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Current Officer Board



Tri-City Band Corps is a student run organization; therefore, a squad of student officers are required to keep TBC afloat. They work year-round to plan parades, organize fundraisers, run rehearsals, and spread their love for music. Below are the current officers for 2021 - 2022 and their positions.


Individual Job Descriptions

Executive Department



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The Executive Team oversees the five departments within Tri-City Band Corps: Supply, Music, Finance, Operations, and Technology. The Executive Team is responsible for all aspects of Tri-City Band Corps, which includes: managing the officer board, distributing and following up on tasks, organizing all Cadet Regiment members and events which include rehearsals and parade performances, filing legal paperwork, contacting and communicating with sponsors and alumni, interviewing members for acceptance onto the officer board, implementing developmental activities for the officers, dealing with unexpected emergencies, and most importantly, maintaining a clear vision of the future of TBC and setting goals that will lead the organization towards achieving that dream.



Music Department



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The Music Department takes care of the artistic aspects of TBC's performances. It has three main tasks: running rehearsals, choosing music to play, and maintaining the music library. With maintaining the music library and choosing performance repertoire comes preparing music for parades and storing crates of music. Leading rehearsals is the most important job of Music, as TBC members often approach the Chief Musical Director or Guard and Drum Captains first if they have questions. For this reason, former CEO Sara Tsai said that the Chief Musical Director is the "face of the group."



Supply Department



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The Supply Department is in charge of all the necessary equipment that TBC owns. The department deals with the 150+ uniforms, repairing ones that are damaged and taking stock of the current numbers of uniform parts when necessary. The department is also responsible for buying new uniform parts when needed and planning uniform distribution/collection logistics during each parade season. They also manage the percussion equipment that TBC owns; they are in charge of storing/maintaining percussion and ordering replacement parts. During parade season, this department is vital in the transportation of equipment to rehearsals and parades.



Technology Department



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The Technology Department is in charge of managing the website, app, social media posts, Salesforce, and marketing flyers. The department is responsible for keeping the website up to date and posting on social media weekly. It is also in charge of updating Salesforce with member information and sending out mass emails. The marketing is in charge of creating flyers for advertising our events or programs. In short, it is responsible for all technological aspects of the group.



Operations Department



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The Operations Department takes care of managing recruitment, officer bondings, and regulating officer benefits, health, and safety. The department is also responsible for planning bonding events, organizing carpools and buses for performances, registering for parades, and managing service hours. Recruiting members is an important job of the Operations department, as it is how the organization grows. In addition, it is also responsible for sending out quarterly newsletters to keep members updated about TBC's recent activities.



Finance Department



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The Finance Department, as the title suggests, takes charge of all financial aspects in TBC, focusing mainly on small-scale fundraisers, large scale events and feeds, and applying for grants. Our goal is to ensure that TBC is on stable financial ground. To accomplish this, we set up many restaurant fundraisers and run our own large events (most notably, Festival of Arts and Pasta Feed). Long story short, we’re the ones planning and executing each of these events--almost impossible, but at the same time quite rewarding!



Counselor


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Harrison Cheng



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Executive Department


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Soumya Rai



Chief Executive Officer
12th - Washington High School



Soumya Rai is a senior at Washington High School. She has been playing clarinet since 6th grade and has been a part of TBC for 5 years. Some of her hobbies include reading books, painting, dancing, going horseback riding, and playing the clarinet. In her free time, she likes to participate in art competitions and binge-watch TV shows. Some fun facts about her include pasta being her favorite food and Oceanside City Beach being one of her favorite places to visit. She also enjoys hiking and spending time with her family. If she could be any animal, she would want to be a horse because that is her favorite animal. Additionally, horses are graceful and thrive both individually and in group settings which is similar to her.



Leena Jazrawi



Chief of Staff
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Leena Jazrawi is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. She has been playing trumpet for over 4 years and piano for over 8 years. She has been an officer of Tri-City Band Corps for over 3 years, but has participated with TBC for over 4 years. Her hobbies include swimming and hiking with friends and family. She also enjoys going out for boba and biking to Starbucks to drink an Iced Matcha Green Tea Latte with vanilla sweet cream cold foam, so if you would like to give her a gift, that would be a great place to start! A fun fact about Leena is that she is scared of sharks, but swims on a team where the mascot is sharks. She also admires Taylor Swift to a very high extent, and enjoys streaming the albums Folklore and Reputation specifically. If Leena could be any animal, she would want to be a hippopotamus, because hippos are able to relax in cool water the whole day. Also, hippos are considered dangerous animals so Leena would be able to bite off anything that gets in the way of her aspirations.



Auxiliary Department


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Sean Sung



Executive Director of Elementary Programs
11th - Mission San Jose High School



Sean Sung is a junior at Mission San Jose High School. He plays tuba and started in 7th grade. He has been a part of TBC for one year. His hobbies include fencing, reading, and watching many TV shows. He also loves to play the trombone and tuba. His favorite hobby of all is sleeping. Sleeping is important, and everyone should like it. A fun fact is that he makes weird shapes with fingers when he is nervous while doing physical activity. Another fun fact is that he cannot eat any spicy food whatsoever since he has no tolerance for it. He would be an eagle because of its amazing feathers and its ability to see very far and very clearly. Also, eagles can fly very far and very high, which would be wonderful for sightseeing and traveling around the world.



Dalia Jazrawi



Deputy Director of Elementary Programs
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Dalia Jazrawi is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. She plays the French Horn and she started in 6th grade. She has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for around three years. She enjoys swimming, listening to Taylor Swift, spending time with friends and family, playing soccer, going to the mall, and eating ice cream from Meadowlark in Pleasanton. She also enjoys baking, crocheting, and painting! A fun fact about Dalia is that her favorite holiday is Christmas and her favorite season is Summer. She also is an athletic swimmer and soccer player! Another fun fact about her is that she has been a massive Taylor Swift fan since 2nd grade and she would not live without iced coffee or vinegar chips. If she could be any animal, she would definitely be a weasel because in her lifetime so far, she has managed to get pooped on by birds three times in public, so by being a weasel, birds have now become her prey, hence allowing her to finally take her revenge.



Angelica Wang



Deputy Director of Elementary Programs (Cupertino)
11th - Monta Vista High School



Angelica Wang is a junior at Monta Vista High School. She plays the baritone sax and is in the front ensemble. She started in her freshman year and has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for over two years. In her spare time, Angelica enjoys reading, writing, and playing video games. Her favorite genres of books are mystery and horror and her favorite games are Clash or Clans, Clash Royale, and League of Legends. Angelica is not a particularly interesting person, but a couple fun facts are that she almost never goes to sleep earlier than 2 am, and used to enjoy skating a lot before her skates magically disappeared. If Angelica could be any animal, she would be a puppy because they are happy to meet people and like to have fun. Puppies are also very pettable and will probably eat anything that’s placed in front of them.



