Leadership and Team

David Sun President      member since 2019

David is a senior honor student at Irvine High School.

David loves playing piano, swimming, arm-wrestling, and playing with his lovely cats. At school, he is part of the steel drum honor ensembles. 

David likes to help others and wants to be a doctor in the future to help people live healthier and happier lives. He thinks helping others is a very cool thing to do. When we help others, we experience different cultures and strengthen the bonds between ourselves and our communities. 

"What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good!"                 – Aristotle

Steven Zhao Vice President     member since 2023

Steven is a Junior attending Trabuco Hills High School. 

Steven loves playing piano, basketball, painting, and calligraphy. He looks forward to contributing his all to uplift his community through the universal language of music with a harmonious blend of creativity and teamwork.

"Don't give people the hate that they deserve, give them the love that you have.”

    – K.O. Manuel          

Michael Wang   Secretary         member since 2022

Michael is a junior attending Santa Margarita Catholic High School.

Michael enjoys playing piano, percussion, tennis, swimming, coding, and spending time with his friends.

He believes that by helping others you gain happiness in return, and anyone can make a massive difference in the world.

“Logic will get you from point A to point B.

 Imagination and hard work will take you everywhere else.”            - Albert Einstein

Chenchen Zhou Director of Events  member since 2023

Chenchen is a junior at Fusion Academy.

Chenchen had classical flute training for many years. She loves to bring her flute to different senior centers perform for elders. Besides the flute, Chenchen likes drawing and reading books, and she believes that art and music are ways for people to release their stress.

Chenchen loves horror movies and books written by Agatha Christie. Understanding and following through crime books would help her get to know humanity better while also helping her understand herself more. 

"If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody”

                                                                                                        – Agatha Christie

Edward Zhang   Webmaster and Online Director member since 2021

Edward is a sophomore attending Northwood High School. 

Edward started piano lessons when he was young, and now he likes to play piano for seniors. His favorite foods are lasagna, pizza, and ice cream. His favorite hobbies are playing video games, going outside to play with his friends, and reading one of his favorite comic series, Garfield, which is written by Jim Davis. 

He thinks that no matter how hard a problem is, there will always be a way to break it down with a solution.

"A difficult time can be readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.”

                                                                                                           – John Maxwell

Annie Chien          member since 2024

Annie is a sophomore at Beckman High School. 

Annie enjoys playing the piano and playing tennis, and she is interested in the medical field, especially biology. Additionally, she hopes to spread an appreciation for music through performances and make a positive impact in the community, and she believes in the power of music to uplift and inspire others. 

“The future belongs to those who believe in the power of their dreams”                                                                                                                       - Eleanor Roosevelt

David Fang   member since 2023

David is an 8th-grade student at St. Margaret's Episcopal School. 

David loves music, playing piano, tennis, soccer, and hanging out with friends.  His favorite food is sushi.  

David loves to share and participate in volunteering at senior centers. He believes everything starts with a dream, but you have to work hard to achieve it, and good times will follow. 

"We need people who dream impossible things, who maybe fail, sometimes succeed, but in any case, who have that ambition.”                                                                                                                                                                        – Emmanuel Macron        

Megan Chien  member since 2024

Megan is an 8th-grade student at Orchard Hills Middle School. 

Megan has taken piano lessons for many years and has performed at various places. She enjoys playing the piano and wants to share the gift of music with others. Other than the piano she likes playing tennis, public speaking, and participating in the VEX robotics competition with her team. 

She also enjoys helping others through community service and her many interests.

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”                                                        -Thomas A. Edison 

Katie Chen    member since 2023

Katie is a 7th-grade student attending Orchard Hills Middle School.

Katie plays piano and violin, and she likes to use them to serve others. She hopes to bring joy to the community. Besides music, she enjoys reading, playing tennis, drawing, and spending time with her family and friends. 

She believes that if you always try hard, you will be successful sooner or later.

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”                                                       -  Thomas Jefferson, former President of the US

Ocean Yang    member since 2024

Ocean is a 7th-grade honor student attending Rancho Joaquin Middle School.

Ocean has played piano for 6 years, and she is thrilled to bring joy to the community with her piano playing through BUI. She enjoys playing volleyball, reading, and watching K-pop funny moments when not doing BUI activities. Her favorite things are K-pop, food, and Bichon Frize Maltese puppies.  

Ever since fourth grade, Ocean started volunteering at senior centers. And she is still waiting to turn 16 so she can also help at orphanages. She believes that even the smallest things can make people happy.

"When you're good to others, you're best to yourself."             - Benjamin Franklin

Helaine Zhao (2018-2024)     Harvard University

"Every person can make a difference and every person should try."   - John F. Kennedy

Joshua Tian  (2020-2024)      Duke University

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

                                                                                                         - John F. Kennedy 

Amy Jong  (2021-2023)      University of Southern California 

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched

—   they must be felt with the heart.”                                                -  Helen Keller

Hannah Zhao (2018-2022)     Northwestern University 

"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."           

 – John Steinbeck 

Rachel Tian (2018-2021)     UC Berkeley 

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.

That’s why it's called the present.”                          

-  Bil Keane 

Adalina Ma (2019-2021)     UC San Diego

“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more.

If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.”     

-  Oprah Winfrey