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ALUMNI SPEAKERS PAY IT FORWARD TO TAS STUDENTS

Back in the day when you were a student at TAS, you may not have known how to start a business, become a composer, or begin your career in medicine. Today, current TAS students are lucky to benefit from the experiences of many alumni who have come back to share their stories and advice in different areas. Gordon Fan ’11 spoke to marketing students at TAS about his experience in luxury brands, while Pearl Chen ’03 shared her experiences working in the fast-moving consumer goods industry at Johnson & Johnson. For the Entrepreneurship Club, Jake Schnackenberg ’05 talked about his work at Migo, an entertainment start-up. Dr. Andy Huang ’07 talked to students from Doctors Without Borders about his work in the medical field. Mr. Arnold assembled a panel of TAS writers who spoke with students about their own paths. The panel consisted of Linda Gail Arrigo ’66, Shawn Wong ’67, Brenda Lin ’94, Han Cheung ’99, Lin King ’12, and Shereen Lee ’19. For students in the arts, Tami Tossey ’88 came back and held a dance workshop with Deb Fleming’s students, and Dr. Tiffany Chang ’04 shared her experience as a composer and professor in the U.S. Younger alumni had wisdom to impart as well; Awu Chen ’16 and Harrison In ’16 spoke about the VR club they started while they were at TAS and how those experiences determined their path in college. Thank you to everyone who gave back to TAS by speaking to students this year! To become an alumni speaker, please contact the Alumni Office (alumni@tas.tw).

ALUMNAE SPEAK TO TAS STUDENTS AT GIRL UP SUMMIT

At the fourth annual TAS Girl Up Summit on Saturday, March 7, 2020, five panelists, including four alumnae, spoke to nearly fifty students about their career experiences. Moderated by two students, the panel included Alyssa Chen (AppWorks), Natalie Lin ’10 (AppWorks), Pearl Chen ’03 (Johnson & Johnson), Vivian Chiang ’93 (SpeedSmith, BlueX), and Angela Pan ’93 (management consulting, formerly Amazon). All five panelists shared their experiences in dealing with gender stereotypes and family expectations, and also gave advice to students, encouraging them to challenge and improve themselves every day and to be confident in their own abilities. Thank you to these alumnae for being role models! Girl Up Leadership Summit is a global movement founded by the UN Foundation to help empower young women leaders who defend gender equality. This year’s theme was “Tip of the Iceberg.”