Lavinia Lei



Deputy Director of Elementary Programs (Virtual)
11th - Monta Vista High School



Lavinia Lei is a junior at Monta Vista High School. She has been playing flute since 4th grade and has been a part of TBC since sophomore year. Outside of playing flute, she loves making all kinds of music, such as playing piano, playing guitar, or singing. One of her favorite non-musical hobbies is reading Lookism, or any PTJ webtoon, really. Playing Battle Cats and drawing potatoes are also activities that take up more of her free time than they probably should. Chinstrap penguins are her favorite type of penguin because they like screaming at each other very loudly. Stegosauruses are her favorite type of dinosaur because they have a small brain. Roscuro from the Tale of Despereaux is her favorite rat character by virtue of being Roscuro. If she could be an animal, she would want to be a duck. Or a goose. Or any simultaneously volant and natant creature. She just wants to chase the adrenaline of being able to soar through the sky while not having to sacrifice the ability to walk or swim. Being a duck also simply seems fun.



Maanav Kyabarsi



Cadet Regiment Director
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Maanav Kyabarsi is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. Maanav has played the Euphonium and Trombone since 5th grade. He has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for a year now. He loves reading books, watching TV, and playing basketball. In his free time, he enjoys going biking and spending time with his friends. When biking, he usually goes along Alameda Creek or Coyote Hills Regional Park. Maanav is a hard working, responsible, and determined individual. He wants to go into business when he's older, and his favorite movies would be the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Trilogy. He loves Marvel movies and DC comics. If Maanav could be any animal, he would be a lion because they are fierce predators and are rarely ever the ones being hunted. Lions can actually get water from plants and live in prides as well, making them extremely cool animals.



Rachel Yen



Deputy Administrative Officer
12th - Milpitas High School



Rachel Yen is a senior at Milpitas High School. She has been in color guard since 8th grade. This will be her first year in TBC. Rachel likes baking desserts and watching Netflix shows and movies in her free time. True to her East Asian roots, Rachel also watches traditional Chinese dramas with her mom whenever they have time. One fun fact about Rachel is that she gets sunburnt very easily, even after putting on sunscreen. She may or may not be mildly allergic to the sun. Another fun fact about Rachel is that her favorite ice cream flavor is Matcha. If Rachel could be any animal, she would be a cow because they don’t have to do anything other than eat, sleep, and walk around at a leisurely pace. Cows are also pretty intimidating, so no one will bother her and Rachel can get her quality alone time.



Shruti Senthilram



Winter Program Support Specialist
10th - Irvington High School



Shruti Senthilram is a sophomore at Irvington High School. She plays the clarinet, starting in 5th grade. She has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps since this year. Her hobbies include playing the piano, the clarinet, reading, and painting. She usually enjoys painting in the acrylic medium. She also enjoys reading realistic fiction novels. Aside from those hobbies, she mainly likes playing and hanging out with her younger sister. One fun fact about her is that she is a vegetarian. Another fun fact about her is she has been playing the piano since she was 7, and her favorite piano piece is Hungarian Dance no. 5 by Brahms. Also, her favorite dessert is strawberry ice-cream with chocolate chips. If she could be any animal, she would be a peregrine falcon. Peregrine falcons are one of the fastest animals on Earth when they are diving. Plus, flying seems fun, and she thinks she'll enjoy being able to fly.



Jessica Mason



Deputy Administrative Officer
12th - Irvington High School



Jessica Mason is a senior at Irvington High School. She plays the clarinet and started in 6th grade. She's been in TBC for over three years. In her free time, Jessica likes to dabble in graphic design, she loves 60% opacity levels. She also enjoys listening to music, her favorite artists include J. Cole, Rina Sawayama and Fleetwood Mac. She's also often in 3 AM Discord calls playing Minecraft or watching anime with friends. Despite being half Japanese, Jessica's Japanese reading comprehension is awful. She also loves to procrastinate and often starts studying 30 minutes before tests. She skipped a grade in elementary school and has lived in San Francisco, Shanghai, Houston and Japan. Though she has dozens of stuffed animal frogs, Jessica would be a geese if she could be any animal. Geese are able to swim, walk and fly, meaning that Jessica could do anything she wanted. They're also able to honk and bite annoying people.



Skylesha Marcel



Chief Administrative Officer
12th - American High School



Skylesha Marcel is a senior at American High School. She has been playing the clarinet since 4th grade. This is her first year being with TBC. Her hobbies include kung fu, traveling (she has been to 10 countries), drinking milk tea, and hanging out with her friends and family. She also enjoys playing games and racing with her two siblings because she is extremely competitive. Some fun facts about her is that she is Indonesian and her favorite food is udon. Some more impressive facts is that she has been a representative of the USA Kung Fu National Team since 2016 and has competed in the World Kungfu Championship in China (and won a bronze)! If she can be any animal, she would be a cat. Cats spend their entire lives eating, sleeping, playing, and sleeping more. That sounds like a great life. Cats also have night vision and insane reflexes, which Skylesha thinks is very cool :)



Music Department


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Harshini Karthikeyan



Chief Musical Director
12th - American High School



Harshini Karthikeyan is a senior at American High School. She plays clarinet and started in 4th grade. She has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for nearly two years. When she's not playing music, Harshini enjoys dancing, reading, and spending time with friends. She participates as president of her student class council and loves to get involved with school activities and events. She despises tomatoes (unless they're in pizza) and has over 600 trophies on Edgar in Brawl Stars. She's also an avid k-pop fan and loves the girl group Twice. She has an extensive list of cousins as well. If she could be any animal, she'd be a platypus so she could live out her dreams of being in Phineas and Ferb. She loves how cute platypuses look, and she thinks their behaviors in the wild are highly fascinating.



Audrey Zhou



Deputy Chief Musical Director - Visual
11th - American High School



Audrey Zhou is a junior at American High School. She plays alto saxophone and started in 7th grade. She has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for about a year. Audrey’s hobbies include drawing, playing music, and watching anime and C-dramas. She has grown up with art around her and sometimes draws or paints for fun. She also enjoys playing saxophone and piano. Watching shows are a really nice way to relax after a long day. A fun fact about her is that she has traveled through more than half the country by the time she was in 6th grade. Part of her father’s job is to travel around the States and sell art, so sometimes she goes with him. If Audrey could be an animal, she would be a seagull. They are mostly unproblematic and they fly around trying to get food. To Audrey, it seems like a simple life that is fairly relaxing. They also get to soar the skies and see beautiful views.



Sydney Bailey



Color Guard Captain
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Sydney Bailey is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. She has been doing color guard since freshman year and has been a part of TBC for a year. When she is not doing color guard, one of their hobbies is art, mostly digital art and design because she's in yearbook. She enjoys watching anime, a lot of anime. She also enjoy reading and have mostly been reading contemporary books recently. Sydney is really good at make-up, in their humble opinion, as it adds more personality to their look.She has watched Inside by Bo Burnham too many times and now has the entire soundtrack memorized, her favorite song is Jeffery Bezos. If she could be any animal she would be a corgi. Corgi’s are short and have two toned hair a lot like them. Sydney really likes dogs and corgi’s are their favorite breed. Corgi’s are also the Queen of England’s favorite dog, and they think it would be nice to live a life of luxury as one of the Queen’s corgis.



