Meet Our Staff!

Cindy Lee: Program Director
Cindy is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz in the field of Bioinformatics. It is her third year as a TAF Juniors Counselor, and her very first year as PD. She is excited about the program, and the many learning opportunities that the Juniors and Staff will be able to share throughout the week. There is also a wide-spread rumor that Cindy has the most widespread pokémon collection known to mankind, but that is still unproven. Although she will not bring out her fantastic pokemon skills at camp, she welcomes anyone who would like to challenge her, just e-mail her! When she's not letting her brain rot while playing video games, she also strongly advocates eating vegetables so that your insides don't rot! This is sometimes difficult, because she is known for having a soft side from slurpees and hot dogs. In her spare time, Cindy loves to read (Harry Potter!), play video games (Nintendo Wii!), chat online (with campers), and travel long distances to be part of the Taiwanese American Foundation! Juniors Rule!

Carrie Lin: Program Director
Carrie is a senior at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) majoring in English. This is her third year as the Juniors Program Program Director and her Fifteenth year at Taf. She has participated the juniors program for eight years and is looking forward for yet another challenging and exciting year. Besides Taf, she has experience in: church youth ministry, church worship band, orchestra, and tutoring (both at the grade school and college level). She enjoys to eat, sleep, sing, dance, and play lots and lots of tennis.

Eryn Hong: Staff Extraordinaire
Eryn is from Farmington Hills, MI, and will be a senior at North Farmington High School in the fall. This will be her fifth year at TAF and first year as a junior counselor. Outside of TAF, she babysits and tutors grade school kids. She also works as a part-time waitress at her parents’ restaurant in Redford, MI. In her spare time, she enjoys playing piano, singing, and playing Wii.



Tyler Fong: Staff Extraordinaire
Tyler is a UC Santa Cruz graduate with a BA in Sociology. After completing college in 2005, Tyler actually used his degree to land a job as a social worker, working for a non-profit organization, HOPE Services, that assists adults with developmental disabilities and helps them become integral members of their respective communities. Tyler spent almost 3 years with HOPE services (he started working for the agency while still in college) and recently resigned from the agency because he is planning to go back to school to obtain an M.Arch for Architecture. Tyler hopes to one day design a parking structure that isn't confusing! As for TAF, this is Tyler's 1st year as a JC and is excited about meeting all of the campers. On his free time, Tyler enjoys playing sports (any kind), listening to music, playing with his dog, and spending money on the newest gadget out (no iPhone yet).

Sherry Lin: Staff Extraordinaire
Sherry Lin is going to be a senior at Downers Grove South High School. This is her second year as a junior counselor and her thirteenth year at TAF. She takes great pleasure in sleeping, dancing, eating, and cooking the perfect Ribeye steaks for her parents. She is very involved in school functions and church activities and is part of her youth group's servant leadership team. This summer, She has been helping out at her family's Chinese Carry-out restaurant and has spent twice the amount of time playing tennis outside than sleeping in her bed. Aslo, she enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and/or any sport besides golf along with looking out for the best sales on fruits and vegetables so she can go grocery shopping!

Elizabeth Wang: Staff Extraordinaire
Elizabeth Wang just graduated from Wellesley College on June 1, 2007 with a BA in Mathematics and French. She is currently working in a field completely unrelated to either of the two, and hopes to eventually stray even farther with Public Health. She has been attending TAF since 1996 and is so excited to be back in the Junior program for the first time since her first year! She actually met her long lost twin at TAF. She enjoys rock climbing, cooking, baking, singing, and dreaming about coffeeshops.



Chris Jan: Staff Extraordinaire
Chris is going to be a senior at North Farmington High School. He attended TAF youth program for one year, and loved it so came back as a counselor. He loves sports, especially tennis, and he teaches tennis at the local tennis club and is the captain of the tennis team at his high school. He enjoys being with friends and is looking forward to having a great time.





John Lin: Staff Extraordinaire
John is a second year medical student at the Ohio State University School of Medicine. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has been a counselor for Taiwanese American Youth Leadership (TAYL) Camp in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past seven years, and was a TAYL camper for three years. This is his first year as a TAF Juniors Program counselor and is looking forward to an awesome experience bonding with fellow Taiwanese Americans in the Midwest. John enjoys traveling, eating, cooking, sleeping, and playing various sports.



Calson Lee: Staff Extraordinaire
Calson is a 3rd-year student at University of California Irvine majoring in Computer Engineering and Philosophy. This will be his first year as a TAF Junior Counselor. He is looking forward to TAF2007. In his free time he plays Tennis and Ping Pong. Calson always enjoys reading comics, as it is his source of studying Mandarin, he also loves to karaoke for the same reason.