Organizations and Associations

Portland Trail Blazers Hometown Hero

AMA DEI Task Force

2017 Thrill the World Flash Mob

PSU Kaibigan Keynote

PSU Tweetup Social Media Event Promo

PSU Tweetup Social Media Event

PSU Commencement Speaker

2017 inaugural Vice President’s “Unsung Hero” Award for leadership and contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at PSU

2017 CASE Gold Award for Diversity Programs: Culturally Responsive Workshop Series

2015 CASE Rising Star Award Recipient in Marketing and Communications

2015 People's Choice Student Digital Marketer of the Year

Four Excellence Awards for Social Media from the annual Social Media Awards

2013 Silver Award for Interactive Social Media Program from the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrator

2013 CASE District VIII Silver Award for "Portland State of Mind" 

2013 CASE District VIII Bronze Award for "Portland State of Mind" Social Media Campaign

2013 Gold Award for 2013 CASE District VIII Conference Social Media

2010 PSU Commencement Student Speaker

2010 Silver Effie Award Recipient

2009 President's Diversity Award Recipient

2008 President's University Service Award Recipient

Portland State University Diversity Scholarship Recipient

2005 Century High School Boy of the Year

2023 Portland State University Commencement Speaker Finalist

2023 Portland Trail Blazers’ “Hometown Hero” at their inaugural Asian Pacific Islander Night

2023 featured instructor at the American Marketing Association Diversity Leadership Institute

2022 Scholarship Recipient of the First Ever Cohort of The Diversity Movement’s Diversity Institute 

2021 “Gold Chapter of the Year” for AMA PDX from the American Marketing Association

2021 Merit in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives for AMA PDX from the American Marketing Association

2020 “Chapter Excellence Awards” in Programming, Communications, Membership. Community and Leadership for 2019-2020 AMA PDX Board of Directors from the American Marketing Association 

2020 “Best in Airport Partnerships” for the 2020 JetStream Music Fest from the Airports Council International-North America

2020 “Best in Show” for #GoodbyeA Campaign from AMA PDX MAX Awards

2020 “Integrated Marketing Award” for #GoodbyeA Campaign from AMA PDX MAX Awards