Anika Sharma



Senior Asst. Color Guard Captain - Rifles
12th - Monta Vista High School



Anika Sharma is a senior at Monta Vista High School. Anika has done color guard since she was 14 and joined Tri-City-Band Corps in 2021. Anika's hobbies are reading, sewing, writing, and crocheting. She also enjoys reading tarot cards as well as playing with her dog and going to the library and checking out entirely too many books. Some fun facts about Anika are that she wants to be a journalist, but is also saving up to go to beauty school because she also loves working with makeup and wants to be a freelance makeup artist as well. If Anika could be an animal, she would choose an otter because otters are very cute and and sweet. And because Anika loves swimming on their back and looking up at the sky while laying in the water.



Lilian Tjioe



Asst. Color Guard Captain - Flags
12th - American High School



Lilian Tjioe is a senior at American High School. Currently, Lilian is on flag in color guard and started learning flag in freshman year. She has been part of TBC for one year. During her free time, Lilian enjoys listening to indie pop music, watching Netflix shows and anime, learning dances, and drawing. She also likes to do her makeup, even if there isn’t a special occasion. Some fun facts about Lilian are that she would never reject a boba date, or any opportunity that involves free boba. Another fun fact about Lilian is that she takes great pride in her ability to throw a football, as she is not usually the athletic type. If she could be any animal, Lilian would be an otter. As an otter, she would look forward to swimming on her back all day while eating oysters, and searching for her favorite rock. Additionally, she would want to experience what it’s like to be a good swimmer.



James Liu



Deputy Chief Musical Director - Music
12th - American High School



James Liu He plays the alto saxophone and started in 4th grade. He has been a part of the Tri-City Band Corps for a year. James's hobbies include playing video games with his friends and spinning the baton. He plays games like Valorant and Minecraft casually to have fun with his friends during his free time. He also enjoys spinning the baton very much. Some fun facts about James are that he does not like ice cream because he once ate too much of it at a birthday party when he was little, causing him to feel very sick. He has not been able to stomach ice cream since. If he could be an animal, James would be a sea turtle because of a turtle's long lifespan. He thinks that being a sea turtle would be cool as he would be able to explore the oceans and see all kinds of cool fish.



Nikhil Jagota



Chief Musical Composer
12th - Fremont High School



Nikhil Jagota is a senior at Fremont High School. He plays piano and started when he was around five. He also plays saxophone and started when he was around 12. He's been a part of TBC for one year. He enjoys growing plants in his house, especially interesting ones like sundews and fake bamboo. He likes to take his dog for walks around the park, and also appreciates biking around the city. Finally, he likes to make symmetrical paper snowflakes. Some fun facts about him are that he can move his ears. Additionally, he goes to a school that is not actually in the city which shares its name. He used to have a cactus in his room which he was very fond of, until it unfortunately died, from which he has learned to never overwater cacti. If he could be any animal, he would definitely be an octopus. Octopuses are very interesting animals because they are very smart for invertebrates, live in the sea, are extremely flexible, and finally, octopi can change the color of their skin. Also, octoposes even more interesting because no one can seem to agree on the plural form of the word.



Erik Munoz



Chief Music Librarian
12th - James Logan High School



Erik Munoz is a senior at James Logan High School. Erik Munoz has played the flute for 8 years. He has also been playing the base flute and piccolo for 3 years. He has been a TA for TBC for 4 months and is a new member of the music department. Erik loves to play video games and play the flute when he has the time to do so. He also likes to listen to other types of classical music. Erik also enjoys strength training and plans to compete in a powerlifting competition one day. Erik was born with feet that were not aligned with his toes and had to do lots of physical therapy. Erik used to play waterpolo and basketball. Erik used to participate in long distance running, such as half marathons and once ran from union city to Newark with his friends. If Erik could be an animal, Erik would be a giraffe. This is because giraffes are tall. Aside from being tall, giraffes are very chill. Erik thinks life would be nice spending his days eating leaves from tall trees and walking around in the warm sun.



Ryan Dai



Woodwind Section Leader
11th - Irvington High School



Ryan Dai is a junior at Irvington High School. He starting playing the clarinet in 4th grade and this is his second year in Tri-City Band Corps. His hobbies include reading, mainly reading classical fiction and has a knack for procrastinating on work. He isn't very interesting, but likes military history and politics. He's very socially inept, so there's that. He's also very lazy; in fact he was too lazy to retake this picture of himself. If he could be any animal, he would choose to be a house cat so that he could get taken care of all the time and not have to do anything.



Harry Guan



Brass Section Leader
11th - Homestead High School



Harry Guan is a junior at Homestead High School. He plays trombone and euphonium, starting from 6th and 8th grade, with this year being his second year in Tri-City Band Corps. Harry enjoys practicing both of his instruments, editing audio and video, gaming, and watching random films in his spare time. He especially enjoys playing duets with friends and enjoyed making multitracks over quarantine. A fun fact about Harry is that he is fluent in three languages: Mandarin Chinese, English, and French. He also has made a variety of wood trinkets a few years back ranging from something as small as a sanding block to a dinosaur model to a full-size canoe. If Harry could be any animal, he would choose to be a dolphin. This is because the ocean is vast and beautiful, with infinite choices to make every day, while having the ability to produce interesting dolphin noises and spraying water at random tourists on cruises.



Supply Department


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Vishnu Nair



Chief Supply Officer
11th - Mission San Jose High School



Vishnu Nair is a Junior at Mission San Jose High School. He started playing trumpet in 5th grade. He joined TBC in 9th grade. Apart from music, he loves martial arts and will soon be testing for his fourth degree black belt. As of 2021, he has been practicing Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, and stick defenses for 8 years. He also loves expressing himself in other ways, like dance. He has been dancing since sixth grade and is currently on the Mission's dance team, Ishaara. Outside school, he dances, with Mona Khan Master class. He is also a competitive swimmer in both the MSJA swim team and the Mission San Jose High School swim team. One of the most recent hobbies he has picked up is coding and he is continuously working towards becoming a better coder. A fun fact about him is that he can understand and speak 4 languages as of now and is always trying to learn more. His favorite anime shows are My Hero Academia & Black Clover, while his favorite character from anime is Gojo Satoru. If he could be an animal, he would be an alien from a type 4-5 civilization (if this counted as an animal) due to the technological advancements & knowledge at hand in being one could hold. Otherwise, if he was an animal, he would be an eagle because of an eagle has strength, agility, and leadership qualities. An eagle reminds him to have a profound vision for his future, while also being ever-present and paying close attention to present surroundings.



Clement Wu



Chief Engineering Officer
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Clement Wu is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. Clement plays the Alto Saxophone and started in 5th grade. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for over two years now. He enjoys hanging out with friends, traveling if he has time, using his phone, and reading visual novel books. While he doesn't go out much, you can usually find him running or in Mission Coffee finishing work. Clement is originally from an island located within the United States of America. He has also been trained under an international tennis competitor from Taiwan for over a year. Although he hasn't practiced in quite a while, he'll definitely enjoy a few rounds with anyone willing to play. If Clement could be any animal, he would be a sloth because it represents his work ethic. In a world where "fast-paced" defines the everyday life of a first-world country, Clement would just love to slow things down and become a sloth.



