2019 Steps For Change Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 Steps For Change Scholarship Winners!
With the number of exceptional student applicants we have received, it was an incredibly difficult decision by the scholarship judging panel to select the final scholarship award recipients.
Thank you for all who have applied and best of luck in all your future endeavors!
2019 Scholarship Judging Panel
Thank you to all our scholarship judges for their hard work and dedication in selecting the winners of the 2019 Steps For Change Scholarship. All our scholarship judges on the panel help us properly select the best award recipients on a fair and professional standpoint.
Feel free to click on their names to learn more about them!
Ms. Abby Loomis, Esq. Attorney-at-Law
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
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AILA Washington: Member & Chair, Department of State Liaison Committee
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AILA Washington: Vice-Chair, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Liaison Committee
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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) - Volunteer Attorney
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Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) – Volunteer Attorney
Mr. Chong Le Senior Engineer
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Senior Engineer in the Remote Sensing Systems Directorate of the Space and Missiles System Center (SMC) at the Los Angeles Air Force Base
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30 years of service for the United States Government
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Responsible for managing the reactivation efforts and development of the satellite for a missile defense demonstration program
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Contributed to the successful launch in 2009 and completion of the early orbit check-out of the two missile defense demonstration satellites
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Systems Engineering & Integration Lead for a Space Environmental Monitoring Program 2013-2016
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Senior Civilian of the Year at SMC in 1996
Ms. Sandy Wang FNP-BC
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Master's Degree of Science in Nursing, Family Specialty (MSN) from UCLA
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Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Loma Linda University
The Pill Club- Leadership & Senior Lead Nurse Practitioner
MinuteClinic- Family Nurse Practitioner and Clinic Resource Provider
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Wealth by Health Steps for Change Foundation- Keynote Speaker
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The Sweeter Approach to Sweet-Ease- Pending Publication
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Clinical Preceptor for UCLA
Dr. Patrick Mak Retired, Principal Director of the DoD Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
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Spent the last 33 years of his professional career at The Aerospace Corporation
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Held technical and managerial positions on a variety of Air Force, Navy, NASA, and international satellite programs
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Retired in 2014 as the Principal Director of the DoD Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
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2013 Aerospace President's Award, 2012 Aerospace Alex Liang's Asian American Award
Ms. Polly Low Councilmember of the City of Rosemead
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Software Engineering Manager at Raytheon
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President of the Chinese Elected Officials (CEO) from 2013-2015
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Commissioner on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Affairs
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President of the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO) of National League of Cities
- 2014 Women of Distinction Award from Congresswoman Judy Chu
Ms. Wendy Zimmerman SVP Area Manager at HSBC Bank USA
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SVP Area Manager for Southern California South Area at HSBC Bank USA
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Former Interim Regional Manager at Fremont Investment & Loan
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Over 35 years of banking experience in the financial industry
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CEO Award Winner, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc
Mr. Erik Hoeffs Divisional Franchise Director at GNC
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Division Franchise Director at GNC, supporting franchisees & field representatives throughout the Western U
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Received the Director of the Year Award for Excellence in 2014, 2013, and 2012
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Certified Divisional Trainer for GNC
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Over 20 years of experience in retail operations, customer service, and various multi-unit management roles