BAYANIHAN
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
2016-2017
About
The Bayanihan Student Organization is a cultural organization that PROMOTES, EDUCATES, and CELEBRATES the Filipino culture not only among it's members, but also extending it to Marquette and the greater Milwaukee community.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
PRESIDENT: Ryne Rubio
Year: Senior
Major: Speech Pathology and Audiology
Hometown: Streamwood, IL
Fun Facts: I have to get dressed in a really specific order, otherwise my whole day is thrown off.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
VICE PRESIDENT: Michael Gonzales
Year: Senior
Major: Physical Therapy Exercise Physiology
Hometown: Long Grove, IL
Fun Facts: I love to quote movies, so much that I can imitate character voices, and it’s gotten to a point where I can do decent impersonations of people (usually people in BSO)
SECRETARY: Francisco "Kiko" Ramos
Year: Junior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Brown Deer, IL
Fun Facts: I eat A LOT. Mealswipes pls. Eating, puns, and Spongebob are life.
TREASURER: Mustafa Anwar
Year: Junior
Major: Speech Pathology and Audiology, minoring in Psychology and Sociology
Hometown: Lake Villa, IL
Fun Facts: I saw my first dolphin at Walt Disney when I was 10, and every day since I wish I could be a dolphin.
INTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER: Laura Litwin
Year: Senior
Major: Writing Intensive English
Hometown: Champlin, MN
Fun Facts: Last semester, I studied abroad in Chile and got to visit Easter Island.
EXTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER: Samantha "Sammy" Dayon
Year: Junior
Major: Finance and IT
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Fun Facts: I dance and am on the road to South Korea to become a Kpop idol.
HISTORIAN: Geraldyn Directo ("Gerry")
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Fun Facts: I was born with a cone head.
HISTORIAN: Sarah Hidalgo
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Gurnee, IL
Fun Facts: I really like alpacas and cats. I’ll probably eat any kind of food.
FASHION SHOW COORDINATOR: Heather Belingon
Year: Junior
Major: International Affairs & Corporate Communications
Hometown: West Chicago, IL
Fun Facts: Less than 1/8 of the songs currently on my phone's music playlist are in English, the rest are in a wide variety of Asian languages.
FASHION SHOW COORDINATOR: Sush Patel (Soosh)
Year: Junior
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Fun Fact: I own 11 pairs of joggers and basically wear them every day when it gets cold out.
FASHION SHOW COORDINATOR: Alyssa Sanchez (uh-lie-suh)
Year:Sophomore
Major: Biomedical Engineering-Biomechanics
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Fun Fact: I have about 25 scarves.
CULTURAL SHOW COORDINATOR: Rosemary Florido
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Glendale Heights, IL
Fun Facts: I have a twin named basil.
CULTURAL SHOW COORDINATOR: Michelle Lopez
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biomedical Sciences, minor in Digital Media
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Fun Fact: If you guys pay attention to your surrounds, you may be able to find my face on almost every surface ;D
CULTURAL SHOW COORDINATOR: Katherine De Lara ("Kat")
Year: Sophomore
Major: Atheletic Training and DPT-2
Hometown: Niles, IL
Fun Facts: I’m excited to get to know all
the new members! I enjoy SPORTS, stress napping,
& dancing!
CULTURAL EVENT COORDINATOR: Angela Masajo
Year: Senior
Major: Speech Pathology and Audiology; Public Relations
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Fun Facts: I color code my planners; I like babies and puppies; ~aesthetic feelz~