Ethan Huang



Deputy Chief Supply Officer - General Supplies
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Ethan Huang is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. Ethan has been playing clarinet for 8 years and started in 4th grade. He has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for over 6 years. Ethan's hobbies are photography, hiking, and playing video games. He often likes to take pictures with his camera on walks and from his backyard. He doesn't often play video games (since he mostly watches YouTube in his free time) but he does like playing racing games. As mentioned in his hobbies, he has a DSLR that he uses to take pictures of anything he finds interesting, such as birds, sunsets, and sometimes the night sky. Another fun fact about him is that he worked part-time as a lifeguard at Aqua Adventure Waterpark in the summer of 2021. Ethan would be a tiger, since it is a fearless animal. For example, a tiger, especially if it's hungry, might go for animals that are the same size as it. Ethan strives to be like this, and whenever he finds a great opportunity, he tries not to be hesitant to take it.



Rikhil Seth



Supply Officer
10th - Irvington High School



Rikhil Seth is a sophomore at Irvington High School. He plays the alto saxophone and began his musical journey in 5th grade. He has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for over a year. He has many hobbies including playing the alto saxophone, taekwondo, running, and FTC. Additionally, he highly enjoys reading and often reads fiction but may also dabble in advanced scientific and mathematical concepts through textbooks. Some fun facts about him includes that he is a second degree black belt (meaning that he has broken two stacked 1-inch cement bricks), he has dislocated his arm (not from the previous fun fact), and he has done a week-long backpacking trek with 40 pounds above 11,000 feet of elevation. If he could be any animal, he would be a dolphin. Dolphins are recognized to be some of the smartest animals in the world. Additional to their superior intelligence over other animals, he also chose this animal for their astute sense of communication, their ability to memorize various things, and the myriads of other features dolphins can acquire, like using echolocation.



Henry Wang



Supply Officer
11th - Foothill High School



Henry Wang is a junior at Foothill High School. He has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for over a year. He does not play an instrument but hopes to pick one up in the near future. A hobby he has is golfing, and he has been playing since he was 6 years old, now being on his school varsity team. He also loves to cook, often cooking for his family and friends as well as helping his mom around in the kitchen. A fun fact about him is that he sneezes when he looks at the sun or a bright light. This might seem cool but it does not work well when taking pictures facing the sun. He can also speak 3 languages: Chinese/Mandarin from home, French from school, and English. If he could be any animal, he would want be a falcon. He wants to soar in the skies so he can visit many places. Since falcons can fly relatively fast, he can get to places in a short amount of time.



Patrick Xiao



Supply Officer
9th - American High School



Patrick Xiao is a freshman at American High School. He played piano for 10 years and percussion for 4 years. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for almost a year. Outside of TBC, Patrick is on a badminton competition team and is part of Boy Scouts. Recently, he has started to do many conservational service projects for his community. He enjoys going biking with his friends around neighborhood trails, practicing piano and playing video games. Patrick's favorite food is udon, or noodle soup in general. He also has a collection of mechanical pencils despite having bad handwriting. Before the pandemic, he and his family would travel a lot whether it would be for badminton tournaments or just to have fun. Patrick would like to be a cheetah because it is very fast. He would be able to get through tasks quickly without procrastinating. Cheetahs are fierce and are seem to be outgoing so Patrick would like to have a mix of that personality to his life.



Grace Datta



Supply Officer
9th - Mission San Jose High School



Grace Datta is a rising freshman at Mission Sam Jose High School. She played soprano clarinet for three years, starting in fourth grade and has been playing bass clarinet since 7th grade. She also likes to paint in her free time to relax. She loves playing with her dog and taking it on walks. And, she enjoys going out with friends and family. Grace was born in Bangalore, India and moved to California when she was 2-3 years old. She enjoys traveling a lot (even though she’s only been to two countries). If Grace was an animal she would be a dog because dogs are able to make connections and relationships with people. Dogs are also very playful, energetic creatures and are always having fun and running around.



Iman Shoukat



Supply Officer
10th - Irvington High School



Iman Shoukat is a sophomore at Irvington High School. She plays clarinet and started in 5th grade. This is her first year as a TBC officer, but she has volunteered with them before. Iman’s hobbies include reading, drawing, music, and going on walks. She also likes to do calligraphy, other types of art, and cross-stitching. Iman also likes to play badminton, but she doesn’t play very often. Some fun facts about Iman include that she has a very poor sense of smell, once held her breath for over 2 minutes, has over 100 relatives living in just the Bay Area, and can also dye fabrics different colors reasonably well. If Iman could be any animal, she would probably be a barn owl because they’re nocturnal, and Iman prefers night to day. They’re also birds of prey, meaning they are higher up on the food chain and are very skilled physically. Additionally, Iman thinks that flying would be very fun.



Nathan Wong



Supply Officer
9th - American High School



Nathan Wong is a freshman at American High School. He plays trumpet and started in 4th grade. His only hobby is basketball. Basketball was introduced to him in third grade when his friends wanted him to play a basketball game with them. Ever since then, basketball became his passion. He continued to play basketball just for fun with his friends for the next two years. In the fifth grade, he joined a basketball youth team for a year. He didn’t like the experience as he didn’t learn much so he decided to join an aau team (competitive league). In the first year, he wouldn’t get enough playing time but that didn’t make him stop pushing himself to become better. Within the next year, he became one of the best players on his team. Ever since then, he’s been improving and learning every single day. Some fun facts about him is that whenever he gets stressed out or nervous he usually covers his eyes and meditates. He also learned how to solve a 3x3x3 rubik’s cube at a very young age. Overtime, he became much faster and started competing in tournaments. If he was an animal, he would be a dolphin because they’re very intelligent, excellent communicators, which comes in handy when working as a team and have a good sense of hearing, which can be very useful in some cases.



Amogh Arora



Supply Officer
10th - Irvington High School



Amogh Arora is a sophmore at Irvington High School. He doesn't play any instruments. This is his first year in TBC. He enjoys reading books, watching movies/TV shows, and swimming. He enjoys playing Minecraft as well. He enjoys hanging out with his friends and riding his bicycle. He loves to teach younger kids science and math. He can catch food in his mouth 60% of the time. His favorite movie is "Spider-Man 2" and his favorite show is "Gravity falls". His favorite book is "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan. For some odd reason, he knows all the type matchups in Pokemon. He wishes to be a bird because flying seems very exhilarating and fun. Riding on a plane is not the same as feeling the wind and air in your feathers. The thought of doing tricks or moving fast brings him great joy



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Akshitha Nagaraj



Chief Technology Officer - Salesforce
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Akshitha Nagaraj is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. She's been in color guard for the past 2 years, and joined TBC in 10th grade. In her spare time, she likes to read fictional novels, scroll through youtube, and try out new baking/cooking recipes. She's also tried her hand at crocheting, drawing, earring making, origami and more. Akshitha speaks 3 different languages: Tamil, French, and English. She's taken part in multiple hackathons as well. She's also recently taken a keen interest in house plants, and currently owns two succulents. If she could be any animal she wanted, she would choose to be a cat. They always land on their feet and have excellent night vision. They have amazing balance and flexibility as well, allowing them to move around quickly.



