OLPCorps UCBerkeley Zambia/Team

Cal OLPC Team Biographies

International Team: Jessica Yueh, Jack Chi, Laura Keys
Local Team: TBD

International Team

Project & Logistical Coordinator

Name: Jessica Yueh
Hometown: New Jersey, U.S.
Education: UC Berkeley, Business Administration & Development Studies
Jessica is a senior at the University of California Berkeley, pursuing a dual-degree in Business Administration and Development Studies. At Cal, she has previously tutored elementary school students in local communities and managed campus-wide projects for the Cal Corps Public Service Center. Outside of Cal, she has experience working on both public and private sector projects in developing countries, having spent the past summer at an international project finance firm focusing on clients in Nigeria. Jessica previously worked with FORGE from 2007-2008 as an intern with Meheba's microcredit lending program and with general organizational support. Jessica is particularly interested in leveraging public-private partnerships to meet resource gaps and drive growth in the realm of international development.

Technological Coordinator

Name: Jack Chi

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Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Education: BA Rice University
Jack Chi is an EECS research scholar at the University of California Berkeley experimentally examining existing security systems. Previously at Rice University Jack implemented a pictorial prescription web application that efficiently allowed Botswana Baylor clinic doctors to prescribe medication restrictions in picture format. Jack wants to connect global lives by increasing free access to collaborative and creative content. Jack believes in the mission of Open Source software and its power to build a vibrant cooperative community. "...every child is a miraculous marvel of the world, the impact on future generations is our shared legacy. The call to action is clear, the mission is simple- equality of access to opportunity must be globally achieved."

Let's see...I am currently excited about OLPCorps. Why? Good question! I guess it has to do with my passion for peaceful collaboration; which drove me to doing research, living in a student cooperative, cooking and sharing. I enjoy very simple things in life- quenching my thirst for knowledge, quenching my thirst after a long hike. just quenching in general. I am against self-righteous folks who are closed-minded. Mildly annoyed with jaywalkers, severely disturbed by inequality.
Future: Anyone wanna start a coop together? It will be roughly focused around organic farming, music, technology and natural living.
Likes: New Zealand Media:Fiordland_Vid_-_Darren_topping_out_on_Erebus.avi

Pedagogical Coordinator

Name: Laura Keys
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Local Team

Details to come