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About the Founder
Wendy Wu
Founder and Chief Executive Director
Wendy Wu is a piano teacher that has been teaching for thirty years. In her piano studio in New Jersey, Wendy has fostered many talented pianists. She has been a chair of the New Jersey Music Teachers Association’s Young Musician piano competitions for three years and is currently the chairperson of the Young Artists Competition of the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms, Wu founded IMPACT in 2012 and IMPACT Youth Club in 2013. Under Ms Wu's leadership and guidance, many young volunteers had grown into a loving hearted adult and developed life long skills through volunteering.
Board of Directors
Eugenia Chiang
Kelly Law
Helen Luo
Joanne Liu
Shirley Ma
Yun Xia
Advisory
Yang Cao
Irene Lin
Lishan Wu
Vanessa Yanhua Zhang
Presidents
IMPACT YOUTH CLUB student leaders organize and execute projects and activities with the goal to bring our passion, talent, love, and care to the community. Our presidents oversee the entire IYC work, manage projects initiation, approval and execution. IYC president also help organize events and support officers' activities.
Andy Pei
President
Andy is a senior at Ridge High School in New Jersey. He found his passion for serving the community when he joined Impact Youth Club in 2014. Over the years, he has participanted in many volunteer projects & events, and led his own volunteer projects since 9th grade. He served as IYC vice president in the 20-21 season and co-president in the 21-22 season. Andy received the PVSA gold awards in 2020, 2021, and 2022 three years in a row. Andy's goal is to inspire younger leaders and motivate them to lead projects of their own. Above all, he wishes to promote team bonding, volunteerism, and form a fun and friendly atmosphere for IYC.
High Leadership Team
IYC High Leadership Team consists of current president and vice presidents.
President
Andy Pei
Vice President
Isabella Huang
Kevin Li
Alexander Xia
Austin Lin
Anita Liu
Sabrina Hu
Angie Huang
Student Council
IYC student council is conducted by students and supervised by the board of director. The purpose of the student council is to give youth volunteers an opportunity to develop leadership by organizing and carrying out IYC activities and service projects.
Student Council
Amber Hwang
Anya Pei
Ryan Zhao
Emily Wang
Miah Fitzpatrick
Jacob Bi
Emily Wang
Sophia Zhou
Zoe Tseng
Past Presidents
At the end of their senior year, IYC presidents leave to college. Although we miss all of our past presidents, we believe they will continue to bring their love and care to the place where they start the new chapter of their lives. Below are the list of past presidents, the year they served as IYC president, and the universities that they have gone to.
Elsie Wang
2018-19 President
Stanford University
Class of 2023
Renee Cai
2019-20 Co-President
Johns Hopkins University
Class of 2025
Alan Wang
2019-20 Co-President
Duke University
Class of 2025
Edison Tong
2020-21 President
Indiana University
Class of 2025
Jack Wang
2021-22 President
New York University
Class of 2026
Elina Cheng
2014-15 President
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Class of 2019
Ruiyan Wang
2015-16 President
Yale University
Class of 2021
Alan Du
2016-17 President
Columbia University
Class of 2022
Sophia Su
2017-18 President
Cornell University
Class of 2022