Ryan Chan



Chief Marketing Officer
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Ryan Chan is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. He started color guard during the summer of 2017, participating in the Cadet Regiment as one of the four color guard members and has been a part of TBC for over 5 years. During his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing sports such as volleyball, and serving in his boy scout troop. He also enjoys traveling and has been to big cities and cool boba stores. Some of his favorites include omomo tea and sunright. A fun fact about Ryan is that he can drive and he's pretty confident in his abilities. If he could be any animal, he would be a fish because fish are cool. Whether it is one fish or two fish, red fish or blue fish, he likes all the fish.



Grace Yan



Chief Membership Officer
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Grace Yan is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. Grace has played the clarinet since 4th grade and the piano for 10 years. This is her second year at Tri-city Band Corps as a woodwind TA and her first year as an officer. Grace enjoys reading dystopian fiction, listening to music, and spending time with her friends. She also loves to code and watch cdramas (especially about transmigration or rebirth) with her family. One fun fact about Grace is that her favorite movie is Train to Busan, although it is the only horror film she has ever watched! She likes the color plain white because it is fresh and clean, and has a weakness for all strawberry-flavored snacks. If Grace could be any animal, it would definitely be a tabby cat because they are friendly, smart, and cute. Tabbies are also fluffy and cuddly. Grace thinks it would be nice to sleep a lot and experience the cat righting reflex.



Pranshu Agnihotri



Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Video Production
10th - Irvington High School



Pranshu Agnihotri is a sophomore at Irvington High School. He plays trumpet, and started in 3rd grade. This is his second year as a part of Tri-City Band Corps. His hobbies include game development in Unity, solving Rubik's cubes as fast as he can, and playing video games with his friends. Pranshu also enjoys modeling things in 3D software and then 3D printing them! Some fun facts about him are that he can solve a Rubik's cube in under 20 seconds, he is part of NorCal Robotics, and that is also part of an FTC Robotics team. Pranshu also played in Fremont's Got Talent, and won second place playing music with his friends! If he could be any animal, Pranshu would be a jaguar because they are usually the predators of their food chain, are sneaky and fast, and can even climb trees. Jaguars are his favorite animals, and he thinks the spots on jaguars look really cool!



Jessie Huang



Chief Publicity Officer
11th - Mission San Jose High School



Jessie Huang is a junior at Mission San Jose High School. She has been playing flute starting the summer before ninth grade. Jessie has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps since last year. Some of Jessie's hobbies include piano and reading mystery or science fiction books. She has been playing the piano since she was three and has passed the CM level 10 exam. In her free time, Jessie also likes to play puzzle games. Some fun facts about her are that she has actually never attended a Tri-City Band Corps rehearsal or parade because of the pandemic. She has also never seen any of the officers in person at all so far. If she could be an animal, she would probably be a horse because horses are focused, and able to work independently or in a group. In TBC, we should learn to cooperate with one another while being able to perform well on independent tasks.



Sabrina Cheung



Deputy Chief Marketing Officer
10th - James Logan High School



Sabrina Cheung is a sophomore at James Logan High School. Sabrina plays bass clarinet and started in 6th grade. She has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for one year. Sabrina enjoys doing gymnastics, badminton, and swimming. She also enjoys playing video games like Minecraft, valiant, and mobile legends with her friends. Another hobby she has is she likes doing DIYs like slime and tie-dye. Some fun facts and Sabrina is that she has never had gum or soda. Her favorite food is anything with noodles and she likes winter because she doesn't like dying from the heat. She also goes skiing every year and is pretty good at it. If Sabrina could be any animal she would be an owl because owls are very observant and so is Sabrina. Owls are very detail oriented and remembers very specific things. Owls also tend to use successful strategies which is also something Sabrina does. Also, both an owl and Sabrina have a lot of patience.



Kavya Joshi



Marketing Officer
9th - Irvington High School



Kavya Joshi is a freshman at Irvington high school. She has been playing the clarinet since 4th grade and switched to bass clarinet in 7th grade. This is her first year at TBC. Kavya's hobbies are dancing, playing volleyball, reading, and listening to music. She also loves to bake in her free time. Some of her favorite things to bake are brownies, cookies, and crescent rolls. A fun fact about Kavya is that the voice in her head has an Australian accent. She thinks this is because she watches a lot of Australian shows and likes many Australian celebrities such as Chris Hemsworth. If Kavya could be any animal she wanted, she would be a dolphin because dolphins look good in front of the sunset and they can take nice pictures like that. Dolphins are also very relaxed and look elegant as well.



Yenny Zhang



Marketing Officer - Chinese
11th - James Logan High School



Yenny Zhang is a junior at James Logan High School. This is her first year being with TBC. Some of her hobbies are hanging out with friends and family, hiking, binge watching TV shows, and swimming. During her free time, she also likes to bake. She bakes at least once a week, but usually doesn't eat any of what she makes. A fun fact about Yenny is that she's been playing the piano for 10 years ever since kindergarten. Besides playing the piano, she's done many sports like basketball, baseball, swim, cross country, and track. If she could be any animal she would be a cat even though she is scared of them. She would choose to be a cat because they seem to have a pretty easy life. They mainly walk around, eat, sleep, and just keep to themselves.



Sophie Chan



Chief Analytics Officer
10th - Irvington High School



Sophie Chan is a sophomore at Irvington High School. She has played the piano for almost 10 years. She also played the flute in her elementary school band for two years. This is her first year at TBC. In her free time, Sophie likes to read mystery novels, bike, and play guitar. She also enjoys baking, which she had a lot of time to do because of the pandemic. She has tried baking many desserts such as cream puffs, cookies, and cupcakes. A fun fact about Sophie is that over the pandemic, she started listening to new music genres, such as pop-punk and k-pop. She also used to have a pet tortoise named Tortito, which loved to eat fresh snails. If Sophie could be any animal, she would choose to be a monkey. This is because she thinks monkeys are absolutely adorable. They are also smart, playful, and really good at climbing trees. She thinks it would be fun to swiftly swing from tree to tree like a monkey.



Aarav Sharma



Technology Officer
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Aarav Sharma is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. He plays flute and started in 4th grade. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for one year. Outside of TBC, Aarav is part of a robotics team and a swim team. He enjoys playing basketball with his friends. In his free time, he likes to listen to music, play video games, watch Youtube and TV. Aarav loves to go on road trips and visit new places around the world. He hopes one day he will be able to visit all of the 50 states. He also watches many history, space, and science documentaries on Netflix. If he could be any animal, he would be a peregrine falcon. Peregrine falcons are the world's fastest animal and has amazing eye sight. It will allow him to fly far distances and scan over everything.



Nathan Lim



Technology Officer
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Nathan Lim is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. He joined color guard in 9th grade. This is his first year being a part of Tri-City Band Corps. Nathan enjoys playing ice hockey both for fun and as a part of his competitive travel ice hockey team. His favorite things to do at home include playing video games and binge-watching Youtube videos. Occasionally, he also likes to take on small engineering projects for fun. A fun fact about Nathan is that when he was younger, he was completely engrossed in the movie Pacific Rim. He ended up watching the movie over 30 times and practically memorized the entire script through watching it so much. If Nathan could be any animal, he would be a dog. This is because he highly values loyalty and companionship, two traits that are very commonly associated with dogs. Not only that, but dogs are well liked by most people, and that's never a bad trait to have.



