Meet Our People
Felipe Martinez (he/him) | Executive Director, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Favorite café in Seattle: Simply Desserts in Fremont
Fun Fact: I have worked/studied at four different Pac-12 schools.
Dan Zhu (she/her) | Assistant Director, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English
Favorite café in Seattle: Spicy Chongqing in Renton
Fun Fact: I am a mother of two little boys.
Sarah Pauling (she/her) | Unite UW Program Manager
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Favorite café in Seattle: Don’t know yet. Still learning! 🙂
Favorite Book: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Ziyan Bai (she/her) | Student Programs Project Manager
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Tian Fu in Northgate
Fun Fact: My research area is graduate education, including access, student experience, finance, and education outcomes.
George (they/them) | Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English
Favorite café in Seattle: Modern Japanese in Phinney
Favorite Book: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Iman Janoo (she/her) | Social Media Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Urdu, and some Spanish!
Favorite place to eat and café in Seattle: Cesar’s Indian Restaurant and Happy Lemon boba!
Favorite Book: The Selection series by Kierra Cass
Jacklyn Li (she/her) | Social Media Coordinator
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Shiro’s
Fun Fact: I named my cat after the Emperor of China’s Tang Dynasty
Linh Trần (she/her) | Student Success & Well-being Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese
Favorite café in Seattle: Coffeeholic!
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Siya Nkosi (he/him) | Digital Content Coordinator
Languages spoken: IsiZulu, English, SiSwati, Mandarin Chinese, Xhosa, Afrikaans.
Favorite café in Seattle: Armistice Coffee Roaster
Favorite Book: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tiana Arzuaga (she/her) | Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English
Favorite café in Seattle: Cafe Kleo in Lynwood (close enough)
Favorite Book: Looking for book recommendations 🙂
Anuujin Ider (she/her) | Program Assistant
Languages spoken: Mongolian, English, Russian
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Pink Door
Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Kahled Hosseini
Muskan Bawa (she/her) | Peer Advisor
Languages spoken: Hindi, English
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Joey’s
Fun Fact: I have traveled to 15 countries
Shubhangi Bansal (she/her) | Student Advisory Board Chair
Languages spoken: English, Hindi
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Korean Tofu House in U-District
Fun Fact: I have two first languages (English and Hindi)!
