "Sal" Macasieb, Jr.  Sal was selected outstanding PASS Intern
of the Year for the 1995-96 academic year.  A graduate of Hogan High 
School in Vallejo, California, he has been extremely active in 
Berkeley's Pilipino student community.  He has served as Co-Treasurer 
for the Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects, and Engineers 
(PASAE) and High School Outreach Co-Coordinator for PASS.  Mr. Macasieb
is a sophomore majoring in Chemical Engineering.  

Leilani Roxas Pamplona.  Ms. Pamplona is a 1997 graduate in Ethnic 
Studies and Urban Studies and Planning from UC San Diego.   She has 
facilitated directed studies on Pilipino American History and Identity
and served as a Resident Advisor.  Active in the Kaibigan Pilipino club 
and several youth service organizations, Ms. Pamplona was recently 
nominated for UCSD's Outstanding Senior Award.  She is from Concord,
California.   

The leadership coaches will facilitate seminars on college preparation,
leadership skills, and community issues with small teams of high school
students.  In addition, the coaches will develop online academic and 
community resources with a focus on Pilipino American youth 
leadership.  Their projects will be published on The BARANGAY, 
Project PULL's website at "http://www.projectpull.org/barangay.html".

Project PULL is a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit initiative 
dedicated to developing innovative academic and leadership 
resources for high school and college students interested in 
Pilipino American community issues.  Academy 97 is organized by 
Project PULL in partnership with Stanford University's Asian 
American Activities Center with support from Filipinos for Affirmative
Action and the echoing green foundation.  
  
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Project PULL ... a learning organization for the Pilipino American community
3148 El Camino Real, Suite 208
Santa Clara, California 95051
Phone: (408) 241-1091
FAX: (408) 984-2298
Email: projectpull@projectpull.org
URL: http://www.projectpull.org