Elton Yu



Technology Officer
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Elton Yu is a sophmore at Mission San Jose High School. Elton plays percussion and started in 4th grade. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for 1 year. Some of his hobbies include playing with his dog, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and biking. He also enjoys watching anime and reading manga. Some sports he plays are swimming, water polo, and occasionally basketball. A fun fact about Elton is that he has been to 5 different countries, which include China, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and Canada. Another fun fact is that he has never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before. If he could be any animal, he would be a penguin because he likes likes to swim and waddle around. He also thinks that penguins are cool because they are extremely intelligent and can form intricate communities and groups.



Anton Lim



Technology Officer - Photographer
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Anton Lim is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. Anton first started playing the bassoon in 7th grade. Due to the absence of bassoons in marching band, he learned to play the cymbals and bass drum in Mission San Jose High School's marching band and drumline. This is Anton's first year in TBC. Some of Anton's hobbies include skiing, hanging out with his friends, and swimming. He also enjoys playing badminton and is on the Mission San Jose High School badminton team. In his spare time, he plays video games and watches Youtube. Some fun facts about Anton is that although he loves apple juice, he hates eating apples. He also likes driving long distances because he finds it relaxing and fun. Anton also loves cars especially those from Japan. If Anton could be any animal, he would be an orca because he enjoys swimming and having fun. He also enjoys being near the coast and eating seafood. Also, orcas are on top of the food chain and have no predators.



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Jessica Yu



Chief Benefits Officer
12th - Mission San Jose High School



Jessica Yu is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. Jessica has played percussion since she was 5 years old. She has been a part of TBC since 8th grade. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, producing her own music, binge watching Netflix shows, and occasionally cooking. She also enjoys watching reruns of Friends and old Disney shows. Some fun facts about her are that she has an immense collection of Uniqlo t-shirts and that she has a corgi named Kobe. Her favorite TV show is Friends, and she has terrible eyesight. Lastly, her favorite drink is an iced vanilla latte. If Jessica could be any animal, she would be a dog, since dogs are very friendly and have very lax lifestyles. Alternatively, she would also be a turtle, since turtles are very versatile, and she would like to be able to swim well.



Katelyn Au



Chief Communication Officer
12th - Irvington High School



Katelyn Au is a senior at Irvington High School. She started playing flute in fourth grade and has been with Tri-City Band Corps for a little over a year. Her hobbies include playing the flute for both orchestra and band, watching YouTube and Netflix, especially comedies and dramas, drinking lots of boba (probably too much boba), going to different places with her friends and family, and spending time with her adorable dog Duffy. Some fun facts about Katelyn are that she can make almost perfect Kraft Mac and Cheese (from a box), she doesn’t like to eat bacon, she prefers warm weather over cold weather, and she has an almost unhealthy obsession with anything remotely related to Disney. If she could be any animal, Katelyn would definitely be a dog because dogs can use their big, sad eyes to beg people for food, and it usually works. Dogs are also adorable and like to have play, and they are the best friends to have.



Frechneil Maestrado



Chief Medical Officer
10th - James Logan High School



Frechneil Maestrado is a sophomore at James Logan High School. She plays flute and started in 6th grade. She has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for less than a year. In her freetime, she especially enjoys reading manhua, manhwa and manga while also setting aside some time for MMORPGs. When outdoors, she resorts to travelling and swimming. Above all, working and studying in an aesthetic work environment is what she does most of the time. An interesting fact about Frechneil is that she has cold urticaria, which means she's allergic to the cold and needs to take antihistamines to avoid hives, swelling, and possible fainting. Yet, she still is a winter baby at heart and loves to play around in snow. If she could be any animal, she'd be a quokka because they're known for their cheerful and playful personalities as the happiest animals on earth. They live blissful lives and also like to annoy humans for snacks!



Abhimanyu Warrier



Recruitment Officer - Amador Valley
12th - Amador Valley High School



Abhimanyu Warrier is a senior at Amador Valley High School. Abhimanyu started with Trumpet in 5th grade and then switched to Flute in 6th grade. He now plays the Bass Clarinet and has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for about a year. Abhimanyu loves music and plays the Indian classical violin. He loves to code and makes fun projects. In his free time, he also plays video games and likes to hangout with friends by playing basketball. One cool fact about Abhimanyu is that he plays 5 instruments including the Trumpet, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, and Violin. Abhimanyu also likes trying new kinds of food with friends and family whenever he gets the chance. If he could be any animal, Abhimanyu would be an Eagle. This way he would be at the top of the food chain and would also be given the opportunity to fly and explore many different lands which as a human would require a flight.



Sean Wang



Recruitment Officer
11th - American High School



Sean Wang is a junior at American High School. He started playing clarinet in the 4th grade as part of Brookvale's elementary band. He also plays piano outside of band and is learning guitar and saxophone. Sean has only been in TBC's TA program so far, and this is his first year part of the officer team. His favourite hobbies are gaming, playing music, basketball, biking, and skiing. Excluding 2020, he has traveled out of country every year and is looking forward to traveling more in the future. He is also part of Boy Scouts and thus participates in its outings such as camping and hiking. A fun fact about him is that his fastest solve on a 3x3 Rubik's cube is 6.25 seconds; however, his fastest recorded one at a competition is 11.25 seconds. He also has a signed cube signed by the world's 2nd fastest speedcuber, whom he met at a local competition in Sunnyvale. If he were to be an any animal, he would be a penguin so that he could slide on his belly without any realistic consequences. He would also be better at swimming, which is one of his weak points in his human state.



Aaron Qin



Recruitment Officer
10th - Irvington High School



Aaron Qin is a sophomore at Irvington High School. He plays the flute and started in 4th grade. This is his second year as a part of Tri-City Band Corps. During his free time, Aaron enjoys walking outside and swimming in his community’s swimming pool. He also enjoys many types of games, and currently spends a lot of time in “osu!”, a rhythm game. He enjoys playing music with his flute and digital piano too. Aaron likes to stay positive, because being happy is always better than being sad. Finding a silver lining isn’t always easy, but it is always worth it. Aaron loves any normal food that is deep fried, and talking to new people. If Aaron could be an animal, he would be a cat because cats sleep most of the day, and Aaron wants to sleep most of the day. Cats don’t have to worry about being an adult and only have to worry about food and exercise.



Sabella Han



Recruitment Officer - Irvington
9th - Irvington High School



Sabella Han is a freshman at Irvington High School. She plays the clarinet and started in 7th grade. This is her first year in Tri-City Band Corps. Her hobbies outside of music include hanging out with friends, swimming, eating, playing video games, drawing, and scrolling through social media. She especially likes sleeping in her free time as well because she is very lazy sometimes. A fun fact about her is that she really enjoys eating spicy food and has a high spice tolerance. She mainly likes eating spicy Chinese food or spicy chips. She also loves Japanese food, including sushi. If Sabella could be any animal, she would be a cat because cats are sleepy and nice, but also because she really wants a pet cat. She would roll around on bed all day and not do anything except eat and sleep.



Saanvi Pemmaraju



Recruitment Officer - Mission
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Saanvi Pemmaraju is a rising sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. Saanvi has been playing the piano since 3rd grade, and has been playing the flute since 4th grade. She has been apart of Tri City Band Corps for almost a year now. Saanvi's hobbies are reading, sketching, biking, hanging out with friends, and traveling. Saanvi likes reading science fiction and mystery books, and her favorite book at the moment is "And Then There Were None." Her favorite places to travel to are New York and Hawaii. Some fun facts about Saanvi are that she is left handed, has one dog and nine fish, and tutors kids. Saanvi has had fish for about six years now, and recently got a dog last year. She also tutors elementary school kids in the Hayward District for math. If Saanvi could be any animal, she would be an ostrich. She would want to be an ostrich because she likes their feathers. She also would want to be one because they're really tall and and because of their angry face.



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Claris Chan



Chief Financial Officer
11th - Mission San Jose High School



Claris Chan is a junior at Mission San Jose High School. She has been playing the violin/viola for 8 years and this will be her second year as a TBC officer. Besides music, Claris likes to play basketball. She has been playing since fifth grade and she plays on her school's varsity team. She also enjoys cooking/baking, listening to music, and spending time with friends. Some fun facts about Claris is that she can move her eyebrows independently and she is on a robotics team. She also loves food and boba and aspires to write a musical someday, even though she has no experience in composition. If Claris could be an animal, she would be a housecat because they are lazy and sleep all day. Housecats just lie around the house and wait to be fed, but they can also be very agile and active if they want to.



Lavanya Narendiran



Chief Accounting Officer
12th - Dublin High School



Lavanya Narendiran is a senior at Dublin High School. She has been playing the trombone since the 8th grade and has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for a year now. Her hobbies include drawing, painting, crocheting, sewing, gardening, and window shopping for houses on Zillow. She also enjoys spending time with her budgie Zoey, as he is objectively the best bird ever. Morning runs are also something that she has surprisingly begun to enjoy. Fun facts about her include her ability to bend her left thumb back to her wrist, the fact that she and her sister share the exact same birthdate and time, and that she has lived in at least 5 cities so far. If she could be any animal, she would like to be a hyacinth macaw, as they are intelligent and great flyers. In addition, they are classified as a vulnerable species, so she would like to be one before they go extinct.



Priya Chanda



Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Events)
12th - Irvington High School



Priya Chanda is a senior at Irvington High School. Priya has played the trombone since fourth grade. She has been a part of Tri-City Band Corps for five years. Priya’s hobbies include cooking, creating digital art, and playing RPG games. One of her favorite game series is Metal Gear Solid because it combines a fun yet serious storyline with innovative game mechanics, memorable soundtracks, and quirky characters. A fun fact about Priya is that she strongly dislikes avocados. She thinks that adding guacamole to a taco is one of the worst ways to ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly fine food. This bias may stem from the time she unsuccessfully attempted to propagate an avocado seed in elementary school. If Priya could be an animal, she would be a domestic cat because she could spend her days lounging around. She would be pampered by her owner without having to do anything in return. Cats also have fairly long lifespans and are capable of living independently if abandoned.



Samantha Huang



Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Corporate Sponsorship)
11th - Lynbrook High School



Samantha Huang is a junior at Lynbrook High School. She plays flute and started in 7th grade. She has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for one year. She enjoys biking around her neighborhood and solving the daily New York Times Crossword in her free time. During the weekends, she likes to try different cooking recipes, although the final products have not always been successful. A fun fact about her is that she still has the Gettysburg Address memorized from an assignment in fifth grade. She also has a collection of rare sneakers and has many real size replicas of famous paintings. If she could be any animal, she would be a turtle because she prefers to live life at a slower pace. She especially wants to be a turtle because turtles are able to retract their body into their shells, which could be useful in certain situations.



Charleen Pan



Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Sales)
9th - Mission San Jose High School



Charleen Pan is a freshman at Mission San Jose High School. She has played Clarinet since 5th grade and has been a part of Band since 4th. This is her first year in TBC. Charleen is a bookworm and therefore enjoys reading and writing stories. She also likes listening to music (specifically K-pop), spending time with her friends, and exploring things that she finds interesting. Some fun facts about Charleen are that she read a 604-page book in one sitting, has written two books (for fun), is an ESTJ-T, despises hot summer days, finds comfort in organizing things, and is a very proud K-pop multistan. If she could be any animal, she would be a cat because a cat is her spirit animal and her patronus (a Harry Potter thing) as well. She also finds them to be cute and cuddly despite what they are portrayed as. Besides, if she's a cat, then that means she can't be allergic to herself, right?



Holden Lim



Chief Procurement Officer (Events)
10th - Mission San Jose High School



Holden Lim is a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School. He plays cello and started in 4th grade. He has just joined Tri-City Band Corps this year. His hobbies are playing badminton, cello, and piano. In addition, he also likes to learn and try new and different activities as well as playing video games. Currently, he is learning about the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Holden is cross dominant meaning that he will use his right hand for certain tasks and the left hand for other tasks. An example of this is that he writes and eats with his left hand and plays instruments and sports with his right hand. An animal Holden would be is a peregrine falcon because peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on Earth reaching speeds of 186 mph. Not only is this bird the fastest animal on Earth, it has excellent eyesight due to it being a bird of prey.



Isaac Chan



Senior Financial Officer - Restaurant Fundraisers
9th - Mission San Jose High School



Isaac Chan is a freshman at Mission San Jose High School. While Isaac has been playing percussion for 7 years, this is his first year as a member of Tri-City Band Corps. He has many hobbies. One of which is robotics, where he is part of a First Tech Challenge team. Isaac also enjoys speech and debate, doing Public Forum debate as well as Impromptu speech events. Finally, Isaac enjoys playing sports like basketball. Isaac has never broken, sprained, or twisted a bone before. He also has an older sister who is two years older than him. Finally, Isaac enjoys playing carnival games even though he knows the odds are against him. If he could be any animal, Isaac would be a dog. This is because when most dogs befriend a human, they are able to get free food and shelters and are also treated well. In comparison, many other animals have to survive in the wilderness without any help, and some get eaten or poached.



Sai Khushi Jerripothula



Senior Financial Officer - Supplies
11th - Irvington High School



Sai Khushi Jerripothula is a junior at Irvington High School She has been playing the flute since she was in 5th grade. She has been a part of TBC for a year now. Her hobbies include Art, Watching K-Dramas, singing, spending time with her friends, baking, and learning languages (she is currently learning Korean and French as of now). She also likes to help tutor elementary band students. Recently, she has been meeting some high school friends online from other parts of the world. Before joining band and learning the flute, she used to attend singing classes. When she joined band in 4th grade, she first played the trumpet, but she later switched to flute. Not too long ago, she started doing digital painting/digital art in her free time. If she could be an animal, she would be a beaver since they are creative, practical and well-organized. For her, a beaver would be a good choice for their creativity, hard working personality, determination, and their habit of wanting to be occupied at certain times.



Aksha Srinath



Senior Financial Officer - Scrip & Programs
12th - American High School



Aksha Srinath is a senior at American High School. She plays flute and started in 6th grade. She has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for about a year. Some of her hobbies include reading fantasy books and painting with watercolors. She also enjoys baking pie and listening to true crime podcasts. She likes biking and enjoys hiking with her family, as well as playing with her younger cousins. She also plays piano, and has done so for almost twelve years. Her favorite song is "Ancient Dreams in A Modern Land" by Marina. Another fun fact about her is that her favorite book is "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd, which she rereads at least once every six months. If she could be any animal, she would be a Great White Shark because they're apex predators, and she would be feared throughout all of the ocean. The Great White Shark is also one of her favorite animals.



Laurence Liao



Senior Financial Officer - Matching Donations
12th - American High School



Laurence Liao is a senior at American High School He started playing the alto saxophone since elementary school in 4th grade. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for over a year. When he has free time, he usually relaxes on the couch watching YouTube videos and surfing the Internet in general. When he is not feeling lazy, he reads or learns to code online. If friends are available, he and his friends would play video games together. He has read the whole Harry Potter book series in a week and he has watched the whole Harry Potter movie films in a day (on the road in the car). Even during quarantine, he finds himself unable to sleep for more than eight hours a night, causing him to feel fatigued sometimes. If he could be an animal he would be a giraffe because his height is quite like one. Like a giraffe, he can access things that are in higher places that some people might not be able to. He also thinks that giraffes are fascinating in general.



Aaroh Dixit



Financial Officer
10th - American High School



Aaroh Dixit is a sophomore at American High School. Aaroh has played the flute since 4th grade. He also plays the piccolo ever since 8th grade. He has been part of Tri-City Band Corps for a year. Aaroh likes to go swimming especially in natural bodies of water. He is also a fan of biking, his favorite being to go mountain biking. Aaroh also likes to play basketball. He plays on a team. He also loves hiking, especially places where there are not many people around. Some fun facts about Aaroh is that he loves watching all kinds of sports. He is a huge supporter of the Golden State Warriors. His favorite basketball player is Stephen Curry. He is also a big supporter of the San Francisco 49ers. If Aaroh could be any animal, he would be a lion. Lions are fierce but also gentle. Aaroh feels that this really portrays him. They are very misunderstood, and he likes that about them. If you really get to know a lion they can be very kind and caring.



Ethan Nguyen



Financial Officer
9th - American High School



Ethan Nguyen is a freshman at American High School. He has been playing the clarinet for two years since 7th grade. He joined TBC one year ago. Some of Ethan's hobbies are playing the piano, the clarinet, reading, and also playing video games. He has been playing the piano for 6 years, and also enjoys playing Minecraft. He used to swim, but he doesn't anymore. Swimming was annoying to him as if it was homework. During his middle school years, he started enjoying math more. As such, he joined his middle school math team in 8th grade. Also, he doesn't really have a favorite animal. But if he had to choose, he would probably be a type of bird. Like a lot of people, they wish they could fly unaided. That is the only reason he chose the bird. Flight would make traveling more convenient, and interesting.



Prithish Chandna



Financial Officer
9th - Irvington High School



Prithish Chandna is an incoming freshman at Irvington High School. His instrument is the alto saxophone, and he started playing in 5th grade. This will be his first year as a TBC officer. Prithish enjoys learning about algebra, geometry, history, and anatomy & physiology in his free time. He hopes to become a physician one day. When he's bored, he either reads a book, or watches YouTube or anime. Prithish came to the United States when he was two and a half years old. Since then, he's moved around the country, year after year, from New Hampshire to California. He's been in Fremont for 3 years, which is the longest he's ever been in one place. If he could choose to be any animal, he would become a cheetah. Prithish has always had a soft spot for cats and the cheetah has been his long time favorite. Everything from the black stripes "dripping" from the eyes to the agile and cautious nature.



Nathan Jiang



Financial Officer
9th - Mission San Jose High School



Nathan Jiang is going to be a freshman at Mission San Jose High School. He plays the viola and started in 5th grade. He has been a part of TBC for 1 month. His leisure hobbies include chess, since it is strategic and exercises the mind, and playing video games. His sports hobbies include swimming, which he has been doing since 2011, and skiing, because he enjoys the sensation of going downhill. A fun fact about Nathan is that he has been to 3 continents. A memorable experience that he had was being close to a waterspout (a tornado that forms over a body of water) while being on a boat in Mexico. Another fact about him is that he loves Asian cuisine (especially Japanese) and steak. Basically loves to eat. If Nathan could be any animal, he would be a bird. The reason is because he could travel to wherever he wants to easily, which would allow a lot of freedom. He thinks that the ability to fly with your own body is something that people should be able to experience.



Rohan Iyer



Financial Officer
10th - American High School



Rohan Iyer is a sophomore at Amercan High School. He plays percussion and started in 7th grade. It is his first year being in TBC. Some of his hobbies are biking, hiking, playing video games, and spending time with his family. Another thing he also enjoys is reading, as he finds it calming and engaging while also being helpful as he can learn new things. Rohan's favorite movie is the first Maze Runner movie, and he has also read the books from the series as well. One of his favorite adventures is flying to the top of Mount Denali on a plane during his trip to Hawaii. If he could be any animal, Rohan would be a Peregrine Falcon as they can go at 240 mph when diving for their prey. This ability combined with, of course, the ability to fly, makes the Peregrine Falcon a very unique and interesting animal.



Fiona Chan



Financial Officer
9th - Irvington High School



Fiona Chan is a freshman at Irvington High School. She plays percussion and oboe. She started playing percussion at the age of five and started playing oboe in 7th grade. This is her first year being with TBC. Her hobbies are dancing and drawing. She has been dancing for 6 years. Her favorite style is Chinese dance. She has been drawing for a long time too. Her habit when drawing is making everything look clean. A fun fact about her is that she likes to snack on Asian snacks. In general she likes to snack on food a lot. She snacks on food when she is bored or when she is doing homework. She also enjoys eating a lot of delicious foods. If she could be any animal, she would pick to be a hummingbird. It is because hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards and upside down. Also hummingbirds sometimes can seem like they are hovering in mid-air.



Siddaarth Prasanna



Financial Officer
11th - Mission San Jose High School



Siddaarth plays the trombone and started in the 6th grade. He mistakenly joined band in hopes of playing the violin but instead ended up with the trombone. Siddaarth has been a part of TBC for over a year now. In his free time Siddaarth likes to read various books, play video games, and go on bike rides. Siddaarth loves to cook and try foods from different cuisines. Finally, Siddaarth enjoys playing the trombone! Some fun facts about Siddaarth include that he has never broken a bone! His favorite show is also Attack on Titan. Siddaarth's favorite sport is Formula 1, which is the highest class of international auto racing! If Siddaarth could be any animal, he would be an eagle. He would love to have the ability to fly, as it is the closest thing to a superpower. He also thinks eagles are one of the coolest looking birds.



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